The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-23
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

If the public only realizes what an intensely dramatic and thrilling story -Graustark'' really is there will not be . vacant seat in the theatre when the play Is presented here this evening. The company is positively guaranteed sy the u,anagement to be the equal In every respect of any of the high class lttra actions on tour. It will be exact " the same as that seen on the pre- Eious visit, recently of "Graustark he same The attraction deserves The attention of every theatre goer III he city.
 sThs. -T4enry, Miller Associate Players, arfaffdirr- such a--fotab4e~artists as Edlth sWxrne~ -Matthison, Tyrone Rowei' Walter Hafnpden, Arthur LeWif Ma bel Moore Ben Field and Frank MHls' are -Inioue organizat tion. There Is m other coalition of leading men ana ;aadinr women in this country banded hoe-ether for the express purpose or finding and presenting modem master Dieces of drama, only. Their first pro- iIction Charles Ram kennedy's ''The Servant in the House.. in which they will appear tomorrow evening". mas more than justified the ambitious en- terprise of their founde-. Henry Miller, md it's success is a. fact of immense importance to the immediate future or the serious stage. MHs MiHers con fentfens 4oRg~has been that America A8EN&k D4ffs-Bu0 ORG tOf--- piayS OA oOAAAetsS psirpo5cy- pFavided they are vital With fife and actfon-in other words, 1T they are made into. interesting dramatic en- tertainment and not a mass Of dry lec- lures and sermonizing and moreover If they are -intelligently and feellngiy played It has always been his 1nten- ton to organize such a company as the Associate Players whenever ne found such a play as The servant III The House" The success of the sc- t<r. undertaking IS wei known to all who follow the trend or theatrical affairs. The Henry MiieI Associate Players are now the leaoIns company in America, and The Ser vanf in inc House" has marked the beeinniilg of a new era in~Play-wrlt- ing and in the attitude or the punnc toward dramas of avowediy ser1ous interest MT. Miller has other plays which he believes worthy to follow ..The Servant in the House, and in time they will be produced with the Associate Players. The perpeSuation Of this company and of presenting with it truly great plays, when such can be found as in the case of Ihe Servant in the House is his chief managerial aim for the future.
 -The- new sensational qnelodrama, Messenger Boy No. 42', is announced as the attraction for Thursday adter, noon and evening The play IS saio to be one of the best of it's kind that
 
 has a combination of novelties never before presented. The comedy DOT tions of tin play are delightfully."- hu. rhorous, and in addition number of high grade vaudeville specialties are introduced A novel feature of the performance is the superb acting of the magnificent specimens of the EaAd Adseer dogs. These wonderful ami 1nafs have been educated by William T. Stephens and do the parts assigned to them with a dash of brilliancy that win astound every one who sees them
 With the coming of Victor Moore as efKid Burns'' in Geo. M. Cohan's mu- sical play. ."The Talk of New York direct from the Fremont Theatre. Bos- . ton. there will be plenty of good en- ,te-tainment offered for Friday and saturday evenings and Saturday mat :; inee = .sThe Talk of New York" is dis tinctly a play by itself. nevertheless it is a sort of sequel to Cohan's earlier .play, 'Forty-Fiye Minutes From c=Broadway'' in which Victor Moore originally created the character o1 s'Kid Burns