The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
THE THEATRES
SMITHS

In the new play "Ma -ried for Mon ey,' which will be the attraction this evening, the story is told of one John Stowe, president of the United Iron Company, who after acquiring wealth and position, tires of the wife of his early manhood and struggles against diversity, divorces her only to marry an actress. The story is one of ab- sorbing interest and promises to rank, among the best of this seasons pro- ducts of American authors. By some it is pronounced the equal of 1.-The Lion and the Mouse,' or "The Man of the Hour.''
 Grace Van Studdiford, in the new Smith-'DeKoven comic opera, ''The Golden Butterfly direct from it's tri- umphal run at the Broadway Theatre New York, will be the attraction Mon day evening. Miss Van Studdiford has justly acquired the right to be titled as reigning queen of the light opera tic stage. The opera, which is a real comic opera in the best sense, is un- questionably golden success and has fluttered into an enduring popularity. There are songs that everybody will be hunnming and whistlfng. The opera abounds in delightful music, excellent ensembles and flawless orchestrations; with a splendidly drilled company, a regiment of pretty girls, fast and fur1- ous fun and rarerly beautiful com binations of colors for accessories.
 
 Tuesday evening next, Thursday ev- ening, April 29 and Tuesday evening May 4, the famous American humorist- tourist, MT. Fred Nfblo. will deliver a series of Talks of Travel in Dis that Lands" The subject of the first Travel talk will be Africa A de-. picturesque zig gag journey through this most interesting coun- try, graphically illustrated with hun dreds of clored views, panoramic photo nd motion nictllreS. is promised, all the pictorial features being the personal work of MT. Niblo, secured during a. lengthy sojourn of several months duration in the very heart of the Dark Continent. The pictures shown represent not only the mysterious, weird and wonderful in- terior districts of Zululand but also all the leading cities and coast towns, em- bracine not only the world famous diamond mines and gold mines but also the entire big game country where ex-President Roosevelt and his hunt ing party will spend the next few months.
 The mantle of the late Joseph lief ferson has surely fallen upon his son, William Winter Jefferson In his of Bob Acres" in Rich ard Brinsley Sheridan's famous com edy. s'The Rivals" the son openly courts comparison, and most favorably too, as must be admitted. The thea tregoers of this city will have an op- portunity to judge for itself when Jo- seph Jefferson and William W. Jeffer- son. supported by a brilliant and note worthy cast such as has always been in the elder MT. Jefferson's support will present "The Rivals next We'd neSday evening. seats are now oh sale.
 Edwin A. Relkin's All-Star Yiddish Company headed by the prominent Yiddish actress Mime. kenny-Lipzln, which comes direct from New York will make their appearance in this city Thursday evening next, presenting "Cain and Abel" written by the Y1d- dish playwright MT. L. kobv1n. Th1s pIay has scored a tremendous success in one of the leading theatres in New York City and ran for over 200 con- secutipe nights.