The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-29
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

This evening. the second in the series of Travel Talks in Distant Lands will be delivered by Fred Niblo. who last week so charmed every one of his hearers by his graphic description of scenes and incidents attending his travels in Southern Africa This time the subject of his discourse will be Egypt. from Cairo to KhartOum." l" and 1t IS anticipated that it will far sur pass in interest even his splendid eX- position of last week. The sunny skies and atmospherical conditions prevail ing in Egypt permitted of his securing 9 multitude of the finest photographic specimens ever obtained, and his talk of this evening will certainly be a treat for all who hear it. All the pub lie school teachers in the city. through the kindness of Manager Jackson and MT. Niblo. have been invited to hear this talk and they will be present in Q body Seats have sold well. and it is likely that a large and delighted audience will be in attendance.
 
 Friday afternoon and evening. an other of those excellent bills of anil mated pictures and illustrated songs will be given. with complete change of bill from that of yesterday. Some more Of the latest and finest pictures will be shown, and two of the latest popular songs. magnificently illus trated. will be rendered. Don't fail to see this splendid bill: let the children
  costs them a nickel. and as for your selves. why. it will be well worth your while to spend tomorrow evening in looking over these beautiful pictures. which will be some of the best which have ever been shown here.
 Denman Thompson's 'fOld Home stead" is now on it's twenty-third an nual tour and the management reports business as still being at high water mark. Dramatic critics discuss prob lem plays in. the columns of the news papers and scarcely consider ''The Old Homestead" as coming under that category. Yet why is not this remark able play a problem play-the problem being to discover wherein lies the phenomenal success which has attend ed the production of Denman Thomp- sons play ever since it was first pro- duced at the Boston Theatre in the Spring of 1886. Is not the success of the play attributable to the fact that it appeals to the heart-that it not only speaks directly to the heart of every one in the audience, but does it in such a subtle way as to leave an in delible impression. and makes one wish Homestead" will be the attraction for Saturday. with a special bargain mat inee.
 Around the world and back by bed time is the alluring invitation of Fred Niblo, the American humOrist-traveler. who will give another of his zig-zag journeys to distant lands next Tues day evening. On the occasion of his previous visits MT. Niblo conducted his audience through Africa and Egypt and the next pictorial pilgrimage will be through Russia and Siberia from the Black Sea to the farthest points of the Empire. This ''travel talk through the land of the Czar is said to be one of MT. Niblo's most delightful jour neys-the CoSsack soldiers in action,
 
 Volga, scenes at the great Russian Fair. and. in fact, all phases and forms of Russian life. from peasant to nobleman. will be graphically illus trated and described. MT. Niblo will also conduct his audience from Poland to Finland. introducing Moscow. the Holy City. and showing within the sacred walls of the kremlin. by means of moving pictures. some very rare religious ceremonies. The snapshot and motion pictures of Russia, from one end to the other. were taken per sonally by MT. Niblo at great expense and constant risk of personal safety. and he is justly proud of this magni- hcent number in the series..
 The advance sale of seats for Robert M. Sperry's annual production. ''The Show Girl'' will open Monday morn ing. and there is little doubt that the demand will keep the treasurers of the theatre busy. MT. Sperry has made of this twelfth annual offering something of which he may well feel proud. and which will afford the theatre goers of this city unlimited pleasure. He calls it merry musical satire," or musical pipe in two puffs." and promises something which will be a surprise in the way of musical num- bers and ensembles. snappy dialogue. stage and electrical effects. etc., in short, a production which will be sure to enhance his reputation as Bridge ports only playwright and producer. Miss Margaret Mckinney. his prima donna. expressly engaged for this pro- duction. has been connected with such organizations those headed by Jeff. De Ange1is. James T. Powers. Eddie Foy, Richard Carle. Raymond Hitch | cock and Frank Moula-n. There will be a big cast of 50 people. with a chorus of girls such as has never be- | fore been assembled in this city.