The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-07
JACKsON's
THB GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST

1II4 NI1IAl4 UT \TO1IELN w H<o There are many good and sufficient reasons which lift "The Girl of the Golden West'' from out of the beaten path. To it's manifold claims to dra- ma,tic importance, its charm of scenic and electrical surprises as we'll as the delightful touch of the pen of David Belasco. is added it's attractiveness thus comprising all of the really ac- ceptable elements of conspicuous in- terest. 'The Girl of the Golden Vest will be seen at Jackson's this evening, and the sale of seats presages a. large attendance.
 THEE GIRL FROM RECTORs. "The Girl from Rector's' will be seen
 at Jackson,s Theatre tomorrow even ing for a single performance. The piece is >the work of Paul M. Potter, the author of 'tTrilby'' which has been given in every city of any importance
 in the world. The play will be pre- scented here in the same elaborate man ner e1s prevailed in its long New York run. While the seat sale has been very large there is yet remaining a
 number of excellent sittings.
 MISS GRACE GEORGE. In "A Woman's Way which will be matinee and evening, Miss Grace George is seen at her best MT. and Mrs. Howard Stanton live in a palace on Fifth avenue. and being rich and idle and aimless. have bored them selves into believing that their temper aments are incompatible. Mrs. Stan ton still feels a, lurking love for her husband in spite of their estrange- nent; but MT. Stanton seeks diversion l in the society of other women. One of these is alone with him in his au- tomobile when an accident occurs and the car is shattered on a country road at a suspicious hour. The assiduity of a multitude of newspaper reporters
 reveals to society at large that MT widow from the South. Society ex- poets a sensational divorce suit; but Mrs. Stanton resolves to fight for her husband instead of discarding him. Her way of fighting is to ask the widow to dinner. It happens that each of the men who are invited to this function has at one time or an other been involved in some affair with the widow. and as these facts are
 successively revealed to MT. Stanton his infatuation dwindles. Meanwhile trusted friend of hers to pretend to make love to her, so stimulates her husbands jealousy that he realizes that he loves her after all. This di-
 verting story is adequately plotted and amusingly written. 1t is a play o1 plot, dialogue and character. The | whole piece is easy, clear and clever and sparkles with wit. Seats are now selling.
 
 MRS. FTSKE.
 l Many times have managers attempt l ed to produce on the stage the life ot ! the huddled center of a big city, but
 never till salvation Nell', which Mrs F'iske will present at Jackson's next
 Monday evening has this been success l fully accomplished. Determined thai everything should be true to life, liar. | rison Grey Fiske went to the slums | himself for assistance in producing the play,-photographs of inhabitants o1 the districts were taken to aid in cos | tuning and making up, drawings were | made of typical buildings and street scenes, the actors were taken on ex- l cursions into New York's east side and finally many actors for the small parts were chosen from people who were born and brought up in the dis trict, thus doubly insuring fidelity. Not a detail was omitted that would | lend color yividness, and particular care was taken to emphasize the light CT and gayer moods of life in the tene- ments. Seats are now on sale. BURNS-JOHNSON PICTURES. The fight pictures of the Burns Johnson mill will be shown at Jack sons two days commencing Tuesday, | Oct. 12 with daily matineeS