The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-05
Trovato a Musician
 With Sense of Humor
Clean, Honest Show at Polls, This Week, Filled With Bubbling Jokes and Thrilling Exploits

A strong, clean show, filled with bubbling laughter, and thrilling ex- ploits, occupies the stage at Poii's this week. Trovato easily dominates the show. He is that unusual creature a musician gifted with a sense Of hu- mor. His handling of the violin will be a revelation to those who see him for the first time. Not a few violin ists there be who can present the seri- ous soul of this most wonderful of all musical instruments. But those who can make the violin laugh. as well as sing, who can show it's comic moods equally with it's voice of tragedy are so rare that the world has not pro- duced half dozen of them throughout the ages. A very dramatic fellow is this Trovato, also. Seldom has a mu- sician, even the most famous, dom- mated an audience, as he dominates his audiences. Seldom is it given to a violinist to make the house orches- This Trovato does. Much of his power in this respect is based upon the way in which he holds his violin. between the knees instead of under the chin. Simple as this expedient may be, it accounts for much of the dramatic power expressed in the personality of the player. It releases his head. and the entire upper part of the body for purposes of expression. Women many years ago were thus taught to hold the violin, but seldom in recent years is this method adopted. Yet nothing can be said against it, so far at least as Trovato is concerned. His lowing shows wonderful technique. He is not less the master of his instrument ap- parently by reason of his method of holding it..
 Dale and Boyle have a dancing act that is 'good,f and, as they say, sur prising. One of the team does dance eXcellently and through such a period of time as must make it a severe test of endurance.
 and chairs, does a. balancing act that is almost miraculous. Some of the women last night closed their eyes un- til the more strenuous part of his per- formance was over.
 Julie Ring & Company present a little farce entitled Choosing a Illus band" Miss Ring is buxorn and pleasing. The playlet does not reflect much credit upon its author, but that entities the performers who make 1t go to more praise. So long as the main object of vaudeville is to make people laugh Choosing a Husband" will do well enough. And, besides, Miss Ring is very pretty, especially in her more abbreviated costumes.
 Fillmore & Jern1on, late of Fillmore sisters. do ',The Strolling Players. l" The latter is a sweet singer. The for mer is funny, but is not "the'' funny Fillmore sister lacking the long arms and the physical outfit which makes the other sister comic
 In the farrel Taylor Trio we have, To, a lady fat and shapely, who sings with much expression, and two of the most sparkling black face comedians that have been seen at PoIi's in many a day. Their jokes are good and clean and some of them are new.
 Castellane 6 Brother have a good act, but they do not know how to dress their parts, and their stage bus mess is clumsy. Nevertheless the per centage of smart Alecks's in the au- 6ience, who ignored the really start ling performance, to ridicule the per- formers, was entirely too large. The morale of the show would have been improved if the ushers, at this point, had been instructed to invite a few callow youngsters to leave the house In the meantime let Castellane & Brother consult with some expert in costuming, makeup and disguise.