The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-08
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

The dramatizatisn of widely read
novel always commands public inter-
est to an unusual degree, and the pre-
sentation of 1.-THE Virginian'' by Owen
Wister and the late Kirke La Shelle,
this evening, is sure to draw crowd
ed house. In the development of the
theme, Mr.. Wister has produced a play
which deserves to be called the ideal
Western comedy drama of America.
THE Virginian' shows exactly and is
exactly what a. comedy drama should
be. The comicaI incidents and the
dry humor of the cowboys are all in
gay dialogue, and there is nothing of
the highly emotional or burlesque in
the love scenes or heavy business. A
very strong feature of the play is the
quiet, winning and strong character
of the Virginian. It is a familiar fig
ure to all who know the West. All
the other characters are well drawn
and are sure to please. The Kirke
La Shelle Company has spared no ex-
pense to give the theatre-going public
a first class production with a COM
ers. among whom are w. s. Hart, who
has achieved many New York sue
ceSseS and whose recent good work in
THE Squaw Man. received the en-
dorsement of the press and public. and
Frank Campeau who will enact his
original part of Trampas. Many of
the original cast will be seen in the
different parts, and under the man.
agement of the Kirke La Shelle Com
pany we are sure to spend a. pleasant
evening with 1.-The virginian."
Next week will undoubtedly prove
tory Of the theatre, for 1t is the week
of the twelfth annual production, and
THE Show Girl'' will be on display
all the week long. afternoons and ev-
enings. Robert M. Sperry has made
of his "Show Grip a most pleasing
musical comedy, a satire upon things
in general, with 1ocalisms sufficient.
in quantity and quality, to keep the
city laughing itself sore for weeks to
come. This will be the biggest thing
Mr.. Sperry has ever essayed, and his
success will be apparent from the
start. The seats are selling so well
numerous theatre parties having en-
gagged seats in punches of from IL to
35 each. The cast this year Is the
strongest Mr.. Sperry has ever shown
us, and is further improved by the
addition of Miss Margaret Mckinney
a Broadway favorite, who has certain
1y achieved a decided success in mu-
steal comedy, SO much so that her ser
vices are always in demand during
the season by the big companies. She
is a beautiful woman, with a voice
which is far above the average. The
scenic and electrical features Of 1.-THE
Show Girl will be surprising, and the
coming week will be full of delight for
the theatre patrons of this city. SUI
perb and costly costumes have been
provided, and CARRIED in these the girls
of the chorus, sixteen in NUM- Der, will
be a beautiful sight. Get your seats
at once: don't wait until all the best
seats are gone, as they surely will be.
$500
Monday, May IL, the spring and
summer season of Smiths theatre will
be opened, and the patrons of that
house will have an unusual treat in
the form of entertainment which it is
proposed to provide for the warm
months. Vaudeville seems to be pop
ular with the people just at present,
and Manager Jackson has decided to
cater to this taste. For this purpose,
he will offer, for three performances
daily, one in the afternoon and two in
the evening, five big acts of high class
vaudeville, and three reels of first
rum pictures, tho afternoon perform
ance to begin at 2:15, and the evening
performances at 7:15 and about $3.50.
There will be but a nominal price for
admission, the matinees being at only
ten cents to all parts of the house,
and in the evening, ten cents, with a
few reserved seats at but ten cents
extra Never before in the history of
offered for so little money, and from |
ment of the summers plans has been |
received, it is believed that Manager
Jackson has struck the popular fancy |
and that the success of the summer
season will be most marked. The re-
served seats for the evenings can be |
secured at any time, a week in adj |
vance If desired