The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

That well known and always favorite rural drama, ''Way Down East,' will be the attraction for this evening, and although this play has been seen here by thousands of people on it's previous presentations. there is little question that an audience of splendid propor- tions will be present this evening. Miss Phoebe Davies. who has always been seen in the role of Anna Moore, will again assume this part. and her as- sisting cast will be almost exactly the same as has been seen on previous oc- casions. The stage production has been changed only so much as to make it even more realistic and pleasing, and the production as a. whole is on the same high plane of excellence It has always enjoyed.
 
 Olga Nethersole, in "The Writing on the Wall,'' will be the attraction for tomorrow evening. "The Writing on the Wall is a story of contemporary New York and deals with conditions existing among the opulent element of every large American city at the pres ent time. Miss Nethersole portrays the part of New York society mat ron. and theatregoers are looking for ward with much curiosity to see the greatest and most famous Carmen "Sapho'' and Paula Tanqueray' in a part so radically different from her roles in the past. Her support is un- usually strong. and includes two of our best known leading men. Robert T. Haines and William Morris: also such well-known. artists as Beverly Sit greaves, Adelaide Nowak, Florence Hackett. Frank Craven. J. T. Mathews and Slaine Mills.
 Excepting Grace George who comes Thursday evening in her new play. "A Woman's Way" there probably is not an important actress before the pub lie now who is under thirty. though Ethel Barrymore may be mentioned as second exception. The great major ity of the feminine stars of to-day Mrs. Fiske. Mrs. Leslie Carter, Mrs. James Brown Potter. Jessie Millward, Mrs. Patrick Campbell Julia Marlowe, Annie Russell. Jane Hading. Lillian Russell and Olga Nethersole are about and in some cases over forty. Maude Adams, Eleanor Robson. Maxine FL hott and others who are properly de- signated as young women are very close to the two score mark. To early success on the stage is essential of course. very early beginning. Miss George made her professional debut at the age of seventeen in Charles Froh- mans production of "The New Boy.' She was nineteen when she scored her mt CndGloS OlChSOIl III JColOuoS and "An Undeveloped Bud' and scarce ly over twenty when she first starred in J. l. c. Clarke's "Her Majesty" Since then her career has been familiar to all theatregoers.
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 Girls" Clyde F'itch's latest comedy which is to be presented by the origin al American company Friday and Sat urday. with Saturday matinee. was first produced in Berlin. and ran for over a year in that city before the American adaptation was produced. The company opened at Daly's theatre early in March and would be playing there now if it had not been for the fact that owing to previous contracts the company had to make way for Maxine Elliott in her new play. Charles Cherry. leading man of the company is well known to theatre goers having appeared here several times as leading man for Maxine FL liott. Before leaving England MT Cherry was a member of Sir John flares company for a number of years