The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-12
SMITHS.

Max Rogers, of the Rogers Brothers,
 supported by Joe Kane and the origin al New York company. in his latest
 musical play t1n Panama will be the
 attraction for this evening. In this seasons production. aside from the
 broad comedy which is always a fea- ture with Rogers attraction, there is a plot of thorough consistency and strong heart interest. The musical numbers are each stories in themselves
 told with elaboration and detail. The novel scenic. effects and stage settings show careful consideration and perfect judgment for correctness as well as
 beauty. The most capable players Tn cured by the Rogers brothers for this also a large and beautiful chorus The cast includes Max Rogers, Joe Kane. Marion Stanley, Josephine Barrows. Eileen Sheridan. George Ly- decker, Chas. Gallagher. Robinson Newbold, William Edmund. Philip Leigh, Henry Lehman and Alexander Kleinman. besides a chorus of fifty of the smartest singing and dancing girls ever organized.
 Miss Ethel Barrymore will be seen to-morrow evening. She has achieved a genuine triumph in her new play, Lady F'rederick." a comedy in three there is no doubt that Lady Fred erick' with its novel situations, and delightful epigrams has proved tossbe her best vehicle. In Lady Frederick and supplies Miss Barrymore with character that suits her admirably. Lady Frederick. the attractive Irish widow, is not so very young and she is hopelessly in debt, but she has host of admirers during her stay at Monte Carlo. How all these suitors are disposed of. except one. is told in the play. Charles Frohman has made
 of %I. r,1- y,6 the company is the best Miss Barry more has ever had. It includes Bruce McRae,a as leading man; Norman Thorp, Charles Hammond. Arthur Elliott, Or lando Daly. James Kearney. J. CrossI ney Davidson. L. c. Howard. Jessie Millward. Vira Stowe. Anita Rothe. Marianna Thurber: and others.
 Frank Deshon, whose clever inter- pretation of the leading comedy role of Jonathan Joy in B. c. Whitney's latest musical success. "A Knight For a Day. which is one of the features of the production. has had a success full career on the musical comedy and comic opera stage which extends over years. He served his ap- prenticeship in dramatic work as well, and at one time. was associated with Louis James. Marie Wainwright and many others of the old school. He is the originator of the leading comedy role in 1.-The Brownies" and was with Henry w. savage TOT 1Our seasons, after which he went with Nixon and Zimmerman and played the leading comedy role in their production of Miss Bobb White over 1.2O0 times. He also starred under the same man. agement ins '"The Office Boy'' with sig nal success. In "A Knight for a Day. he is saidsto have achieved the great est success of his remarkable career. MT. Deshon will be seen in the produc- tion of "A Knight for a Day. which will be seen Wednesday. matinee and night.
 Theatrical history of past decades contains many interesting facts and such names as Booth Mccullough, Barrett, etc, are names to conjure with when famous TheSpians are men toned. But while these prominent act ors did much toward the elevation of stage art, the poor, struggling. often penniless, itinerant actor of years gone by performed his share in providing for the masses. One of these transforming actor-managers is the principal character in the farce "A Night Off, of which MT. Donald son and his Swedish players will give a Swedish version next Thursday even ing. MT. Donaldson playing the actor and depicting his various trials and troubles when trying to pre- sent a Roman tragedy with an made Quate company. the tragedy becoming 0 farce for this very reason. No one should miss seeing this example of a