The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
SMITHS.

Delightfully."- amusing, and instruc-
tive as well. are those superb motion
picture plays, which. with two of the
latest illustrated songs. will be shown
this evening. The program which has
been prepared for this occasion is one
of. the finest which has yet been shown,
and everyone will be delighted with its
hioh quality. Pictures and songs have
been a favorite form of amusement on
frequent occasions this season, and the
bill presented have invariably afforded
the utmost pleasure. This bill. how
eyer, will be superior to any which has
yet been shown. and everyone should
embrace the opportunity to witness it.
The hours will be as HERETOFORE to
1O:30-and you can drop in at any time
stay as long as you please, and sit
where you like.
''The .Vjrginian,'' Owen Wister and
Kirke La 'Shelle's dramatization of Mr..
Wister's romance of Wyoming life,
with thoroughly competent company
assisted bV a wealth of scenery, will
be presented at the matinee and even
ing performances tomorrow THE
Virginian'' is the best drama of West
ern life ever written. 1t holds the at
tention of the audience closely, its
leading characters winning sympathy.
laughter or hatred as the intent may
be and all being up to the pretense.
The cowboys and the women of the
West are all as they are pictured in
the boolz-live people, rough but sterl-
ing. The atmosphere is the rolling
range. the cattle grazing and stamped
ing. the blue sky undimmed by a
single chimney, the rocky pass, the
camp fire. and. the. poker game on the
grass grown stump Here is a relief
from the restraint of crowded dwell
ings, from the stiff conventions of
street and office. from the depression
of club and drawing room. 1.-THE Vir-
ginian' leads out of the prison of
city life into the open. country as God
made It. and where man practices Just
enough 6eviltry to satisfy the rash in
stinct in us all. Mr. Wister has given
his cowboy a delightful character. He
is a man, type of the frontier. and
although all that he does may not be
in accordance with the ideals of those
living in civilization. still he has ideals
far above those of the men with whom
he is cast. and he lives up to them.
fine specimen of virile and honest man
hood. a man brave morally and phyS1-
cally. >f1e rs not spotless, nor does he
pretend to be, he has gambled and has
lived the life OF the West. but his
heart is sound and his lapses have not
been those of a man of depraved ma
ture but rather of a strong nature
seeking diversion from the monotony
of life.
The date; for that long anticipated
event. the twelfth annual production,
1.-The Show Girl and as the days go
by. it grows more and moro apparent
that all records Will DC pIOhSIl lCAt
week. The sale of seats is progressing
rapidly, all performances being eager
ly taken up. so that it is already as
sured that every performance Will De
attended by audiences which Will tax
the seating capacity of the big thea
tire. This MERRY musical satire, as
Mr.. Sperry styles his latest Offering, is
going to surpass. in every way. any
thing he has yet shown us. not only
in strength of cast. the number en-
ga Ged in its presentation, the excel
lance- of. the book and. the score. and
the costuming and electrical effects
but it will break all records in the
matter of attendance. Mr.. Sperry felt
that he had been well rewarded last
season. when an aggregate of over 26,-
600 people attended the performances
of The Girl From Stratford. but
from the way in which the seats are
selling for 1.-The Show Girl that num-
Der is going to be augmented by sew
er1l hundreds AS regards the cleo
trical effects for 1.-THE Show Girl. 1t
may MOI De amiSS to state that over
$500 has already been expended upon
this. portion of the production, and
some of the results will startle and
surprise. our. theatre goers. Miss Mar
garet Mckinney. who has been eSpec-
tally engaged to appear with the local
people in the presentation of the piece
is q Broadway favOrite. whose work
for the past several years in connec-
ton VITA the biggest musical Organ1za-
lions on the road has placed her among |
the top notchers in the profession. She
will not only assume a leading char.
acter in the play. but will also be
heard at each performance in her own
speciality. This is an added zattrac-
ton which should be given weight, |
and which will no. doubt add largely |
to Mr.. Sperry's :! success. and the |
triumphant week of 1.-The Show Girl
Daily matinees will be given all of
next week., =. =; ESQ, 1