The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16
JACKsoN'S
-BREwsTER's MILLIONS"

The most interesting plays produced An recent years are these wnlcn naNe been made from popular novels One becomes interested in reading DOOR and tbe characters at times seem as lfyinR breathing friends It is, there fore easy to understand how, after having followed the adventures or popular hero or heroine or nctlon anu hnvfng been taken into the confidence of these personages that one should hayefa desire to meet them, as It were face to face. It is the one form or Familiarity 7 rat does not breed con rempt- and -fn renewing the acquaint- ance of old friends made over from cold type into flesh and blood, one feels a satisfaction not easily oescrlo- ed It is something akin to a psy- chol0rical phenomenon- Ut IS pernapS not too much to say that George Barr McCutcheon's story, -Brewsters Mil lions" has had as many, IT not more readers than any American work or fiction recently published 1t is there fore natural that the combined arm- les of fiction readers and hr1tre-goers will take pleasure at the appearance Of Robert Ober in Frederick Thomp- brated story at Jackson's theatre, this evening and again tomorrow matlnee and night Special bargain prices at the matinee
 ARIZONA"
 Augustus Thomas great American play. Arizona" which will appear at Jackson's, Thursday matinee and ev- ening, Is primarily the best play that author has written and is infinitely better than the other neighborhood dramas of Alabama" and Tn Mis- souri," The main posture of circum- stances is far from new-the assump- tion of repute for guilt by man in order to save the name of woman who has been tempted and was on the brink of the precipice of disgrace ana are the relations of a woman and her proud. hard-hearted husband the love !afrair of the self-sacrificing man and his fnancee, the sister of the tempted woman the attitude towards the nor aIIy Justified husband of the wife's honest frank but blinded parents; the personal. social and military reputa- itfon of the man win assumed the guilt and the vengeance sought on the temp fer by the lover of a girl whom the former had ruined before turning his attention to his wife. To all of this there is a poetically just denounement. for husband and wife are reunited .s1 tha discovery of her love for him; Seats are now selling for both per formances-
 THE THIRD DEGREE"
 Ever since Charles Klein achieved success with '"The Lion and the Mouse" every announcement concerning d new play by this dramatic author is read with interest It will no doubt afford great pleasure to the theatre-goers of this city to know that Henry B. liar ris will present at Jackson's theatre next Friday and Saturday evening and Saturday matinee. MT. Klein's latest play, ""The Third Degree" Like '"The Lion and the Mouse" an attempt has been made to disclose certain condi- tions that exist, but in this instance. instead of taking up the realm of finance, civic institutions are the sub feet of debate. A notable cast has been engaged to delineate the different characters in ''The Third Degree and include such actors of repute as Ma rion Kerby Irene Ashien, Lawrence Eddfnger, Geo Summer. Gladden. James, A W. Ellis and others. Seats are now selling