The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-04
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

Fred Niblo. the American humorist-
traveller, returns this evening with one
of the most important offerings of
ais delightful series of travel talks"
which have become a leading feature
at this theatre during the past few
weeks On this occasion Mr.. Niblo
VIII present Russia, from the Black
Sea to Siberia a picture pilgrimage
graphically Illustrated with hundreds
colored views, panoramic slides, snap
shot photographs and moving pictures,
all -of which illustrative material is
the personH work of Mr.. Niblo, Sc
Eured at <reat expense and constant
personal danger during several months
WandeNngs throughout the length and
Breach Of the Cars domain. Not
zpnly are the leading cities of Russia
Wildly portrayed, but also the inter-
for districts and the smaller hamlets
and villages, so rarely visited by tou-
rists, equally well described and pic
tured- The life in the agricultural
districts among the peasants will be
graphically shown Present day con-
1itions in the poverty stricken centres
vividly with the prodigal plutocracy.
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There will be a performance of the
grand operas "Cavalleria Rusticana,"
md st Pagliacci" tomorrow evening
and of I'll Trovatore" Thursday even
ing by the Imperial Grand Opera Com
pany under the direction of Mr.. Louis
Eucca. the well-known impressario.
The artists of this excellent organiza-
tion have been recruited from the sing
ers OF the Metropolitan and Manhattan
opera houses of New York together
with several prominent artists from
the two principal opera houses OF Italy
Ia Scala of Milan and the San Carlo
Of Naples. Only at this season of the
year could such a remarkable aggre-
cation of singers be gathered together
- ,Irv-
house prices. Nine. Margherita Vas
BaHo, the principal dramatic soprano
has sung in the great opera houses of
her native country and she is a great
cavorite in Buenos Ayres and the 9TH
~ south American capitols. Miss Es-
Eher Taylor is the only American sing
Br In the organization She is a pu-
PILOT Jean De Reszke with whom she
she made her debut at the Grand OPP
era. House there in Leo Delibes' LAX
me- Signor Luigi ella was the prin-
cipal tenor at La Scala when he was
engaged by Oscar Hammerstein for
the Manhattan Opera House. He is
also a great favorite with South Am
erican audiences. He is said to be
the handsomest tenor in grand opera
BfRnor Giuseppe del Chiaro is the prin-
cipal baritone of this splendid organ
dzafion. He is from the Commune
Trieste and he alternated with Signor
Stracchiari at the Metropolitan last
season.
There will be but one more offering
of those superb animated pictures and
.f1lustrated songs, and that will occur
This will be the last of these beautiful
pictures as an entertainment at
Smiths. and as they are to be of a
very superior quality, they should be
noon and evening. Arrangements
have been made to secure a bill bet
ter than has ever been shown here
before, and the songs also will be of
an exceptionally good quality. The
same liberal hours, and the same low
prices as heretofore will prevail, and
the theatre should be filled both after
noon and evening next Friday
saturday afternoon and evening, we
are to see the Kirke La Shelle drama
ffzat1on of Owen Wister-s novel 1.-The
yfrxinian.' For a play typical of the
West. The Virginian" has been adj
judged one of the best that has been
produced. From the first to the last
scene, the play teens with that breezy
ranch atmosphere that obtained in the
Wyoming cattle country a quarter of
a. century ago, when ranch owners and
cow punchers were the leading lights
and cattle thieves the only criminals.
W. s. Hart who plays the nameless
cowboy is known to have won unstint-
ed praise for his conception of Wis
fer's hero. His Interpretation of the
character, we are told, is in strict ac-
cordance with the authors ideas.
Frank Campeau as TrampaS is excep-
tionalIy good.
Have you gotten your seats yet for
next week, when Robert NJ. Sperry's
twelfth annual production. 1.-THE Show
Girl will hold the boards? If you
haven't, take warning by the exper-
1ences OF former years. and procure
them at once. You know the old say
ing. The who hesitates is lost and if
you wait too long, 1T is possible that
the supply may be exhausted, and you
VIII he one Of the stay-at-homes, dis
appointed and regretful that you have
had no share In the merrymakings of
the closing week of the regular season.
The seats went on sale yesterday, and
so far the demand has been far in adj
vance of former seasons. The indica-
fious, even at this early day, are that
-tThe Show Grip will play to the big
gezt business which has ever been Mr..
Sperry's good luck to obtain The
production this year is promised to be
much superior in every way to any
thing Mr.. Sperry has yet shown US.
sThe Show Grip has been termed a
pipe In two puffS-" 1t will have more
excellent musical numbers, more girls,
more fun, and in fact more of all that
goes to make up a big musical success
than any Of Mr.. Sperry's previous eff
forts, besides, Mr.. Sperry has engaged,
att heavy expense, Miss Margaret Nc
Kinney, a prima donna soprano from
the professional ranks, to augment his
success. Get your seats at once for
the twelfth annual, and be sure of
them.
POLLS
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