The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-15
THE THEATRES
JACKSON'S
"Katie Did,"

{ "A comedy with music and req S{on'' has been the designation ap- S1lied to Katie Did," the new comic sMusicality which Mir. Jos. M. Gaites :1iI offer the theatregoers of this sSity' at Jackson's theatre next Friday Evening, November 18th, coming here Under the auspices of the local Shrln, ers. Fresh and pretty, funny ana shlneful. snappy and dash 1t has prov sn itself to be beyond all question sf sfhe best of the series of Gaites, pro Auctions, including as those do, sfThree Twins" Bright Eyes," '"The s&irl of My Dreams and other record snreaking successes. The Jokes are skeenly witty and original, the si.ua. sfions funny and though at moments sfhere is a dramatic situation or athnderly pathetic line which generaliy Seem out Of place and bordering on sfihe melodramatic in a musical com :. edy, ehey are introduced here with a tact and deftness Whlch only +rert re to ems their enjoyment as contrast to
 the fun of a moment before Tnere Sis not Q suggestive line or scene Tn .the play, and as to the girls, no pret- tier. more youthful or merrier chorus was ever assembled. The nttle glris their delightful dances. Frank smith son staged the production and ms name is synonymous with striking toriginality, grace and action. An eX- sceptionally strong cast has been gatn. cred together consisting as 1t does or Wsv Vokes. Eveleen Dunsmore, Josie 1ntropidf; Florence May,Anna Wilkes. John E. Young, Louis Simon, Bert Ralrer. and. Fred Nice, with that de- Erhtfully pretty and graceful chorus of e. ....
 ssThe Circus Chap"
 Byron Chandlers' fascinating fellow s1sThe Circus Chap" here Nov. 23 IS y,,o relation to Frederick ThompsoRs RsPolly of the Circus which theatre Eoers throughout the country nave 1Eiyen cordial approval during the .past several seasons. tina BuL tme @ ona Tus Chap is quite as interesting anu Entertaining a parsonage as the iady of inc sawdust ring in the other pro
 auction as local play goers are well aware of. Mr. Chandler has provlo- ed appropriate and attractive scenic turroundine for "The Circus Chap; Shlso he selected a well-known star, Harry Stone, to fmpersonate the SChap" and he chose other gifted solavers to appear as the other lead Ing characters in the play which IS .fhe work of Robert M. Sperry our local playwright. For a single time, Wednesday evening, Nov. 2S.
 4 ssTho Country Boy"
 4 Miss Charlotte Langdon, who ap- 6eara in the Henry B. Harrls pro- Auction of Edgar Selwyns great com ,edy hit, "The Cocntry Boy, which nyill play . special return engagement Iii Jackson's theatre one matinee anu also Thanksgiving night, has writ, s4a . new novelette, to be published {or the holidays called "An 1nspira- Aon from Dixie" The novelette, IS really a story of Miss Langdon's life and tells of the young Southern girl who came to New York to seek a place on the stage. She meets with constant rebuffs and her funds get lower and lower. She is thoroughly disheartened and discouraged ana feels that she must seek a position 3n some other field. The girl IS naturally much grieved at this be- Nause she is anxious to go on the stage She wanders into CentraI Park one afternoon during the band eoncert and hears the band play Dixie. She takes heart at this and Is told by friend to go and see MT Henry B. Harris at the Hudson Thea Ire. She goes to the office and meets Mr. Harris who is at once attracted 6y her rich southern accent and she xets a part from him calling for a southern girl. The story is absolute fy true and Miss Langdon has, hlled out the outline with some beautiful GNntimeut