The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-25
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A Bio Event Next Friday

Big event Next Friday.
Polly of The Circus" one of the
biggest and best theatrical attractions
of the year in Norfolk, will come to
the Auditorium next Friday night
Two carloads of baggage and scenery,
and another car for the company, max.
ing three cars altogether will be
drawn to town in conveying this big
scenic production to Norfolk.
Already a considerable number of
advance mail orders for seats has been
received and indications are that the
theater will be packed for the Polly
of The Circus" attraction. The indi.
cations are that scores of out of town
people will come to Norfolk for this
big event.
A good many Newc readers recall
the story of Polly as published in
these columns some months ago. A
story it is, too, of heart throbs and fas-
cination. 1t was such a story that
New York playgoers kept it running
for solid year at the Liberty theater
Polly of The Circus" is one of the
biggest scenic productions on the road
1 in America today. 1t is one of the
kind of attractions that the Auditor
ium management can guarantee alb
solutely-one of the type of big events
upon which the Auditorium likes to
base its claims to prestige.
For weeks there has been no at
traction in Norfolk, and theatergoers
are hungry for something good For
this reason. the Auditorium takes par
The Circus" to break the show-fa-
mine.
The Circus Scene.
| Some of the big features of Polly
of The Circus" are the circus scenes
which are shown in the last act. The
first shows the pad" room. The
pad" room is a place where the ac-
tors timber up before entering the
ring. The second scene shows the
interior of the circus for two minutes
the real thing" is presented in order
to give Polly a chance to rush into
the ring and faint. Horses are gal
Looping around the ring-a regulation
circus ring in every particular-the
tumblers, acrobats and clowns are all
working as if their lives depended on
their efforts, the trained dogs and ami
mails are all in the picture-and only
for two minutes. 1t seems a great
deal of trouble to take for one short
stage picture, yet it is the most rea
listic scene ever produced on the
stage. The third scene is the one that
shows the Frederic Thompson touch
and atmosphere, and which was a sen
sation in New York City last season
having played at the Liberty theateI
over one year. In this scene, Mr.
Thompson shows a circus leaving the
"lot" after the performance at night
Mr.. Thompson has provided cast
of we'll known players assisted by hf
teen real circus performers of repu
tation.
A Story Of Thrills.
A rising young preacher of exalted
circus rider in the play.
Two deacons of the young pastors
church raise all kinds of particular
trouble over the affair and the women
of the congregation storm in scanda
lized fashion, but you will sympathize
with the preacher and his love fol
the little circus rider, and love heI
too.
Polly of The Circus" is protest
against the ostracism of show people
by the churches. On this production
Frederic Thompson reaches out be
yond the footlights and taps the con
science of the audience on its shrink
ing shoulders. The story deals witt
circus life and shows pictures thai
are wonderful, creations of which only
a man of Frederic Thompson's genius
could conceive. Mr.. Thompson has
proven to the theater-loving public
that he knows what they want in the
amusement line, having produced sucf
successes as "Brewster's Millions,
"Via Wireless" and "A Fool There
Was" and the success Of Polly of The
Circus" is nothing short of wonder
ful