The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-16
IN THE THEATRES
POLI'S.

s Its . mighty good vaudeville bill That some one won't find bit Of fault with and therefore the bill at Pol, S this week must be in the remarkable class for every moment of the pro-
 gram seems to just suit the large audiences that attend each perform sence. AS @ matter of confidence 1t might be stated that the aggregate salary list this week is the greatest that Manager Poli has paid in many clientele shall heve the best there IS regardless of cost, a sterotyped eX- pression, but decidedly fitting in this case. Take for example the headline act this week, Jesse L. Lasky's "On the Housetop'' and it needs but little guessing to realize that this act is in the four figure class when it comes . to salary. The company is headed by Knute Erickson a comedian who draws the largest salary of any come dian with a production in the vaude- villes. Then there is in the same act Alex Francis, a portrayer of English types and featured formerly in sev- eral productions, Eleapore Bergere, one of vaudevilles best ipgenues and a versatile little lady as evidenced by her playing of grand dame role in this production and J. E.. Duncan who in addition to playing a part is a decidedly important member of the company for the reason that the stag ing of the production is due to his splendid supervision of the scenic and lighting effects~as well as other de- tails. When it comes to the chorus, so called, Lasky is noted for care in the selection of his people and in the present company is found Bessy Cliff lord and Jane Kearney, formerly fea- tured with At the Waldorf and the Gordon Sisters, we'll known vaudeville artists. The male quartet with the
 sy1 or.gar rad ability as any four Lasky has ever offered and when one takes all these things into consideration 1t must be admitted that Lasky must demand large salary for the act from Manag- CT Poli to pay his big salary list, cry, royalties, etc. In the meantime it might be we'll to remember that "On the Housetops" can be consider ed one of the very best of the Lasky Acts and he has produced some de- cidedly good ones. Knute Erickson style of comedy and the singing and dancing numbers introduced fit in splendidly and are rendered most capably. The real big laughing hit of the bill is furnished by Charles and Fannie Van assisted by Charles T. former act "The Stage Carpenters Ex- per;ence' a riot of laughter from start fo finish. The vaudeville stage fur nishes nothing more humorous than Charles and Fannie Van in their bur- lesQue of a scene from "The Two Or phans." As a novelty act and one that is splendidly rendered Election Night as presented by John J. Mac Cowan and company deserves the highest commendation and receives the most liberal applause from the Poli patrons. There are two charac- ters a Hebrew and an Irishman and the oppression of the Jews in Russia
 and the Tammany Hall idea of vot- . ing Is splendidly interwoven in the act. For high class musical act few can compare with The Strolling Players, two sons of Italy in the roles of street singers and musicians and superb instrumentalists and sing CTS. On the bill also appear Mintz and Wirtz two clever young chaps in an exhibition of straight acrobaticS with many new tricks and a burles- que strong act which is a big laugh ing success. Fiddler and Shelton, The Mimic and the Pianist in a singing, piano playing and comedy turn and the International Polo Teams in spirited contest while mounted on bi- cycles driving the ball Unto cae'es with their wheels A most interest ing series of pictures in the electro graph closes what is termed "the best bill of the season.