The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14
SOMETHING ABOUT
 GIRLS, OPENING
 DRAMA AT POLES

Manager Poli will inaugurate the summer season of stock productions at Polis Monday next. when the Pol1 Stock Company will make it's bow to the theatre-going public of this city and suburbs.
 Greater and grander than ever the company is promised to be for the coming season and the return of many of the favorites. headed by Alice Elem ing and John E. Ince, with most ca for the rare dramatic treat in store of the playgoing public. By means of a voting contest the patrons of Polls have selected the Clyde Fitch comedy Girls" for the opening production, and it will be presented on a scale of 1ragniicence not excelled by the orig inal company which ran for two years at Daly's Theatre. New York.
 Girls is the Clyde Fitch comedy originally produced at Daly's Theatre. New York city, where its novelty of theme and brilliancy of dialogue caus- ed the Manhattan critics to unani- mously hail it as the brightest work ever offered by the fanius playwright. It scored a very decided triumph with the public, and ran an entire season the following year for another run with no diminution of interest. The Messrs. Shubert, through special ar rangement with whom Manager Poli will produce the play, have now four companies on tour with it, playing to splendid business in the South and West.
 The first scene of the play shows studio occupied by three bachelor girls, who have vowed eternal hatred trio, Pamela Gordon. is stenog- rapher; the youngest, Violet Lands downe, is an illustrator, and also does typewriting for a living; and the third. Kate West, is a free lance writer with aspirations for the stage. They owe borrowed fifteen dollars from their air. shaft neighbor, Lucille Purcelle, an elocutionist The janitor is inclined to drink and disrespect, the steam pipes are typical of flats. and they have a near neighbor who is taking with one bed. a couch and a Morris chair, decidedly uncomfortable
 Pamela has been unsuccessful in finding a position, Kate has had a promise of trial at acting. an Violet is enjoying several days of indolence. Shortly after the play begins Pamela has a. discussion with the janitor and comes out second best The postman brings a letter to Pamela with the offer of a position with Sprague & nounced a welcome visitor The girls prepare for bed and are in the midst of dispute as to whose turn it is to occupy the Morris chair when the door bursts open and a man" enters. He has been having dinner with a band returns unexpectedly. Pamela orders him to leave and he is finally induced to crawl into the window across the air shaft by means of a board provided by Pamela.
 The girls then do the famous disrob- ing scene uI1iot their nerves and tJJck themselves into bed.
 The second act takes place in the office of Sprague & Holt and finds Pamela as a stenographer and Violet impress the senior partner. Sprague, with the dignity of her position. Pa mela resigns in the middle of the fore noon just as the junior partner re- turns. He proves to be the man of the night before episode and is already young and silly, calls to start divorce proceedings against her husband and MT. Dennett. old and unusually silly, calls for a like purpose Their meet ing and Violet's too liberal taking of dictation leads to the discharge of the duo with two weeks salary due.
 The last act of course rights matters and there is a happy ending. Miss Fleming will play the role of Pamela Gordon. who with the slight excep- tion of foolishly hating man is a tpyis- ally bright American girl and MT Ince will play the role of Edgar Holt, the junior partner, whose skillful courtship finally wins the girl of her choice. The young typewriter, Violet Lansdowne, will be played by Mar garet Lawrence, the new ingenue of the company. and Caroline Locke is ideally cast in the role of Kate West. MT. Daly will play the woman hating Frank Loot, and the other roles are in most capable hands. It need not be added that Stage Director Meldon will give the play that attention to detail in everything for which he is noted. Seats for the entire week are now on sale.
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