The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-25
IN THE THEATRES
PoLI's

Anniversary Week at Polis started in most auspiciously this afternoon with capacity house and corking good bill of feature acts and the plans made for the big cefebration are of such a gala nature and so pleasing to the general public that it will be noth- ing short of miracle if the end Of the week does not disclose the fact that all attendance records are broken.
 Manager PoH is providing as the headline feature of the Anniversary Week" bill no less star than Mag syie Cline the t<Queen of Ireland" and the most loved, most admired and most popular woman of the vaudeville world today. It might De said Tn pas sing that Miss Cline retires from the vaudeville stage after this weeks en- gagenaent at Polls and her appearance here is not actuated by any none made a promise to Manager PoH years ago that her farewell to the vaude. yilles would be made in one of the Poll theatres. Bridgeport being the nearest to New York was her selection.
 An associate headline feature of the bill will be Captain George Auger and lest actors in the world presenting Jack the Giant Killer" and this act is assuer of most cordial welcome because Captain sAuger is to make thls city his home in the future he having purchased a large farm in East Bridge port The added feature of the bill
 
 young men just out of the west and positive sensation in the east They work along the lines of Stepp Mehling- CT and King with the differences that they play musical instruments as well a& sing and they are exceptionally clever in all that they offer. Another act thatS has been a headline feature or an added feature is the act of Fred Zobedfe, a marvellous hand balancer who has appeared in every country on the globe having just returned from Tor f1f Australia. Africa. The performance this athlete gives is of the kind that ql11ckens the pulse of the audience and there IS none other quite so daring. A sparkling H. tie comedy sketch Before and Al After's will be offered by Smythe and Marion and the Glockers, Charles and Anna, will show that there is something new to offer in the comedy juggling line their water juggling being big hit in vaudeville. zeno Jordan and Zeno frofnerly featured with the Ringing cfrcus will offer their sensational aero batic act and the Electrograph will show most pleasing views.
 The rnanagenent announces at this time that large blocks of seats have been bought for each performance this week but this must not be construed as meaning that the general public cannot get good seats, because they can bv making early application.
 Each night will be a special night in honor of the ttAnniversary' tonight being AOId Timers Night in honor of the hosts of friends and admirers of Miss Cline years ago who have so of more here before her farewell.
 Tuesday night will be Irish Night and in addition to the delegations from organize tions a large block of seats has been taken by the Hello Girls and also the employees of the Read store.
 cfals and Baseball Night with one large box party numbering Mayor Bucl<ing gharn and others of the city Of Manager McCann and the platers he has selected as member of the team that will try and bring the pen ant to Bridgeport this season. In the audience will be found members of most of the amateur teams about the city and a feature of the program will be the film showing Pittsburg and De- troit battling for the worlds champion ship baseball honors.
 Thursday night will be Club Night side by the A. B. c. club and on the other side of the house by the em- pIoyes of the Grant store on Main street In the body of the house one hundred and fifty members of the Bridgeport club have reserved seats as well as one hundred memb CTS of the Tigers to which organization Cap tain Auger belongs.
 Friday night can well be called "E1ks Nfght,'S for this organization will be out in full force all the boxes having been reserved and practically the en- tire lower floors. There will be a number of added attractions approprf- ate to Elks night and it will be one grand success Saturday night will be stFarewe1 Night and Miss Cline will get a royal send off on her final ap- pearance.
 It is again reminded all who wish seats that they must get into com z11unfcation at once with the box office for the demand for large numbers of seats from whist clubs, etc is such that some one is surely going to get disappointed.