The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-03
JACKsON's
''BRrGaT EYES" TONIGHT.

In addition to being a very charm
 ing actress and a devoted and dones-
 tic wife; Florence Holbrook. who. with
 her husband, CeoH Lean. is specially
 featured in Bright Eyes", Jos M
 Gadtes' new musical play by the au-
 thors of Three T'wins'' which comes
 to Jac9ssor's theatre this evenine' is a
 musical composer of no small ability.
 The music of two of the big hits of
 a. Fan. Fan, Fam, were written by
 Miss Holbrook while MT. Lean wrote
 the words. Mss HoIbrook's musical
 education has been thorough and all
 her spare time has been spent at the
 piano. She has written a score of
 songs that have been among the best sellers" and this season she is work
 ing on the music for several new songs
 which will probably form the basis of a musical play which she and MT. Lean
 nave long had in mind. It is Miss
 music for musical comedy for her husband and herself. Never in the history of the stage have an actor or actress appeared on the stage in a musical play, both music and words of which they wrote themselves, and there are few instances of an actress she herself wrote. With interpolated songs Miss Holhaeek has been more than successful but she will not be satisfied until she sees her own mu- heavy advance sale of seats an audi ence of practically capacity proportion is assured.
 ALL STAR YnDDISH CO
 On next Wednesday evening Jack sons theatre will be the scene of much interest for our best theatre-goers AL though the performance will be given in Yidd1sh still the interest need not be lessened, because MT. Elias Roth 1 stein and Miss Clara Raffalo, who are goers, will be the star attraction in a 1 play which has proven one of the | greatest successes of the Yiddish thea tre and which enjoyed a long and suc- cessfu1 run at one of New Yorh's lead 1 ing Yiddish theatres. So far as the l art side of this company is concerned | there need be no hesitation on the part l of the theatre-goers of other nation 1 alfties the interpretation of Mr. Rothstein, Miss Raffalo and their com pany is on a plane which does not re- | quireF a full understanding with the words for a. thorough knowledge of the | play.
 '"THE FIRING LmNE'' = An attraction that promises to draw an apprectatfve audience especially among readers of modern American fiction. to Jackson's theatre next i night, will be the presentation by AL fred B. Aarons of a dramatization of | Robert W. Chambers notable novel,
 t"The Firing Lne'' is probably one of MT. Chambers most popular books, and is regarded by many as exce1ling Chance, t'The Younger set'' and 1HThe Danger Mark, which also contributed largely to MT. Chambers fame
 The dramatized version of sHThe Fir l ing Line' Is by Franklyn Searight and Fred Jackson, and keeps in close touch with the events recorded in the novel One of the principal scenes is in that most exclusive of all winter resorts in the South, Palm Beach, Florida. and the principal characters represent types of ultra-fashionab1e New York society The play deals with a beau tfful young girl, Shield Cardross, who is supposed to. be the daughter Of Ne vile Cardross. one of Americas lead wealth. Shield is. however, a waif adopted by the Cardross family from some public institution and whose origin is unknown but for whom Car dross and his entire family have de veloped deep and lasting affection. She: herself, is unaware of the fact that that she Is not of the blood of Car dross, and, when, in her eighteenth year, she ascertains unexpectedly inc true state of affairs, it comes as a great shock to her A companion of court, a good-looking magnetic young chap, and ward of Neville Cardross On the spur of the moment, she takes into her confidence, and per suaded by him, agrees to a hurried and secret marriage, which would at least endoW her with name and the pro lection of 8 husband. It is decided between them, however, that it would be unwise to announce the marriage until the time of his graduation from college, when he will inherit consider able property. Long before that time arrives, they each realize that they nave made a grave mistake and that they have never really loved each oth- ar, but simply acted upon a youthful impulse. The subsequent falling in ove of both of them with others bring about complications which go to make m intensely interesting plot.
 The different characters are in the hands Of company of competent play scenic production of unusual splendor. The sale of seats is now on for both 
 Mrs. c. J. Scheck, of 657 William street are spending week with friends up the Hudson.