The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-30
COUNTY CHAIRMAN" { ALL NEXT WEEK
 AT POLI'S THEATRE

Next week at Polls will be note. worthy for any one of several req sons. In the first place the play se- fected for production, George Ade's rural comedy drama, sThe County Chairman" calls for speaking cast or more than 20 people and an aug mented company of 40, the whole making the largest number of char acters that have ever appeared on the Poi stage in any production In ad- dition to this there will be a fife and drum corps of eight
 Another reason is that saThe County Chairman" is one of the most elab- crate productions staged in the mat ter of scenery and effects and a third reason is because Stage Director Ea- gle has determined to give the Poli clientele the greatest production they have ever seen at the lacol play house. Every member of the regular company has been assigned an i'm portant role and the other Poli com panies on the circuit have been drawn on for seven new members, es- pecially fitted for character roles in the play.
 The story of "The County Chair man" is laid in Antioch, a small town in Indiana and the principal charac- ters areE Jim Hacker, a lawyer and politician, and Judge Rigby, a wealthy landowner and money lender of the county.
 One year prior to the opening of the play, period during the late Civil war, both of these men had been suitors for the hand of the same girl Rigby, by underhanded metho ds, such as withholding mail between the girl and his rival, Jim Hacker, contrived to cause coldness between them and he, going home on sick leave, con- vinced the girl that Jim had forfotten her and so persuaded her to marry him instead.
 the treachery of Rigby. but said noth- ing, determining to oppose all of Rig by's political schemes.
 The play opens when Jim is attend ing a convention called for the pur- pose of nominating a candidate for prosecuting attorney. Jim nominates his partner, Telford Wheeler, for the office in opposition to Rigby, much to the surprise of all for Wheeler is the recognized sweetheart of Rigby's daughter Lucy. The first act shows the village square of Antioch, the sec ond shows the mass meeting and pa rade of the political club of the Rig by partisans, the third act shows the law office of Hacker & Wheeler, wherein Jim finally allows his feelings to get the better of him and he tells Rigby that he is going to expose his crooked handling of the estate left to a ward of his. Mrs. Rigby begs Jim to spare her husband for her sake, which he does.
 In act fourth the final returns of the election are being brought in during the greatest excitement and the final result shows Wheeler win ming by a good majority. The play is full of strong character drawings, such as only George Ade can draw, and beautiful love story runs throughout the play.
 This is one of the most ambitious of the many great offerings this sea- son and a banner week is predicted.
 Mr. Ince will be seen in the role of Jim Hacker, Mr. Daley as Tilford Wheeler, his partner; MT. Eggenton as Elias Rigby, MT. Williams in the great comedy role of Sassafras Liv- ingston. Of the women of the com pany, Miss Stockwell will appear as Lucy Rigby, Miss Helen Brown as Mrs. Rigby, Caroline Locke as the village nilliner, and Miss Parker as Chick the orphan.
 The new members of the company will include Harry Sedley, James De vine. William Mickey and Master Clarence Rockefeller, the great boy actor.