The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-12
PARK THEATRE
Ten Niebts i'm a Barroonn.

'sTen Nights in a Barroom,'' the drama which has lived for more than fifty years, is to be offered in this city by Messrs Holden & Edwards at the Park Theatre tonight and to- morrow matinee and night. Though this is the fifty-fourth year of the plays age it is the first time that a first-class company, carrying it's own scenic equipment has ever taken the play on the road. Thus far the com pany has met with greater 'success than was even hoped for and ca pacity houses have greeted 1t in ev- cry city where it has been produced. The play calls forth large audiences, for while it is a temperance play, written by great temperance man. yet it is so full of comedy that it never approaches the sermon" type. It is a. play of realism. yet no two funnier characters could be imagined than Mehitable Carright and Sam pie Swichel. The cast secured by Messrs. Holden & Edwards includes role of Joe Morgan; Miss A1mo Cor nell who will have the role of the de- voted wife and mother, and little Miss Ruby Browning who will play the fap- nous part of little Mary Morgan: For the comedy role of Sample Swichel Ralph J. Ravencroft has been se- lected, and it is safe to say that he will add new friends to his already large list by his portrayal of the Yan- kee tippler who loves Mehitable more than his toddy.
 Imperial Dancers Score Tremendous
 Hit in Springfield.
 It is very evident from all reports received about the Imperial Russian Dancers that are to be seen at the Park Theatre on Saturday night that the company in every way favorabIy compares with the magnificent spec tacular production that this wonder full company gave last year. In Springfield where the company was seen last night the Springfield Repub- lican. which by the way can be rec following to lsa.y;A
 As for the ballet as whole, Springfield was fortunate to see so capable performance. The corps de ballet moved with abundant life, and brought not only animation, but illusion, to the village scene. where the French composer makes use of the folk dances of Slavish and Mag var lanads. There was an adequate orchestra of 40 players, under the able direction of Vittorio Podesti, to play Delfbes' richly charming score. Tn the ballet the music is integral, as in the opera It is not permissible to speak of an orchestral accompan1- ment.' The music no more accom- panies the dancing and the panto- mime than they do the music. The three forms of expression are stimuli taneously employed. and not for a moment is there a cessation of any one of the three. The ballet tells a story quite as much as the hbretto of an opera-rather more skiHu1ly than most librettos, if one is considering I"Coppelia.' The second scene in the toymaker's shop is Staged with an appreciation of it's humor, and the spontaneity of Miss Sedowa's dancing and mining, was continuously a de- light. MT. Volinine imparts youth and lightness to the young lover, ana notf1in gmore is to be done.
 Miss Lopoukowa is another dancer with the charm of Genee. She is small of frame, and apparently still in her teens Her movements are exquisite; anything lighter. less ind1c- ative of effort, nearer to the spirit of beauty and of happiness it would be impossible to imagine. In the two waltzes which she danced she was the very incarna ton of the mu- sic-not of its lurking sentiment, per haps, but of its essence of musical joy. Her eager child's face, the measured proportions of her young body. the dainty white costume made her a picture that would have given magical pleasure had she not danced a, step. But even when she is nov