The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
POLLS

The A. B. c. Club, the Independent
Order of Tigers, and a score more of
leading clubs made another memoir
able night at Polls last night, and the
mammoth bill of stars seemed to give
even more pleasure. To those who
have not seen this weeks bill, which
is a record breaker both for the num-
Der of acts and the capacity audiences
at each performance, it might be said
in passing that it is the greatest bill
ever presented at Polls. Not because
Of the fact that there are twelve acts
on the bill but because every act on
the bill is a solid hit and because it
is diversified, there being no conflict
of acts on the entire bill. There is
a plentitude of singing. dancing, aero
battles, dramatics, musical comedy,
wire walking. and everything else
that goes to make up vaudeville. and
no more pleased audiences have ever
left Polls than the ones who see it
twice day. No better selection of
headline act could be made than
that of Mrs. Gene Hughes in the Ed
gar Allen Wolf sketch Youth
To those who remember Mrs.
Hughes in her former sketch, "Sup-
pressing the Press, in which she was
most admirable, her work in the pres
ent offering is not excelled by any
woman in vaudeville. Gifted with a
marvellous speaking voice. a thorough
artistic in every action and spoken line,
with an admirable company support
ing her and added to this the fact
that Youth is the brightest act ever
attempted in vaudeville, it is little
wonder that seven and eight curtain
calls attest the appreciation of the
audiences at each performance. Of
different sort of a sketch, but just
as much a classic, is the offering of
Walsh. Lynch and company, "Huck-
ms Run. a bright bit of playwriting
with its laughter and tears comming-
ling, admirably staged and excellently
acted
The third special feature might be
referred to with due credit as the
''best girl act' ever seen at PoKs.
1t is Tom Linton and his Jungle Girls,
and Linton who comes out of the
West will make New York audiences
and producers sit up and take notice
when he plays his act there. 1t is
a half hour of the brightest sort of
musical comedy with stage business,
costumes and all else that will set an
example for the pretentfous three act
comedies on Broadway. Linton him
self works along the lines of Dick
earle and with a full knowledge of
Linton is a better singer and coined
ian. His eight girls comprise the best
trained chorus seen in these parts in
a long while.
Ernest Panther and company, with
Midget Charley, the wonderful aero
bat offer a sensational acrobatic act,
and Fred Gilman. the local boy just
returned from a tour of the big time,
is making the hit of his career here
with his monologue and songs, and it
is not friendship for him that makes
his act go, but real merit Miss
Poney Moore and D. J. Davie, an Eng
fish team, make as big a hit as any
act on the BILL with Miss Moore doing
some very artistic male impersona-
tions, and Mr.. Davie doing hard shoe
dancing that is a wonder.
Burdick and Barry, the local boys,
have a smart singing and dancing of
fering which gets great applause at
each show and Florence Legere lives
up to her billing as 1.-The girl with the
grand opera voice. The Freemans
offer a sensational wire act, the work
of small boy being especially good.
and good series of pictures close the
bill.
There will be a big holiday matinee
Saturday for the ladies and children,
with special features arranged.
Next week marks the opening of the
summer stock season with the Poll
Players. headed by John E. Ince and
Jane Tyrell offering the stirring mill
tary drama, Arizona" Seats for the
entire week are now on sale and the
subscription list is open.