The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
YIN THE THEATRES
PARK THEATRE

Wilton Lackaye, who comes to the Park Theatre here next Tuesday even- ing for return engagement in his latest drama of conflict and love ''The Stranger" utters many bright epi- grams in his strongly drawn charac- ter of John Marshall, a Northern cap italist. who has returned to the lit tie Virginia village to trace if pos sible his birth and who once there becomes drawn into the local war for the traction franchise and likewise Warrington. Of these epigrams What a man needs in this beauti- full world is pluck and less advice and After all love is the strongest thing in the world" may be instruct ed.
 In the support of MT. Lackaye are many Broadway favorites including Muriel Starr, Edna Conroy, H. D. Northrop, E. M Kimball, Harriett Brent, Frank Burheck and others. Viola Allen in saThe White Sister, Miss Viola Allen, who comes to the Park Theatre, Saturday March for her regular engagement, in her latest play, The White Sister," ac- oompanied by James O'Nei1l and the greatest supporting company ever or ganized including Minna Gale and Norman Haekett. written for her by
 
 fortunate possessor of large stock farm at Lexington, Ky, where fine animals are bred and reared. Miss Allen is passionately fond of full blooded animals, and herself, when at any one of her three homes, drives a spanking pair of bays to light "T'' cart.
 During the "closed season. when the theatres are closed for the hot spell, Miss Allen pays great attention to her horses. and no consideration whatever can induce her to use a mo- tor car. She says that some innova- tions of modern life do not appeal to her, and the motor cars is one of them. When she is at her New York home the horses are kept in a tage at Bernardsville. N. J.. they are part of the establishment, and when at Lexington, she has her selection from a couple of hundred animals for either riding or driving.
 Drfving. is really her hobby. which is only rivalled by her love of the water. She is accustomed to sail a comfortable catboat, built for any thing but speed, on Long Island Sound in the summer weeks, and finds some of her pleasantest hours, she says, in paddling about the little bays and inlets in skiff with noth- ing but collie for company. Miss Allen has no affection whatever for the motor ear. She says that while she appreciates the marvellous speed it is capable of, speed never. particu- larly appealed to her, and she much prefers to amble along a shady lane behind a good horse than to tear through the country in tonneau of a car, scattering dust and excitement behind her. For certain purposes Miss Allen admits the excellence of a motor car, but for real pleasure, unaccompanied by nerve rackIng rips, Miss Allen prefers the staid intelli- gent horse-even if he does shy at piece of wind-blown paper once in a while.
 Alfred Hastings, veteran member of the Robert Mantell Company. who will be seen at the Park Theatre, Thursday March 2, has had a dis tinguished career, He appeared in the support of Edwin Booth, Forrest John Mccullough, Barrett, and the giants of the elder day MT. Hast ings has also been a successful star. Fritz Liebler. leading man of tho company, is recent importation from the London stage, where he has well established reputation as one of the best younger actors on the stage of the worlds metropolis. This iR his second season as leading man with Robert Mantell. with whom he has repeated his English successes.