The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
ROLFE'S LATEST
 ACT HIS BEST
"The Courtiers" Reaps Storms of Honest Applause at Poli's Play House

B. A. Rolfe in 'AThe Courtiers' has presented a really worthy attraction in which is combined much that is pleas Never has an act of this kind come to Bridgeport in more beautiful cos tunes, with a better setting, Or with music of higher order more drama tically framed Rolfe himself is a musician who knows how to present musical things in such form as to please am entire audience, from the boxes to the high gallery. In Alma Moore and Roy Dietrick the act has two singers with beautiful and highly cultivated voices who work excellently together. They were applauded pret- ty nearly to the limit. William A. Gal pen. sang a medley of snatches of old songs assisted by a chorus. He has a rich baritone voice and is something of mime as we'll. The instrumental music consisted at times of eight pieces of brass and at times included flute. cello and violin. Half of the players were women, who displayed high degree Of talent. -
 No act which has been at Po1i's play house since it was established in Bridgeport has received more applause than "The Courtiers' did last night. and it was applause distributed over the entire auditorium, which is not always the case.
 In fact the Poli management is for tunate this week in having a pro- gram that is stimulating from one end to the other. Eldo-a & Co. were the openers on the bill E,ldora does some heavyweight juggling of a new charac- ter He attracted the attention of the house from the first and opened one Of those evenings when the interest of the audience is so great that the actors are spurred to do their very best work.
 Misses Hathaway-Kelly and Johnny Mack did some singing, some dancing and some joke making. They proved an excellent trio and gave satisfaction. The young women are pretty and in dancing make a good appearance.
 Lee Beggs Company presented a somewhat unusual thing, which they call The Old Folks at Home" The these is simple. It is the presentation of the theme that is attractive. The young people of the playlet quarrel and de- eide to get a divorce. The old peo- pie decide to quarrel to show their children how sad it is to have matri- mony without unity. The result is a reconciliation.
 Lee Beggs, as the old father does his work well enough to remind one of The Old Homestead' and Denman Thompson. The old mother is we'll inn personated by Miss Marie Cook. Cor don Domain and Miss Antoinnette Roche take the remaining roles.
 Forbes & Bowman also "cut some cute capers' and proved pleasing in what they had to offer Their act con- ciuded with a modification of the fam ous Apache dance which was well con- ceived and we'll executed.
 In Quinlan & Richards, the travel ing dentists. the people of Bridgeport are greeted by old friends. They have been herebefore and their humor is as conta gious. as impossible and as up- roariOus as it used to be.
 The bill closed with the Laurent trio, who describe themselves as marvellous acrobats. The description is accur- ate They apparently include in their number the strongest woman in the world who accomplishes some feats that have to be seen to be appreciated.