The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-27
POL.I'S.

With the largest audiences in sev. eral seasons of stock at Polls, witi positively the best company from be- ginning to end that has ever appeared here and with the greatest selection ol plays ever offered at popular prices seasons success is surely comins to the Poli Players this year. Al this week capacity houses have beer delighted with splendid presenta ton of that masterful play, ''The Mar of the Hour," by George Broadhurs1 and with all its interest it is especial ly adapted to bring out the best there is in every player in the cast. John Ince in the leading role, has never appeared to better advantage and the playwright must have had just such a type of man in mind when he wrote the play. Miss Tyrrell makes a beau- tiful Dallas and her acting is superb and individual hits were scored by l.. C. Philip as Horrfgan, John Junior as Perry, and Tom Moore as Garrison. Stage Director Socola gave the pro- duction a splendid setting and his at- tention to detail was everywhere evil dent
 For the coming week Manager Poli has selected for presentation by the Players. that clever comedy by the late Clyde Fitch, ''The Blue Mouse 9 which enjoyed a long run with Mabel Harrison in the title role
 The Blue Mouse," undoubtedly one of the best comedies written by the most popular American playwright of his time, Clyde Fitch, offers more opportunities for real genuine humor and comedy. untainted with recourse to the double It is a breeze from the very beginning and as the action of the comedy progresses & il intensifles and leaves one in the best of humor, thoroughly satisfied that the theatre can produce episodes of real life and still feel that to-day's troubles are to-morrow,s trifies.
 Paulette Divine, otherwise known as The Blue Mouse" for the reason that she affects from her modiste's instructions the wearing of blue hats and gowns. has been engaged at the very agreeable salary of s1,OOO a. month to ifnpersonate the wife of Au gustus Rollett, young secretary to Lewellyn, the railroad magnate, in order to influence him to promote Rollett to the post of division superin- tendent. Believing himself to be the attractive. Lewel1yn finally consents, fiattered by what he thinks are the attentions of the supposed Mrs Ro1- lett. But the real Mrs. Lewel1yn and the real Mrs. Rol1ett meet and with Philip Scarsdale's proper jealousy of dulctle. HIS UdHC6e, a CHalH OI S1Lu- ations and complications is formed, which is intensified by the. appear ance of Walter Rollett's father-in-law, a retired liveryman from Cohoes, whose verdant appearance makes him the dupe at all times, and tang1es the skein which enmeshes all the charac- ters.
 However the old adage, Honesty is the best policy still holds, for when Rollett and Lewellyn make full confessions to their wives and Paul lettes motives were business ones, a happy ending terminates a most in- teresting comedy. Miss Tyrrell as the Blue Mouse, will be at her best, John fnce and Charles Schofield at the Rollett and Lewellyn are happily cast and have most congenial "wives" in the Misses Ho1linger and Harvey. f-sr- Junior as Scarsdale, Mir. Moore - Britton, Miss Martin as the maid.