The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
POII'S

Manager Polls offering for Fourth UT July week at Poli's will be Rida Johnson Youngs sparkling and novel comedy The Lottery Man" In keep Ing With his desire to give the differ. ent plays the very best presentations
 possible Manager Poli has engaged for
 the production three actresses who
 were With the original production for many months. They are Lucia Moore, Freda Slemons and Miss May Dona- hue and more clever trio of stars mas never been seen on the Poli stage.
 The theme of ''The Lottery Man.
 has to do with a note in most every
 ones makeup the note being take a
 chance The story in it's first part
 finds Jack Wright CMr. Ince) a young
 newspaper man of rare ability but
 rather impoverished circum instances.
 living with his mother Mrs. Wright
 (Miss Moore) in the basement of a
 New York house. The Wrights num-
 per among their acquaintances, Mrs.
 (John Junior) and her niece Helen Heyer. (Anne Hollinger). Almost driv- en to desperation from the lack of funds. Jack Wright determines to
 auction himself off by means of a lottery scheme which he devises, he
 to advertise to give himself away to the fortunate one of the fair sex
 who may draw the lucky number. af- ter having paid the munificent sum
 of fifty cents for the chance to win a handsome and unencum bered young
 bachelor.
 Much to his surprise advertising cer- tainly pays for proposals with the lac- company1ng half dollar rush in to the extent of three hundred thousand dol lars. He has protected himself how ever, to the extent of reserving the right to forfeit half of the amount received should the fair proposer not be to his liking and the entire amount should she accept and he refuses. But Dan Cupid never left it to man to govern his own destinies entirely and just when Dame Fortune seems to be pouring riches into Jacks lap, the winged messenger of love brings Helen Heyer into Jacks life. Then his only bent and purpose is to buy all the coupons that his small allowance will permit him to buy, in her name and aided by his friends and impoverish- ing himself, even to the extent of do- ing without his monday lunch, with the hope that Miss Heyer may prove to be the holder of the lucky number. Mrs. Peyton's companion. a weak thin eniacited old maid in her ambition to obtain the coverted prize known as ''The Lottery Man has obtained one of the coupons without paying for it and at the drawing holds the lucky number. Nothing not even money, will make her give up her treasure and it Is only after proof is produced, that she realizes her claim and the God of love placidly smiles on the happy future of the lovers Jack and Helen. "The Lottery Man" with Cyril Scott in the leading role has been the biggest sort of success because the author has made a rich, reson- ant and successful characterization of the people that go to make up the tuneful chords in this superb comedy. The love interest does not completely surmount the splendid comedy furn- ished by Miss Slemons as the old maid, May Donahue as the athletic masseuse with the Swedish name and the pro- nounced Hibernian dialect.
 Sta ge Director Socola will give the production his usual superb staging
 and Scenic Artist Carns has painted three beautiful sets of an original fans and the iced spring water in sanitary drinking cups make the heat ed term almost enjoyable.
 Between the acts Jack Sherman and the Singing Ushers will render the latest popular songs and at the Mon day matinee the diamond ring. will be awarded to some one. The ring is now on exhibition in the window of the Button-Oliphant Go. Beginning with Monday the Baby Show will start and run for the month of July. | Handsome prizes will be awarded in | different classes and all babies are a free sitting and photograph by pre- senting the coupon which appears in this paper to the Anderson Studio in the POli building