The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-17
SIN THE THEATRES


It is said that KIaw & Erlanger
have found in the characterization of
"Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm"
worthy successor to "Ben Hur" and
other successes of kindred nature.
"Rebecca" however has an advan-
tage not possessed by any Of her pre-
decessors, the scenes of her life are
laid in quaint New England and she
is surrounded by characters dear to
the hearts of all genuine Americans.
In the dramatization. which has been
made by Kate Douglas Wiggin, the
author of the story. and Charlotte
Thompson, all the quaint originality OF
the story has been, not only retained
but intensified, and "Rebecca'' the
maiden aunts, the hearted stage
driver, Emma Jane and the other sim
pie Maine folks among whom Rebecca
lives become living, breathing char
acters. Klaw & Erlanger have spar
ed no expense in endeavoring to OBJ
tain atmosphere. The scenes have
been painted by artists drawings
made on the ground, and the original
stage coach has been secured. This
production may be seen at the Park
Theatre, tonight.
The management Of the Park Thea
ire announce a special extraordinary
enga cement for one performance only
on Tuesday April 18th Of the famous
Max Thomashefsky's All star Yiddish
Company which comes direct from the
Arch street theatre, Philadelphia. They
will present in this city for the first
time their greatest SUCCESS entitled
''The Yiddish Sapho" written by ia
cob Gordin with Mr.. Max Rosenthal
Mr.. David Levenson, Nine. Diana
Feinman and Nine Fannie Thorn
ashefsky at the head. They will be
supported by an excellent and cap
able cast Of prominent Yiddish play
ers.
Most notable of all the recent
dramatic offerings shown here re-
new play Mrs. Maxwells Mistake"
from the pen Of Eugene Walter in
which Margaret Ellington will be seen
at the head of the cast, especially
gathered for this drama which in
cludes Earl Brown, Ben Johnson.
Frederick Burton, Robert Burton.
Miss Kenyon Bishop and Miss Amy
Summers, and which will be the Of
fering at the Park Theatre on Thurs
day April 20. The promise is made
by Mr.. Walter that in his new play
he has supplied one worthy of the
mind who conceived and put into
dramatic form the Easiest Way"
and paid in Full MRS. Maxwell's
Mistake deals with the financial and
marital difficulties which confront a
young married couple who chose the
easiest way, to affluence, the way OF
dishonesty.
"a Gentleman of Leisure" is the
attractive title of new, comedy
drama by John Stapleton and P G.
Wodehouse which VIM. A. Brady will
ny or o-1y iIax
April 21st with Douglas Fairbanks in
the star role Of Robert Edgar Will
loughby Pitt. Mr.. Fairbanks whose
remarkable portraitures in "a Gen.
tleman from Mississippi 1.-THE Cub"
and other successful plays, will read
lily be recalled, has, in the role Of
Pitts, character that admirably fits
his personality. Pitts is a young So
ciety man, who has inherited an indie
pendent fortune through the death Of
a relative. Just when he has ex-
hausted America and Europe and is
looking for a new sensation he falls
violently in love. Thinking his love
is not returned, he becomes depress-
ed and. in a reckless moment, accepts
challenge to burglarize house. In
endeavoring to carry out the provi-
sions of the wager. he enters the home
of a commissioner of police On Riv-
erside Drive, in New York city, and
is detected. A series of dramatic
scenes and absorbing incidents fol-
low, but ultimately the Gentleman Of
Leisure" escapes from the entangle-
ments caused by his escapade and
wins the girl Of his choice. Despite
the evidently strong drematic plot of
the play, there is a constant vein of
ripping comedy, and Fairbanks. in
his breezy way, and with the bright
and clever lines, creates constant
laughter. Mr.. Brady has surrounded
the star with a notable company, in
GLIDING Ruth Shepley, Jeffreys Lewis
Elmer Booth, Wilton Taylor, Charles
Eldridge, Harry MacAuliffe, Joseph
Creme and others. A handsome scenic
environment has been provided for the
play
Mary Mannering, one of the most
popular stars of our time, will appear
in "a Mans World" by Rachel
Crothers, at the Park Theatre Satur-
day April 22nd. This new drama by
the author of ''The Three of U.s. had
a run of nearly a season at the Com
edy Theatre, New York, where it
scored an. enormous success and was
acknowledged to be one of the most
important dramatic offerings Of the
year Miss Mannering achieved a
great personal and artistic triumph in
the role of Frank Ware, a woman
novelist, who combats the double
standard set for men and women. She
is finally confronted with a thrilling
situation when she finds that the
father Of the nameless child she has
adopted is the man with whom she is
in love. She must give him up or be
untrue to her ideals. The play is in
four acts and placed in the atmos-
phere of the Bohemian set Of New
York The characters are all artists
Of one kind or another, possessed Of
the artistic temperament and emotion
ed to the core.