The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-21
PARK THEATRE


Rachel Crothers' success "A Mans
| World under the management of
Sam S. and Lee Shubert at tho Park
| Theatre, Saturday matinee and even
ing. That Miss Mannering scored with
| this play in New York the greatest
success Of her hiStrionic career is not
new to theatregoers. This drama by
the author of THE Three of U.s.
brings UP some of the eternally vex-
ing problems Of the day, leading up
/ to a logical and inevitable conclusion.
A deep, broad subject is handled with
view to the greatest dramatic pos
sibiltties and Miss Mannering has new
er had better opportunity to display
her charming, sympathetic and wholly
earnest qualities. In this play, which
hinges on the subject of the double
standard Of morals for men and wom-
en-, Miss Mannering, whose ability has
never been more pronounced. plays
with complete and satisfying sug-
gestion of every phase Of womans
character. Her gentleness, self-reli-
ance, and naturalness are given an
ideal outlet in the role which she por-
trays
Douglas Fairbanks, the youngest
among American theatrical stars and
one Of the most popular. will be pre-
sented at the Park Theatre Friday,
April q, in a new comedy, entitled "a
Gentleman of Leisure by John Sta
pleton and P. G. Wodehouse. In his
new play, Mr.. Fairbanks gets away
from the newspaper roles which he
made SO successfully entertaining in
"A Gentleman from Mississippi" and
1.-The Cub and' essays the character
of a young man about town, who
through the death of spinster aunt,
has been left with a fortune and no
necessity for engaging in business Or
professional life. Mr.. Fairbanks has
a strong supporting company, which
includes Ruth Shepley, Jeffreys Lewis,
E. H. Kelly, Edward See, Harry Mac
Auliffe, Orlando Daily, Joseph Greene.
Elmer Booth, Wilton Taylor and
others. The mounting of the play is
admirable and in keeping with all Of
William A. Brady's productions.
'sTwo Women is the play that has
brought Mrs. Leslie Carter back to
prominence after several years of mis-
fortune in the selection of her plays.
Mrs. Carter will appear in this play
at the Park Theatre next Monday
night. Mrs. Leslie Carriers hair has
been the talk of the entire theartego-
ing public ever since her first appear
ance ON the stage. Everybody has
asked: Is it her own? Is it a wig?
For the benefit of those who are still
wondering we are glad to announce
quantity and coloring
While genius may be heaven born, it
REQUIRES years of patient endeavOr to
bring it to that point where absolute
perfection is attained. Such is the
case with Mary Mannering, for she
began her career as a girl of fifteen
and has been playing constantly ever
since. She is at the very zenith of
her career today and stands in the
front rank of the stars of the Amer
lean stage. She began her stage
schooling at the age of fifteen as a
member of Herman VEINS company,
then touring the English provinces. A
repertory of some fifty odd plays had
to be acquired, and in the years in
which Miss Mannering remained with
this fine old actor she learned we'll the
rudIments of her art Her first big
part was as "Rosamond'' in Sydney
Grundy's Sowing the Wind, in
which she made her appearance before
a London audience Charles Froh-
man Immediately engaged her for the
Lyceum Theatre Stock Company in
New York, in which she played lead
ing roles in such plays as THE Late
Mr.. Costello, THE First Gentleman
Of Europe, ''Trelawney of the Wells,
THE Princess and the Butterfly and
''The Prisoner of Zenda'', in which
pieces she played Princess Flavia,
part in which she toured America with
great success. Later on Miss Man
nering entered into an engagement
with the Shuberts. and under their
management played in "a House of
Cards, Janice Meredith, GLORIOUS
Betsey', and last season in "a Mans
World, which has proved to be her
greatest success
Miss Mannering still retains her
home in England and usually goes
back there every summer. Her coun-
try house is in Market Deeping in
Lincolnshire, and it is there that she
recuperateS after her arduous seasons
on the road. In "A Mans World
this season will be found Alphonz
Either who will be remembered as the
Ben Hur" of that great spectacle
during the season of 1908-9. Other
well known members of the Shubert