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M. Edgar Monteil which contains an inside view of the national French Theatre that is likely to surprise most American readers; Zola's Mama or as much of it as relates to the stage; de Goncourt's La Faustin,'' in which ingenious use is made Of facts in the careers of Rachel and Ciairon; Hen- ri Greville' Rose Rozier" and George Ohnet'S ''Lise Fleuron." Of the most recent stories. Les Plaches'' is per haps the truest romance of stage life that has appeared.
 Two of the greatest masters of Eng lish fiction have taken characters from the stage. The Fotheringay. simple. soulless creature, who is on the stage merely the instrument upon
 which Little Bows performs, is. a vital figure in Thackeray'c .Pendennis.' Here Thackeray revealed truth not elsewhere discoverable in fiction. He showed that everyone who has been
 behind the scenes soon finds out, namely that an admirable and admir-
 ed performer may be lacking in real intelligence if only he is gifted with
 the mimetic faculty and can embody the ideas of 9 trainer of some sort, be
 he either stage manager or dramatic author.
 Charles Dickens in his immortal
 novel. Nicholas Niclsleby," gives an amusing picture of life with a pro- verbal company in the mid-Victor- lan period. vincent CrumIeS IS one of Dickens happiest and most enjoy able creations. Peg Wellington Charles Reade's romance, has doubtless been the
 cause of many s stage-struck girl leaving good home for life behind the footlights. It is to be remark ed that most theatrical novels seem III some way to reflect the artificiality of their subject. It is az though we
 were being entertained with the make-believe of make-believe. Reade's Peg is most fascinating figure. full of charm, really womanly and the most likely to live of ali of Reade's characters. Peg Wellington" according to critics like Brander Mat thews is perhaps the best theatrical tale in our language and the story in which certain essential conditions of the histrionic character are best DOT trayed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
PARK THEATRE
John Mason Tonight.

John Mason, one of the most dis tinguished players on the English speaking stage, will be seen at the Park Theatre this evening, March IT.
 in a new play by the foremost Am- erican dramatist, Augustus Thomas
 The event gives promise of being one of exceptional importance The last combination of these two gifted men resulted in the production of ''The Witching Hour,' which many critics consider to be the best play ever writ ten by an American. MT. Thomas new play is entitled "As a Man Thinks" and it may be said to deai with a larger theme than 'The Witching Hour." It has been Mr.
 Thomas purpose to present upon the stage character entirely new to the native drama-a type representative of the best manhood that the Jewish race has given to modern American civilization. It has also been his purpose to show through this man, the wonderful influence wrought up- on modern social life by some of the teachings of the Jewish faith. The story of the play concerns itself with the domestic differences existing be- tween a Gentle man and wife, differ ences which are finally bridged and adjusted by the influence of a mutuaI friend, high-minded Jewish physi- elan who gives them both a new un- derstanding of the marital relation ship and of the obligations which it entails. While this Jewish physician is not strictly orthodox in his adher- ence to the faith of his fathers he still believes in the essence of that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
(By Otis Skinner.)


 It may be doubted if actors-so prone and so prompt to peruse every criticism of their own performance are eager to read books about the theatre; whether these be biographies of the great histrionic artists of the past, or even novels of which the ac- t1on passes in part, at least, "behind the scenes" and of which the hero is an actor or the heroine an actress. Of these last, the stories of the stage, of them are remarkable for the igno- rance of the author in regard to the tnha bitants of the mimic world whose feelings and whose customs he is at- tempting to depict. Even when the author does know something about stage people, he is likely to reproduce the customary type of actress-for the actress is far more frequent in fic- tion than the actor, and far more fas- cinating. There is a prescribed for muia for the theatrical novel as it is written in France, where romance about the stage enjoy greater vogue than in either England or America.
 Considering how accurate the French are in following Matthew Ar holds definition that "the end and aim of all literature, if one considers it attentively, is nothing but the criti- cism of life," it is curious to note the monotony of their many recurring stories of theatrical life. Best of these are "Criquette,' by Ludovic Halevy; the "Troisieme Dessous' of Jules Clarette; the Rose, ou Sp1en- deurs ct Miseres de la Vie Theatrale" of Edmond Cadol; the "Cornebois" of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
PREMIER DANCING ACT
 NEXT WEEK AT POLPS
Miss Elsie Clare and Jack Moffett in ''Whirlwind Watz'' that is Pronounced a Marvel of
 of Genteel Action

holidays and a jump which both had to make was of such a nature that It seemed impossible for the vaudeville team to make it on time without travelling through the night and talk ing chances of the train being on time. The manager of the Russian dancers who was at the same hotei with Moffett and Clare knew of their difficulty and invited them to travel on the special train which the Rus sian troupe is touring in. While on the train Miss Clare and Anna Pav- Iowa became fast friends and the Russian girl attended the Dominion Theatre in Ottawa and saw the act of Moffett and Clare. She expressed herself in the most glowing terms of the dancing of the vaudeville team and was particularly impressed, great artiste as she is herself, with the whirlwind waltz.
 Miss Clare has been called the "Genee of Vaudeville" and naturally she is proud of the title but she rath- CT likes better the appreciation Of Pavlowa and in turn thinks Pavlowa the most wonderful danseuse in the world, a thought which is concurred in by all critics who have seen the Russian girl dance.
 Miss Clare is from Los Angeles, a daughter of a leading business man there and has been but three years on the stage. Her success has been almost phenomenal and a tribute to it is that she is one of three acts that has ever played the entire Poli circuit twice in one season.
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Manager Poli will offer Jack and Violet Kelly the Australian whip ex- perts and team of which the oth- CTS are poor imitation in the whip snapping line. MT. Kelly uses four twenty-five feet stock whips at once and such is his skill that he cuts an ordinary cigarette held in his part ner's mouth as clean as with knife. He also introduces sensational feats with the lassoo and does, sharp shoot ing. A sensational feature of the act is the expertness of Miss Kelly who repeats practically every trick done by the man and both are mar vels of dexterity. The added feature of the bill will be Hoyt, Lessig and company in the gripping dramatic sketch ''The District Attorney said to be one of the best conceived and best acted sketches ever offered d vaudeville patronage.
 On the same bill will appear the Venetian Four, @ most artistic quar- tette of string musicians. Standish Sisters the sweet singing comediennes.
 Ward and Cullen in artistic song numbers and Laypo and Benjamin novelty acrobats. Warning is here by given that the advance sale of seats for Mcintyre and Heath is the greatest in the history of the house and it would be we'll for those in- tending to see the performance to get seats now as they are on sale for the entire week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11

Leaving aside the question of large
 Spe on the billboards and fulsome praise of individual acts on the bill at Polls this week a fair vote on the question of the popular act would surely result in honors going to Jack Ioffett and Elsie Clare who present what is by far the most artistic and ScIined dancing act that has ever Der of their act is their own idea of ceded to be the most graceful and spirited as well as the cleanest ex- hibition of dancing that the vaude- vile stage has shown In fact SO famous has this dance become that Moffett and Clare have been engaged for the new review the Folies Der Eere which opens in New York next month and in which they will simply be on the stage the time it takes to execute the dance, four minutes.
 One critic has compared their style of dancing with that of Pavlowa and Mordkin, the famous Russian dancers and the greatest on the world who are in New Haven this evening and in this connection there is a story of the admiration Anna Pavlowa, the great danseuSe has for Miss Clare. the little California girl. On Miss Clare's dressing table is a photo graph of Pavlowa which she prizes highly and which was given to her autographed by the Russian girl dur ing Christmas week in Canada. Both the Russian troupe and Moffett and Clare were playing Canada during the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
NEWTOWN

Mrs. Stephen J. Keane returned yes- terday from visit with friends in New Haven.
 Frederick Chambers and Miss Jen- nie Chambers of Waterbury. spent Thursday in town.
 Thomas Brown of Botsford. is en- loving two weeks vacation with friends and realtives in Newark. N T.
 Miss Tessie Carrnody of the Danbury Training School for Nurses. spent Thursday at her home in Sandy Hook.
 Miss Evelyn Barrows is visiting friends in Cos Cob.
 Mrs. James O'ConneH spent Friday with Bridgeport friends.
 Miss Jennie Honan is the guest of friends in Bridgeport. over Sunday.
 Miss Lillian Troy has been a victim of the grip.
 Mrs. John Meyers has been among those on the sick list.
 H. w. Oppe has returned from a visit in New York city.
 Honor Roll of the Newtown High School for February:
 Chemistry-May Northrop. Percy Platt, Horace Smith.
 Plane Geometry-Miohael Blake. Charles Botsford. George Ferris. Helen Kilbride.
 Caesar-Charles Botsford. Gordon Gale. Frank Johnson. Helen Kilbride, Mary Kilbride. Viola Kutscher.
 Cicero-Jesse Bailey. Mayla Bots- ford, Helen Keane. May Northrop.
 Solid Geometry-Jesse Bailey, Percy Platt
 Algebra-Annie Brenner Michael Cavanaugh, Alfred Dorman, Robert Fairchild, Israel Goldstein, Samuel Golper. Frances Griffin. Doretta Haugh. William Mullane. Hattie Read. Marion Summers. Alice Smith, Ida Veness.
 English A-Sarah Beers. Harry Greenblatt. Frances Griffin. Israel Goldstein. Sadie Golper. Hattie Read, Marion Summers
 English B Marguerite Beerher Heeln Kilbride, Mary Kilbride. Viola Kutschef. James Peck. Bessie Ruff fles.
 English C--Arthur Fairchid. Helen Keane. Annie Murphy. James Peck.
 English D-Arthur Fairchild, Her bert Ferris.
 Ancient History-Annie Brenner Mildred Christopher. Israel Goldstein Sadie Golper. Frances Griffin. Joseph Keane. Annie Murphy, Arthur Page Marion Summers. American History Marguerite
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Reecher, Frank Johnson. Joseph Keane, Helen Keane, Helen Kibride, Mary Kilbride Viola Kutscher, Kath- crime Lester. James Peck.
 Geology-Lillian Beers. James Peck. Horace Smith.
 Lang, Edith Northrop. Bessie Ruffles, Helen Kilbride. Mary Kflbride. Her bert Ferris Charles Botsford. Frank Johnson. Elizabeth Blake.
 Zoology-Lillian Beers. J. Whalen, Arthur Page. Frances Griffin.
 Commercial Arithmetic-Samuel Co., per. Robert Fairchild, Jesse Bailey,
 French B-Bessie Ruffles. Helen Keane, Katherine Lester. Edith North rop, Annie Murphy. George Ferris.
 Latin A--sarnuel Golper. Marion fin. Arthur Ferris. Robert Fairchild, Israel Goldstein, George Garfield. Mi chael Blake.
 Elementary EmgIish-Amelia Allen. Amy Bant1e. Esther Beck. Pearl Cam field, poretta Carmody. Mary Con nors, Frank Corbett. Marion Curtis, Lillian Frank. Marilla George Walter Glover. Anna Greenb1att. Lena Hilt- brand, Virginia Houlihan. May Jor- dan, John Kelly. Esther kilbride, Alonzo Lang. James Lynch. John Lynch. James Mullane. Margaret Null
  stead. Helen Peterson, Helen Roach. Grace Ruffles, Fred Russell. Hazel Smith. George Stuart, Laura Swanson. Joseph Wright.
 Arithrnetic-AmeliaA Allen. Amy Ban- tie, Esther Beck. Pearl Garfield. Dor Corbett. Marion Curtis. Lillian Frank Marilla George. Walter Glover. Lena Hilt brand Virginia Houlihan. May Jordan. John Kelly. Esther Kilbride, James Lynch, James Mullane. Mar garet Mullane Laurette Northrop, Helen Roach. Grace Ruffles. Fred Russell. Hazel Smith. George Stuart. Laura Swanson. Joseph Wright
 American History-Amy Bantle, Es- ther Beck. Pearl Garfield Marion Cur tis. Lillian Frank. Marilla George, org, einia Houlihan. Ehther Klbride. James Lynch. Wilbur O1mstead, Grace Ruffles. Hazel Smith. George Stuart. Joseph Wrieht.,
 Physical Georgraphy-Arnelia Allen. field. Doretta Carmody. Mary Con- nors. Frank Corbett. Marion Curtis, Lillian Frank. Marilla George. Walter Glover. Lena Hiltbrand. Virginia Hou- lihan, May Jordan. John Kelly Es- ther Kilbride. Alonzo Lang. James Northrop. Wilbur Olmstead. Helen Peterson. Helen Roach, Grace Ruffles, Fred Russell, Hazel Smith. George Stuart Laura Swanson, Joseph Wright.
 St Roses choir is preparing spe- cial program of Irish airs to be ren- dered on Friday evening. March 1T, St. Patrick's day. when a lecture will he given on Ireland, Her History and Literature.' A cordial invitation is extended to the public
 The annual visit to the Methodist parsonage has been arranged for Tuesday evening. March IA. from 4 o'clock to g. A general invita- ion is extended to all the friends to be pres- ent and contribute to make the oc- casion a pleasant and profitable one. Refreshments will be served Those who cannot be present their token of good will and kind remembrance will he gratefully received. If stormy, l the visit will be postponed until the | first fair day.
 A young son arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. s. Howell Wright at Norwood. Mass. on March g. The fond grandparents are Rev. and Mrs l O. Q. Wright and Mir and Mrs. Levi | c. Morris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
POLI'S.

Although Manager Poli has given to the patrons of his local theatre vaudeville acts aggregating more than three million dollars in the last few years if is a positive fact that the most pretentious booking he has ever made is the contracting for the appearance of the world famous black face delineators Mcintyre and Heath who will head the bill next week. None who knows theatricals will dispute the statement that this team is the highest salaried that has ever played vaudeville and none will dispute the further fact that it is the most popular team that has ever ap- peared in the two a day. More than thirty years they have been associat- ed in business and professional part nership and while others have gained f1eeting fame this team has endur- ed and perhaps the greatest reason lies in their absolute art They will present next week. '.The Georgia Minstrels" and it is forty-five minutes of the most entertaining and most ar tistic work on the American stage Those of the generation of two score want to see them again. those of yes terday and to-day. young and old alike will want to see the famous team and the indications are that the theatre will be packed and it should be ct each performance of the
 
 vogue and success of Mcintyre and Heath is simply explained. Every thing they do is done in a manner consistent with their recognized abil- ity. Mcintyre is the same old dar- key who ambles along in the same traditional manner while Heath is the buffer with the brazen aspect. He is the intelligent fellow while McIn- tyre is the chap who seems to find bliss in ignorance. They make the roles and put in bold relief and from start to finish convey the reason why they are the most initiated pair of CO., medians on the stage Ato-day Their dialect is perfect the dialect superb and as Billy Gould says Jim McIn- tyre is the only living man to-day who can beat the darkey at his own game"
 Hunger and appetite form the pivot around which all the comedy of ''The Georgia Minstrels" revolve and tie half dozen lines. It simply portrays two. darkeys who went out with a show that busted and the two are walking back three hundred miles to Georgia They are still Juggling a property trunk, a bass drum and a slide trombone and they villify each other as they walk along. That's all there Is to 1t. simple seemingly, but wait until you see how they get it across To hear Mcintyre say When I gifts back to dat libery sta- ne and say 'Alexandah you done got talent Ohm goin' to stick the pitch fork plum through i'm dats wot."
 Mcintyre and Heath week is going to be some week at PolPS.
 As n special feature of the bill
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Especial

faith and glories in it. Especial stress and emphasis is laid upon the idea that the cornerstone of social order is the absolute. utter and un- compromising purity of the wife, an idea which MT. Thomas insists is a heritage from the Jews. The story is told with that graphic touch which il- lumines all of the authors work It is a story of the life round about us at the present moment and the play wright's keen and penetrating insight gives it color and versimiliture The dialogue teens with those bits of pithy utterance for which he is fa- nous and is permeated with his healthy and essentially American sense of humor. MT. Mason, who plays the part of pr. Seelig, is said to have one of the best roles of his career, a role in which those quail ties of authority, distinction and commanding power which are so characteristic of his method find abundant play. A supporting com pany of unusual promise will be as- sociated with him. Among the most prominent members may be mention ed Vincent Serrano, Walter Hale John Flood, William Sampson, Chrys- tai Herne, Charlotte Ives and Amelia Gardner.
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HThe Easiest Way"

Frances Starr's approaching en- gagement at the Park Theatre for one night only, Monday, March IS, in Eugene Walters most notable play, "The Easiest Way" has awakened ford to miss seeing Miss Starr in the most famous role of her successful career. As is David Belasco's invar- fable rule. the production to be seen here will be identical down to the smallest detail with that which held tha attention of New York playgoers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
Only One "BRoMo oUININEv

That is LAXATIVE PROMO oUI- NINE. Look for the signature of E. ". GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
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for upwards of three hundred perfor- mances at the Belasco Theatre in New York, and Miss Starr will have the support of the players who were associated with her in her prolonged metropolitan season. Various opii1- ions have been expressed about "The Easiest Way" but there has been general agreement that the play is perfect in it's dramatic construction, that its interest is cleverly relieved by numerous comedy situations; that it is absolutely true to the life it de- ation of the leading role is the most convincing piece of character acting to be seen on the American stage to- day.
 "Sire''
 The role which Otis Skinner por- trays in his latest success Sire" IS that of Denis Roulette. The. play is from the French of Henry Lave dan. author of "The Duel" another Skinner success. There is> nothing ex- traordinary about the name of the character, yet it has probably caus- ed more annoyance to programme publishers than any other programme name Compositors and proof read CTS alike, insist trfat Denis is Dennis, and the spelling in the copy furnish ed. which has only one letter ''n" is a mistake. It generally requires sew eral corrections in proofs submitted before Denis is properly spelled. If Denis were an Irishman, his name undoubtedly would be punctuated with two .'ns'. As he is a French man, one letter m must suffice; the correct pronunciation of the name is like this-daynee. Denis is de- lightful fellow, care-free, honest, good natured and quite ladies' man, as all will see when he shows himself in the person of Otis Skinner at the Park Theatre for one night only, Tuesday. March IA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
Bay. State Ranges

Are sold by N. Buckingham & Co.,. TIT State street. Thousands and thou sands of delighted houselseepers tell their merits. Intending purchasers owe 1t to themselves to investigate their merits before buying-see advertise ment.
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OTIS SKINNER ON STRICKLAND
 IN LITERATURE

Otis Skinner who is appearing in a new play called Sire and which will be seen at the Park Theatre Tuesday March 14, has written the following interesting article on Stageland in Books and Plays.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-31
DEMAND FOR NEW CURRENCY.

United States Treasurer McClung and Director
Ralph Of the bureau of engrving and printing
are just now making tour of the sub-treaSuries
in an effort to discover if it is not possible to
limit the redemption Of bills, the cost having
reached the maximum permissible under the last
appropriation bill for this purpose. The demand
for new paper currency-chiefy of the denOm-
nations of ones, tWoS and fiveS-has been steadily
increasing in recent years and is now more rapid
than ever, Boston and the New England region
supplied by its sllbtreasury being the head cen
ter for the whole country i'll this matter Of in
siSting on having its issues of paper money al
ways crisp and clean. 1t would seem therefore
to be case very largely of taste and Of meeting
the requirements OF the people more or less hnlchy
in their habitS-perhapS over-actng. Not that
any region OF the country is averSe to having
clean new bills but it is "A fact that not few
of them particularly the mining districts of the
farWest and of Indiana, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and the South are noticeably Indifferent
in the matter; they allow their paper currency to
get greasy, ragged black and sometimes almost
unrccognizable as to denomination. and they are
not preiudced against the silver dollar rs most
other sections are; ''a money looks alike to
them apparently-the only thing being to get
hold Of it--and occasionally the very worst Of
their paper money finds its way into areas far
remote from the place Of its degradation, to
speak On the whole, however, merchants and
other large handlers of paper currency are always
ANXIOUS 10 get lHt oDJccIlOHdDlc SUN lHlp u
banks promptly and on the route to redemption.
Every observant person must have noticed the
marked change for the better in this particular
that has taken place IN recent years In and
around New York City dirty ragged bill
comes into hand only very rarely-and even then
dirty and ragged people quite likely to
protest at it as the clearly and those III
velvet gowns. 1t will surprise most people to
learn on the authority Of Treasurer Mctlung
that the life Of 81 bill now averages about one
year, while the average life of all denominations
of paper money is three years. Even more sur
prising is his statement that during the 30 years
of the existence of the redemption department of
the treasury not a single has been known
there Of the transmission of disease through the
handling Of old bills, though hundreds Of en-
ploHes handle millions of dollars Of old money
every day. 1t is next to impossible to conceive
how this growing demand for redemption can be
checked-for the population Of the country is
growing rapidly, the necessity for bills of small
denomination is always increasing and the habits
Of the masses are steadily in the direction Of
higher degree Of cleanliness Bigger appropria
tons would appear to be inevitable