The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-05
POLI'S.

A girl who is always assured of the heartiest sort of a welcome each time she steps her foot on the Poli stage is Alice Fleming, acknowledge to be the most talented stock star in the United States and admittedly the most beloved actress who plays Bridgeport Miss Fleming will make her first ap- pearance of the season here on Mon- day next at the matinee when she will play "The White Sister" the Ve- hicle in which Miss Viola Allen rode to her greatest success during her starring career. The production will be notable not alone because 1t marks the return of Miss Fleming to the high type of the play, the sumptuous manner in which it will be staged by Oscar Eagle the peer of all stock stage directors, but because of the selected cast in support of Miss Elem ing which includes the favorite John Ince. Henry Crosby, who has won eator Joseph Eggenton, Antoinette Rochte, Gordon Domaine, John Fee and others.
 The theme of "The White Sister, is the old problem of the struggle be- tween faith and passion, a conflict between the material and that im- posing institution-the Roman Cath II. beauty, health and prospects of joy and happiness and on the other side stern duty, vows to the church, the fulfilment, of a sacred pledge to heaV- en and the conservation of life. The figures about whom center the drama tic conflict are Giovanni, a Domini- can nun. and Captain Giovanni Severi, an officer in the Italian army. Be- fore taking the veil Sister Giovanni was Angelina Chiaromonte a young accomplished daughter of an aristo- cratic family. She is betrothed to Captain Severi and when duty calls her sweetheart to the front she bids him go and fight for his country
 Severi leads his regiment into q of Africa and is reported killed. Up- on hearing this Angela determines to give up the world and devote her life to the churcs Five years elapse during which Angela has received full orders and is a nursing nun for ever devoted to the cause. It is at the end of this period that her lov- CT suddenly appears and comes to claim her as his promised bride. He had been in captivity, had heard nothing from Angela and upon his re- turn he is overcome to find as he says, she is forever lost to him.
 The conflict then rages, the nun true lO Ter fONS u1lll lIl6 SOluIlOn IS reached, a strong and vital climax that is as impressive as it is thrill ing.
 Miss Fleming will have the role of Giovanni, the Dominican nun. Mr. Ince will be Captain Severi the lover, MT. Crosby, Monsignore Saricinesca, the prelate, MT. Fee, Lieutenant Basil Ii. MT. Domaine. Lieutenant Severi. Miss Rochte, Countess Chiramonte. Mrs. 'Wheatcroft, Madame Bernard, and MT. Eggenton, Doctor Pierix
 The play is in three scenes and four acts the scenes showing the re- ception hall of convent hospital in Rome, the cloistered garden of the convent and Lieutenant Severi's rooms.
 The special scenery is by Edward Overmann and the five hundred dol lar chimes owned by Oscar Nevlin of this city will be used in the produc- tion. There will be the usual special features between the acts and the in- cidental music in keeping with the atmosphere of the play will be treat in itself. Seats for the entire week are now on sale and at the Monday matinee beautiful souvenir photos of Miss Fleming will be given to all the ladies in attendance