The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-18

Rose Sydell and her famous LON
don Bellies" Burlesque Company which
has been before the public for so many
years, will be at the Park theatre for
three days commencing Feb. %, matt
nee daily. 1.-The Girl from Sherry's"
a successful musical comedy by Frank
Kennedy will be presented. 1t is all
that the term musical company implies
being full of music and comedy, of an
original nature. and is replete with
humorous complications, rip-roarins
situations and extraordinary scenic
settings. The company is the best
that has ever been identified with a
burlesque organization. The Mallard
BROTHERS, Campbell & Weber, Living
pictures are a few of the many fea-
lures.
Wilton Lackaye's latest drama 1.-THE
Stranger which comes to the Park
theatre next Monday Feb. 20, treats
of high financial methods but there are
subsidiary issues, including a charm
ing love story, the strong pride of
birth still existing in the South and
the slow metamorphosis of the old in
to the new conditions. At the begin-
ming of the play, which is laid in Dam
vile, Va, in 1907, Woodvale. the pride
of the countryside, and the ancestral
abode of the Warringtons is about to
be sold for debt. Theopilus Pinkney
of Richmond has returned to Danville
to save, if he can, the estate as he
is in love with General Warrington's
niece Venetia. Incidentally he wants
to secure a franchise for an electric
line to be operated as a rival of the
mule line owned by Judge Carter,
Danville's most influential citizen.
Howard Carter his fathers business
partner, loves Mary Warrington, cou-
sin of Venetia. At the opportune mo-
ment John Marshall, a traction mag
nate from the North, arrives, falls in
love with Mary allies himself with
Pfnkney, bids in the plantation and
declares war against the Carriers for
reasons of love and business. Mar
ShalPS parentage is of grave ques-
ton and young Carter seeks to make
capital of this, concealing his attempt
under a cloak of treachery. Marshall
fights in the open and finally reveals
as despicable BLACKBOARD and estab-
fishes the elder Carter as his real
father. Mr.. Lackaye whose superb
Characterization of kings of finance
in THE PITT and 1.-The Battle" are
familiar to all theatregoers, has new
er been seen to better advantage than
in The Stranger" His support is
most adequate and the stage settings
rich and harmonious. Although the
drama is powerful it has clever COM
edy moments and abounds in crisp cpl
grams.
Undoubtedly, one of the most sub
stantial successes of musical comedy
history, is that scored by the big mus
ical sensation, 1.-THE Soul KISS which
is the Offering at the Park Theatre,
today matinee and evening. 1t has
enjoyed an uninterrupted run of over
three years, and continues to be the
best box office winner in the large
Thn y,
is playing only the large cities, with
the original New York production, will
be brought here. The company con-
sists of over sixty people, among
whom are some of the best known
performers on the musical comedy
stage, chiefly of whom are Thos. S.
Van, Harry A. Henshaw Miss eileen
Ellis. Miss Louise Kay, Raymond Gill
bert, Sam. M. Lewis and Winfield 8.
Freeman. Novita, the dainty little
Miss who Startled all Europe last sea-
son by her marvellous exh bition of the
classic and modern form Of dancing,
and won for herself the name of Eu-
ropes greatest premiere danseuse, is
the leading dancer in this big show.
She comes direct from the Crystal
Palace, London. to accept the engage
ment in the role that is said to task
the abilities of the greatest Of all
the dancers. Novita is making her i'm
itial American appearance and it is
said that she is winning more than
her share of glory in this country. It
is some time since a musical comedy
has ach eyed greater triumph than
this dainty, clean and inoffensive of
fering by Maurice Levi and Harry E.
Smith. The tunefulness of "The Soul
Kiss is amply attested by the preva-
lence of the song numbers that are
played in all the leading hotels and
restaurants throughout the entire
country. Julian Mitchell, Americas
greatest musical comedy stage direc-
tor. IS responsible for the staging of