The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-18
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FOLD HEIDELBERG"
 NEXT ATTRACTION
RICHARD MANSFIELlDS FAVORITE PLAY TO BE GIVEN BY CAR
 PEWTER STOCK CO.
ALL OF NEXT WEEK

;ngs," the sparkling comedy which has proved one of the biggest success ses of the Frank Carpenter Stock Compeny The theatre will be filled from the footlights to the doors, and those who desire to buy any of the very few seats remaining should be prompt in securing them.
 Green Stockings'' has still further increased the popularity of the Car penter company, and it's rendition has been exceedingly pleasing to the biE audiences which have attended.
 "Old Heidelberg the romantic, dra- ma which will be presented by the Frank Carpenter company all of next week, was one of the greatest of ter was given with fully as much' suc- cess by Aubrey Boucicault. It IS a play which requires not only the best of artists, but a big company, and ln border to give the play the production which 1t merits and requires, MT Car penter has arranged to present the largest and the finest company ever seen in q stock production in Bridge. port NO less than thirty people will be in the production. As an addi- tional feature, splendid vocal dou- ble uuartette of trained voices will be heard in the incidental songs, which are so important a feature Of the production
 T11e large stage room of the Lyric theatre and the determination of the management to equip all It's onerlnss with all the necessary talent to prop erly produce them, makes it possible to provide a cast and stage produc- ton which shall surpass anything or the sort ever witnessed in this city. The massiveness and the complete ness of the production of "Old Hei- delberg," will surprise and delight all rSa rFvyn 6 Y1- ces; splendid as have been the prev ious productions, even sweet Kitty F3ellalrH' and When KnighthOod Was in Flower the presentation of "old Heidelberg will eclipse them all. and the patrons of the Lyric theatre during the coming week may antici- pate . performance and production which will. be far in advance of any, thing ever shown in stock in Bridge
 Inc patrsnageS end the favor of the local public has been so pronounced opened its season at the Lyric that both Mr. Carpenter and Manager Ish- am are determined that nothing shall stand in the way of meeting the wish @ of the theatre going public. To that end, neither pains nor expense to make the production of "Old Hei- delberg'' the greatest and the most complete this. city ever saw. Tho massiveness of the production will re- Quire that the curtain be raised at 8 precisely each evening, fact which miss the opening scenes is to spoil the enjoyment of the entire play, SO that everyone should be seated before the raising of the curtain.
 Miss Cleveland, as Kathie, the inn keepers daughter, will have a part >k~1~H ity for excellent work, better than she has yet shown. Miss Cleveland is a great favorite here, but after the com ing weeks performances, she will be still more firmly entrenched in the public regard
 role in which he will positively shine. He will be seen as the young Prince, Carl Heinrich, a part in which the late MT. Mansfield, and again Mr.. Boncicault, made the biggest hits of their careers. MT. Conness is the ever appeared in Bridgeport in stock, and deservedly so. for he is most careful. painstaking actor, and he has the happy faculty of giving to each role a personality which makes each one stand out pre-eminently. N1e equally we'll cast, and the result can only be that of exceeding great pleas ure to all who witness the production.
 The sale of seats for "Old Heidel- berg already assures week of great success Those who want good seats for any performance during the week should get them at once, or they will be apt to suffer disappointment: Don't "order' them; buy them out right, and then get to the theatre in time, so that you can be seated and enjoy the opening scenes of this great play. the finest offering ever present. d in Bridgeport by any stock com pany There will be other big suc-' cesses to come before the season closes, but ssOld Heidelberg is the one you want to see now.