The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-14
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THE NEW LYRIC

Manager Isham, of the Lyric, and Manager Carpenter, of the splendid stock company which bears his name are reaPing the harvest which surely fc lows clever and well 'rect ed the atri2al management. ''The DeserteHs. which the Carpenter stock -comI any IS presenting this week bids fair to test the seating capacity of +hH +Heatre Tn a most strenuous manner. mere may come a time some day when tne- atres will be built with rubber WaHs' ls it seems almost too bad that day mas Enot yet arrived, and that the Lyric IS not constructed of that sort Of mater iaI. At about every performance; standing room is at premium, ana Manager Isham is using every bit which the law allows him, in a vain endeavor to meet the wishes or an anxious public who desires to witness the exce lent production of an excel
 Everyone who has thus far witness ed The Deserters'' joins in awarding both company and play the extreme or high praise; the kind words. however are all well deserved, for the artrac- tion Is fully worthy and is bound to still further extend the circle of warm friends which the company has drawn
 saThe Deserters'' will be seen all this week. Tvith matinees tomorrow ana .Saturda. nut with the several per formances remaining, it behooves you to get, your seats early, for the 5 ueI maro is ereater' than the supply, aod if you delay, you are sure to get left Get the habit; get Tn line early' ana be sure of your sittfngs.
 The next production by the Frank Carpenter Stock comrany at the Tyr ic theatre, will be that brilliant sue cess of continued laughter, The Mar riage of Kitty which estab ished Ma rie Tempest as a mistress of comedy Fin England and America. It is a continuous dramatic sparkle. From curtain rise to curtain fall, 1t pro vokes a constant range. from smiles 10 rnars Of laughter. It is a litt,e dar- ing but never in the least offensive And enc of the big treats of the cur rent season at the Lyric is. going to be the si2ht of Eleanor Cleveland, Tn f1I yey S2I 9f the "A aqaienfe, otfTe maEi9g nature viii permit her It is in real ity a retrayal of the secrets of wo- mans avs of Identification, used In this instance for directly opposite re- EiIlts. which invariably conVuIse every v-onoan in the audience
 The Kitty of "The Marriage of Kit ty-'' iS sort of a sister, with her great heart and sharp tongue; of the who tntrodiiced Miss fC eveland to the play-goers of Bridgeport Her task is to keen her promise to dis1 fusion boy whose own people dread her fas- cinations. But love, as always, com plicates matters, and all through the swift-moVing, dashing action and la augh-compell1ng mes ana Sltua tlouS' there runs an undertone of real ap- pealing sentiment. in spite of the ul- 5;tra-nodern breeziness of the unceas- ing fun. age
 CongeniaI roles will fall to the share of MT. Conness, MT. Devine, Miss F. orence Carpenter, and all the es ab- Iiehed favorites Of the company. And tIIere is not a dcutt in the minds of the mana cement that the. audiences G ho see ''Tbe Marriage of Kitty will proclaim it ore of the merriest, brightest, and most meritorious per- fornIances O. roIIic king high comedy ever enjoyed by the play-gOing puh- lie of this city. The engagement vii be for the eptire week. as usual, with the regular Inat.nees. Tuesday, Thurs day and Ssturuay