The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
LYRIC THEATRE

,. For the current week. at the Lyric. Theatre. the Eleanor Cievelands Stock csoEnpan ny will present Rache1 crothers wonderful play of the West. The Three of Us" and with the memory of the recent success of this organiza- ton in that other beautiful drama, minds, the patrons of. this playhouse will anticipate treat far out of the ordinary for a stock company. Nor in which CarIotta Nelson made the Egreatest hit Of her career and one of, the longest most successful runs in be offered by Miss C1eveland and her |asSOciaites in manner which will certainly bring untold delight to every
 6.srhe Three of Uas: IS tr-,1ly said to be;
 "a Western drama wa4ssSsout oowboyss Indians or gunpIay. AlIA these att drama are missing. from saThe Three of Us. 2. yet it possesses fund Of in terest which more than eompensates for. the omission In fact, they are: not at all necessary to the success of this remarkable play, for it is in the strong heart story, and the manner Eof it's telling: that the offering has public in manner such as no other product of the piayrwri ght's inaagina- ton has done for many day. a1s
 The locale of the; play is a. Nevada mining town. and the story hangs up on the efforts of an unprincipled set of conspirators to deprive a. young and beal1tif1i heroine and her two still younger brothers, orphans, of their birthrfght, a mine left them by tiieir father upon his death bed. Be- sides this fight for fortune is a, fight for love, and the dual struggle pro vides one of the most thrilling, most expressing plays seen upon the stage. The play is dramatic, even tragic at times, in it's action, and the attention of the audience sis held closely from start to finish, while the final denoue- ment, and. the triumph of Virtue and Innocence brings sigffs of sympathy from every listener.
 There is considerable excellent com edy,. also interspersed in such clever
 manner that the audience appreciates sthe dramatic story all the ; more. These lighter incidents are irltr oduced at opportune moments, serving most agreeably to Tighten and relieve the more serious side of the story, uniting, las it were. the gay with the grave, and checking the tear with a. smile one Of the most absorbingly interest ing, one of the most engaging one might imagine, and will be witnessed by everyone with a, degree of del gdlt which only comes once in a while
 Miss Cleveland, as Rhy McChesney, the heroine of the play, will be seen to in seThe Great Divide'' Her excellent work in that play commanded the earnest approval of all, yet in The Three of Us, her rode is better strong CT, and more suited to her than in the former play. Harry Ingram likewise. will have an excellent. part as Stephen This is a difficult, eslacting role, but MT. Ingram will give it an interpre- tatiOn which will still further increase his popularity as a leading man.
 John Carroll, as Louis Beresford, the leader or the conspirators, will also give an excellent account of himself, while Miss Krieghoff, Miss Lewis. MT. Byrnes, MT. Craney, and MT. Dewitt will assume their characters in their customary painstaking and efficient manner. Paul Kelley, brother of the little fellow who gave such pleas ure in '"The Kreutzer Sonata wiM be seen as '<Sonnie'' McChesney, Rhy's "kid'' brother, and great pleasure will be found in his work.
 The scenic equipment of 'sThe Three of Us will be in the best manner of karkunoff & Schrock, who have made their work speak for itself in every production by the company thus far. Their magnificent staging of Brew ster's Millions last week will long be rem embered the finest seen on the local stage at any time, and they have made an equally fine production of s'The Three of Us" The sale of seats for the entire week has been especial ly heavy, and big audiences are assur- ed for every perfOrInance