The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-02
LYRIC THEATRE

1 The production Of "The Battle at
 the Lyric Theatre. is attracting large
 audiences. and gaining for the mem Ders of the Eleanor Cleveland Stock Company renewed favor. '"The Bat tIe,'' Wilton Lackaye's great starring
 VehicIe for several seasons. during 1 which time he created a. new success, i and earned for his managers large
 adapted to the purposes Of. the Flea nor CleYeland Company Miss Glevez 1 best roles they have shown thus far, 1 in the line of dramatic force and pow I er Yet the honors are not wholly
 theirs for they are shared by Mir. | Craney MT Byrnes and Miss Lewis, i while those having the minor char 1 acters in charge add finely to the 1 impression created by the principals. 1 '"The Battle tells an impressive ] story, filled with intense. yet human ] interest, from end to end It IS a | tale which is really well worth hear 1 ing, and everyone has been impress 1 ed by it's sincerity and it's straight 1 forwardness. Although mot in the one by its intensity. and there is not l a scene or situation which does not 1 send the fb1ood Sushtng nnos,e and
 more rapidly until the clImaxes are 1 attained
 Miss Cleveland anr Harry Ingram 1 have perhaps the best characters in y, role which calls for his very best l work There will be large audiences
 at every performance of The Ba!- l assured. Yesterday. at both pereor, 1 nances the house was crowded, ana l the sale Of seats has been very heavy l for the entire week.
 In the beautiful comedy drama 1 "Clothes,'' which was written by | Channi1lg Pollock and Avery Hop | hP 1 tress for over two years starred with 1 tremendous success, achieving prob. I her career. .'CIothes'' is a delightful play, a sort of 8, satire upon the Ques- 1 ton of how much womans happl- ness may be enhanced by her devo- 1 ton to thte great fetich of woman's Iife-clotf1es Clothes was a won I derful success for Miss George Pollock and .Hopwood, it gave her a vehicle which enabled her to display l to the very acme of completion her
 splendid talent. and Prosiaeo M ene TOT alae lae 1natic art that has seldom been equalled. The delightful personality able her to repeat in in very large degree Miss Georges success. Her l Temperament is much the same. or
 if anything even more 5;g graceInI 9sanreaa. anu That Miss Cleveland is. an artlste or l exceptional talents all her frlenoG will admit, and she IS cefLaln lo elp- 1 pear lin Clothes to even greater 1 advantage than in any play she mas presented this season l The authors did not make Clothes a one-party, play, however, recogniz- ing that, if Miss George was to make 1 a success she must have the assist ance, and cooperation of her entire l cast Therefore, in this play there will be found roles which vii! De ! especially congeniaI to the members of Miss C1evelandss company. and the ' 11ra faf ] most alluring possible to conjecture Harry Ingram will have an especial l ly fine character in fs'Clothes.'' while | MT Carroll Miss Krieghof, MT Cra- ney. MT. By1nes and Miss Lewis will all be congenial1y east and will give their customary interpretations Of their roles.
 The play, written as it is, with l clothes as the predominant thought, | ladies of Miss Cleveland's company I to wear some Of the finest costumes seen on the stage this season For several weeks the p1odistes of the city have been. preparing for this 1 play, and a number of magnificent new gowns nave been made ready for l the production of Clothes. These | will all be worn with taste and dis l tinction and the ladies Of the city l Seats are now selling for the com ing week, and assurances are already given that the attraction will call forth much more than the ordinary audiences Applications should be
 made at once, in order to ensure se-
 curing just the. seats wanted for the
 performance Of 'fClothes.''s