The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-08
THE NEW LYRIC

"rhe Lion and thes Mousse. the weeks performances of which by the
 Frank Carpenter Stock Company be-
 gin at the Lyric Theatre this evening, this country. It is from the pen of Charles Klein, a master-mind of the art Of stage writing, and one whose successes are identical with the num- Der of his writings. In '"The Lion and the Mouse he gave to the stage his greatest work, and also his great est success. For many months it ran at the Hudson Theatre, in New York, and for several years was played on
 the road by four separate companies,
 each one covering a certain allotted
 section Of the country, and entering every town or city of any importance as to size
 In every case the result was the same = capacity business every- where, without regard to counter at l fractions, weather, or anything else. The Lion and the Mousse Is among ] the biggest successes known in the
 history of the American stage, and , penter Company, it will doubtless re- peat its tremendous triumph else- where, and fill the theatre to it's doors at every performance.
 MT. Carpenter, in selecting the cast
 for 'The Lion and the Mousse, chose potn WlSeIy dIbo Weil' dlfo idS ProViu- ed the play with undoubtedly as strong a cast as 1t has ever had, since | the days of it's first great triumph. He has placed Miss Cleveland in the | position of Shirley Rossmore, the poor 1 little mousse of the play; Mir. Con-
 ness will be seen as John Burkett Ryder, the "lion", who though he
 plays with the mouse, does not suc-
 ceed in swallowing her.
 John Carroll will be seen as Hon. Fftzroy Bagley, a part to which he Is
 certain to do full justice; MT. Dev1ne will be Rev. Pontifex Deetle, and in
 this comedy role he will surely please all his friends in the city. George | B. Connor. who has already establish ed himself as an actor of no mean ability, will have the important role of | Jefferson Ryder, and George Fillmore will be the Judge Rossmore, Shirley g | father, the unfortunate victim of an-
 others enmity. Barton Williams and MT. Burkhardt will have the very es-
 sential characters of Judge Scott and Sen. Roberts respectively, roles which | though small, have much to do with l the workings of the main story. | Miss Carpenter will be seen as Kate Roberts, and Helen Warde will be the
 Mrs. Rossmore; Miss Strickland will
 somewhat different from any she has
 before been caled upon to portray, but
 those who know and appreciate her excellent work in the past will anticf- pate that she will give an account
 of it which will do credit both to the part and to herself.
 The play is in four acts, with three
 scenes. The first of these is laid in
 Judge Rossmore's home on Long Is-
 land the second and third in John Ryder's library. in New York, and the | fourth is in Shirley's suite in Ryder s establishment These will all be pro-
 vided in manner which will do full credit to Manager Isham's endeavors | to furnish the finest and most com plete stage settings possible to accom- pany the excellent plays provided, and l there will be no fault to be found with | the details in any way.
 1 There are many seats sold for this evening, while for the remainder o1 l the week the sale is so large as to
 justify the anticipation that the thea 1 tre will be crowded to the doors al l every performance. Surely those who want to secure the best seats must be 1 prompt in applying for them, for the
 experiences of the past weeks have been that the late conner is the one who gets left.