The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-09
THE NEW LYRIC

This evening. the closing perform
ance Of "a Bachelors Honeymoon"
will be seen. Judging by this after
Moons matinee, the house will be
Tiled to more than its seasting capa-
city, and those who want to obtain
the few remaining seats will do well
to get them at the very earliest pos
s1ble moment. The sale has been ex-
tremely large, and there are but
very few seats to be had.
The appearance of 1.-THE Spend
thrift next week will surely be the
occasion of crowded houses all the
the biggest successes ever staged at
he Hudson thea tire, in New York,
where it ran for full year, after
ward going upon the road for two
or more seasons. to tremendous bus
mess. The play is one of the strong
est possible to obtain for stock pre-
sentation, and Mr.. Carpenter has had
it in his possession ever since it's
first day of release. He was, however,
unable to present it earlier on ac-
count of previous booking, but now
that the people of Bridgeport have
the opportunity to witness it, pre-
sented by such a strong cast as that
of the Carpenter Stock company. there
is no question that. the theatre will be
filled to the very limit of it's capacity
-""r'' VI" opening performance Mon
day evening.
hen Frederick Thompson first
produced this play at the Hudson
theatre he gave it this immensely
strong cast:
Richard Ward. Edmund Breese;
Saunders James Cherry; Philip Cart
WRIGHT, T. Daniel Frawley; Monty
Ward. Jack Devereaux; Frances
V"~7 Tni"s Maerane. Clarice Van
Zerdt. Gwendolvn Piers: Gretchen
Jane. Matte Ferguson; Elsie, Alice
~ ily; suffern Thorne. Robert Cain.
With such a cast, the success of the
play was alone assured and when
one takes into account the real dra-
matte strength of the play, it may
easily be conjectured that it leaped
at once into popular favor In the
play the part of Frances Ward, the
spendthrifts wife hose social ambi-
tons bring about the ruin of her too
indulgent husband and the imminent
wreck of the household. 1t is the
strongest part she has yet been called
upon to present. but she will be found
equal in every sense to the occasion.
and will give a rendition of the char
acter which will rebound immensely
to her favor.
Mr.. CONFESS will be the husband,
whose love for his wife blinds him
" the results OF ner extravaganza
until too late and whose jealous sus-
picions at last complete the work Of
Frances. The Sufforr Thorne of the
play will be portrayed by Mr. Car
roll, who will likewise have role
which will call into play all his re-
serve power, and will demonstrate his
ability as an actor of the highest
DECREE
Miss Carpenter and Miss Strickland
will have strong characters. and Mr..
Devine will have the part of Monty
Ward. a comedy role which will give
him chance to show his very best
work. Mr.. BARTON will likewise have
part which. though of minor ma
ture, will call for excellent hendlirs
in order to compare with the high
standard set by the other member
of the cast That he will fulfill this
requirement is assured.
Mr.. Carpenter will stage the play
absolutely nothing will be left I'M
done to make this the biggest offer
ing of the Carpenter stock Company
during it's stay in this city. It is
such plays as this which raise the
standard of a theatre the most and
it is just this sort of plays for which
Mr.. Carpenter is everla stingly on the
lookout. That he succeeds in secur-
ing them is matter for coneratula-
ton. for it provides the very highest
class of amusement for the patrons
of Manager Isham's pretty playhouse.
ard have made the unusual success
which has attended the theatre from
the moment of its opening.
There will be the usuel matinees
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and
the prices will remain the same, des-
pite the extraordinary character Of
the offering. The seats for the entire
week are now selling and those who
are wise will be first on the field to
get the choicest locations.
Miss Cleveland will wear two beau
tiful new gowns, which were des' gned
especially for her by the Woman's
Smart Shop of Golden Hill street this
city. The gown she wears in the first
act is of rose colored brocaded satin.
1T is cut en- train and lined with Pom
padour silk. The trimming is of
cream Russian lace. The other cos
tune is of a negligee gown of light
blue chiffon. 1t is trimmed with Ger
man Vallenciences lace and is pointed
in the front with pink rosebuds.