The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-14
LYRIC THEATRE

| Commencing this evening, the offer ing of the Eleanor Cleveland Stock 1 Co, at the Lyric theatre for the week will be one of the greatest of all dra-
 matic plays, s'The Kreutzer Sonata" !" by Leo Tolstoi This will really be the biggest dramatic event of the sea- son for the play has world wide rep utation, and never has failed or at- tracing the largest audiences ever
 gathered into a playhouse It was for several years the starring vehicle or Blache Walsh, one of the most noted of American actresses. and in the
 hands Of the Eleanor Cleveland Stock company, will prove an offering which
 no theatre can afford to miss the extreme. It tells tale of emo
 tions, a story which is intensely inter-
 esting from start to finish. There is a
 wonderful heart interest in the play
 which compe1s mot only the closest
 attention, but the admiration and the
 sympathies of an- No better or
 upon the stage, and the patrons of the
 Lyric theatre for this week will have
 their fill of sensation, of pathos, ana
 of dramatic intensity which has never
 been excelled.
 Miss Cleveland will be seen in the leading character of Miriam Fried
 fullest justice all her friends will an
 ticipate. And they will not De In
 the least disappointed for Miss CIeVe-
 lands wonderful artistry and sympa-
 thetic temperament will suffice to make her work so enjoyable that she
 will be certain to impress her audi ences as she has not done Tn any previous offering.
 The other principal character, that
 of Raphael Friedlander, will be as- stunned by Harry Ingram, and he will
 find in this just the sort of a. folel to suit him to perfection. MT. Ingram has grown to be exceptionally popu- lar in this city but with this week offering he will advance still further in the public's estimation, and in- crease immeasurably his popularity
 John Carroll will also have an ex- cellent role in Gregor Fiddler, Miri- arn's husband This also is strongly
 drawn character, With wi , 2 plenty G ,1od of splendid capabilities better than any, thing in which he has been this sea- son. He will surely make a complete success of this role, and delight his many friends with the excellence of his work It is a role which requires a vast degree of finesse and care gard for all the niceties of his art, in order that the part may not be | overdone, but those who have seen Mr. CarrolPs. work in other plays are cer- tain that he will be the right man here, as he has always been in other l plays. and they are expecting the ffn- play
 Miss Lewis, in the role of Natasiza, the faithful. loving servant of the character to which she will do the fullest Justice Miss Lewis has not had the happiness of a strong part in her previous plays, but this will give her an opportunity to distinguish her self and to demonstrate her prof1cf- ency in a strong character role. Miss Lewis Is a very capable artiste, and she will surely make of this part one of the most striking she has yet play ed
 Miss Krei ghoff, as Celia, the young sister of Miriam, will have in thist play opportunities which have been de- nied her in previous offerings. The part is an excellent one, and she will show it the care and superiority which she has already shown she possesses. It will be a treat to see her in this play, and the magnificent impression she has before created will be more than duplicated.
 Miss CIeveland's managers have pre- pared a fine stage production of sThe Kretuzer Sonata" and in this way the play vii! have the proper and com- plete settings. Nothing has been omit ted in any way, and the presentation of the play this week will compare most favorably with any which has ever been given it. Seats have sold very largely, and crowded houses are already assured for the entire week.
 T. R. Lynch, No. Deering, Maine. says that during the winter and spring of 1911 he was afflicted with a cough and tried many remedies with no relief until he purchased a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He says that relief came quickly af- ter taking it and he has had no re- (