The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-30
LYRIC THEATRE

1 The Battle Rex Beaeh's great geological drama, in which Wilton 1 Lackaye created proba bly, the great est success of his entire career, will be the offering of the Eleanor C1eve- 1 land stock company at the Lyric i theatre this week, and the opening l performance tonight will see many of
 the officers of the local labor organi- 1 zaDtions the guests of Miss C1eVe- 1 land her managers, and the man agers of the Lyric theatre. Invita- l tions have been issued to every labor body in the city, with blocks of seats either for this evening Or tomorrow l night, and many of them have al ready expressed their pleasure and their intention to accept the invita- Mons.
 These men will greatly enjoy wit
 messing this play, for 1t deals with the l labor question and Socialism from an entirely new standpoint, and is more over one of the strongest dramatic l stories on the stage at present. MT Lackaye made 8 great hit in the play, l which everywhere received the en- dor6eInent of the labor bodies, and it's
 appearance here will mean week of | exceptional pleasure for all the pa- l irons of the Lyric theatre. where 1t will be offered with the same careful attention to detail which was given l it at the time of it's original produc- 1 ton.
 1 tIe'' that of a young and very attrac- tive nurse is heroine of the story, l will De one in which she will be seen | to splendid advantage. It will de- mand all her finesse and tact to give ] it the brilliant color it requires, but her success in all her other roles has
 doubt she will acquit herself equally well in this. It is a role which will l fit her magniffcent1y, and she Is sure | to add immeasurably to the excellent 1 reputation she has attained for per- feet work.
 1 Harry Ingram, as the millionaire, John Haggerton vii lhave something
 rather different from the lines in l which he has thus far been seen, but 1 it will serve excellently well as a medium for disclosing his ability and his versatility John Carroll will ap- pear this week as the lover instead or the william; this also Is something new
 equal to the task, for he can do good | work in any line However. the
 change will give the patrons some
 thing to talk about, and you may be sure "John,' will not receive any harsh l criticisms.
 Miss Kreighoff, the cute little lady
 here. has a splendid role. as have also l MT Craney and MT. Byrnes. Miss
 Lewis likewise will be seen to advan-
 tags and the minor roles will all be 1 The staging of the play, left to the care of Karkunoff & Shrock, may be
 dard these gentlemen have shown in 1 their previous productions. There's | nothing too good for Miss Cleveland, 1 say they, and Isham & Heaphy, the | theatres managers, join in this opin- l ion. Consequently. no pains or ex- 1 pense is ever spared to make her of- 1 ferings the finest, from a scenic | standpoint, the city has ever witness l ed, and those who have had the good l fortune to attend any of this season 8 1 offerings will attest to the splendid | taste and judgment shown thus far. | The sale of seats for The Battle l ensures crowded houses all the week long The new balcony, of course l permits of a much larger seating ca l pacity so that it's easier this year | to obtain seats than it was before; | still it does not pay to wait too long, for you can never tell how many | others will want to see the show, and l have gotten ahead of you in their se- 1 lection Therefore, the sooner you get | Yours the better.