The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-08
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POLI'S

Here once more. to renew old ac- qualntances, to make new friends, ana 70 establish new mark in the quality of vaudeville performances In Bridgeport. the Four Mortons, the most popular vaudeville act ever pre- sented in this city, headlined the great bill at Polls theatre this week at the opening performance today.
 From all indications. old attendance records at the theatre will be broken, so great is the. popularity and draw ing power of the Four Mortons, and the general excellence of the support ing bill.
 The Four Mortons last played at Poli S in 1904. on which occasion all attendance records were broken. The nature of their act, and its merits, may well be judged from the folIowI papers of December 27th, 1904 written by the dramatic critics:
 The Farner-.'Their turn is a. capi. tai one and keeps the audience in roy al merriment throughout Sam and Kitty are immense in their dialogue and pretty Clara brought a tremen- Cous show of enthusiasm when she appeared ard proved herself more winning than ever"
 The standard-'.The act that the Four Mortons present at PQli's this ble of jollity- Singing. dancing and character impersonat tions form the principal part of the entertainment Of the quartette, Clara seems to be the most popular. The feminine DOT tion of the audience characterize her as cute" while a number of men panions and whisper peach" It wouldn't be surprising If some young swains lost their hearts to Clara be- fore the week is over Sam and Kit ty are seen in some very clever imper- sonations and Paul does some good eccentric dancing. Clara sings a song about Soldiers which gives her a chance to display her charms.
 The Post-"CIara Morton is back and so are the other three Mortons adulterated joy Clara is popular in Bridgeport and well she might be for she is one of the most winsome. fas- cinating and talented vaudevflianS on the stage. There are three other Nor tons and they are all clever; they sing, dance and cut up in a manner Same has a cute face and he has a way of rolling it around and mashing 1t up so that 1t looks like the inside Of bottle of catsup. Kitty. his wife to dance. Paul makes a distinct hit in his song. "the London Chappie." But all the other Mortons fade away when Clara comes on the stage all by her lonesome. Her wavy black hair, sympathetic voice and twinkling feet do their deadly work with the audi
 
 bill of the season and the credit of the evenings entertainment is due al most wholly to the Four Mortons."
 What was said in praise of this great vaudeville family at that time may be repea ed with interest at the present But the Mortons are not the -., hole of the show by any means and there is a great supporting bill, each act of which will win applause and favor for itself. and the whole of which will go to make one great vaudeville show.
 Other features of the bill include such great favorites IS We1ch, Lynch, & Co.,, presenting the amusing and interesting comedy drama. "Hucl1ins' Run," Harry B. Lester. ''the Jovial lester" popular singing comedian; Allen Shaw marvellous modern magi. ian; Dean & SibIey. presenting their screaming comedy skit. Tt Ought to Be- Chinko, a wonderful juggler just returned from a most successful tour of Europe; Harry Tsuda. little Tap with more than Oriental clever ness in remarkable hand balancing and evolving globe feats: the Electrograph with an interesting motion picture se- lection. and finally Polls Orchestra, with pleasin music. The demand for seats this week promises to be far in excess of the supply, so place your orders carly.