The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-14
TIE NEW LYRIC

The latter half of this week will
certainly see the Lyric theatre crowd
ed to the doors at every performance
! of 1.-The Spendthrift'' for the play
lovers of Bridgeport have become
keenly alive to the excellence of this
offering, which is undoubtedly the
best of all the splendid presentations
of the Frank Carpenter Stock COM
pany. Despite the disagreeable
weather, there has been no diminu-
ton of the crowds which have been
in attendance at the theatre, and the
company and play have met with the
greatest favor
The seats for the last three days Of
the week have sold very largely, and
the attendance will crowd the place
at every performance. If you have
not selected your seats, do so at once,
and avoid any possibility of disap-
pointment. You will not see finer
theatrical offering in many days than
1.-THE Spendthrift''
Better than Sermon was the
verdict of theatregoers who attended
the performance of ''The Rosary"
during it's long runs in New York,
and powerful subject graphically, and
in such a way as to grip the atten-
ton every minute of the performance.
''The Rosary will be presented all
Of next week at the Lyric theatre,
by the Frank Carpenter Stock COM
pany.
The play is built upon a thorough
ly modern theme, viz, the influence
# thought upon the lives and we'll
being Of men and women of our pres
ent day That thought. intangible
and evanescent as it Is, is still a
force a power. a theory that has fo4
some time past engaged the serious
| attention of our foremost psycholo-
gists:: but it's portrayal upon the stage
! has been neglected heretofore.
| The play attacks the theme boldly.
1t deals with the lives and fortunes
of a little group Of people living in
| the beautiful Westchester country,
near New York city. The husband
is a disbeliever in all religion: his
regarding faith in the things Of lite
unseen. Strong in his belief, and
| thoroughly human, a priest moves
| through the subtle story of this play.
| When doubts come. and the man :
| and woman's lives are shattered,
| seemingly beyond human power to
| repair, this priest analyses the situa-
ton, and by the power of his faith
| brings both the people, whom he
| loves. back to happiness.
Mingled with the darker colors OF
| human tragedy is vein of natural
| comedy, evolved from the events
which occur during the action.
| The stage settings are unique in
| their way; the first act occurs in a
| wonderfully beautiful grape arbor
| the second and third acts are laid in
| a charming interior. showing the at
| mosphere of serene home life. while
| the fourth is in new church built
| ny the unbelieving husband for his
| friend, the priest.
| After all the discussion in the play
| during four acts, wonderful effect
I is attained by the peace and serene
+. quiet of the church, where the mar
and woman who have suffered com,
at last to lay the burden down an(
find peace
The Carpenter Stock company il
| we'll fitted to give rendition of thi
play equal to. if not surprising an,
i which has yet been seen of it. E: E
Rose wrote the play with a distinc
y object in view, and the Carpente
cast will bring out all the fine point
of his arguments in a perfect man
nero.
Mr.. Carpenter will stage the pla.
with his accustomed lavishness AM
careful attention to detail and tn
cast will be especially selected. TIL
seats for the entire week are nov
on sale and are going rapidly. for tn
people realize that this will be an
other offering which should not b
missed.