The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
"BREWSTERS' MILLIONS"
 AMUSES LYRIC PATRONS
Fine Production Of Capital Comedy
 Drama With Large Cast.

'3Brewster's Millions a comedy ! drama in four acts by Winche1l Smith and Byron Ongley, as presented thls week at the Lyric theatre by Miss augmented company of versatile play CTS, is masterpiece of fun, folly and depletion of frenzied finance, rousing the well-filled house to unrestrained enthusiasm and continuous laughter. The complete sense of qualification which the audience experiences is fur play of scenic effect-the stimulation of the storm at sea being particularly is timely. titiIating and tantalizing ia it's infectious huInor.
 Monte Brewster. the son of parents who died in poverty, is suddenly be- oueathed million dollars and when secure in it's possession he is suddenly confronted with the alternative of by the spending of the first legacy within a stated period of time, under limiting conditions, and without the knowledge of his friends or matrimon- ial entanglements. He is suddenly l changed from a conservative business man into a seeming spendthrift. back seems destined to fail-stocks, horses, and even becoming Anger for Electrical a's enterprise: His friends & are l him. The girl Peggy whom he loves and who reciprocates his affec- tion, is almost inclined to foreswear
 
 and he is deluged with wealth he can not dissipate. In one grand effort to all to voyage to Monte Carlo and else where with him. and the great ship scene with its magnificently staged Etorm 1na setting is presented. He @ is Hna f1nal
 where finally he becomes penni1ess and 1 within the last two minutes granted
 able to claim the desired fortune. | which also includes the winning of l Peggy"
 The plot is clearly and comically presented by the Cleveland cast, in l cIuding just the proper modicum of path os to lend contrast to the huxnor.
 In pressntment ;11 gesture astion ae and and l g. refined profligate might dispense | with increasing millions, the company
 Is to De congratulated upon it's sudden l transition from tragedy to comedy. 1 Miss Cleveland, as 'Peggw, is ! charming picture of demure, credulouS yet loyal belief in the ultimate love of her choice. She again displayed l her versatility as an actress as well as her broad-unindedness in consenting
 to a play in which her part was sub sidiary to that of the leading man. l Harry Ingram, as Monty Brewster |, bore the brunt of the action and he
 was almost continually in the center He demonstrated his right to the part Iconclusively amidst a, continuous and
 manifestly appropriate storm of aD-
 plause. In the love passages his con
  isonation was markedly noticeable, and clearly proved his talent.
 l Alan Dewitt who doubled in Hopper Harrison and Mons. Bargee, scored ad- ditional honors, as his irrepressible spirits were given full leeway in the action.
 Bertha. Rrieghoff as s'Barbaral Drew was seen at her best and was a charming hnpersonation of girlish simplicity combined with a charm of personality which drew her audience instinctively towards her. Bernard lCraney and William Roberts in char acter were pleasing, while Antoinette Rochte and Margaret Lewis in minor roles made their acting apparent. John Carroll support to Monty was well placed and contributed great 1y to the situations. Arthur Le Rue, John M Byrnes, Maurice Baker, AL fred Smith, Janet Hopkfn, Paul By nett, Arthur Adair, Harry Atfield, By ron Edward W. J. McGrath, Joseph Raymond and Thomas Purcell com pleted a. cast which could not fail to please the most critical audience, and with the selection which has been made by Messrs. Karkunoff and l Schrock for this weeks presentation a I crowded house each night is assured. 1 The ship scene, with its tunultuous and seething seas and effective light l ing is alone worth the price of ad- mission and greatly creditabfe to the tLyric studio.
 A night devoted to witnessing l ssBrewster's Millions will be profit ably as well as enjoyabIy spent.
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