The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
LYRIC THEATRE

The. fact that Girls Clyde FItch's clever comedy, which is being present. ed this week at the Lyric theatre by the Eleanor Cleveland Stock company, has been seen in Bridgeport on pre- vious occasions, does not rob it of its attra ctiveness, or interfere with the desire of the theatre goers to see it agains Fhe- comedy has such a great value as an entertainment of the highest class that many are going this week to see it who have seen it before, and the universal opinion seems to De that it was never presented With so much cleverness and dramatic exact ness as the. Eleanor Cleveland SOCK company shows in its interpretation.
 Miss C1evland has never done a finer piece of comedy here than she is gtXT ing in Girls, and she has the sup port of a. strong, eve enIy balanced cast which brings into prominence ali the beauties of the play, as they nave neV- CT before been shown in Bridgeport ..Girls'' is well worth seeing. even E 1T IT you have seen it before. There are so many good laughs in the play, and itsfs 80 finely presented that it takes on new charms with each seeing, and gey- eryQne thus far has been det1gnteo .e'
 There are still some seats left for the remaining performancss, BIt there5:vTil be biz audiences tonight. ana atso toy afternoon. Don't fall tp witness the he Presentation Of this play, for it will afford you complete pleas51Ts agd an .,4 you the excellent work of the Eleanor Cleveland Stock cornpa ny
 %tsTn the- Pa lace of the King which is to be the offering for next week, is one Of the strongest, most pictur- esque plays ever written, and its pres entation by the Eaeanor Glsyelandf nf much more than ordinary importance in Bridgeport. Az costume play so called. .sIn the Palace of the King g
 has a reputation which is excelled by no other offering on this stage, and 1t will provide the Eleanor. Cleveland company with a vehicle which will be worthy of their best efforts.
 Tn this. play, Miss Cleveland will have one Of the strongest roles she has ever shown the local public, and in which she is certain to create a. new higher in the affections of every the atre goer in the city. It is in romantic plays that Miss Cleveland is always at her beat, and in them she has made her best reputation In 'sIn the Palace of the King she will appear to the very best Advantage, having role ities for the display of her exceptional talent her delightful personality, and taat artistic temperament which she possesses in such a. reInarkable de- gree. Tn the Palace of the King twill be one of the very finest of all Mass CleFe1a nd's endeavors, and every theatre goer in Bridgeport will want sto see her in this play. F MT Ingram also will be seen in a role which will require the very incest 8of treatment, and in which he is cer- tain to achieve new triumphs. MT. Ingram has esucceeded wonderfully w ell here, but in the play of next week he will score afresh in the opinions of his friends, and gain greatly in their estimation. He has shown already his skill in becoming thoroughly pop ular as a leading man of exceptional merit, but in the coming weeks offer ing he will give new ideas Of his .abil- ity, and will delight more than ever those who have found him extremely pleasing and capable.
 MT. Carroll, Miss Lewis. Miss Krieg- hoff, Mr. Craney, MT. Dewitt, MT. sByrness and others of the company will be excellentIy and in all cases most congeniaIly cast, and the company will be largely augmented, as the require ments of the play are very heavy, and a big company is required. The stage production will be the finest ev- CT seen here in a stock production, and a absolutely nothing will be omitted to make this one of the biggest dramat- ic offerings this city has seen since the invasion of stock. Every scene in this magnificent play will be given with complete fidelity and picturesque ness of detail. All told, the offering for next week will be one of the strongest possible to provide, and the playgoers of Bridgeport will profit by C1eveland's managers.