The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
LYRIC THEATRE
MEMS SECTION

There Is no question Sh4t this week presentation Of .'The Kreutzer sonata sae the Lyric theatre. by the Eleanor Cleveland Stock company. Is really The nts drannatic event of the season. The audiences mt both performances yester- day were enthusdastic, and each of the prfncaraIe was given repeated curtain cAf1e after each act, while the ap- 1f5rs at times fairly stopped the pro- #Tess of the play. The matinee and evening performances were both at tsfided by large audiences, and the in- HMres& in the production was intense and universal. Miss Cleveland, in the role of Mir lazn. has I mSst sy1npaashes,c apa s ,t chae- ae- seeives, the general appreciation of all, It Is A character which requires all her artistry to properly interpret, and ceSees she has yet presented in th1s city. Better emotional effort has new CT been given by her. and this weeks .s, an the magnificent impression she has always held in this city, among the better class of theatregoers, who are not slow to appreciate her excellent work
 . Harry Ingram. also. in the character of Raphael Friedlander, is doing an es- pecfaIly fine piece of work this week, and he is receiving the acclaim which always follows such an excellent as- sumption Of 2 difficult role This IS
 
 full of breadth and color, and at each perYernance he is accorded the high soars of Bridgeport many splendid evil dences of his merit since he came to this city but in nothing has he shown s1ieh artistic excellence as in this part.
 sTEse Kreutzer Sonata is filled with great characterizations, and the Gre Eor Fiddler of John Carroll. the Ma of Miss Kreighoff, the Ephriam F'fd- d1er of John M. Byrnes, the Bella, his wife by Miss Lewis, all speak in the warmest manner of the excellence If the Eleanor Cleveland company. Little Jesse Kelly, as Albert, shows a precocfous c1everness which adds to the merit of the production, and Louise Gilchrist, assists in the cast with an irnper rsonation which is entirely to her credit, and which pleases all her num- erof1s friends Alan Dewitt, also. as the Imaginative son of Raphael Fried Lander, is seen to good effect. and he does what many another actor fails in doing, fills the place selected for him in a clever pleasing manner
 The stage production which kar- sxunoff 6 Schrock, Miss C+eveIand's 8 managers. have given the play, is de- serving of more than mention. and enhances the value of the production in every way As a scenic offering, this play is as finely produced as in the old days of it's original produc- ton at high prices while the dra- naa1ic excellence of the play is above Teproach- Every play lover in Bridge port should witness this weeks produc- ton of Leo Tolstois wonderful work. for as dramatic offering 1t is far above anything which has been shown in Bridgeport this season.
 The offering for the coming week will be that great success, "Brewster's 6 Millions a play which never fails to attract the attention of all classes and all ages of p1aygoers. This is a. play which will last for a long time, and with such an exceptional cast as is provided by the Eleanor Cleveland Co, -ft will surely be well worth seeing.
 Miss Cleveland's managers will put this play on with a sunptuousness and a completeness which will add greatly to the splendid work of the cast and it is certain to prove another 5ir weeks success at the Lyric thea stres Seats are now selling for Brew ssterss A1iIions.'' and are being taken already in such number that it will soon be difficult to get just the ceats you want for any particular evening or matinee. Therefore, it behooves you to get yours at once, and be sure of fEem