The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28

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THE NEW LYRIC

The large audiences which are at tending the performances of What | Happened to Jones' at the Lyric | theatre, are enjoying the attraction immensely, and one and all are voic- Ing the opinion that it is one of the best comedy offerings thus far given | by the Frank Carpenter Stock com | pany. Comedy in it's richest, most enjoyable form is contained in this weeks offering, and all who attend l delight in the fun and frolic afforded. 1 This week thus far has been emin- l ently successful, and if the attend ance is maintained for the latter half I of the week, as undoubtedly it will be, it is likely that it will approach closely to the record point. There was another big audience present last evening, and the matinee to-day was crowded to the capacity Of the house. l The sale of seats for the remainder of | the week is exceedingly large, and the best feature about it is, that the peo- l pie are at last realizing that it is best to purchase their seats outright, and | not leave them on order. When they | do the latter, they are apt, if they are late in calling for them to find them gone, for the demand is so 1 strong that it is now impossible to | hold seats for the buyers convenience.
 The best rule is. "get your seats early" and moreover, take the tick cts with you; don't leave them sub ject to your call any longer than you can possibly help, or you stand a chance of losing them altogether. Man | ager lsham wants to accommodate l everyone, but he cannot afford to turn ! people away when there are lot of i seats in the reserve rack, of which he | is very doubtful.
 | When "rhe Wife," which came from the united pens of David Belasco and Henry c. DeMille, was first produced 1 at the Lyceum theatre, in New York, l it was at once accorded the unquali- fed praise of the metropolitan press | and public. For several seasons it continued at that beautiful place of amusement, the handsomest in Ameri- ca at that time, and it was all dur 1 Ing that time the rreigning success in | the city When it was at last with l drawn to go upon the road, it was | greeted everywhere with the same ex- travagant acclaim it had received in New York. From that time until the present, it has, wherever and when ever presented, sufficed to fill the thea 1 tres always to overfowing; it has | never lost the prestige it established l on its first performance, and to-day
 Is still given the credit of being one of the greatest successes ever pro- duced on the American stage
 When this grand old play is seen at | ] by the Frank Carpenter Stock com pany, it will be with a specially se- 1 lected cast, and with a stage equip ment which Manager Isham promises will rival in beauty and completeness that given on it's original appearance. There Is little question that it will prove an event in local theatricals, for the standard of the Carpenter com pany is so high that everyone will
 know that the dramatic rendition will
 be all that could ! be desired.
 The story of the play is one of the most interesting, and dramatically it ! is one of the strongest ever given to the American stage. In the hands of
 so powerful cast as that of the
 Carpenter company, it ought to re- ceive a presentation which shall give
 excessive delight to the local theatre
 goers.
 There will be the usual matinees during the week, and in addition a
 grand holiday matinee will be given
 Friday. This will afford an extra
 opportunity to witness this magnifi-
 cent play, and one of which the peo-
 pie will undoubtedly take full advan-
 tage. The sale of seats is now pro-
 gressing, and the demand is such that a week of exceptional success is al- ready assured.
 Get your seats early'' for the com ing week, and don't miss this, one of the finest dramatic offerings possible
 to provide.