The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
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 Billy, the Kid" is the successful western drama in which the popular goung actor Nolan Jane is appearing this season, proves to be extremely well fitted to his uses. The play, while nsationaI, is consistent and tells story that is full of interest, having for its big climaxes, situations which are exceptionally dramatic. The comedy element is furnished by a good natured Irishman, a tine type of the old school Southern Colonel and his colored orderly. The love inter- est that is developed in. the telling of the story, is exceedingly strong and the types which have been introduced and well and clearly drawn. From a pEoduction standpoint, the play is Elaborate. each of the four acts hay Ing been given handsome and artistic lettings. Billy, the Kid'' will be seen here at the Park tonight and to- Morrow matinee and eyeDtng.
 eeThe advance sale of seats for John Drew'g appearance in "A Single Man. at the Park Monday night Jan. s, the new comedy by Hubert Henry Davies opened today at the box office of the Park theatre. This new piece of John Drew's gives this distinguished acfor a rare opportunity to enact the part of a cultivated gentleman and writer, who having passed the age of forty, desires to marry and thus full 6ll his idea of his scheme of life That 6K makes the mistake of selecting an extremely young and vigorous young girl Is unfortunate, but the situation svery E sayed tbef thg ne dispaTity M @s S of age is too great. A charming, delightful Eve story runs throughout, and in the end the Single Man" is happy ttnguished cast of players, including Miss Mary Roland, Thais Lawton Louise Drew: Ivan simpson Ihon1as Kelly and others.
 
 Heinrich Reinhardt's life has been as romantic as his musical produc- tgns. Heinrich Reinhardt, composer 6f "The Spring Maid. = the joyous Tiennese operetta in which Miss Gene Eaneska is starring and which cdfnes to the Park Tuesday and Wed hesday Jan. and 10 was born in lS65, in Germany. He is one of the ex- tfemeIy limited number of composers W1ose family wealth made it unneceS- sary for hirn to do anything. but his love for music made him at the age Of sixteen run away from fancieo re- strictions at home and obtain WoTk az a vioIinist at the Stuttgart Grand Opera House.
 Even then he was composing frag-- ments of quaint effeetIveness-lln l1,,dnn daGe through Europe for the large number of short musical sketches he has put feEtfs than in any other way. It IS IfEeIy that more than half of the many musical one act playlets that are so geherally played over continentaI
 rope are his Tar woEk: # He r,ueb web T9EnT @nsi R7fTnor. written in a strictly technical rHnnner, and his two grand operas, whtch were sung at the Berlin Grand Opera House under the control of the Kaiser were not great successes. but fIl his first opera comiQue, Das Susse Madel'', he came to his own and ms later works were eagerly awaited This opera was sung under its Ger man title at the German Theatre in New york. and as '',The Sweet GlrI vfn be one of the later productions FJv1 the firm of Werba and Luescher v@so are now presenting ''The Spring MAid-'' The failure of his first grand much older than himself. who was closely connected with the nobility but her feeling for the composer new e1-- grew warmer than one of sym pathy, although many of his musical numbers were dedicated to her ana his devotion was apparent. and with tJ5a ssT,rndl1ctfoI of t"The Spring Maid' in Berlin, he married the daughter Of the Lady of Sympathy and was soon afterWards- reconciled to his own Her Her .Reinhardt has been for a num- ber of years, the director of the Wien na Grand Opera House. It was While he occupied this position that The Isd an Instantaneous success. It was gung for two years in Berlin, year In Vienna and is at present Tun1ins saf the. Whitey Theatre in London, England, where 1t has duplicated the success 1t has scored in America and iebroad.
 II is estimated that "The Girl in !, The Taxi'' has caused more people to laugh than any ten plays combined. 1t has been acclaimed as the superior .nf stCharley's Aunt which, until. 'tThe Girl in the Taxi was produced. held 6rst position as the greatest laugh producer this country has ever known. D1 tears there are none, but If one wishes to experience two and one Half hours of merriment and pleasure linen a trip to "The Girl in the Taxi Is highly recommended
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