The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
LYRIC THEATRE

'aThe Battle. Rex Beachs great sociological drama. will be seen this snse or tSE tSe week. and there W will nI- be be in attendance an audience which will test every possibility of the seating capacfty of the theatre. 'sThe Battle certain queries which have been made at the box office. is not a war story; It ie . battle between capital and la bor in some sense; it mi ght better be stated that 1t is a. battle between capital and Socialism, and mighty which tells, and those who have seen 1t have been entranced with tits force
 Miss CieveIand's company have giv- J en a raa gnificent rendition of this great story. and the concluding per. formance this evening will interest every one who attends. There are still a few seats left, but they. must be secured early. for the demand ex- oeeds the supply at every perform ance-
 Clothes" the play which is under lined for the coming week, is a com edy drama of exceptional beauty and
 merit It was written for Grace George. the famous actress. by Chan and is one of the most delicious, brightest, and cleverest of its kind on the stage. It tells a most entertain Ing story. filled to the brim with the wittiest, most sparkling repartee, the aveliest comedy, the brightest dia- logue. Yet it is not all comedy, for take of so decided a dramatic flavor that 1t has been styled one of the most engaging dramas of the present
 The play fs in four acts. the first one laid at a country house. within a short distance of. New York City; cur fin New York city. at the homes of Olivia. Sherwood (Miss Cleveland, and Horace Watling Al All -four four ,z acts of the scenic artists in order to prop erfy stage the different scenes. The = aGn occurs 6R an evenrn earIg in in ao Soe ven1ber. the evening of the next day, and the early morning of the day following. The scenic and costuming requirements Of the play are exorbi- tant, the authors having written the play with the idea of providing one Of the richest productions not only point, but from the viewpoint of the spectator as well, judging that the au- costumes. and the handsomest stage settings, elaborately displayed.
 Miss Cleveland will be seen as a character which will require from her the finest work she has shown 1 us this season It is a role which 1 try to properly portray. but in both these requirements Miss Cleveland is proficient, her work in the past has so apt1y shown
 Harry Ingram will have a delight ful part as Richard Burbank while 1 John Carroll will be most congenial1y I cast as Arnold West Both characters are extremely exactiag in their de- mandS, and both gentlemen will have i to work hard to meet all their re- quirements- But that they will fully | succeed is assured after their sue 1 cess of the current week in ''The Bat l tle'' in which they have both proven their worth
 Mir. Byrnes will be the Horace Wat l ling of the story MT. CrdIley the John l Craye. Miss Kreighoff the Mrs Max well while Miss Lewis will be seen in a fine character role as Patience 1 Augusta Fyles. Miss Louise Gilchrist | of this city, will again appear in the 1 cast in the character Of Mrs Cath | cart, to which she will undoubtedly 10 1 full justice. All the minor roles will l be well taken care of and the offer 1 ing as a whole will be one of the l cIe verest the Eleanor Cleveland com Dany has yet presented.
 Seats are selling very fast for the | coming week so that crowded houses l are assured The success of the Eleanor Cleveland company seems to | he as bright and fresh now as ever and as long as such delightful pro-l ductions are given with such care and | dramatic excellence. the people of 1 Bridgeport will continue to rally to | her support.
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