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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
Plenty Of Variety In
Bill At Polls Theatre

Two of the acts billed as runners up
stood out foremost on this weeks bill
at the New Polls. They were Phillips
and White, the two college boys in
singing and piano offering, and Clara
Bal1erfni in a, dexterous balancing spe-
cfalty. The other four acts were al
most as pleasing.
Phillips and White are two rah-rah
young men; the former hailing from
Columbia and the latter from Ford
ham This is their first week on the
stage, coming here from Hammer
STEMS. Phillips is singer. His part
ner shows study with CLASSICAL piano Sc
1ections. Phillips best bit of nonsense
was a baseball song hit, You're OUT
which was something about a regular
gambler betting fifty cents. Beans,
Beans, Beans another song, also went
great. Their was a thoroughly breezy
act.
The audience held it's breath. while
Miss Clara Ba1lernin balanced herself
on the swaying trapese. This is
most hazardous offering. Her feat of
playing a mandolin and singing while
seated upon a chair balanced by its
rear supports on the swinging bar
was exceptional. Miss Ba1lerini could
get g. job in the first row of the chorus
any time.
The two Moores, Tom and stacia,
are with us again and are as welcome
Stacia. still retains her perfect figure
Toms coon shouting and dialect sing
ing and lines of short verse are al
ways a treat. Stacia makes many cos
tune changes. One would believe she
was an ADVERT for Partisan mod
iste.
THE Leading Lady comes again.
but it is not up to the class main
tanned by that clever English come
dian, Ralph Linn, and pretty Miss Mar
garet Haney The company has a
number of pretty songs and clever
lines.
Lennett and White are clever hori-
zontal bar experts. The comedian per-
forms a cease1ess number of squirrel
like twists.
An Atlantic City boardwalk talk is
presented by Raymond and Francis.
They combine both singing and dane
ing which won them great praise.
'"The Sacrifice of the Spf11way'' is
the feature photo play of the first half
of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
MAY AYRES

charts, etc
Most of the children who attended
the exhibit have only a vague mem-
DRY of the photographs which lined
the walls, and every reference of this
kind is capped by three references to
the program numbers. Models and
motion exhibits receive practically the
same amount of attention in all the
grades. The lower grades were more
impressed by the entertainments than
the higher, and the higher were more
impressed by the photographs than
the lower. The per cents. for all the
children rum entertainment IS, mod
els %, motion exhibits 26, and photo
graphs, maps, etc. H.
The children speak frankly in their
letters, often telling more about them
selves than they realize. There is
something pathetic in the following
glimpse of home life which Maurice
affords US:
The good food and bad are almost
what take, but I don't drink coffee
any more, and will not take it. My
brother used to. have coffee every
meal. but since my mother was there
he drinks no coffee but all milk and
bread. Bread is about the only good
food there is, and have had lately a
good appetite for it.
One feels a throb of sympathy for
the boy who says:
I'VE need something to make us
stronger mentally. and something to
abolish the truant officer.
1t is, of course, imp possible to draw
any hard and fast rules as to the effect
of exhibit material upon adult au-
dience from these letters of school
children. Certain things, however,
are of enough significance to warrant
attention on the part of exhibitors.
With the exception of the moving pic
ture exhibit all these different feat
ures were about as interesting to the
children of the seventh and eighth
grades as to those in the fourth, fifth
and sixth. Difference in age seems
to have little to do with the strength
of the impression received. The fact
that children acted in the entertain
nents and motion exhi bits probably
accounts in part for their interest in
these two forms of exhibit material,
but it cannot account for the high per
cent of attention paid to the tidy and
untidy home, the moving pictures, the
library, the clean and dirty dairy, or
the clean and dirty market Enter
tainments interested them most, mod
els next, then motion exhibits, and
photographs least of all Difference
in age becomes a factor when eonsid-
ering the type of material rather than
the individual exhibit, and we find In
terest in entertainments 1essening, and
that in photographs and diagrams in
creasing towards the higher grades
Through all the grades, however,
models and motion exhibits receive
very nearly the same amount of at
tention and together receive more
than half of all the references made.
Among adults, it seems safe to assume
that the relative order of interest
would be the same.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

Noodles Pagan Makes
Plaza Patrons Laugh

With such a headliner as Noodles
Pagan, the millionaire newsboy, and
with the remainder of the bill COM
posed of a stellar variety of vaude-
Plaza theatre is going to- turn them
away this week. The bill through
out is an excellent one from every
viewpoint and each indivtdu act re-
ceived a warm reception from the au-
d1ence at both shows last evening.
Noodles Pagan was the big hit of
the program and well he might for
when it comes to talking and singing,
Noodles is right there and he kept
his audience last night keyed up to the
keenest pitch of excitement and pleas
ure- The management. has engaged
Noodles for the entire week and judg-
ing from the impression he made last
evening, his stay in Bridgeport will
be a big success.
"A Night with the ScuIptors'' show
ing Mile. rDavenport's European mod
els in a series of poses of the world S
most famous art subjects was enthu-
siaStica1ly received. This act is one
of the prettiest posing acts ever seen
in Bridgeport and is both interesting
and instructive. The big novelty of
she act was the posing of September
Morn
Glenn Bevins and company have a
rather unique and highly entertaining
rural comedy sketch entitled t'Dad-
act concerns one old man, the con
stable of the town, whose only daugI1-
ter left him to see the bright lights
of the city as she thought to -'have
good time" Although containing
flavor of heart interest the meeting
between father and daughter is
brought about in very humorous
manner and caused a. roar of laughter
from the audience.
Kitty Flynn, a very clever singing
comedienne, responded to several en-
cores. Major and Minor in a musical
skit made up the vaudeville num-
bers.
The photopIays were intensely in
teresting- and included t'The Road to
the Dawn ISLANDERS Tongue seThe
Magician Fisherman and THE Brok-
en- Vase
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
REV. A. C. THOMPSON
ENDORSES "FROM MAGERN
TO CROSS PICTURES

ct did not know that moving pic
lures could be made so beautiful de-
c1ared Rev. Albert C. Thompson, pas
tor of the Emmanuel Baptist church
and patriotic Instructor for the Grand
Army of the Republic, after he had
seen From the Manger to the Cross"
at the Lyric theatre yesterday.
For thirty years have been preach
ing the gospel continued the clergy
man. land since I was a child have
listened to many preachers but I have
never heard a sermon which told what
these pictures tell. If I could preach
a sermon like that I could be famous
at once. I would advise everyone who
can do SO to see these pictures at
once. They give a wonderful pre-
sentiment of the life of the Saviour. -
? The pictures which portray the life
of Christ, were made in the Holy Land
by the Kalem company at a cost of
100000. While they were being made
the director of the Kalem company
came in contact with many American
clergymen who were visiting Jerusa-
lem for the purpose of studying the
scriptures on the ground. These
clergyrnen witnessed most of the
scenes made in and near Jerusalem
and gave every aid possible in laying
out the scenes along historically cor
rect lines. The pictures will be shown
at the Lyric theatre every afternoon
and evening this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

highly pleasing and the large audience
was unstinted in appreciation of the
efforts Of Madame Trentint and her
very capable assistants on the pro
gram.
The Park theatre management is to
be congratulated for the treat the city',s
theatregoers received as on the whole
tour of the dainty Italian songb{rd
there are but two one-night stands
Waterbury, being the other city to be
favored.
To compare the work of the differ emit
members of the cast would be invidi-
Gus as each particular. one in his or
her part was excellent. Of course
Madame Trenttni who has already
made a name for herself by her vocal
and dramatic ability in Grand Opera
was the star around which the music
and comedy revolved. Her beautiful
voice and her personality which seem
ed to be imbued with much of that
magnetism SO necessary in the sue
cessful performer captivated her
hearers and her every song was fol-
lowed by thunderous applause. She
responded most willingly to numerous
encores and had a charming way of
her own in showing her appreciation
of the favor which the audience dem
onfstra ted SO profusely. Madame. Tren-
TIM and Rudolph Freml, singer and
composer, make a, successful com bina
ton, and the play-going public will
never tire of such good things as '"The
Firefly''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
PARK THEATRE
VANITY FAIR.

Thursday, Friday and Saturdays
at the Park theatre will be seen 'sVa.n-
1ty Fair which, although coming with
an old and popular title, will bring To-
cal pIaygoers a brand new show in
every respect. VANITY Fair will be
headed by Billie Ritctie, one Of the
foremost of Eng1and's real laughing
comics, while Rich McA1ister will play
a supporting comedy role in the same
old style which has made him a IA
vorite on both sides of the Atlantic
The complete cast of this seasons pro-
duction includes many well known
entertainers including William Gross,
Ruby. Lusby, winifred Francis, Anna
Lord, Dell Benn, Lena La, Couvier
Frank Base and George Gould.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
Plan
TO Attend Farewell
Dinner To Roosevelt

A number of Bridgeport men who
are prominent in the Progressive party
will attend the farewell dinner to be
rendered Col. Theodore Roosevelt on
the eve, of his departure for South
America. The dinner will be served
at the New York Roof Garden, FRI
day, October 8. The colonel will sail
next day. The invita- ton to attend
the dinner was extended to members
of the Bridgeport town committee last
night by J. u. Samrnis of the state
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
Women Elected To
Directorate Of
EaSt0n Cemetarv

Three women were elected to the
board of directors of the Union Gene
terry association of Easton at the an
nuaI meeting held last week. They
are the Misses Frances Silliman, Net
tie Ward and Frances Seeley.
The annual meeting was held at
Baptist hall. Ofncers were elected
as follows:
President, George Beers; vice presi-
dent, Frederick SilIiman; secretary
and treasurer, Edward Gillette; f.
nance committee, Henry Osborn and
+. Arthur Sherwood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
1.-THE FREELY" Scores
Great Hit AT Park
ONE OF LARGEST AND MOST
FASHIONABLE AUDIENCES IN
THEATRES HISTORY
PRESENT.

An audience thoroughly representa-
tive Of Bridgeport's best citizenship
filling all of the available space in the
Park theatre last night appIauded its
way through the three acts of 'fThe
FREELY in which Emma Trentini is
displaying her wonderful talents on
her forty weeks tour of the country
this season. Rudolph FrernI's music
interpreted by an augmented orchestra
and a carefully chosen and trained
company of large proportions proved
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

the dramatic world have failed. It is
glowing tribute to the finest achieve
ment the world has yet known in the
field of photo drama and serves to
illustrate the marvellous hold this
form of entertainment has upon the
public and the enormous possibilities
for future development. Mr.. Kleine's
production of ftQuo Vadis'' will be the
attraction at the Park theatre for
three days, commencing Monday, Sep
TENDER 29th, with matinees every day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
STAMFORD GIRL BURNEzs.

Stamford, Sept 16-Mary Donahue.
eight years old, died at the local hos
pital yesterday as a result of burns
received while playing about a bon
fire Her death is the. second from
burning in this city in two days
Charles Amundsen, a machinist having,
died Sunday as a result of being burn
ed by an electric flash in the local
yards of the New Haven road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
EMPIRE

Two features are offered the patrons
of this theatre today, Trapped in the
Death Pit a three reel subject, and
1.-THE Missing Witness a two reel
feature in which the character of cat
torney for Defense" is taken by a
prominent lawyer of New Rochelle, N.
Y In addition to the two feature
pictures there will be shown three
other new pictures Of comedy and
drama
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

central cOmm1ttee-
The following bridgeport Progress
ives have already signffied their fnten-
ton to attend: r. w. Miller, George
H. link, H c. Freshour, Judge E p.
hobbs, George E. Southworth J. =.
Devlin, A. W. GardeIla, Arthur Wilkes,
Ferdinand Fox, Edward Rock, joan
F. Spafford, Robert Mallette, Charles
Kirkhan and J. u. Samrnis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

"Quo vadis,'' George Kle1ne's mag
nificent production of the mastery
Cines photo drama continues to crowd
the Astor theatre in New York city
and break records at Philadelphia,
Chicago Boston and all the other cit
les where it is being presented 1t
is astonishing that this attraction can
perform this feat at this season of
the year when all the greatest stars Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS DAMAGE
BY RAIN STORM

Mobile, Ala. Sept 15-Damage esti-
mated at many thousands of dollars
has been caused by a terrific down
pour of rain which began Saturday
morning, the total precipitation for the
4S hours ending at z o'clock, this
morning, being slightly in excess of
IL inches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

resolution for the postponement of the
bill till Dec. 2 caused a. commotion
is one of the central figures in the
present status of the bill. He is
against what he terms ''hasty'' action
on the part of Congress. He figures in
many conferences on the currency mat
ter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

Washington, Sept. 15-What will hap
pen to the administration currency
bill? Congress faced this question in
earnest after the tariff bill had been
settled Financiers the country over
watched and worked, some for, some
against, the measure. Senator John
w Weeks of Massachusetts, whose
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
REoUIs1TIoN FOR FoRGER

Hartford, Sept. 15.-Governor Bald
win, today, issued a requisition on the
governor of Pennsylvania, for Adolph
Schwaderer, who is wanted in New
Britain for forgery alleged to have
been committed August 10, 1911.
Chief of Police William J. Rawlings
of New Britain is named to convey
the prisoner to this state. Schwaderer
is under arrest in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16

NEW PERUVIAN MINISTER
APPOINTED FOR PANAMA
Lima, Peru, Sept. 16-Joaquin Miro
Quesada has been appointed Peruvian
charge d'affaires at Panama.
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The Washington times., 1913-04-11
His Hit Scores Ainsmith and
Shanks, Making Climbers
Only Two Runs.
By SENATOR"

Daredevil Dan Moeller, the Rochester
Rambler, won the opening clash of the
1913 campaign for. walter Smokeball
johnson by slamning a single to right
in the seventh, scoring E. ''Dorf' Aim
, smith and Hank Shanks. Then all
Washington Immediately went insane
II was the break in an otherwise
earisome exhibition Of frigid baseball.
Walter Johnson, king of 'em all. didn't
Icok as well against the Yankees as
he had against the Giants on Monday.
and he had to work very hard to hold
his own against the nervy boys from
Broadway. The big fellow labored
heavily, but managed to cop the initial
glcries through the excellent work Of
his supporters. Messrs. Moeller. Fos-
ter. Shanks. Ainsmith. and Mcbride.
George Mcconnell. the Woolworth
Building worker of the mound. was sent
to the slab by Manager Frank Chance
and he lived UP to all the advance no.
tees. His splitter was at all times puz-
zling, his curve ball was a real para
bola, and his fast one-gee whiZ, how
1t flew: Nevertheless. by keeping ever
lastingly at it the Griffmen managed to
grab the victory from the long finger
just when he was going at his best.
By great good luck the Yankees had
managed to shove a run across the pan
In the opening frame. Bert Daniels stop
ping a pitched ball with his anatomy.
stealing second and coming across with
hop. skip and jump when Gandil
miscued a roller that should have gone
TO Morgan. The two teams fought tooth
and nail from then on down to the
seventh. when ii happened.
Shank's Clever Hit.
E. 'Dorf'' Ainsmith started the sew
enth by being hit on the arm OF
course. there was a howl from the YAM
KEGS. but Car Tommy Connolly shut
them off with a wave of his hand,
sending the alert young receiver to
first in peace. Hank Shanks laid down
a perfect bunt along the first base line.
Mcconnell was in for il like a leapfrog,
but the necessity of throwing the pill
directly over Shanks' head lost him an
The Washington times., 1913-04-11
Walter Johnson Fails to Make
Same impression on Yanks
That He Did on Giants.

bad! shanks' peg had Wolter nailed to
the cross by five feet. No. he won't
try such a daredevil piece Of work
again. not for a while.
The Climbers lost run in the open
ing inning by a bad break in the luck.
Moeller had walked and stolen second,
sliding beautifully under Sweeney's 5
peg. Fosters out gave him resting
place at third. Milan lined to Young,
who got Moeller at third by hair.
The bases were loaded in the fourth
with two down when Shanks punched
hard one right at Hartzell. Roy
dropped 1t, but recovered in time to
beat Morgan to the bag. closing the
frame.
After singing and stealing in the
fifth, Moeller was caught of third by
a snap throw from Mcconnell. shutting
off a possible tally. But that seventh
inning pinch-hitting made everybody
forget all about Moefer's being caught.
He became easily the hero of the con-
test.
. Right here for the serried lines telling
what the hOys did:
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Senatorial Snapshots
Well. that's over!

Well. that's over!
Pete Lynch had a busy day keeping
buttinskies out of the press box.
Calvo and Acosta became maniacs on
the bench when Moeller made that hit.
bombarders for the Climbers during the
whole battle.
Tommy Connolly showed considerable
pep when he approached the plate,
stepping out like a sprinter.
Eddie Ainsmiths pegging to second
was murderous. He handed the pill to
Mcbride in the eighth and got Cree by
a dozen feet.
Harry Wolter did not move around
like man who broke leg last year.
He handled his seven chances in the
garden faultlessly.
'Husk' Chance didn't want to risk
inturing his ankle, and so sent Charlie
Sterrett, the Princeton star, to work at
first base.
Hank Shanks and Ray Morgan ran a
race for the popularity prize with the
big crowd. Shanks peg to the platter
gave him slight lead.
The Yankees made an excellent i'm
preston by their display of dash and
ginger. Frank Chances influence for
the better can easily be seen.
George Mcconnell pitched in hard
luck. He is due to win a lot Of ball
games for his team this year. having a
fine splitter and a fast ball to mix up
with II.
Ray Morgan pulled a mighty fast
play on Sterfett in the fourth, bounding
In for a bounce and hurling underha nd.
ed to Gandil in time to nail the flying
Yankee by a step.
The Washington times., 1913-04-11

assist, and the clever trick gave Shanks
a clean single, putting two runners on
the paths
Dan Mcbride, the Climbers dandy
captain. dropped a perfect sacrifice bunt
in front of the pan, showing both Aim
smith and Shanks along a cushion.
Walter Smokeball Johnson had a fine
chance to tie the score with a long hy
or win it with a bingle. but the big
fellow swung thrice, hitting only the
chill wind. Two were gone, and the
fans. except the President of the United
States. were on their toes shrieking and
yelling and bowling for the hit TO win
the game.
Daredevil Dan Moeller, the Rochester
Rambler. ambled UP to the plate. He
had already contributed his share OF
the teams wonderful work. He had
stolen two bases on the fast-pegging
Sweeney. He had slammed a beautiful
single to left. He might have been par
doned for failing in this final pinch.
The Washington times., 1913-04-11
CUBS VACC|NATED
N SMALLPOX SCARE
Clubhouse and Grandstand Fu.
migated to Drive Away e.
fects Of Dread Plague.

CHICAGO. April n--CharIie Murphy,
frightened by the possibility of having
his bali team afflicted by smallpox,
today ordered every player on the ros-
ter to be vaccinated. The clubhouse
and grandstands were fumigated ~
the board of health Of Chicago and no
pains viii be spared to head OF any
threatened attack Of this dread scourge.
Ralph Comstock. a pitcher on the
MINNEAPOLIS club. IL iii with smallpox.
He. with the other members of his
team. used the local clubhouse here
this week when the Nillers played the
Cubs. Wade Killifer, another Minneap-
oils player. II believed to be suffering
from smallpox and has been quaran-
tined. All the baggage Of the Cubs was
today fumigated