The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
1.-THE MAN FROM
 HOME" AT PLAZA
Delightful Performance of Play Strong in Human Inter-
 est Elements

There is a, real, appealing drama be
 ing played at the Po1i Fairfield avenue
 house this week entitled, '"The Mar
 From Home" It is simple, alnos- quaint yet throughout there is thai
 which brings from beneath the surface of humanity that chord of responsive ness which in the midst Of artificiality is vibrated by the note Home" ! The characters in this play, though l many and drawn from foreign shores act but as contracts and add to thai l sense Of familiarity which the per sonality Of Daniel Voorhees, Pike, of Komono, Indiana,'' is intended to in- spire.
 There is a nob1eness throughout. a 1 dignity to the whole, and an attrac- | tfveness to ''The Man From Home which reminds one of that more me1o- dramatic though everlivtng master piece of American democracy, ''The l Old Homestead.' Yet the Man From Honne'' is entirely different in it's sphere of social activity. It is a play of life, of society. and brings to our l thoughts fond renem brance of the homes we sometime knew
 | This play, as staged under the mas terly direction of Giunfo Socola, shows a, brightness in setting and action which is fnvigorating. The Plaza of | I10 I1OL61 EL6glld, SOT6nCOp 1C8Iy, l where the plot is laid is shown both in the first and fourth acts. The second | offers for the eye the beauty of an Italian courtyard, with its high walls and mountains in the distance, while | the third setting is more severe in it's magnificent salon walls and furni- ] ture.
 The unfolding of the drama revo1ves around a beautiful girl who while very young is sent abroad with a younger brother for her education. When rounding into womanhood, yet she meets through her chaperone, Lady Creech, the Honorable Almerfc | St. Aubyns son of the Earl of flaw castle, whose antecedents have com pelled him as government agent 70 spend much time incognito in the Rus sian Capitol, where by treachery he 1 has caused one Ivanhoff, his former friend, to spend ten years in Siberia, taking as well his wife, later known as the Comptesse de Champigny.
 As the American girls engagement to St. Aubyn is about to be announc- ed and a dover of s$750,0O0 is to be ar ranged, Daniel Voorhees Pike a, com paratively young man from Indiana, 1 journeys to the Italian resort to ar range details. He is Democratic and on his travels meets and becomes friendly with a German tdoctoF''-the
 
 In the first act Pike is met with much dtsdain, both on account of his apparently impossible traits as well as his companionship, for he saves from recapture an escaping convict, Ivanhoff. In the second act, Pike's refusal to accede to the demands of the scheming quartet does not gain him much more favor and he is threat ened with long Imprisonment for his part in the saving of the convict. The third act is on the crisis and at the conclusion he has rightly shown up the Earle of Newcastle, and the oth- CTS in their true lights. In the last act he wins the girl he has long cher ished in imagination and the curtain descends on one or the most 1lluslve, yet entrancing plays, which has graced the American boards.
 Miss Brenda Fowler, who assumed the role of the ward, Ethel Granger l Simpson, was last night seen as Q charming young girl, bearing the ex- terna1 marks Of Continental training. of guarded emotion, conventional etti- i quette, yet simple traits Of the Hoosier-born was consistently DOT trayed. In exacting parts sne sustain ed the reputation which has preceded her advent in this city and further eff forts will attract considerable atten- ton from the critics.
 Paul McA11ieter in such a character part as he assayed last night is towering success and his genius for such parts is established beyond the shadow of a; doubt Ills acting gave many pleasurable moments to the au- dience, which was in instant sympathy with him upon his appearance. As the Comptesse, Marguerite Starr again had an opportunity to display her talents as the society woman for which long experience has given her that easy grace which natural apti- tude as an actress has made her so well beloved in the community. Paul Doucet in the character part of St. Aubyn, found his metier and was the ''scr eann'' of the evening. His appear ance was the signal for uproarious laughter and he sustained his charac- ter throughout with a grasp of mimi cry which was without blemish.
 In the difficult role of the Earle, William Forreste1Ie again triumphed. Likewise Benedict McQuarrie as Ivan hoff offered an impersonation which proved the gifted personality of the actor Arthur Buchanan as the Grand Duke, not only had a part which re- quired the most careful handling, but display of friendIiness towards his candid American friends that his act ing was in full accord and harmony with both play and patronage.
 Emma Campbell sas Lady Creech, Arthur Bell as Horace Simpson, Ar thur Griffin as Mariana and Park Patton as Michele were also seen to good advantage, while in minor parts H. G. Thompson, H. G. Melsoc and Burke Synon contributed towards the success which '"The Man From Home established last night.
 Tomorrow evening promises to be a oF iTa