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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
THE PLAZA

For varied and all around entertain
ing character the Plaza has not offer
ed a better bill than that which yes
terday's big audiences received with
enthusiastic favor. Many said it was
the best show yet" and in this YER
dist the motion pictures shared with
heisses present an instrumental feat
ure of unusual merit and interest, US
ing a variety of brass and string in
struments and appealing both to the
popular and trained ear. The quartet
includes two wonderfully clever chill
dren, one of whom is not only an ac-
comp1ished musician but a natural
comedian; and his approximations of
Creatore and Sousa are remarkable in
their fidelity to the mannerisrns of the
originals. The act will especially de-
light the ladies and children, and the
numerous encores demanded -yester-
day were Justly earned. Louis Bates
& Co. contribute hilariously funny
comedy sketch with a breezy college
atmosphere, in which Mr.. Bates kept
his auditors screaming with laughter
by his impers onation of Mother" It
has offered. The McA1eavy Marve1s
fully sustain their title as the worlds
champion jumpers in an act which in
cludes many genuine sensational stunts
before, and which elected frequent
outbursts of applause. Frances Ger
ard, an accomplished vocalist, is to
be heard in popular and high-cIass Sc
some very bright and jolly comedy
material in a way that keeps the
laughs coming. The Fitagraph come
dy "The Widows Might is another
big laughing feature, in which Mar
shall P, Wilder enacts the leading
role with that marvellous gift of ia
cial expression in which he is mimi
table The Flag of Freedom is
stirring pictorial Revolutionary dra-
ma, in which Betsey Ross, maker of
the first American flag, is the heroine;
and Edison's DECENTRALIZATION of Heine S
famous poem ''The LorIei'' shows
some of the most magnificent marine
views yet presented in motion pic
lures, and at the same time tells the
story with fine sentiment and dramat-
ic force. THE Elusive Kiss is an
amusing Pathe comedy, and the new
pictures, taken a whole, make a.
very strong bill entirely regardless of
the admirable vaudeville offerings.
Thursdays entire new bill will be
headed by Ali Rajah, the wonderful
Egyptian mind-reader and teIepath-
list, whose act is promised to be a
startling demonstration of occult pow
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
SHRINERS' PRODUCTION
OF 1.-THE SPRING MAID

A capacity audience attended the
Shrinerss night production of 1.-THE
Spring Maid" at the Park Theatre, last
evening. The popular operetta, seem ed
to please as much as ever and the big
audience took kindly to the efforts of
the company. The production was
under the auspices of the Arab Patrol
Association of Pyramid Temple, A A
o. N M. g., and the high standard of
the Patrols annual benefit was more
than maintained
Fezzs were distributed as souvenirs
and were. worn extensively by the au-
dience. - In the final scenes of the
play, Harry Stout, the Shakesperian
comedian, provoked near riot when
he appeared wearing a Pyramid fez.
The house was gaiIy decorated with
confetti and serpentines, thrown from
the balconies, between the acts
The cornmittete in charge of the bene-
fit was A. J. Merritt r. I. Smith, E.
T. Buckingham and Earle NJ Chris
tie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
PARK THEATRE

In the new -sprightly Sutro comedy,
The aPerp1exeda Husband, ~ with its
brilliant shower of witty speeches and
tomorrow evening has one of the hap
piest most congenia1 comedy roles he
has known in years. Nothing could
be more timely than the subject,
nothing Hve1fer than the treatment be-
slowed by the author on that most
vexing of domestic questions, tHow
shall a husband be saved when his
wife wants to vote?" Through four
acts of closely woven satire as ever
shook a theatre with laughter, John
Drew has delighted crowded audiences
for the past three months at the EN-
pire Theatre, New York. Mary Bo-
land, Nina Sevening and Alice John
have inva ria bly, come in for abundant
applause for individual performances
of fine discretion
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
LASKY OFFERING
GREAT HEADLINER
TO POLL PROGRAM

1.-THE Little Persistence Jesse L.
Lasky's latest musical comedy in tab
lois form, is highly entertaining
head1iner to an attractive programme
at the new Poll this week. In his
latest production Mr.. Iasky has com
bined every element that goes to make
up a, pleasing musical act. There are
sprigatly dances, tuneful choruses and
lot of pleasing comedy. Miss Valerie
Cerise is featured in the prima DON
mas role and has a pleasing voice and
winning personality. Ward DeWrolf
sings and dances cleverIy in the lead
ing male role. Altogether it is a, most
attractive vaudeville offering.
Miss Belle Story, late musical
comedy star, is featured in a roper
toire of late song hits that score ire
mendously. Miss Story has a winning
personality and her gowns are mag
nificent.
Honor Among Thieves a dramat-
ic p1ay1et is full of thrills and sur
prises that captfvate. 1t is a story of
two unknown Crooks and two known
crooks that meet under circu1nstan-
ces that are unusual and exciting. The
plot of the playlet leads to a climax
that is. really thrilling
Donovan & Macdonald, two honest
to-goodness Irish com edians have a
side-splitting offering that met with
singing and Mr.. McDona1d's jigging
had the audience by the ears in no
time Airline & Alder. IN a novel way
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
| ATTRACTIONS |
1.-THE THEATRES /
GREAT SUCCESS FOR
OPERATICt SOCIETY
''The GondoIiers'' Greeted By
Large and Enthusiastic
Audience

The operate Society of Bridgeport.
in their rendition of THE Gondoliers'
won fresh Iaurels before a capacity
house at the Lyric Theatre. last night.
If the prolonged and enthusiastic. ap-
plause which greeted both the chorus
and coloists is to be taken as a. cri-
terion, a most satisfied and delighted
audience left the theatre after the per-
Torrance.
THE Gondoliers', is comic opera.
based upon a sentimental theme with
a well defined plot The music is
light and catchy, well balanced, with
fun and at it's first production last
night kept the audience in great good
1lumor.
.4The Gondoliers" is perhaps one of
by local talent. The shading of the
voices in the large chorus was unusu-
ally good and showed most careful
training. Mrs, r. D. Martin was cas-
lily the favorite, and she was show
erred with numerous floral tributes.
Her characterization. of ttCasIida'' left
rendered by her were, without doubt,
her best effort. Mrs. L. T. Warner,
contralto solodst also deserves high
praise for her splendid rendition of
the esDutchess of Piaza-Toro'', and
more especially for her excellent elo-
cution- Perhaps the weight of the
work fell on j. s. Finch; basso. who
the. role with all the dignity and tact
of a genuine Duke
The other honors were pretty evenly
divided between Arthur N. Tinker,
tenor, as Louis; Stanley. N. Beans,
as the Grand Inquisitor'; Ethel M.
Poland, as "Gianetta''; Elizabeth Spen-
Ger, as Teasa''; Sidney CoIbourne, as
Marco Palmieri'', and r. G. Whitney
as .sGuiseppi Pa1mieri.' The quartet
work of Miss Poland, Miss Spencer,
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. CoIbourne was
exceptionally good and deserved the
hearty encores received.
The Operate Society of Bridgeport
is to be congratulated on the fine rem
dition of 1.-The Gondoliers'', and Stage
Supervisor Carroll E. Macomber and
Musical Director E. P. Dodge deserve
credit for the excellent training of the
large and proficient company.
Notable among the terpsich orean
features was the Spanish Cachucha
dance. which was produced under the
direction of Prof. GUILTY. This was
generously appIauded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
RADICAL TAX
CHANGES URGED
IN PENNSYLv wanna

4Ala a. 3
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 28-Recomrnen-
dations as unexpected as they were
radical in view of the fact that it's
chairman is State senator James P.
McNichol, hitherto hardly known as a
Progressive. were included in the re-
port submitted, today, to the Senate
and House by the corporation tax
commission created in 1909 by the
: zAfter four years of Investigation, the
commission urges an entire new cor
poration law. blue sky law SINH
lar to that of Kansas to prevent the
state of inflated securities, a. complete
new foreign corporation law, and a
tax on anthracite coal at the rate of
two and one-half percent per market
value one-half of which is to go to
the committee where the coal is min
: s6st,1er EeoetEiTne "a aa1fofiss the
defeat of the federal income tax
amendment. am increase in the tax
on automobiles, the return of all per-
sona1 property tax to the counties in
stead of three-fo urths as at pres
ent. and favorable action in regard
to the proposed depart n1ent of chart
ties
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28

popularity many fold, while Miss
Marie GRADER as Mary Blake, gives an
Interpretation that VIII surely win for
her>the added favor of every one who
attends the theatre this week
MIRA Bruce, in the part of John Len
OK. finds a character which is well
within his keeping, and in which he
will surely please all He brings to
the part a manIiness and a force
which is decidedly pleasing, and his
work is a treat. Mr.. Southland, as
'fChet' Tfnson, also does a fine piece
of work, and the same may well be
said of Miss Maitland. as Aunt Polly
Bixbee, and Miss Lewis the Widow
Cullum, one of the finest characters
she has had thus far. The Oother
characters are all. well taken, and the
stage production which has been pro-
vided by Karkunoff & Schrock bears
comparison with any that has ever
been made of this wonderful play.
The wonderful success accomplished
by William H. Crane in this play is
fresh in the public mind, and will
create an. added desire to witness the
play again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
LYRIC THEATRE

There was, as was naturally to be
expected, big attendance this after
noon at the opening performance of
that greatest of all American rural
comedies, David Harum'' and the
presentation of the play, which is I'M
questionably the strongest and most
delightful of any play of it's class ever
written, was enjoyed to the utmost.
The next performance will be given to-
morrow evening, 1.-The Gondoliers''
holding the stage again this evening.
In this production of David Har-
UNI which is made at the express re-
quest of thousands of the patrons of
the theatre, the title role is filled by
Edward Nannery, an artist who has
shown in every one of his previous
appearances that he is a most careful,
to whatever role he attempts In the
part of David Harum, he displays a
proficiency which will increase his
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
HAzlNG OF HIGH SCHOOL
PUPIL WHO WAS SCALDED
is BEING INVESTIGATED

Manchester, Conn, Jan. 2s-Investi-
cation is being made of the sca1ding
of John Jeffries, whose head was
sca1ded while being hazed by pupils
of the South Manchester High school
He was placed in a sink and his head
put under the faucet When the wa
ter was turned on it was found to be
hot and a large blister was raised On
being released he started for his tor
mentors and the outcome was that he
received a blackeye in addition to the
burns
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
Knickerbocker Bur1esauers.

Robes Knickerbocker BurIesquers
which come to the Park Theatre
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, be-
ginning Jan. 10th, will be provided
with a beauty chorus said to be com
posed of real beauties and that in
two-act burlesQue called Casey, the
Porter" Featured among the must
cal mum bers IS one entitled THE Lin
gerie Girls being a sensational i'm
portation from the Theatre Marfgny
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28

introduce some limitations that please
immensely and their offering proved
one Of the hits of the bill
DeRenzo & LaRue, acrobats, did
some hair-raising stunts on a revo1v-
ing pole and Bogert & Nelson offered
The Maid and the Minstrel Man The
latter piece could have been made
much more pleasing by the elimination
of one or two VuIgarities The Poll
scope with excellent moving pictures
closed this altogether welI-ba lanced
bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
obey KIQ..ssy F-G..

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
AMERICANS AND MOROS
IN PITCHED BATTLE

Manila. j an. 28-One man was killed
and six wounded on the American side,
in further fighting reported, today,
from near Jolo, between Americans
and Moros. Two troops of United
States cavalry; and a detachment of
native constabuIary were attacked by
BoIomen. The Moros were beaten off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
TIE RRETTIEST FACE

ana the most beautiful hands are OF.
ten disigured by an unsightly wart
1t can easily be removed in a few days
without pain by using Cyrus Wart
Remover, for saZa only at The Cyrus
Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and
1856 Cannon st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28

James Rove, native of East
Bridgeport, aged 80. died at the Shell
ton sanitafium, after a lingering ILL
ness, on Sunday evening. He was a
son of the late John and Ann Rowe.
Two weeks ago he was taken to the
Shelton institution suffering from
lung trouble Some years ago he was
a we'll known SoIOist and sang in St
Nary's cI1oirs. Surviving him are a
sister, Margaret of this city and two
brothers, John and Thomas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28
COP BROODING OVER
SUSPENSION Is INSANE

Dunkirk. N z, Jan. 28-Brooding
over his suspension several months
ago by the police GONNA issioners on
account of charges OF false arrest and
abusive conduct preferred against
him by Dr. A1genon S. Crapsey, the
unfrocked Episcopal minister of Roch-
ester last July, Patrolman Charles F.
Vetter went violently insane last
the Gowanda hospital today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
The Boys Mistake.

n f. F'OGARTY of the Northern Pacific
railroad was talking I'm Portland
about the n-million-dollar order for new
equipment that he has just placed.
The cause of this order, the largest
of its kind on record he said, lis pros
perity. Real prosperity. Not the kind
young Husk encountered.
Young Cornelius Husk was about to
try his fortune in New York.
Now, Corny,' his old grandmother
said don't desert the narrow path or
righteousness when you get to that rich
city where money is so plentiful that they
say the streets are even paved with gold
..Husk promised his grandmother to be-
have himself and in due course he reach
ed New York He got out at the Penn
sy,yanfa station and started down 9TH
avenue. when he saw, glittering in the
gutter a bright ten-dollar gold piece.
He picked up the coin joyously. and
was about to place it in his purse when
a blind beggar caught his eye. A wave
of generous sympathy surged through
him. and he handed the beggar his rich
find.
Here, take it, he said L can see
'em, you can't
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$1,000. This amount he lost on credit.
debt of honor. The manager was very
much upset by Terry's sudden change OF
habits, and got Terry to promise to cut
spread too far; it was only a question
now how long he would last.
Terry began to gather together racing
stable. His wagers on his own horses
Eut him in the class of 'plungers. His
losses We're heavy. Poor Terry began to
see the fortune he worked so hard and
hopestly to acquire, begin to vanish.
Terry began to brood, and showed a
lack OF interest in his training. In his
contest with Young Corbett. at Hartford.
this state of affairs cost him the cham
piOnship. Terry McGovern. the invincible,
was no more. 1t was not COrbett. but
the curse of gambling which had de-
thrOned him.
Perhaps the saddest case of all was
that of Louie, the Stud Champion"
His real name was Louis Kahn. but
because OF his fondness for stud poker
and his skill at the game he earned
the nickname, and that was how he
was referred to in the gambling dis
trict.
Louie drifted to New York from down
east. He was well connected. With the
little money be brought with him, and
which was supposed to start him in
business. he spent much OF his time at
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TRAPS OF THE UNDERWORLD WHICH BESET THE UNIV

and he had at last to sell some Of his
property to get available cash for gam
bling Then he saw the error Of his ways
and quit
Unfortunately. however, his fascination
for roulette had become too well known
north of 42d street for him to escape so
readily. He was known to every
''steerer'' in the business. and they kept
after him.
To floodwink each other they resorted
to all kinds of ruses One of the cleverest
was that practiced by the ''steerer'' for
house on 43d street. This fellow, repre-
senting himself as real estate man. be-
gan negotiations with Salowitz for the
purchase of a piece of property. When
everything was arranged except the sign
ing of the contract the "steerer'' declared
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saloon on the ground floor and handed
his winnings. with the exception Of
$780, to the saloonkeeper.
Hold on to this for me. Steve he
said. land don't give it to me until the
day before Christmas. even if l have you
pinched for embeZZlement. l need it for
Christmas.
The next night with the 500 he had
held out. Louie played again. and doubled
his money. On his way out he handed
the s100 he had won to the saloonkeeper
and told him to add it to the rest
II think I'll take a trip down east in
stead of sending the present as usual.
It'll be the first time in three years.
The next night Louie played again.
Within an hour his 800 was gone. He
stuck around for a while. and suddenly
found himself irresistibly drawn down
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the race track. His winnings were
regular enough to enable him to send
weekly remittance to his folks. and
at Christmas he sent home handsome
presents for every member of his fam
lily. Down east they imagined that
their boy was president of a bank.
York Louie shifted his attention to
stud poker, and became a skillful play
er. For a year or more he had good
luck. and accumulated quite a little
bank roll which, however, he shortly
lost at roulette Christmas was COM
ing around and found him in hard
straits. He borrowed from his friends
in an effort to win enough to keep up
the bluff at home.
Then, for the first time. even at
stud poker, his luck went against him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
A Hard Language.
III NGLlSH and American are n

x<E NGL1SH and American are not the
IL same language at ALL" said George
AIDE, at dinner What American knows
anything about toad in the hole or bubble
and squeak-they are not games, but
dishes. or singlets. which are undervests.
or beer, which is never beer. but always
ale or stout? II you want beer i'm Eng.
land you must ask for lager. you know.
'.Draughts i'm England are checkers. and
a black draught over there means dose
of soothing syrup. But they don't know
their own language themselves. 1t seems.
AN Englishwoman, for whose husband
the doctor had ordered a black draught.
came to the surgery In the middle OK inc
night wrinsing her hands.
'''Oh. doctor, George is much worse
she faltered.
Ibid you give him that black draught
i ordered?'
mo. sir: couldn't find a black
domino. and he's been going steadily
do xnhil ever since"
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you can never tell what will happen
over night. 1 remember the time when
/ was broke, in about as bad a fix as [
Imagine you are in now. 1 didn't know
which way to turn. AS / was walking
out of the place / stepped on a white
chip.
Il picked it up. and, for a bunch.
walked over to the wheel and PLAYED
it on the white The white won. T
played the white again. White won
again. Once more l risked it all on the
white and won third time. | had
reached the limit. l started again and
played the white. l won. .Afterward
tried my luck at faro bank and nearly
broke the bank. When the house called
the last deal, was 81, 700 to the good !.
l started. Louie. with the white chip"
Louie scanned the floor, but didn't
see any white chips rolling around.
He got up to leave the old man, whose
familiar story Of the lucky white chip
he had often heard before. AS he was
leaving the place, one of the players
at the poker table asked him to take
the seat left vacant.
I'm going to cash in all but S25,
Louie" he said; try your luck with 1t.
It's lucky seat, and it'may bring you
some Christmas money"
Louie needed no second invitation
With the twenty-five white chips his
friend had left him he stuck at the
game until ne was over $500 ahead. and
then he quit
On his way out he' stepped into a
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consistently, and four days before
Christmas he found himself not only
broke. but heavily in debt There
wasn't friend he had that he hadn't
already touched" for the limit, and as
he sat in a gambling house uptown
he was about as respondent a gambler
al any had ever seen.
brOken-down old war horse, who
had gone the pace and was now down
and out. but was allowed to stick
around, because it was known that he
couldn't exist without the atmosphere
observed Louie's state and started to
cheer him up.
BUCK UP, Louie the old man sa id
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HE man who lives
by his wits" in
New York or in
any other large
city makes a very
easy living.
Somebody h a 8
said that "a fool is
born every min
Ute" and certainly
this must be true.
Despite all the
publicity that is
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Somehow he got steered into a gambling
house on 44th street. He liked roulette.
With the money he was making in real
estate he was able to stand the gan for
long time without hurting his business
materially.
But his losses got heavier and heavier,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

There wasn't chance in the world for
a man who had the gambling fever as
bad as that. II he overcame the odds
against him in one kind of gambling. he
was bound to stack up against them at
the other. And he did. He hit it hard
all around. He was soon peaniess. He
used his customers funds to cover up his