The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-17
ATTRACTIONS l 1.-THE THEATRES
1.-THE COUNTRY BOY''
 GOOD HOT WEATHER PLAY AT THE PLAZA


 Edgar seIwyn's delightful comedy of the city and country, The Country Boy which portrays the extremes of life-the peace and open of the rural existence and the prosaic routine of the c1rttered cfty-is given a, pleasing performance by the Po1f Players at the Plaza this week. With an eepe- capital scenic dnvestiture, the play proved one of the best undertakings of the company so far this season. Vi
 The story deals with the romance of From wilson, a visionary youth of the country who Is determined upon achieving big things and in his search for great opportunities overlooks the little things in life that lead to the big opportunities. Bent on proving his worthy he quits the small town, seeks the city, becomes involved dn a f1irta- ton with a, show girl, and, through a love for the gay life, all but proves a failure in the metropolis. When ev- cry thAng appears to be the worst Tom with t'Merkle'' an old news paper man with an Omnipresent grcuch, and ''Weinstein,' a ticket specuIator, returns to Tom's village to start g. newspaper. Their funds are secured through Weinstein's success in a, gambling venture founded on a hunch he gathers from the date, Fri day, the Thirteenth The small town newspaper proves a success, and Will son, having shown his worth, is dn a position to claim his old sweetheart, Jane Belknap, whose father is the town Poohbah.
 ."The Country Boy' is the work of Edgar Selwyn. There are many bright lines, and dozens of humorous situa- tions. The second act discloses a table ia the city boarding house, about which cluster a choice variety of rich i6z prettfly unfolded, and thanks to the able work of the Poli players, the com edy proves one of the treats of the season.
 In the name part, Paul McA11ister has role considerably different from those he has portrayed here He gives a, convincing innperSOnat1on of the rI- raI lad. whose rejuveTation is the theme of the play. Miss Fowler as his small town sweetf1 cart is tsweet1y sim pie, while the part. of the show girl Amy I4eRoy.'' is cleverIy portrayed by Marion Hutchins Marguerite Starr as Miss Dunstan," the prirna donna who figures conspicuously dn the boarding house life, is given an op- portundty toN1lse a, voice that no doubt surprised many of the Plaza patrons who were unaware of Miss Starr g versatility Emma Darlington gave a sympathetic enactment of the role of the mother of the country boy. Ar tEur Buchanan scored his customary success as 'tMerk1e.'' Bertha Rowland contributed bright nDon1ents in the part Of Lucy" the duslky waitress. Florence Gerald as the landlady kept the audience constantly alert with her clever conception of the role of Mrs. BannonL'' Arthur Griffin, as the tic Ret specI1lator; Burke SyUnon as the Star boarder; Ralph J. Herbert as the show girls angel Jimmy Michael s0n;'' LIeweNyn Crosrnan and Clara Graham in the boarding house charac- ters:. Benedict. McQ1aITfe as Hiram Belknap,'' the father Of fiJane"; and Harrison Thompson +fHezexiah Jenks' the magnateaS secretary com pIeted the cast. The stage direction reflected the painstaking and skil1fu1 work of Mir. Socola