The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-29
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PoIi Players Give IA Fool There Was"
Gripping Performance of Noted Play
 Gives Popular Actors Excellent Opportunities.

The ladies may think their sex is being slandered after they see "A Fool There Was, which is being play ed at the Plaza theater by the Po1i Players this week. Porter Emerson Browne. a magazine writer who is the author of ths play deals without mercy with a certain type of woman but in order to spare the feminine feelings 1t should be said that this type of woman is greatly in the min ority.
 The play was Suggested by Kip pings famous poem ''The Vampire. It tells the story of a sellsh woman who likes to ensnare, men and then tilt them when they have become hopeIess1y- infatuated. She has no quaIrns of conscience regarding her victims Married or single, young or old, they are all good material for her wi1es.
 In this play she selects a man who in the cast of characters is merely known as sHThe Husband He has a wife and child and a fine home at Larchmont. After being 1ured to de struction by her smile the man de serts his family and goes away in company with the vampire. He de- ceives his family by telling them he has gone on a business trip. Anxi- s6es7v his wife and little daughter
 
 of his early return are aroused when he writes that important business is keeping him and he will soon come back
 The husbands friend becomes sus- picious and finally locates the vam- pIre and her victim. He denounees the man in scathfng terms and after his plea has fallen on deaf ears, the little daughter, who has been wait ing outside. comes into the. room. When the erring husband sees the child he realizes his awful mistake and is saved.
 Paul McAllister, the clever leading man, outdoes himself as the husband. He peEtEaszss all the changing moods of man who. realizes that he has done SvRorg but -1fs trying to assure himself that he is all right. In the big scene in the second act where his daughter suddenly appears, MT. McAl1ister reaches the height of dra- nnatic skill and he brings down the house when he seized the vampire and tries to do her bodily harm.
 Brenda Fowler is superb as the varn- pfre Although the character is not a pleasing one, the. popular leading woman wins the reluctant admiration of the audience by her fine acting.
 Georgia Mali F'ussman gas the child wins all hearts She is a sweet and sincere little actress. Marguerite Starr as the wife is in rare form She wins the sympat thy 4bf the audience from the start Ralph J. Herbert scores heavily as the friend He does his best work when denouncing the false husband for his per1dy. Wilson Hummel Is good as the captain of the boat and Marion Hutchins gains favor as the sister.
 Others who do well in the cast are Ted Gibson as the secretary and Benedict McQuarrie as Young Parma lee.
 Manager Reichenbacl1 wishes to an- nounce that coupons for the drawing of the upright. pianosEyin be given at all performances this week The drawing will be held next week. The piano Is now on exhibition in the lob by and every day a demonstration will be on hand to play selections from Madame sherry which will be pre- scented next week