Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-20
"39 EAST" COMING To the Davis, Thursday, Get. 23r,

 A romantic comedy charmingly writ ten and beautifully played in "39 East which the Messrs. Shubert will pre- sent at the Davis Theatre on Thurs day Evening, October A23rd. after 4ts years run in New York city.
 Rachel Brothers. who wrote it has made sentim ental, romantic play out of the story of the innocent girl w1th a voice and ambition. who comes up from the country to battle against the snares and evils of New York. Of course, there is a prince, and the cho rus, and a beast of a theatre manager who turns out human. and the hard :, faced landlady with the last-act soft heart.
 The first and last acts are in the boarding house at 39 East. managed by Mrs. Do Mailley. Breakfast is sery ! ed in the first act. while during the last the regular Saturday night musical occurs. In the rooming house are the inevitable sisters. the silly southeru widow, the stone-fac perpetual 0l3 maid, the optimist with the merra physician, and Italian count, Penelop4 Penn, the stru gglins young miss witl5 determination in her heart to rspf ceed, and. Napoleon Gibbs. the Prine E Charming. A- t- na Penelope has been coming to he room late of nights and the boarderg are gossiping about her. Napoleon Gibbs figures. strongly in the table
 
 girl are so pronounced that even Mrs McMaster has noted it. But Pene4 lope has resisted every invitation of the young man to dine or wine or meet him to go to the theatre Penelope has agreed to be in Central Park at 5:30 that day to confde In Napoleon. who seems to have been the only per son in the world to show her kind ness.
 They meet and Penelope reveals her secret. To earn enough money so that her brother back home may continue at school, she has accepted posi- ton in the chorus t't
 Realizing the pitfall before her Gibbs tries to prevent her from keep ing the engagement with the manage. It is then he appreciates that he real everything comes out all right, as yos would expect.
 The company engaged for, the pre- sentatfon of the play includes the fol- lowing: Sidney BlaclSmar Theodore Warield Ausust$a Haviland Lizzie Evans. Marcia Harris. Fanny Brad shaw, Donna Bartlett Anita Tuily, Lois ,Arno>i. John. Thorn, Ionis Alter. Arthur Row George Wetherell And Robert Hazelton.
 Breed Theatre.
 A gripping story. of a country girl who lonsed7 TOT the gay life and White lights Of the city. and a man who was tired of them all and Fcraved' the peace fui. lie or the country side. is told in Forbidden," the latest Universal Jew el product1oii. in which Mrs Charlie c.nApan ha's tne leading role and Wn.cA VII be the feature attraction at tho bl eed today and Tuesday The story itself was. written by k. Va During, put in scenario by Lois kebSr and was directed by Lois Weber and hes husband, Phillips Smalley. The stss;y of "Forbidden smacks Of the oiG myth of Pandera who opened the eorbidden box and let loose all the troubles. of the world. In the photo pay Mud et. Harris has the role of Middle. I-w4n, a simple country, sirI. She meets q young city. man. surfeited with the emptiness of metropolitan fife. and ,Ynar ries. him. They ali9se In the country much to the girls dis appointment Finally her longing be comes so strung that in order to satisfy the girl her hiIsba nd takes her to the city in an attempt to sicken her oflhe life thcre. I he result almost ends in distress. Henry Woodward plays Op rosi:e the sfsr. and Fred Goodwin is la the supporting cast.
 Earle Metcalf and Virginia Ham nlonH will alst be seen in The Bet. ter" fast moving drama and the Palnc news w:.f gem pletetth oil ror today atd ,'Ifa a5r