The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-25

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 chronicler of theatrical events, to do
 full justice to his task, must beg a
 special edition rather than a limited
 amount of space, to cover the pre-
 sent activities in Gotham. Plays
 come with such rapidity that q light
 ming calculator is the only adequate
 means for recording their births and
 departures. Eight new plays are now
 scheduled for production this week,
 seven last, and next week another
 new avalanche.
 Ethel Barrymore in "Declasse'' is
 the outstanding feature of the past fortnight. Surrounded by a company
 of excellence, the play staged with
 care and intelligence, she won the
 most pronounced dramatic success
 that has fallen to any actress for the present season.
 Charles Di1linghan's production of Apple BIossoms,'' a musical play of high order of excellence, is undenia- bly, the best example of music play yet exhibited. The music is by a con- bination, but Fritz Kreisler has done the best of it. In every way it rep resents the highest degree of excel lence in plays of this sort.
 A H. Woods, creator of the "and so to bed' comedies, offered a new one last week called for the purpose of confusion The Girl in the Li1ni- ousine." A cast of several talented players and bed gave it good start, and though 1t is confessedIy
 not for parlor delectation, Broadway likes 1t as it did others that preceded il, and of it's kind it measures up to the Woods standard as set by Up in Mabers Room," and the like. John } Cum berland and Charles Ruggles , gave the best performances ably as sisted by Zelda Sears. The other members of the cast likewise desery- ed praise.
 [ Next the revival of Shakespearean plays by Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern, beginning with Twelfth Night and following with Hamlet" !" The return of these two popular and intelligent players was one of the mo- table events of the week. Their re- turn was marked by manifestations of approval from the press as well as the public. It may be observed that they have lost none of their distinc- ton as Shakesp pearean players and their season is rated one of the most profitable as well as popular sched- uled here.
 ''Too Many Husband" by Somer- set Vaughan, was another delight ful contribution to the current cata- logue. It is a polite comedy, delight fully acted and tastefully staged. The lines are the wittiest If the season, and the delight of it's three acts is InTpTTInTiNT1 Q
 zarre. but that does not detract from | ist delight,
 l Raymond Hitchcock staged him. self in a play called ''Hitchy Koo'' and | except that it is more extrava gant l than it's predecessors, is not unlike l those which preceded it. This is a play as distinct in it's way as any that are offered on Broadway. It is a girl 1 and song show, with a considerable
 flavor of Hitchcock himself Happily | Hitchcock wears and listens well,
 which means that the play was hap l oily received by the bIase Broadway ite and his country cousin.
 l Mcintyre and Heath, two veterans 1 of the vaudeville and minstrel stage l have a regular show called Hello, 1 Alexander" There are a lot of pret- l ty girls, and some jingly music and
 a chorus that is distinctive, but noth- . ing else matters when these clever 1 comedians, who have grown prey in , the service of entertaining, are on the
 stage. And they are mostly on the stage, fortunately for those who are 1 attending the performances.
 i ttThe Storm" Langdon McCor- | San ga +jOnaI !, l the most reaIas fire effect ever | seen outside a city conf1a gra ton, is l at the 18th Street Theatre. MT. Me i COrmack, at one bound, has placed
 himself at the head Of stage
 inventors. He is easily the mas i ter of effects and the best results of l his long experience are seen here, | which is skilIfully acted by Robert Rendel, Edwin Arnold and Helen Me. i kellar.
 1 Down at the Neighborhood Play 1 house they are reviving Ibsen's ''Ros-
 1nersholm,'' and at the Manhattan ] Opera House Whitford Kane's de- 1 Iightful Irish comedy Dark Rosa 1 leen' is winning her race nightly and | at given matinees. The owner, how 1 ever, is far from the maddening
 crowd, engaged in carrying the story l of '"Tiger, Tiger" to the uttermost
 parts of the United States under the i influence of Frances Starr.
 1 The Palais Royal Revue, with the
 celebrated Desiree Lubovska, dancer, 1 opened this week as a midnight play l house. It is brought into successful i competition with others of this kind
 and through the excellence and bril- 1i3ncv review cbiaf1O through the grace and charm of Lub. ovska herself, in her creative dances it is popular resort for pleasure seekers.
 A group of noted French folk ar
 rived on the France last week, includ-