The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-06
TN THE THEATRES
POLI'S,


 Leslie Vaughan will be at Polls to- day with his student orchestra of 40 musicians, all of them the direct product of Bridgeport training. MT. Vaughan, who is one of the states
 most prominent violinists, has worked hard to prepare this musical treat, and the orchestra shows the resnlts of his work and musical ability. The orchestra, it is predicted by those who know, will be one of the biggest hits | of the season. Civilian Clothes, which opened last evening, will also be seen on the bill. Thomas Meighan, who takes the leading role, iss great actor, as has first picture as a star, he takes the best part in his career. The support ing cast are all good.
 Billie Lightelle's big revue with plenty of pretty girls and a carload of special scenery will be the added feature of, the vaudeville bill which will be supplemented by the added attraction of the best comedy of the
 season, "Torchy's Millions WEST END.
 An exact reproduction of the lobby and dining room of the Taft Hotel in New Haven was constructed on one of the large enclosed stages at Metros west coast studios in Hollywood, Cal
 This massive setting was used as a background for much of the lively action in '"The Chorus Girls Ro- mance," the Metro special production starring Viola Dana in the role of a lady of the chorus whose speciality is dancing the shimmy The picture will be seen tonight at the West End theatre.
 Photographs were obtained of the interior of the famous hostel1y fre- qu@nted by the undergraduates of
 Yale University, and the plans for
 the setting were drawn to comply ex- actly with the real hotel. The set oc-
 cupied practically all the floor space
 of one of the three big stages in the studios and was complete in every
 detail from the swinging doors at the entrance to the two elevators, the cloak rooms, the desk and balcony.
 Much of the action of ''The Chorus Girls Romance" which is an adapta-
 tion. by Percy Heath of F. Scott Fitz- gera1ds story, Head and Shoulders" which appeared in The Saturday
 Evening Post, takes place in New Haven. The hotel interior is only 1 one of several elaborate settings is
 only one of several elaborate settings
 built for the production. A large l theatre interior and a cabaret are 1 among the other big scenes. William c. Dowland directed Miss Dana in '"The Chorus Girls Romance" and John Arnold photographed the | picture. Gareth Hughes, Tom Gal | lery, Lawrence Grant and Edward J ODSOn all nave important parlS III | support of Miss Dana.
 | EMPIRE.
 The dash and color for which Rob 1 ert W. Chambers society novels are | famous is present in the screen yer
 sion of "The Fighting Chance" prob ably his greatest book, which came
 to the Empire theatre last evening, to remain for four days.
 Whether or not you agree with the authors views on heredity, which as- sert that man can attribute a cray ing for .alcohol to his ancestors an6 that a ypung girl is daring and un- conventional because her grand mother was, you will be attracted b1 the love story and the lavish atm os phere against which it has beer filmed.
 In brief, 'The Fighting Chance deals with the efforts of Stephe1 Siward and Sylvia Landis, social dere licts to overcome their own weak nesses. The fads and foibles of Nev 4 York's smart set furnish a g1itterin: 3 background to their romance and it 8 final happy ending. Conrad Mage 5 and Anna. c. Nilsson have the chic roles in the picture and Charle 3 Maigne directed. It is a Paramoun Il Aircraft LYRIC.
 Of more than passing interest i the unusual comedy drama, "Biu Bonnet" which is the attraction at tn Lyric theatre, this week, beginninl with the matinee this afternoon. Il addition to a charming love story II j0 a1