The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-31
In The Theatres
POII'S.

The Poll theatre offers today as
usual on Saturdays, four shows, con-
tinuous performance from 1 until II
p. m.
Pauline Frederick 1.-THE Paliser
Case" the feature picture, grips the
attention from start to finish, and the
plot is SO woven that no one knows
the outcome until the picture is prac-
tica11y ended. Pathe News and Pathe
Review furnish the other photop1ay
attractions.
V1asta Masova & Co. in 1.-THE
Sheperd's Dream an original dane
ing creation. headlines the vaudeville
end of the program. The Sheperd's
Dream is an artistic dance revue
with wonderful music and Staging.
Jimmie and Hughie O'Donneu open
the bill with comedy acrobatics. The
younger member of this team is in
reality an acrobatic marvel. He is
nothing more than an infant and
works as well as any acrobat on the
vaudeville stage. Guilty. and Nelson
in a piano act. Rives and Arnold in
| a comedy skit and Ryan and Bron-
son, the two jazz boys, complete an
exceptional vaudeville bill.
EMPIRE.
It ds somewhat difficult for one
ArAiI6 tOody, SSVGILty yOoAo oAICA II Oil
happened, to imagine conditions as
they existed in San Francisco dur
| ing the days of 40. From around
| the Horn arriving every day across
| the plains horseback in prairie
| schooners and afoot, men and women
were reaching the Pacific Coast in
lords.
The earlier corners seemed to have
| lost all sense of responsibility, citi-
i -
| "Gold!" has set Bed1am loose and
San Francisco became wild. It is
tfse story of this exciting period OF
western life reproduced in 1.-The Vigi-
lantes,'' a new exclusive, frst-run
seven-reel photo-drama, now being
| exhibited at the Empire theater.
| WEST END.
| William Russell, known to motor
| picture fans as a superb Interpreter
| of herman at the first showing of the
new Fox feature, Leave It to Me, u
| of herman roles at first showing of the
be seen in the role of a happy go
lucky and rich young man. He is
| called upon to sustain a part some
what out of the beaten path, and
| involving scenes of intense tenderness
as we'll as intense action. He gives
a remarkably convincing character
4 ization.
The story has a narrative SWEEP
of unusual strength, leading the stat
and his cast through episodes bristl'
ing with fun and fight.
! PARK.
Monday night promises to be
gala night at the Park theatre wher
Bridgeport playgoers will catch theil
first glimpse of the sciniIlating com
edy, 1.-The Girl With Carnine Lips
Not in many moons has so muc1
interest been expressed in a play
and patrons of the Park theatre hav,
impatiently awaited the advent of thu
stunning young English star who
edy with her two Broadway co-stars
| Wilfred Clarke and Dallas Wei
| ford.
1t would be unfair to give the
slightest hint of the hilarity the play
provides, but throughout its actor
many screamingly funny situation:
! occur, and when a famous female di
| vorce lawyer calls upon the young
husband, she finds his apartment
filled with pretty girls, clad only a.
was Eve in the Garden of Eden. II
an effort to extricate him from hi
gir1-madness some amusing ant
thrilling things happen.
"The Girl With Carmine Lips,
| shows herself to Bridgeport before
she begins to enchant New York {
week later. From present indica
tions, theatergoers are taking NJ
chance of missing her, with her dis
play of fun, feminine beauty ant
handsome Bendel gowns
The engagement is for one weel
only, with matinees on Friday an