The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-21
in The THEATRES
POLI'S

POLrs
.aThe Paddock which headlines |
the vaudeville show at Polls for this |
! half of the week has as spectacular |
| a finish as has ever been seen in
any production jim Bridgeport The |
/ four thoroughbreds is reproduced is |
| marvellous. The thoroughbreds ap-
pear in the flesh and each is rid
den by a real racetrack jockey. Dur i
| ing the race one of the jockeys is
shot, but sticking to his horse, he
| finally wins by a. super-human burst
| of speed.
! Another feature of the show are
! the pictures of the, great New York
tragedy of last week which appear in
the Pathe News.
ventriloquist, who has third place on
! the bill, is probably the greatest en-
| tertainer in vaudeville in the line OF
| ventri1oquism.
juggler, opens the bili with a clever
| juggling act. Otto and Sheridan and
Jarvis and Harrison were also on the
| bill.
s'Homespun Folks is continued for
! the first half of the week. The latest
lof the Fox Sunshine comedies enti-
tied 1.-The Bad Bandits was hit.
PLAZA.
'"The Soul of Youth" which was
shown at the Plaza theatre yester-
day, is, without question, one of the
seasons best productions. 1t was di-
rected by william Taylor and was
written by Julia Crawford Ives to be
released as Rai1arts first big special
super attraction. The star of the
play is Lewis Sargent, who played the
lead in 'tHuckleberry Finn Lila Lee,
of male and Female" fame, William
Collier, Jr., Judge Ben Lindsay and
others. Judge, promised not to
steal-but I want to take back that
promise This was the odd message
a juvenile court magistrate received
over the telephone from lad whom
he had found guilty and put on pro
baton some months before. The
judge had dealt leniently then, be-
cause the boy looked straight. This
judge seldom went wrong. Still, here
What did it mean? If the lad was
totally dish onest, why did he warn
the judge Of new misdeeds? 1t is a
most interesting story in six parts.
The vaudeville is good throughout
Jack Levey and his Symphony Girls is
the feature act and they present ga
il Study in Melody Some of the finest
music played here this season is Of
Exceptional troupe. They were brought
back for several encores last night.
Moore and Gray, two girls of divers
4 talking and dancing skit, cat the
Club An Artistic Treat, with a Sc
ries of IS well known posings of
statues, are executed with good re-
suits by two young ladies and a man.
Ferris and Bell, Italian comedians,
4 have a very funny act. international
4 News presents the Wall Street Trag-
h edy and for the first time in moving
4 pictures the Pope of Rome receiving
4 a delegation of Knights of Columbus
/ during their pilgrimage to the Eternal
4 City. Eddie Polo in 'The Vanishing
/ Dagger completes the show.
PARK
The stage has revealed no more
charming and Interesting story than
F. Ray Comstoek and Morris Costs
4 American comedy, adam and Eva -
which opens at the Park theatre, to-
4 day and Wednesday, with a popular
I matinee on Wednesday.
The play abounds in brisk, snappy
I clever dialogue and possesses a dis
4 tinct charm of its own, every char
/ acter being unique and of a sunny
/ nature. The production an oddly in
I play is a feast for the eye. The cast
l popular comedy lights upon tht
! American stage as follows: Miss Lois
Mr.. Coates Gwynne, Mr.. Charles E
y Bird, Mr.. Charles Horn, Miss Rose
/ mary Hilton, Mr.. Frank H. knight
Miss AdeIyn Wesley, Mr. Fred c
L Mr.. Paul Bell.
4 Guy Bolton and George Middleton
] are the authors of adam and Eva
1 which ran for over a year at thu
I Longacre Theatre, New York.
A. LYRIC-REVIEW
Had there been any question con.
Amos, the Poll Players leading lady
4 it would have been answered per
I manently following her very excellent
showing in the production which
4 opened otsthe Lyric theatre las
nj Tn nd
] more than a mere theatrical per.
4 Torrance from every point of view
Miss Amos carries her audience away
with her at her every appearance
1 "Branded'' is "a play that goes
4 straight to the heart. 1t portrays 6
: story of a, mother who, in her anxiety
4 to protect her daughter, makes every
I sacrifice and succeeds in her 1auda-
4 BILE efforts which also bring her back
4 to a realization of what life really
1 means. The story tells of a girl who
1 is an offspring of "a mother an6
grandmother who are not all that 6
4 woman should be.
In addition to the excellent work
\ done by Miss Amos, Arthur Chatter
if given the proper role He is ex
cel1ent in the character of the hero
and although he knows of the repu
tation of the girls antecedents stick:
to her until the end. A word mus
also be said for the other mem Der.
of the company, including Jack NC
1 Grath, Arthur Griffen, Jane Tarr
4 Edwin Vail, Edward Davidson ant
j Eleanor Carlson.
WEST END.
vi The cast assembled for the Para
4 mount-Artcraft picture, ''The Miracle
I Man." which is on view at the Yves
/ End theatre tonight, includes severa
of the foremost players in the film
4 world. Thomas Meighan, who enact
the chief role of Tom Burke, is al
of 11p11S;11aI abilitv BETTY Com n
son, who plays the exacting part o
4 Rose, is considered one of the mos
/ promising young actresses of tn
screen. Others In the cast are Lo1