The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-17

act is an artistic presentation of her collection of beautiful horses, dogs and pigeons, all well trained, and the presentation skillfully prepared for the stage.
 Nellie King & Co. presents clever sketch entitled .Irene's Divorce" She is assisted by Harry Laughlin
 Frosini, Gallagher and Foley, and De Witt Young and Co. complete the vaudeville bill.
 Mary Pickford in Studs" Fox Lobster and the Pathe News, are the film attractions.
 PLAZA.
 The big attraction at the Plaza 1 theatre the last half of this week is | the new Pathe special Half a 1 | Chance,'' featuring Mahlon Hamilton, l | who was starred in the famous |
 'Earthbound,'' and Lillian Rich, who | is also a star in her own right. Half | Chance" is a picturization of the well known novel of the same name by the celebrated novelist and dra- matist, Frederick S. Isham, and it was the biggest seller at the time of author of several successful stage plays including Under the Rose' and Nothing But the Truth in which William Collier starred Half l a Chance has all the virility, punch and outdoor appeal of Jack London. Rex Beach and Robert Service. It's | a regular "he-man'' story of the "under-dog' man who, sunken to the depths, beats his way through | almost unsurmountab1e obstacles | with the sheer force of physical dom | inance, determination and will power The feature vaudeville act for the | last half is Jimmy -Gildea, the well
 known comedian, in "Polly From l Paris,'' minia ature musical comedy
 idea with 12 people. among whom
 are some of Broadways prettiest -,,.Jso ~
 song writers; Inf1eld and Noblet pre-
 senting a new vehicle, 'The Song Shop" and other acts. International
 News, Herbert Kaufman Weekly and
 Pathe Topics complete the program.
 LYRIC.
 ''The Love of Su shong," the fas-
 cinating comedy drama now playing
 at the Lyric theatre to crowded
 houses, is first of all a genuine nov
 three acts are laid in China, that
 fascinating land of mystery, charm,
 romance and orienta1ism. All of the
 characters in the play with one ex
 ception being Chinese, it is readily
 seen the many opportunities given
 the members of the company to ap-
 pear in characterizations totally diff ferent in manner from which the
 public used to seeing them.
 For next week the Poli Players
 will prepare play peculiarly fitted | the celeOrdJlOn or InankSS1V1nS.
 s"The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
 Come" is not a religious play. but
 was dramatized by Eugene Walters
 from the famous novel of the same
 name written by John Fox, Jr. The
 story tells of Kentucky feuds, the
 friendships and customs of the
 mountaineer, his loves and hatreds
 with the Civil War as a background. J PARK Review.)
 A full house greeted the opening Fl performance of the delightful musical comedy, Betty Be Good" at the Park H theatre last night.
 The story deals with young man S who cannot decide which he loves the S most, the girl he just married or an 8 other woman. The latter person is portrayed most naturally by vivaciou: 8 Georgiana Hewitt Jean Merode ha: # the role of Amy Starkweather whom Tom Price marries. Miss Merode Ina: H fine soprano voice and her soIe # work was excellent. The role of Ton N Price is played by Russell Lennon N Colonel Starkweather, the comedian E of the performance, shares the fun # making with Sam Kirby (Rober @ Henshaw), Tom Prices best friend H who is the best man at the wedding
 Another person worthy of praise ii $ Jeanette Wilson, who is shown a! A Marion Love, a cabaret dancer. S The musical score is the work O E Hugo Reisenfeld. so more o
 higher praise need be given it. Anon, l the catchy tunes whI<n kef.t the audi al ence whist 1'g long after the curtain
 had been lowered at t1S close of tn ' third act were: You Must Keep tn 5 lamp I1 1 Bur4jng:" hing; ;, by Betty; Listen. t H Amy; and "Pd Like to Take Yo1 M Away" by Marion and Sam. 8 WEST END.
 E Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's "Swee H 1i1venCer' one of the E,np1iSb dra m 3 E lists most appealing plays. will b E shown tonight at the West End the IS atre for one day only. It is 3. Mar Miles Minter starring production fo Req alart.
 Miss Minter shows that she com
 hines real ability with her beauty i
 the chara acter of Lavender.
 8 The famous character role c E. Phenyl is well interpreted by no les # a parsonage than Theodore Robert. & MT. Roberts gets the last ounce C E meat from this very lovabIe part. Is Chester Con>lin in Home Rule, E a. new two-reeI comedy. and Burto & Holmes Travels will also be show M Wednesday.
 H Olive Thomas, the scintillatin E Selznick star is creating a particula E niche for herself in the admiratio of local motion picture patrons. Fac one of her succeeding production have been just bit better than wha has gone before and zl in 'Darlin Mine," which is shown tonight at tn # West End theatre, this most pulchr H tudinous and. clever young lad E caused the patrons of this theatre t E echo mentally the words of the pic @ ture title.
 The story is one of those p1easin @ things which carries an indefinab
 charm, but which probably upo E close analysis would lead the tra direct to the star player, as tt E orphaned Irish immigrant girl in tT H Sta of nictlre. then @ actress rising rapidly to fame. E "A Lady's Tailor,''2 reel Senne E comedy, will also be shown.
 E EMPIRE
 Fl "Love, Honor and Obey,'' a scree H adaptation by Eugene Walter E Charles Neville Bucks successf E novel, is announced by the Empil @ theatre for four days, beginning t E day. The all-star cast will incIut H Claire Whitnev WiIda Bennett Ke,