The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-25

part of his plan to abide an oppor-
! tune time to disclose a distinguished
| identity.
The name part gives Mr. Lunt a !
| chance that may never be his again |
| and all the other people of the story |
| are sharply etched. In the cast are
| Phoebe Foster, Mary Boland, Glenn |
Hunter, John Flood. Viola Harper, !!
| William Lorenz. Agnes Findlay, Su- /
same Westford and Bar1owe Borland. !
There will also be a Wednesday
matinee.
| Miss Madge Kennedy, one of the
\ bestowed and most beautiful OF
| young American screen stars, will re-
| turn to the speaking stage this sea-
son, and will be seen herself at the
Park for the second time in three
weeks tonight, in the new play Cor
nered.' Henry w. Savage, under
whose direction Miss Kennedy will be
presented, announces "Cornered' as a
Il mystifying comedy-drama of suspense
and surprises, which will give the
young star an opportunity to thrill
her audience as well as make them
smile.
1t is now three years since Miss
Kennedy, at the height of her Broad
way success left the theatre for the
was as heroine sof Fair and
, Warmer" in which she won great
popularity as an ingenue Coincidence
of a type she herself originated in
and later developed with much charm
: and subletey in ''Twin Beds
The company which will support
Miss Kennedy in "Cornered' is one
-. of the most distinguished ever as
semb1ed by Mr.. Savage. Among the
: ! favorites in the cast are Leslie Austin,
juvenile last season with Ethel Barry
more; Anne Sutherland, Amelia Gard
ner, Charles Brown, Morgan Conan,
! Tom Walsh and Robert Forsythe.
PLAZA
Last night at the Plaza theatre,
I Wanda Haw1ey again demonstrated
, that she is of real ''star" material;
, that her beauty, personality and ex-
, quisite comedy sense are combined
with versatile. genius which gives
her so many points of appeal. For
delightful as miss Hobbs was, Food
= for Scandal now playing, gives her
a different but even more felicitous
role 1t is adapted from the famous
ance,' and is splenid in Realart pic
ture form. Harrison Ford plays OPP
posite Miss Hawley, who was formerly
a. Cecil B. De Mile star.
The vaudeville program is topped
by George Choos' latest musical COM
edy, 'tOh Mike" with a, big cast of
players, including Roy Gordon, Laura
Vail and a beauty chorus The South
ern Four in Harmony From the
Southland the Cornells, in songs and
dances, the Pierrettos, presenting a
episode Of Eddie Polo in 1.-The Van
ishing Dagger and first run Inter-
national News will also be shown.
Coming Thursday is ''The Dwelling
Place of Light the famous book by
Winston Churchill and featuring
King Baggot, Claire Adams, Robert
Mckee and an au-star cast of players.
Announcement is made of the book
and also the great Vitagraph special,
Trumpet Island
The new bill which starts at Poll S
today will be headlined by the late
stars of the phenomenal musical sue
cess "As You Were" Cortez, Pegs
ard Band, in spectacular revue
The act has been a huge success in
the metropolitan theatres and comes
here by special arrangement.
Vaudevil1e'S dancing favoriteS
clayton and Lenine, in a new roper
toire of songs and dances is the add
ed feature; as an added attraction
the management has booked Down
ing Bunnin Sisters in their comedy
"It Is To Laugh with songs and
dances. Mary Kurty and Partner
and other. features complete the
bill. -
''Honest Hutch" with Will Rogers
is the feature which played to large
audiences slast evening. A Pathe
News and comedy will also be shown
At this time, Mr.. Poll takes grea
pleasure in announcing that he has
booked especially for his Bridgeport
theatre the super-productiop, "Suds,
with Mary Piclford. The picture
will be shown in the near future.
WEST END.
Alice Joyce runs the .gamut of hu
man emotions in 1.-THE Prey" a, Vita
graph Installation of a powerful
story of society and finance by 10
seph LIE Brandt In the role of Heller
Il Reardon she Is SHOWN as joyou
young girl just engaged; then startled
and distressed by a quarrel between
her father and her lover; in a. tens
scene dismissing her fiance; Mortified
by the suicide of her father; forcet
into a marriage with a man she de
tests, and finally in triumph over al
circumstances.
.aThe Prey will be shown att tn
West End theater tonight.
The brilliant and beautiful Vita
graph star makes the most of the un
usual opportunities given her by tn
role of Helen, and the result is a pro
duction of remarkable appeal
LYRIC
Now is the chance to find out VIII
are the pretty girls in Bridgepor
All who attend the production of tina
bright and snappy musical comedy
lHIeave 1t To Jane" at the Lyri
will be given the treat of their live
in the chorus, comprising some of tn
best lockers to be found in the Par.
City.
adaptation from that famous coined
s.The College Widow and in tn
transformation from dialogue
their value Besides the comedy an
musical features several specialize
will be introduced
Leading and directing the pro