The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-08-28
lin THE THEATRES

lin The THEATRES
PLAZA.
Plaza theatre presents for the last
times today an unusual good vaude-
vile and photoplay program. The
feature picture Is "Silk Husbands and
Calico Wives" starring House Peters
and supported by an all-star cast. 1t
is massive photo-dramatic monopoly
| embracing every element of extraor-
binary entertainment that the mind
| can conceive. suggest or inspire. The
vaudeville bill is headed by Solti Duo
and Broshell, two clever men and
| woman in a refined singing. dancing
| and musical act. Other acts on the
! bill are Harry Garland. "the burnt
cork comedian" in comedy singing
and talking skit entitled I'm Bad"
Olag and Allen present a very pretty
| singing and piano offering. Paullette
and Ray In their novelty offering en-
titled Talk and Action completes
! the bill. International News and
Topics of the day are also shown.
The Plaza management has ar
ranged a big photoplay program for
ftomorrow night. The feature picture
| is '"The House of the ToIling Bell"
with an star cast. This is without a
doubt one of the best photodramas
| seen here in many months. Eddie
Polo in the million dollar chapter
play, THE Vanishing Dagger; a two
reel farce comedy, International News
| and others will also be shown at the
| two performances at and O'Clock.
Carl " Larson's augmented SYM
phony orchestra will render special
music.
LYRIC.
Arrangeme nts are complete and
everything is in readiness for the
grand opening of the stock season
which takes place Monday at the
Lyric theatre. The members of the
new company have been rehearsing
since the middle of the-week and all
declare that they are confident of
giving a finished performance. AS
the opening wedge for the season the
management has obtained the produc-
ton rights of that famous comedy
drama, 1.-The TaiIor-Made Man." one
of Cohan and Harris best productions
which was so successfully presented
in New York to record audiences by
Grant Mitchell.
The new company is working in
perfect harmony and Director Edward
anced aggregation of players that he
has the good fortune to train. Ar
thur Chatterdon will be seen in the
title role with Miss Ruth Amos, the
new leading lady assisting. Then
there is a big company of rs people
behind them every one working in
perfect unison for the success of the
play and the theater. There are few
plays like "The Tailor Made Man.
and there is little question of its re-
ception in this city.
There has been no advance in
prices despite the high cost of every
thing and reservations can be made
at any time after 10 o'clock each
morning. Those who prefer the
same seats they occupied last year
can make applicatior. now TOR the en-
tire season, but seats can also be re-
served for any performance.
An event of unusual importance
will mark the opening of the new
theatrical season at the Sam S. Shu-
bert theatre, New Haven, all week,
when Joe Weber will present Honey
dew" a new musical comedy, the
score of which is the work of no less
a giant in the world of music than
Efrem Zimbalist, recognized every
where as one of the foremost must
clans of today. The first perform
ance will be given Monday night
Certainly Mr.. Weber has provided
cast of players and singers that
promises much. Among the princi-
pals will be found such popular ac.
tors as Hal Forde, Sam Ash, Ethelind
Terry, Theresa Maxwell Conover
Dorothy Follis, Kuy Kendall, Marie
Hall, John Park, Mile. Marguerite
and Frank Gill, John Dunsmure,
Fred Manett and Evelyn Herbert,
while score of beautiful girls with
real singing voices will furnish no
small measure of the entertainment.
To insure proper rendition of the
score a large orchektra under the di-
rection of Max Hffschfield will be
brought here for the New Haven en-
gagement, after which "Honeydew''
will go directly to New York for it's
metropolitan run.
The book and lyrics of Honey
dew are the work of Joseph Her.
bert and the play has been staged by
Hassard Short.
There will be matinees Wednesday
and Saturday.
There will be four shows at Polls
today, running continuously from 1 to
II o'clock. The vaudeville bill is
headined by the Aircraft Revue, pre-
senting Bits From the Opera" The
feature picture is His Temporary
Wife, with Rubye De Remer late of