The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-14
POLI'S

POLI'S
"Going Up the leading attraction
at Polls which opened yesterday for
| a three day run is a vaudeville scon-
densation of the famous Cohan and
Harris musical comedy of the same
| name. The two songs Which gave the
| Tickle Toe and Going Up" are the
\ main thematics in the play as seen
yesterday. Both of these songs are
| extremely catchy. The comedy ayia-,
| lures of the New York production
was copied on the stage yesterday
almost to the exact t detail as .Produc-
| really the best adaptation seen here of
| the famous musical comedies, far out
CHASING anything heretofore produced
of it's kind.
| ''The Penalty shared honors on
| the programme with going up. The
! atmosphere of the famous Barbary
| Coast of Frisco, as 1t was in by-gone
! production with startling accuracy.
Lon Cheney, who plays. the part of
| ssB1izzard,'' king of the underworld,
| is indeed a great actor. He takes
| the most difficult role of playing the
| part of a man with his legs cut off,
and does it in a way to win the ad-
miration of the most critical of stage
| or screen critics.
Barra,ge of Fun which went over big.
Other acts which We're all up to stan
dard were Frank L. Halls and Co. in
a comedy sketch emitted me ne
Lady Raffles," and consuelo & La
Veda who opened the show with an
| aerial novelty act.
| The Pathe News was full Of inter
est. and new film, Screen Snap
| shots" showed some interesting things
of famous movie stars and producers
| PLAZA.
| .~aanoo yEa1Sb'S greatest screen
success .sFrom Now On" drew ca
pacity houses to the Plaza Theatre
yesterday; The story " Is "a a R Pse1SaId
author of ssThe Miracle Man" and
it was directed by one of the leadins
producers of the industry R. A. Walsh
who was responsible for the success
of 1.-THE Honor System. George
Walsh has wonderful opportunities
for demonstrating his histrionic abil-
ity and he makes use of every min
ute in the seven reels. There is &C
ton throughout and one incident
follows right on top of another, moi
leaving a moment when the Interest
1ags.
Bart McHugh's Fixing 1t Up was
a veritable scream last night due te
the antics of the comedian whose
every move was a riot of laughs
There are IA people in the cast and
a splendid arrangement of songs
dances and comedy bits. The com,
| figure and about him the act was
written. Lewis and Henderson are
| a pair of very clever girls who sing
whistle, play violin and banjo. They
scored a big hit. David S. Half and
Co., presenting 1.-THE Way of Hus.
band and Wife, drew many laugh:
and the idea is very novel. Aze1ia
III Fontaine has a variety act. Interna
tional News and Eddie Polo in '"Tht
Vanishing Dagger complete the
show.
LYRIC.
Can you imagine seeing a murdel
committed right before your yer!
eyes and then be unable to tell undel
I oath just who did the deed? Tha
Z murder will OUT is a. saying tina
has stood the test of time and prove
a it's truth in innumerable instances
i Such is the case eventually in tina
wonderful mystery play eat 9:45'
which opened for the week at the Ly
] rio theatre last night. The Poll Payer
we're at their best throughout tn
production and again covered them