The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-27
NEWS OF THE THEATRES

V question of it's reception at the Ly- ric.
 .Ecivilian Clothes',1s stfM attracting l and amusing thousands of those who really appreciate a good production
 The picture next week will be shown with the object of learning whether or not Bridgeport audiences really want something good. If the reception accorded the picture is in dicative of proper support series of such performances will be given, and the management will exert every effort to procure the best that the screen affords
 In offering '"The Revelations of Wife, new sensational mystery play that opened its engagement at the Park for the entire week, the public can look forward to something en- tirely different in a dramatic offering. It combines mystery, pathos, and comedy, making it a much sought for play by the tired public who have been bored by pictures and similarity of dramatic offerings. The produc- ton is far above. the average, the cast exceedingly strong. and, summing it all up, looks like just what the American people want. The man agement of the Park theatre has been exceedingliy fo<tunate in being one of the first to secure this offering and looks forward to overfowing business during it's engagement in this city. Saturdays matinee is for ladies only, but the evening performances are for everybody over 16 years of age.
 tSChin Chin.''
 "Chin Chin with it's 12 cylinder reputation behind it, just as tunefu1 and fantastic as it was when New York worshiped for two years at it's Chinese fun shrine, will appear at the Park theatre on May 31 and June l.
 The story revofves aorund the missing wishing lamp, sought at any cost by Ethel Lawrence as Violet Bond" the rich American girl, in the search for which the two happy coolies, enacted by Walter Wills and Roy Binder who rear many excruci- ating and nonsensical situations out + of it, making it tower above a whole | lot of the latter day musical come 1 dies, and when these two gentlemen | lay aside their Oriental garnishings and appear in burlesque of circus l bareback riding, Celestial widows side show ventriIoquist and musicians | extraordinary they cannot shunt of ] the encores that come.
 | WEST END.
 Critics everywhere assert that ''PoI l lyanna" is one of the greatest picture 1 plays ever filmed. The reason fol | this is that the philosophy upon whict the story is based constituted a theme which at the present time has an un | usually wide appeal This production | will be the feature at the West Enc | theatre tonight and tomorrow night | Especial school children's matinee Friday at 4 p. m.)
 Undoubtedly Mary Pickford, witl characteristic far-sightedness, hat | this in mind when she chose this ce1e | brated work as her first vehicle fo | the United Artists Corporation. There is a great craving at tn | present time on the part of the pub
 lie, according to best informed show
 men, for something more than mer
 entertainment. Of course, diversion i
 always the paramount thing when | ever amusement is considered, but a the same time people want some
 thing big and mpelling-somethfni
 that will drive home a few truth
 without preaching a sermon or spoil
 ing the flavor of a show which I meant to entertain.
 Such story is "Pollyanna," wit
 it's cheerful philosophy of gladness.
 is believed that this production, com
 ing at a time when the country is up
 set by a period of readjustment, wi | have an unprecedented receptio
 from the picture patrons.
 ! EMPIRE.
 ? No delusions as to the public tastes in motion pictures are entel
 tained by Cecil B. De Mile, who's , latest Paramount-Artcraft pictur Male and Female,' adopted frol
 Sir James M. Barrie's 'HThe Admirab
 Crichton,' will be on view at the En
 pire theatre today.
 , "I am not one who would rail { , the public if one of my pictures fai : ed to get across,' the famous directt 3 said recently. ''The public knows al