The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-15
IN THE THEATRES
PARK

l Charles H: wa1dron's Bostoinan burIesouers havea always made a hit when they have visited the Park the i atre but never before have they. been 1 the success that they are this week. | The principal parts are taken by Miss Nettie Nelson and Miss Blanche Parquette. Miss Parquette has 1 beautiful voice and her songs were | we'll received. Miss Tina Glenn takes l the soubrette's part while Miss Helen DuRoss makes a dainty ingenue. The Igirls in the chorus are for the most part tall and statey and were well selected for their ability to sing and dance.
 1 Frank Finney and Phil Ott may be termed 'the comedians supreme" These men nare we'll known in this city and nothing funnier has been seen on the stage this season than i the Chinese wedding scene in which Finney and Ott appear as bride and groom respectively.
 1 Dancing is the outstanding feature of the performance and the devotees !! of the graceful art shouls not miss this opportunity. It may be well said that John Ross and Andy Francis are the best soft shoe dancers yet seen in any of the musical comedies At the 1 first performance last evneing, en- j, cores for their number held the show up for at least 5 minutes. The men are assisted by the ingenue Miss, i Glenn and Jack Richards form an- other fine dancing team. Miss Glenn is a pretty dancer while Richards has uniqueness in his originalities and ec- 1 centricities.
 \ PARK.
 ] On Monday, Tuesday and wednes- day, October 1s-19-20, at the Park pear in French Leave,'' new com edy by Reginald Berkeley that was chosen by Marc Klaw as the play most suitable to introduce the CO burns under the management of Marc K1aw, Inc. MT. Klaw saw the play in London last summer and the lead 1 ing roles seemed eninently suited to the Coburns that he secured the i American rights in order that they might appear here in the comedy. | The story is said to reveal the amusing and oft times threatening complications that follow the advent forbidden territory. A gruff old fel- low with an abnormal sense Of duty and a tender heart is the chief bar Tier in. her search for happiness, but she hEfngs all her charms to bear on him, and wheedles him into 2 state of submission. But it is not un- til she and her associates have been entangled in humorous weave of complications that threatens them all with dire happenings, that she finds herself free to return home with her true love. The action is placed in a quaint old European village and the
 
 tive types to the dashing Mile. JuIi- cite in her co1orful Paris gowns. The original American cast will support the co-stars.
 EMPIRE.
 There is nothing so extremely funny as just plain human nature when portrayed by those who know just what is human. This was clear ly proven last night when Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran were seen at the Empire Theatre in La La Lucille in the film adoption of Fred Jackson's stage comedy which was shown here for the first time. In all the years these fun-makers have been appear ing on the screen they have never given the audiences heartier enjoy ment than they dispense in their sec ond and latest feature comedy, which | causes mirth by the actions of its characters in humanly humorous situ- ations. The plot of La La Lucille cen ters about a young man who marries a girl who formerly appeared on the stage. His wealthy maiden aunt whose fortune the newlyweds antici- S to separate the pair. The aunt has 2 H lawyer inform her nephew that she 6 has passed away, and that according 4 to the provisions of the will he is lef A penni1ess unless he divorces his bride The newlyweds, in an effort to out s wit the trustees for the estate, pla1
 a divorce, intending to collect the le
 gacy and re-marry. The chain o screamingly funny situations that en
 sues before the aunt repents ant
 once more takes her nephew in he
 good graces, makes La La Lucille
 one long, joyous peal of hilarity.
 Supporting Eddie Lyons and Le
 Moran are Anne Cornwall, Ros
 Gore, Gladys Walton, Fred Gamble i'Dorothy Wolbert, Sam Appel, Chas IMcHugh, Burton Halbert, Arthu tThalasso and Frank Earle, each o twhom deserves individual credit
 WEST END.
 Those who saw the fine work o
 little Miss Mary Miles Minter in tn
 opening performance of "A Cumber
 land Romance at the West En,
 Theatre last night, remarked tw
 things: the steady advance in actin
 ability that she has made since sh
 first began to work for the screen land the total absence in this entir
 picture, of the fine feathers and roya
 raiment upon which so many actresse depend to make appealing picture
 Indeed, it must be a temptation to twonan to wear fine cloth es when sh
 can afford them. But in ragged gar
 ments of home-spun, in faded lookin
 ard slimpsy cotton frocks, and i tpathetically ambitious bits of home
 made dress-making this winsom young star presented as lovely a pie
 ture as has come to the screen i
 many moon. It will be shown fo