The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-27
IN THE THEATRES
POIiT'S

A show of extraordinary merit closes at Polls today. From Pathe News to '@The Ghosts of Yesterday" with Norma Talmadge and Eugene O'Brien, the performance is immense.
 The show about to fill the PoI1 boards is even more promising than the one !, now closing; 2: Sunday night scream comedy drama in six reels, will debut itself into the hearts of Bridge port theatre-goers The 1n1nltable Ben Turpin, with his phoney focused eyes,will star the piece and the others include Charlie Murry, Phyllis HaNer and Marie Provost.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, edy and motion picture star will head Polls vaudeville bill. He will be supported by Beatrice Curtis with Harry DeCosta accompanist. He will positively appear in a skit writ ten by William Collier and Harry Fox entitled: 'Interrupton." PARK
 Harry Beresford, playing the title role in "Shavings'' the Cape Cod | comedy, which Henry w Savage will present at Park, Monday,TueSday ana Wednesday, is British-born' altnough | YOU would never suspect it, he is such a Iovaibte old Cape Cod Yankee. Under the management of the late George Edwards, MT Beresford was for years one of the leading comed- ians at the Gaiety theatre. in London. His American debut was mode in support of Henry E. DiXey, who was touring the west in Adonls- d1 n an old mans role. Later on he join ed a repertoire company,always play ing old men. For 20 years he toured places most actors left behind after ! one visit. that his name got to nave | a business value.
 In the east it was different. Rroad- | r | of him until last season The play l which served to introduce MT Beres- | ford to New York was the work or Irwin Cobb. It gave Mir Berestord | his chance and he scored a decided About this time Col. Henry W. Saw age. who had secured from Joseph
 c. Lincoln the stage rights to his novel, s.Shavings," was in search of an ac,+il- to play the leading role in
 this famous comedy of Cape Cod life And. attracted by the work of 4 MT; the colonel engaged him for this pro-
 ''Shavings'' made its bid for Met ropolitan favor at the KnickerboclleT theatre. New York and agaln MT. Beresford was acclaimed by both the
 critics and public
 EMPIRE.
 "-rhe Blazing Trail" starring Frank
 Mayo which was shown at the Empire
 theatre last night, approaches the
 ideal in photodramatic entertainment
 It Is the story of brilliant young physician whose mind drifts over the
 border of amnesia under the lash of
 overwork He goes to the Blue Ridge
 Mountains to ming1e with the 1later- ate mountaineers and to forget, TOT | a time, his identity and the eterna quest for specific for blood poison 1, ing that has injured his mentality. :, Lillian Rich. who is one of the ; beauties of the screen and as capable as she is pretty, plays the leading : feminine role. while the remainins parts are carried convincingly by Ray ] Ripley. Frank Holland. Bert Sprotte Verne Winter, Madge Hunt, Joy Win
 throp and Mary Philbtn.
 !, Beautiful photography. romantic 2 background and above all, the mag netic personality of the star. make
 screen offerings of the year and ono , which will enjoy an extended run i | the enthusiasm of the audience las
 night can be regarded as typical o1 , the community.
 WEST END. . Unusual photography, a skein O s highly dramatic moments placed to | gether with a romantic story of low :. in the great Northwest, and a cas ' of especial merit are the outstandin !. featutres of Out of the Snows,"' tn : new National Picture which is show c today at the West End theatre.
 The scenes are laid around Quebec | the picturesque Canadian Northwes' $ and far up into the Arctic Circle, an IL the story has all the thrill and 1nten e sity of the far stretches of forest an r the silent snow country that breed ,, strong men and faithful women 1T Ralph Ince, in addition to betn 1T the director Of the picture, is seen = 9 splendid role of a member of tn d famous Northwest Mounted Police
 He is given splendid support by Zen
 Keefe and Gladys Coburn, the onl . | feminine members of the cast As
 the able acting of Patrick Hartigal l. Huntley Gordon and Red Eagle, tn V latter 3. fuIl-blooded Indian bray l. deserve mention.
 l' Nick Carter in "Who's Guilty e, two reels: Mutt and Jeff cartoon an
 News Reel will aso be shown tS
 as A s5,O0o diamond ring stolen fro m Miss Cyrena Van Gordon, member al the Chicago Grand Opera Co.,, was r at covered.
 Id
 S. TT Hubbard. Jr., purchased
 membership On the New York E
 change for $2O,0oo, an increase of $1
 750 over the last sale