The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-14
IN THE THEATRES
POLES.

Sometimes, a great work of art is neglected or does not receive the rec ognitton it deserves for. years after it is created. It happens. too, that the artist does not fully appreciate the full value of his effort. It was ten years after Iincoln delivered his Get4 tysburg speech that the London Times heralded that epic as one of the worlds greatesl orat1onS and literary gems.
 Bob Hampton of Placer" which opened a four-day engagement at Po- lis last night. nowhere has been as- vertSed aS Sper-Specta1 or extra. ordinary motion picture. It never played to S2 houses, yet it is the most powerful, the most gripping, the most enahralhng photo-play that has been released by any film company in five years. Bob Hampton of Placer" gets you from the beginning. It casts an hypnotic spell over you, intrigues your attention with it's kaliedioscopic action and chains your interest by the magnitude and power of its speeta- cles and the dramatic intensity of it's theme. Its thousands of Indians and soldiers bivouactng, marching and fighting, the single scene of Clusters graphis beauty of majestic cluffs and sloping plains, the endearing charm of it's chief characters, the fictional samina of the story and also it's his- torcal value, the notable character ization of young Wesley Barry as the boy Buddy" all Of its color, it's hu- nor, it's romance and it's tragedy make Bob Hampton of Placer a striking contribution to the art of the silver screen.
 PLAZA.
 The last production of the late George LOane Tucker, creator of The Miracle Man." written by Alice Duer Miller, Ladies Must Live was shown with great success at the Plaza Thea tre last night. Ladies Must Live'' is a f.tr ainf3 Stn xIyifh O ta appealing theme, and in it's develop ment, many highly dramatic scenes are presented which fascinate the spectator. The homes of wealth from types are shown with that careful at tenton to detail which placed George Lone Fuckers name as producer on an enduring pedestal of fame. The story is deeply appealing and in it's presentation, an augmented cast of capable players worked to excellent advantage Such Paramount stars as Betty Compson. Mahlon Hamilton, Cleo Madison, Leatrice Joy and Will liam V. Mong appear in the cast.
 Blanche Latel1 and Billy c. We1p in The Overseas Revue" revumsical production with a genuine Broadway cast is the feature act for the first half of this week. It is an incident of those stirring days when Young America was in khaki, a side light on the soldier boys rest periods. ."The Overseas Revue was the only one of the numerous revueS to continue in favor after the nation put aside it's arms and returned to "normalcy." The act is presented exactly as Miss Elizabeth Brice and Will Morrissey gave it Over There. Other acts of finest grade complete the bill.
 LYRIC.
 Representatives of several big New York producers will be at the Lyric this afternoon and evening to watch the performance of the Poli Players in '"The Bandit Man." This new conedy-melodrama by Dewitt New igg, it is expected, will be purchased in the near future for Broadway presentation.
 One reason why the managers have sent agents here is because "The Bandit Man" is a play that has the proverbial little bit of everything <nd something; else besides There is drama galore in it, and romance and lots of comedy lines and situa- tons, everything being neatly blend ed-
 Bridgeporters thus will have the chance to judge this new play for themselves, for it is a brand-new ot- fering, with brand-new stuff woven around the doings of the bad men and gringoes along the Mexican border.
 Hooper Atch1ey will have the role of the young American engineer who