The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-03
In The Theatres
LYRIC.

LYRIC.
 Simply wonderfulr' trNeyer saw anything like it!'' "A picture that contains everything magnificent" and other comphmen tary comments were. heard on all sides following the pres entatIon of the mammoth photoplay
 Passion, which is now playing to packed houses at the Lyric fTheater Not one word of adverse criticism was heard, every person seeing this won derful spectacle apparently heine more than pleased with the many fea tureS contained in it
 . Passion" represents more than two years of work in the making and be sides the leading woman Pola Neeri the continental star, who takes the | role Of Jeanne" the little milliner 5000 persons are included in the cast The picture illustrates the famous his- torica1 story of Mime. DuBarry" who captivated a king and practically rules an entire nation through his infatua- ton for her. One of the outstand- Ing features of the production is the big mob scene following the death of the king, when Mime. DuBarry is ex- ecuted at the guillotine.
 Preceding the big picture is a pro- 1ogue of living pictures in phantornine which is in itself worth Hhe price of admission. Living persons take part in this illustrating in part the story of Cleopatra Then there is the Sen nett Comedy, fhe Pathe News, and the 11th Episode of that famous ser ial, 'HThe Son of Tarzan."
 PARK.
 No attraction during the past ten years has enlisted the widespread at tention which is just now being ac- , corded to George M Cohan's big mu- sical comedy sensation, Mary" which will play an engagement of three days beginning Thursday, May 5th. with Saturday matinee at the Park theatre.
 The book and lyrics of Mary are . by Otto Har5ach and Frank Man del, two leading American writers of ! this style of entertainment The mu- sic is by Lou Hirsch. who today is the most popular of our composers. With produces by such a trio of practiced and adept purveyors of material, much may be expected, and. for truth, i much is received But suppleme ent- ing this, the fact that the staging is from the geniuSinSpired George M Conan, who has always possessed the runcanny faculty of giving the public just what it desires in popular enter tainm ent- With such energizing force stands not only as one of the most beautiful and attractive of produc- tions, but it is also performed with such speed of performance that it stands as an example of this class of entertainment.
 EMPIRE.
 Ina Claire repeated on the screen of 1 the Empire theatre last evening the success she made in the David Belasco stage production of Polly With a Past" by. George Middleton and Guy Bolton.
 All the gay brilliance of the stage play has been caught by the Metro camera, due to the intelligent adapta- ton by June Matthias, and the master hand of Maxwell Karger, director general who staged and supervised personally the production of the piece. = WEST END.
 Tonight s+The Parish Priest in six acts an elaborate picturization of Dan Sully's great stage success, will be the <feature attraction. Wm- Desmond Is she featured player. "Snub" Pollard 8n Rush Orders" and the B. P O. E. Convention picture, "Cowboy Jaxz." a two reel Western thriller, will also be shown