The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-10

MARY JOHNS. Ladies' Night at the
 Park, Sept 12, 13, IA. gest hits for the season 192o-1921 The play sold out to capacity at ev- cry performance. 'rwhen all is said and done, play producing remains a gamble-a fas- cinating gamble-but a gamble just the same. There is no public taste, there is no standard of enjoyment, the producer gambles every time on creating taste for his particular play Then he gambles on how long that taste will last, and he gambles against the producer who IS creauhs a different taste. "It's a merry, berry-goround."
 EMPIRE. Paramount-Ince comedy starring Douglass MacLean, which was shoWn at the Empire theatre last night, tells ! the story of a young man Wno con tinually assumes the reSpons1olnSles of others and finds himself in serSeus trouble as a result. The comeoy Billy Barton, a young bank clerk portrayed by Douglass MacLean, 10 shield a friend, takes the blame TOT bank theft of which he is innocent and is sentenced to prison. lie es- capes on his way to the penatentlary and settles down as the hlred Indl on Farmer Harkins farm. tt1s tal,ils to settle a long-sta nding quarrel be- tween Harkins and Marys fatner, the town banker, and gets into nlote cated, however, in a climax or toIdA unexpectedness.
 Madge Bellany, former New York stage favorite was excellent in the leading feminine role. while the re mainder of the cast including Willis Robards, Otto Hoffman, Edith Yorke, Margaret Livingston, Louis NatheauS and others, were artistic.
 Alice Joyce's latest screen success .aTha inner Chamber adapted from the famous story '+The Blood Red Dawn is the feature picture at the Plaza Theatre starting Sunday naghH. Tn the review of the feature as it ap- peared in the Exhibitors Trade pa pers the lastl inc read It IS alto. gether one of the best offerings of the season and gives Miss Joyce op- portunities which will stamp her ln- delibly on the audience A Harold Lloyd comedy Number Please said to contain just one thousand roars, has been booked as the added at- traction.
 Louis Hart ssThe Superman,' decor ated by the French % Marit %rtn Dro nounced by the medical profession of the world to be a living anatomical chart and anthrorometrically per feet presents a startling stupendous production entitled Jack and the Beanstalk," and '"The Giant Killer" at the Plaza theatre the first part of Southern Line by Andy Rice are the added attraction.
 Tomorrow night, one of the years greatest motion picture creations opens at Poi's. Lying Lips, considered as g. or greater than his "Civilization'' will be the feature cinema attraction.
 living Lips" is described as a TO- mantle spectacle but it is even more than this-it is a delving, a digging, and adventurous exploration into the soul of conventional woman .,,.-
 From the matchleSSly thrilling shipwreck scene to the ,magnetizng episode in the boudoir of an English manor house, Lying Lips is one stimulating situations and climaXes.
 Tomorrow night, Screen Snapshots will show 45 stars in one reel There that is not represented. Besides the stars, several celebrated authors are also filmed. The combined salaries of those picturized represent over a hundred million dollars yearly. Noth- ing quite like this one-reeler has ever been exhibited.
 New DfeeF York 0'n and | chca9o success ftBuddies.' the melody play Of sol diers and French Sweethearts, will be seen for the first time in stock or the Lyric stage all next week. An nouncement that this great m1hs1ca comedy had been secured for Bridge port. confirmed the impression tha the Lyric plans to give its patron nothing but the very best.
 s'Buddies'' is amusing story O the exploits of two doughbOyS in dhei biIIets in little French village af ter the war. Not only will this pla, appeal to the boys who saw servic on the other side, but to everyon else, as well. It is easy to predic that veterans will be seen at tn Lyric in big numbers this week.
 In 'Ruddies'' the darker side O the war is entirely omitted. It is comedy of love and laughter, an there are quite a number Of son hits which will be whistled by ev ervbody.
 For the first Sunday night concer tomorrow evening, Manager Arvln has secured William Farnum in Zan Greys great western photodran; "'The Lone Star Ranger There WI he -sAera1 comedies, news reels an educational features, too, and fin concert by the enlarged Lyric OrcheE tra- First show at D. m- and sef ond at B.
 TEXAS HURLER FOR TANKS.
 Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1O-The sal of Pitcher Jolly of the Galveston (Te4as) League club to the Ne York club of the American Leagu was announced here today. Jolly ha been out of the game since the m1dd of the season as the result of an oI eration for appen dicitis. He will re