The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
IN THE THEATRES

night at the Plaza Theatre and every witness claimed it a human earth quake. More than one hundred thou sand dollars was spent on the fea- ture, more than two thousand persons took part and year was consumed in the making. Thomas Mott OS- est prisons in this country, wrote the story and with his many years of ex- perience in prison work, he was able to depict it truly and from real life happenings. An all star cast inter pret tho roles and help to make it the human earthquake that 1t is. A Larry Semon comedy riot '-The Bakery this week.
 The Hollis Five in Music Galore" heads the vaudeville bill for today. Carlton and Tate in Opera and Up roar" Vino and Fay, Reckless and Arley together with others complete the bill.
 LYRIC.
 ''The Hottentot," which opens this afternoon at the Lyric theatre, regis tered a long Broadway run not only because of it's continuous uproarious fun. but because the authors com suspense with lots of rnirth.
 The comedy situations are bril- liant and crammed with laugh-pro- voking lines that run all the way through 1t. To sit through a per formance of ''The Hottentot'' without rocking in your seat with merriment is an impoSsibility.
 Hooper Atchley will assume the role in which Willie Collier scored the greatest hit of his career. and the other members of the PoH Play ers will all have plenty of opportun- ity to register with their audiences, and Director Steele has his company ready to whizz through this fast moving farce at race-horse speed: Those who crave something new and som hing to laugh about will more than get their moneys worth at the Lyric this week.
 Not only will the acting be up to the high standard for which the Iy- ric has become notable, but the play gives the opportunity for several fine scenic effects, and ''The Hottentot will be presented with faithful at tentfon to all these details.
 Tonight marks the beginning of the three days engagement at the Park Theatre of Marie Doro in the new modern three act play by Vii. liam Hurlbut, 'Li1ies of the Field" Norman Trevor, who last season CO., starred with Gilda Varesi in the Phe- noInally successful run of Enter Madame" will have the role opposite Miss Doro and be featured in the cast
 Included in the notable cast engag- ed to support Miss Doro are such ia vorite players as Alison Skipworth, who contributed to so many of the Frohman successes; Josephine Drake, Broadway leading woman and prominent officer of the Stage Wo- mems War Relief; Cora Witherspoon, well known for the leading associa- ton with the William Brady and Leo DetrichtStein productions; Pauline Garon who has many frieneds among the society folk of Bridgeport and who registered prono19eed hit with with Cavanaugh, who was one of the req sons of the two year run of 'AThe Gold Diggers'' at the Lyceum Theatre, New York Evelyn Duncan, formerly of the Clemens, Dorothy Day, Roy Walling, the popular leading man; J. Cleneay Mathews, Dan Day and Y. Nimura. 1 No picture in a long while has had | the fortune to win such praise and | enthusiasm as was accorded to Home Stuff" the Metro special which was shown yesterday at the Empire thea tre, where it began run of four days.
 | Viola Dana stars in this picture Her acting has a. cling | Home Stuff is the story of Madge Joy, leading woman of a travelling show, who abandons stage life to take | up a quiet existence with a family of farmers. Madge never mentions her past life to the austere couple, tc | whom the stage is a sink of fniquity Then in comes her. old associates, plus a young girl who had run away from the very home Madge has been adopt ed into. The situation is worked out l interestingly and engrossingly. l Albert J. Kelley directed this Frank Dazey-Agnes Johnston picture. Johr Arnold photographed, and A. F. Mant2 did the art work. The supporting cast Includes Tom Gallery; Josephine Crow ner, Robert Chandler. Aileen Man ming and Philip Sleeman.
 WEST END.
 Louise Glaum will star in the J Parker Read. Jr.. attraction, 'I Am | Guilty" which opens at the West End theatre tonight. 1T Am Guiltyl'' is thrilling mystery story of g written by Bradley King.
 In her newest vehicle. Miss G1aum plays the part of a neglected wife who accepts the invitation of a friend a last ing at pleasure. At a party Connie MacNair (CMiss G1aum) is in- suited by Teddy Garrick. her host (Joseph Kilgour) and she suffers a | horrible burn from @ glowing braZier while struggling with the man. The burn proves her undoing when Gar rick Is killed. supposedly by Connie, and Comics body reveals the secret | the most powerful ever enacted be- fore the camera, brings the talents of | Miss Glaum. Mahlon Hamilton, her | leading man, and little Mickey | Moore. into full play.
 | Miss Glaum's supporting cast in ciudes. beside Ki1gour. Hamilton and little Mickey Moore, such faVoritef | as Claire DuBreN Ruth Stonehouse l George Cooper and May Hopkins. -- UNCOVERS CITY OF 25OO B. O.
 Philadelphia, Sept. 26-Remains ot 1 the ancient city of Beth-Shan in far as 25o0 B. C., have been uncover ed by Dr. Clarence s. Fishers re- | search party. according to a letter received from him by the University | Museum here