The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-08
In nTheTheatres
LYRIC

tgreatest of rural comedies. Our fNew Minister opened the week at the Lyric theater last night. Quaint characters, with the unusual dialect fof the old time New EnElanders dur Ting the Puriton days. realistic scenic ienects and a. story of narrowminded tvillagers and a broadminded clergy tman form a combination that keeps sthe audience alternating between Naughter and tears throughout the tplay.
 Arthur Chatterdon in the role of ttlhe New Minister fits in well. Ruth Amos does the best she can with the material offered. In the comedy characters Edwin Vail. Arthur Grif-- fin, Jack McGrath, William Lee and Edward Davidson are well cast. Charles D. Brown, who is an old timer in Bridgeport but has been iaway for some time, was given re- lceptfon that amounted to an ovation as he stepped upon the stage in the first act.
 Edna Buck1er, the ingenus, and Jane Tarr, second woman, gave good laccounts of themselves. Foster Will Hams who appears as the villalnous squire. was the usual favorite even 'though he was given misses. Walter Ayres must not be forgotten for his was perhaps the most difficult role, .that of the returned convict whom the minister protects despite the de termined attitude of the villagers send him from the village.
 POLTS.
 ' William Kent, star in "Everybody's Sweetheart" and "Pitter Patter,'' is appearing at Polls in a. sketch enti- tied "A Little Atmosphere This sketch from beginning to end follows the atmosphere that was in vogue previous to the enaction of wan time prohibition and the eighteenth amendment among certain of the young man newly married.
 Harry Cooper, one of the members of the original Empire City Quartet not only sings we'll as he ever did, but puts over a great line of jokes taking the members of the orchestra along with him.
 '.,Taxie' the dos, who seems to have almost human intelligence. was pre- scented by Ed. Allen novelty play Jet entitued True Pals" Taxi does most everything he is told to do with remarkable io-ellisence.
 Cantwell and Walker in '"The Wish ling Ring a $ kit with music, dancing and chatter, proved very amusing, and the show was closed with The Four Arrens, two juveniles and two grown ups.
 'Fatty ArbuckIe' in The Life of esDe Party is proving a great attrac- lion. It is funny most of the way, has touches of dramatic situations as well as tauches of pathos. Pathe News completes the bill
 
 Ralph Ince, in '"The Highest Law" is -he feature attraction at the Plaza -Thsater the first half of this week in his excellent impersonauon Of Abra- ham Lincoln. Ince manages to gel every throb out of the dramatic scenes. and his portrayal of Lincoln is perfect in every detail. It is hu- man story, a leaf taken out of Amer ican history, which shows a young lad of IS who deserts ih order to wis it his dying mother, and is arrested at her bedside. The locations and set tings are historically accurate.
 The vaudeville is headed by Frank F. Lynch and Go. in "The Dol House. a mythical musical comedy idea with a clever company Of ten The numbers are all exclusive ant everything is done in high-clas: manner. Barker and Dunn were 2 hit with a repertoire of snappy songs well rendered. Nada Norraine, the girl with the phenomenal voice, Orns and Partner and others complete tht bill
 WEST END.
 Carl MendalFs wife was in low with him, and he was in love witt love. Every woman that he met fas cinated him-but still she didn' worry. With smile her lips sh ever in the background of hi life, guiding and guarding and in spring him. And in the end he knel at her feet.
 See how this came about in 9Th Tigers Coat" starring Myrtle Sted man, Lewson Butt and Tina Modotti made by the Dial Film Company an, released by W. w. Hodkinson Cor poration and shown at the West En, theatre tonight.
 TOmo orrow - Buster Keaton ant Vim. A. Crane in The Saphead,' b, Winchell Smith. in seven acts.
 ll EMPIRE
 As story of the higher class art ists in the crook world, "Blackmail a Metro special production whicl was shown yesterday at the Empir Theatre, furnished wealth o thrills intertwined with an unusua love theme.
 Viola Dana as the shrewd daughte of the master crook was a charm ing adventures in the plot whic ends with love triumphant over tn criminal teachings of her father. Sh is capably supported by a cast whic includes Wyndham Standing, Flor ence Turner, Edward Cecil, Lydi Knott, Fred Kelsey and Jack Roi.
 Myrtle Stedman, who has the 1ea6 ing feminine role in "The Concert ga ned her first stage experience op. v at the tender age of 12. whe iahA NnDearad~ As .A- solo dancex.