The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

EMPIRE
 Breathing the amazingly strong spirit of it's origianl, the sense of people acting their little puppet play the George D. Baker production re- leased by Metro. which had it's first showing at the Empire theatre, as the feature attraction
 This is a picturization of the short story masterpiece of Calvin Johnston which appeared in The Saturday Eve ming Post. All who have read the story will remember vivid1y their i'm Palter, the old irnpassive gambler who wit1ai his faults has a fine phil osophy of tolerance; the minister, his son. the croupier, the roue.
 Praise is due Anna o. Nilsson- the featured player, for her brilliant in terpretation of Ember. as well as to Robert Frazer, Frank Currier. Kate Blaneke. Charles Lane. Robert Anderson Andre Barlatier did the effective photography, and M. P. Staulcup the charming art interiors Lives of great men all remind us" that hardly without exception they all loved to bury themselves in the pages of a good mystery story. The kind most sought after were those where the solution remained in doubt until the very end. To a large ex- terft the motion picture has sup planted the written page, an certain ly no type of story gains more iron from
 The Wakefield Case was never fprinted in book form, it is safe to say | that all of its intricate plots and | counterp1ots could never have been | SO Interestingly worked out as they | are in the motion picture with Her
 bert Rawlfnson at the Plaza Theatre starting tomorrow. The Royal Cal | bill. Jack Baxley and Lillian Porter
 in a novel character offering. 'The Call of a Song, Jean and White in l dance varieties" Rema Roland & Thursdays bill.
 POLIS.
 When Connie" McNair. half inno- gently and half guiltily took her wa
 cation" in protest against the neglect
 tragic consequences of her rashness
 It is upon this highly interesting
 theme unit that "I Am Guilty clos ing tonight at Poli's, builds up the in-
 musical comedy featuring Joseph Greenwald. is making everybody | laugh The whole vaudeville bill is good. Worden and Burke have a
 cross-fire skit that is new and smart
 Tomorrows star vaudeville bill
 will be headed by Rolfe's Revue, Q
 pretentious. beautifully stage musical
 act with B. A. Rolfe himself and the
 celebrated cornetist. Charles A Ed
 wards. Friday night the tremend ous-
 ly popular amateur performance vii
 again be welcome Poh feature. PARK (Review.)
 A refreshingly novel plot, with 2 blend of comedy and mystery that l: bound to keep an audience entertain ed and interested, is found in the new offering at the Park theatre, ''Thre' Live Ghosts by Frederick Isham produced by Max Marcin. The pla! is staged in England just after thu war and the crux of the situation i the return of three soldiers. al and a cockney all of whom have beer reported dead by the war office. I The mystery centers largely around the identity of the English gentleman | who has lost his memory and who's identity is unknown. The comedy i provided by Jimmie Gubbins and hi mother old sweetheart" both o which parts are admirably cast. III One of the few weaknesses in tn present production is in the playin; of the part of the young American John Powers is stiff and unconvincini
 in the role. Ruby Hallier, Dan Daw | son, and Edward Martyr deserve ! great deal of credit for their splendi' | acting.
 \ Interest in the fate of the happy | go-lucky ghosts never lacks from tn
 original opening until the curtai | drops. They are so good natured il I diversity that one is bound to lik i, them and to symp mpathize when thing look dark. A happy ending, which i
 not a forced one. however, sends tn pleasure pleasure that is apt to last for a ion time