The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-26
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] sorts But Madariaga dies suddenly without making 6 will and the Ger , man branch of the family finds itself i sharing the estate equally with the l Desnoyers. With this sudden wealth : the two families leave the Argentine for Europe.
 ] The Desnoyers settle in Paris, and i Julio. an expert tango dancer. be I comes the sensation of the fashion 1 able dance places. He meets a fas- i oinating little society woman. Mar 1 guerite Laurier, and the two of them are swpet into reckless love affair that takes no count of MarSuerlte-s elderly husband Their butterfly mentalities do not even respond at first to the sudden shock of war that breaks about them. It is 1911 and the Germans are advancing toward to the realization of tremendous events. She joins the French nurs- ing force and sacrifices her love for Julio in order to be the constant com panion of her husband, who is blind ed in battle. Julio, left without the Stm mulation of frivolous attractions hears the call of duty and enlists in the French army. where he meets death at the hands of his German cousin when the two face each other in a trench raid.
 four housemen, spoken of by St John in the Book of the Apocalypse-tte grim figures of Conquest, War, Fam inc and Death.
 This is just part Of the story Words of any but the author cannot ade- quately tell the story. nor describe the picture There has never been any thing like it before and picture pro ducers Of the present day cannot read fly see how this Metro achievement can be. duplicated.
 Today sees an all new show at Polls, the vaudeville portion of the high class entertainment headed by the Spirit of the Mardi Gras,' with 12 singers, dancers and instrumental ists, including the Mardi Gras sex tette. Billy Ha1len, Just for Fun.'' culiar;" LeClair & Sampson, our lesque acroeats; and Carrel & HcIvey complete this portion of the bill
 ''The s1o Raise" a film version of the Saturday Evening Post, story by Peter B. Kyne, is the feature film. It is one of those substantial, readily en- joyable films, of the sort that makes life worth living, and of she kind that made the movies the important cog in modern amusement life that they are today. Of couse the Pathe news will be shown usual.
 To the pleasant anticipation of the approa ching moving picture event of all time in Bridgeport, the showing next week of '"The Four Horsemen of symphony orchestra of 20 pieces that will make the showing of this picture an artistic success.
 No approaching event has caused so much comment in Bridgeport for many seasons. There will be a single ] performance Sunday evening, because | ject, this being at SIS. During the week there will be two performances | daily, at 2:15 and S:15. All seats will 1 be reserved and are now selling.
 LYRIC
 Foster Williams is back in | Bridgeport, and will return to the | Lyric theatre next Monday as lead | ing man in the forthcoming produc- | ton of ''The Nightcap.'' This will be | good news to local theatregoers who l young man rise from the ranks to stardom, within the course of a sur prisingly short space of time.
 With but a brief stage eXperie ace, | williams came tc Bridgeport early in the season of 1920-21 and for n while played bits in the support of Ar thur Chatterdon and Ruth Amos. Tho young man quickly showed a talent for his work, however, and in a short | while was elevated to juvenile roles and made an even . Sreater impression
 At the end of the season, Williams went to Lynn. Mass, and was made leading man of the stock company in that city. Since then. he has also nlayed a successful engagement in Scranton, Pa. also as leading man.
 Foster Williams is known as one of the youngest stars of the stock stage. and his return to the Lyric will he hailed with enthusia snl, inasmuch | as it was at the local playhouse that he developed into leading man
 He will be seen as Robert An fsreyys,, in the Guy Bolton-Max Mar <sin mystery play The Nightcap- williams by the way. was recently married to Shirley Grey, the Fridge mort girl who has. also become a stock farorite in ingenue roles
 Max Marcin's great mystery comedy II thriller, '-The Nightcap" will hold the fT,ay-f4s at the Lyric theatre next week. f s-ffs Is the show which President T1ardiir1g publicly commended in Vashineton a while ago, and which x,lanv critics in New York and Chi cago decelared was superior even to srI-y,e Bat in many respects.
 -ssT-f1is will be one of the greatest | zhovvs of the season." declared Eveta E Nndsen when speaking about The II rrfrf y yesterday. .'I have played in ,<<sverSI big Broadway thriller sue H <~osses Including The Invisible Pur- ,,Ie and have seen many others. but r can truthfu1ly say that The Night cap leads them all by a mile.