The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
In The Theatres
POLES.


 POLES.
 One of the famous Parisian dance palaces of pre-war days-and which since has become the target for re- formers ades-waS reconstructed on the grounds of Merto's West Coast studios in Hollywood, Cal, as a set ting for one scene Of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" the colossal Rex Ingram production of the world-famous novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, now showing at Polls theatre.
 The scene shows wildly the mad dance craze which struck Paris inn mediately before the European cata- clysm. Every detail was faithfully carried out according to plans of Jacques d'Auray. who handled the French technicalities of the produc- ton.
 Rudolph Valentino, enacting the leading male role in the picture, is called upon, as the famous tango leader, to execute some of the dances for which he gained an international reputation. Alice Terry, as Marguer- ite, the heroine of the story. received careful instruction from MT. Valen- tino in the intricacies of the tango and other Brazilian dances which are seen in this screen adaptation by June Mathis of the famous novel.
 A real TZigane orchestra furnished the proper tempo for the difficult dances.
 Rex Ingram had great difficulty in assembling the crowd for the palace, as the chief requirement was that they be adept at dancing the tango and maxiXe.
 It was a case of many were called but few chosen, as the tango had its day some years ago. and seemed to be a lost art. Finally, MT. Ingram succeeded in assembling the desired number. and after several days of rehearsing under the tutelage of the best dancing instructors obtainable in Los Angeles. the lost art of dancing the tango was revived and as a result the dance scene as shown on the screen is correct in every detail.
 LYRIC.
 The Lyric is celebrating farewell week with the play that is considered their best stock offering of the season The Nightcap." This is a clever mixture of thrills, jars, shocks, mys- tery, comedy and about everything that anyone could wish for. And yet it tells a fine, gripping story, which is never lost sight of for a single minute
 The Nightcap' was hailed by New York and Chicago dramatic critics as one of the best theatrical offerings of the last five years. And Bridgeport is endorsing their opinion. Ask anyone who has seen this great melodrama.
 The Nightcap' tells the story of man who feels that he has violated trust and. in addition. has placed the woman he loves, but who he believes could never love him, in an embar- rassing position.
 He decides that he has reached the end of his lifes span but he realizes that supicide would ruin all his plans. Therefore, he calls the men most in tereShed in his supposed betrayal to spend a weekend with him.
 Over their ''Nightcap" he tells them his plan. Then comes the mysterious shooting. To tell the rest of the story would be to spoil it.
 Miss Eveta Nudsen and Foster Will Hams, the popular leading woman and man of the Lyric stock company, have ar ideal opportunity to score with their many friends. Roy EIllins, in the role of the crusty director, a man with super-peSSimiStic outlook on life, has one of the biggest chances of his stage career to make a hit. For that matter there isn't one of the Lyric Players but is seen in a real part in The Nightcap.'
 An entire new program will be pre- scented for first time today at the Plaza theatre. Edna Murphy and Johnnie Walker will be seen in the Wm. Fox special, '"The Jolt "The Jolt" is a story of aGste human in terest. It deals with a ganster who came back from overseas with a French bride and found it difficult to obtain honest employment. In des- peration he resorts to his former methods. Fate intervened and the young man was won back to the straight and narrow path by his charming wife and a moral "iolt' in which figured his former buddy" According to reports, it is wholesome and satisfying entertainment
 Mary LawlOr and Company in pleasing little offering entitled "A Little Revue.' will top the vaudeville program. Other acts on the bill are Bohn and Bohn in "Just a Re hearsar'; Beban and Mack, juvenile entertainers. and Babcock and Dolly in a comedy offering entitled ''On the Boulevard" "Winners of the Vest the American history chapter play and Selznick News will also be shown.
 EMPIRE.
 Henry B. Walthaus splendid acting