The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-09
IN THE THEATRES

IN THE THEATRES
 Many tmpromptu banquets are oc- casioned by the making of motion pie lures, as, for instance in "Beallng the eanfy when Tom Moore M 3Ss did olawRn fRe comedy, at Polls theatre, for the bal ance of the week. These scenes were taken "out on location'-that is, at place distant from the studio. Great truck loads of peanuts, pop corn, ice cream, pink lemonade. etc., were sent out for five days in succession before the company got to the place Where they are used in the> picture. Victor Schertzinger, director, turned the kid dies loose every evening at quitting t1me-and they made short work of the "eats."
 A vaudeville array of all headline acts is at Polls for the balance of the week. Here is the lineup: The Charles Ahearn troupe, of .b1cycl1ng comedians; Paul Morton & Naomi Glass. they have a line, all of their own; the Sylvester Family, featuring Baby Catherine; the Four Entertain CTS, just what the word implies; and the He-berts, well known in vaude- vile circles wherever there is vaude- vile, of the better sort.
 All of this is dn addition to the Pathe News, which has a supplement InlS week end SnOW1nS DIG ture taken in Rome immediately prior and after the death of the late Pope Benedict XIV. Interesting scenes in the streets and the Vatican are shown, loved Pontiff lying in state. The fea- ture closes with the first showing in this country of pictures of Cardinal Ratt1, now Pope Plus XXI.
 LYRIC
 That Bridgeport has taken kindly to the new policy of burlesque which was inaugurated at the Lyric theatre this week is not only evident from the crowds which have been pouring into the playhouse, but from the sat lSf1ed commenCs which they are all making about Watson and Cohan in Barney Gerard's laughing hit, 'The Girls De Looks
 Joseph K. Watson is one of the few burlesque comedians who, when play ing New York, appears at the Winter Garden and other Broadway vaude- vile houses on Sunday nights. Wat son is always a big hit on Broadway as he is in the burlesque theatres. comedy and catchy original music in Girls De Looks than in many of the big musical productions Barney Gerard produces all of his own account fe the strict recision and detail given all his attractions.
 A new face in burlesque, and pret- ty one, is that of Monica Redmond, who is making quite a hit at the Lyric shows. Miss Redmond has ap- peared in several musical successes, and a handsome offer from Gerard induced her to desert the legitimate ranks and she claims there is no diff ference between the handling of these shows and those presented by the ia. nous Barney.
 Watson and Conan, with their all- star supporting cast and the bevy ol beauteous maids in their chorus, will be seen for matinee and evening per formances at the Lyric for the rest of the week.
 PLAZA.
 Patrons at the Plaza theatre to- day, tomorrow and Saturday will be offered a special treat in the fact that the management has booked '"The Road to Arcady,'' featuring Virginia Lee, the most beautiful girl in the state of New York together with big vaudeville program
 'The Road to Already is pho toplay so beautiful in every detail that the most imaginative audience wbM thrill with enthusiasm, Miss the deepest emotion of which human nature Is capable, her loveliness is electrified and fascinates as well as charms
 The vaudeville bill is topped with Piny Jarrett and Co. in a farce com edy and entitled, "Oh, Sylvester" Dewitt and King present a comedy s11s 5 by a Waite aseo DeIeGn Ruth ent5alea baHia vaudeviEle's popular singing come dienne and Ecko and Kyl in Japanese Dexterfty. complete the bill. Se1snicl News and "Winners of the Vest are also shown.
 WEST END.
 Observation of the laws and fun damentaI conventionaIities of society, CnnSidarAd wi the Bohemian life to be @ useless code followed only by the unenlightened, is nevertheless the only-course to pur- sue if one wants to attain real happi- ness.
 That is the moral forcefully em- phasized by Anita stewart's latest sereen ser B starring vehicle; Harriet and the West End theatre, commencing tonight
 In the role of Harriet Field, a girl from 8 small town who is dazzled by the advanced thought theories fol- lowed and the Bohemian life led by the natives of New York's famous Greenwich Village, Anita Stewart goes through free love ceremony with a handsome young villager, Royal Blondin.
 The emptiness of the 1awless cere- money is realized by Harriet when at | her studio apartment she receives a | package from her sister containing | a letter telling of her sisters mar riage and explaining that the lilacs | enclosed are from the bower in which | the wedding was held.
 How Harriet is saved from her | loveless marriage" just in time, finds | real happiness in a different environ ment and realizes how false are the | ideals of the professional villagers, | is unfolded on the screen in what | many declared to be the most sfas- of Anita Stewards First Ma tional photoplays.
 Ward Crane, as Royal Blondin, and | Charles Richman, as Richard Carter | play opposite Miss Stewart Others | having prominent parts are Irving | Cummings, Byron Munson, Myrtle | Stedman, Margaret Landis, Barbara La Marr Deeley and Loyola O'Connor.
 'fDr. Jim," the Universal special at traction starring Frank Mayo, which s coming to the Empire theatre to-