The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-30
In The Theatres
POLES.


 A week of unusual importance in local amusement circles was uShered in at Poli's last evening, by the first showing of the -Four HOrSemen Of the Apoca1ypse.' The feature will be hown 'twice daily at 2:15 and S:15 P. M; all seats to be reserved, and now selling for the entire week. The box office is open at 10 A. M. daily. A review of the picture will be found in another column.
 He's a young man of artistic ideas, is Rex Ingram, who believes in beauti- flying the great productions of the screen through the application of the principles of painting and sculpture. And this twenty-nine-year- Irish man, who directed for Metro Pictures Corporation, the colossal presentation of "'The Four Horsemen of the Apo calypso" now being shown at PoH's theatre, gave full sway to his artis- tic ideas in translating, as adapted by June Mathis to the screen, the inter nationally famous novel of Vincente Blasco Ibanez.
 The most youthful director of a great picture followed no beaten path in making this cinema masterpiece, for he blazed his own trial in the de- termination to make "The Four Horsemen" as he thought it should tor and painter under the tutleage of the famous Lee O. Lawrie at Yale School of Fine Arts and as pupil of St. Gaudens, stood him in good stead during the strenuous months when he was making dramatic reality out of the pages of the Ibanez novel.
 He is handsome, clear-eyed, talks with bit of brogue, has a wealth of quite forcefu1 reserve and dearly en- joys a good story and can tell one. In his active and venturesome life ne has been a sailor, an actor on 'Che ,~in A director and saw active service in the great war as a member Of the Royal Canadian Flying Corps In addlt1on he has devoted most of his spare tune to indulging in painting and sculp- ture He was born in Dublin and was sraduated from Trinity College, where his father was a professor
 His first picture experience was scenarios mad acting for the screen, and there he became a member Of the old Vitagraph Stock Company, playing opposite Lillian Walker, Lean KimbaI Young; as we'll as continu- ing to write scripts
 LYRIC
 There's big doings tonight at the Lyric, where there will be a recep- ion t,o Foster Williams, the Bridge port boy who's back with us again as leading man. Then, too, this is the final week of stock in this city for the season, anad in addition the Lyric company is giving it's very best show, 'aThe Night Cap' as it's farewell attrac- ton. And don't forget that the pop ular character actor, Edmund Abbey, hase returned to the fold after long illness, and he will be welcomed by his host of admirers.
 Of course, the plays the thing, not only for farewell week, but for any week. and while this will mark the goodbyes for the company, with some of these added features, the fact that Director Steele has se- cured one of the very best offerings for the benefit of stock patrons.
 When Manager Wodetsky negotiat- ed for the rights to '"The Nightcap, he owners of that thrilling mystery pointed out to 1im that the play Is still running in where it has been since last However, he got 1t, and t's here, and those who fail to see t will most certainly regret It.