Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-07
THINGS DRAMATIC.

The stage is ofttimes maligned by those prejudiced, and perhaps at times justly so i, but this should not hold always. There are countless numbers of plays which when viewed from a proper standpoint are in- structive and of benefit.
 While there are plays calculated to have improper effects on some people, the stronger minded look upon them with q feeling of idle curiosity and for the purpose of amusementy This icing true, DO really bad effect can obtain.
 When one looks upon a production such as Thomas Keene or Charles Dickson of- fered last week, there is much of the ele- vating results Theres comes this week to O'Brien's an. old favorite, dear old Archie Boyd-''Jos t1a fWhitcomb {, one of na- ture's simple hearted noblemen,' whose moral teachingsin 'sThe- Old Homesteado have undoubtedly caused many an erring boy to pause, reconsider, and turn back from the errors into which he was straying rapidly. -es noa1 srrc faaegt s5E.,..s
 Who of you, dear readers, have .traveled with Uncle Josh from the simple country home, with his pockets filled with rich, red apples, to the giided palace of his nephew in the great metropolis, then out into the heart ofthe city fstnin search of. the lost and erripE, boy, ther pride of his hearthstone, and, standing before Grace church, is awed by the sublime grandeur
 
 the mammoth pipe organ as it pours forth its sweet strains,, so fitted for the occasion, cWhere is my Wandring BOy,o but feels with him thaI, the. :. Lost Must Be Found7" Surely such acting and such plays have good effect on the audiences.
 On Wednesdays afternoon and evening this dear old fellow will present another, and, if possible, sgreatsr moral lesson in ''The Country Seuire.'' Go to see it, dear reader, and the critic guarantees two- hours not wasted, but we'll spent. ts ,1S ss&s,,-I5
 "THE COUNTY FAIR.o
 One of the sensations of the current the- atrical year will be the holding of .The County Fair'' atO 'Brien s Th ursday even ing. The central figure in this play is an elderly spinster, prim, prudish and se yerely practical, by name Abigail Prue. ness, and her sincere anxiety for the well fare of those about her is touching and amusing. Abigail adopts two waifs, Tim and Taggs, who, she finally discovers, are relatives. Tim has been a jockey and he soon learns that Miss Prue's colt, Cold Molasses, has speed and trains him for the big race at the county fair.
 Abigail is threatened with the loss of her farm through foreclosure of mortgage, but Tim wins the race and purse and so averts the calamity. In one scene are a husking bee and an old fashioned country dance, but the overwhelming episode is running horse race. Five flyers are ridden by jockeys at full tilt. The realism and the thrill of this scene are astonishing The sale of seats will be begun Thursday morning.
 JUDGE NOT WRONGLY.
 There are some in our midst who are prone to act wrongly in condemning the management ofan opera house in present. in ing play possibly not exactly the proper makes his bookings months ahead and sometimes the play, wAeh presented, is not what was exactly, guaranteed. Then it is that the public is imposed upon, but mind not through any inclination or de. sire on the part of .the management. During the past week the critic of the AGE. HERALD saw fit to -reprimand a certain well known actor for bits of vulgarity which would have been best unsaid. The critic at the time did not know it, but afterward found'o out thateManager O'Brien made vigorous and just complaint to the manager of the company and the star was promptly fined for his wanton vulgarity. Manager O. Brien, e'tis true, did not reap the benefit of the fine imposed, but the actors fund for old and infirm actors, a God-send to them by the way, did, and thus his protest hada good effect. Judge not too rashly, dear brother gull drivers, and you, patrons or the tue tn eater, for sometimes you do the manager of the opera house an lnJuStfce.S @f,- 5+7"~<-ss
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 A most delightful feature of the perform ance on Friday night at O'Brien's was the acting of MT. Charles Dickson and his beautiful and accomplished wife. The lat. ter is southern girl, of whom the south may we'll feel proud She was a Miss Burckhardt and hailed from Chattapooga, and was the daughter of 8 highly honored and respected Jewish gentleman and lady. The lady has rare artistic ability, and is a fitting life partner to so capable an actor as MT. Dickson.
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