Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22

| Thursday-Charles A. Gardner in
"Fatherland," matinee and night
Saturday-'In Gay New York
And now for Rosabel Morrison in the
role of Carmen AS the young daugh-
| ter of the distinguished actor, Mr.. Lewis
| Morrison, her engagement here rs
fraught with unusual interest MISS
| Morrison will be supported by an ex-
| ceptionally strong company, lncludlhg
| the well-known actor, Edward Elsner.
| The play is deliberately mounted ana cos
| tuned and every accessory necessary
| to a performance of the very hlgness
| class is in evidence. l append priei
| note from Miss Morrison's manager VINO
| for eleven years has directed the tours
| of Lewis Morrison, and more than 1ul-
| filled every promise made to the theatre
| going public.
Miss Morrisons management assures
| the amusement patrons of Birmingham
| that in Offering them this attraction he
| is fully justified in claiming that never
| in the annals of local theatricals mas
| there been offered a better, more intense
| ly interesting play than Carmen" nor
| has there been seen a more artistic char
| acterization than that of Miss Morrison's s.
| 1t bears the unmistakable stamp OF real
| genius that makes Bernhardt ana an
{, Anderson. This may sound fulsome, but
| it is absolute truth. No better piece OF
| acting has ever been seen on this conti-
| nent than Rosabel Morrison's Carmen.
| This announcement is made in good faith
| and with the hope that 1t will carry con-
| yiction. 1t is. especially directed to those
| conservative theatre patrons who have
| been deceived by rosy hued announce
| ments that have never been earned out.
| 1t is personal guarantee that TINS per-
| Torrance is worth the attention OF the
| intelligent theatre-goer and that every
| thing connected with 1t Is OF the most
| refined and exclusive description II
| plays only at the very best theatres,
| and caters to the very best patrons OF
| the drama.
EDWARD ]. ABRAM."
| Knickerbocker Theatre Building, New
York City,. Nov. 8. 1896.
| Mr. Lewis Morrison in referring the
| past week to the engagement of Miss
Morrison in this city also assured us OF
| her splendid performance, and Manager
| Whelan pronounces Carmen" as one OF
the best attractions that he has secured
this season.
The sweet singer, Charles A Gardeners
rapid rise to the front in American Ger
man comedy is due alone to captivat-
ing personality, enhanced by the sweet
est of voices, lightest eccentric dancing
| and charming droll humor. He Will APP
| pear to great advantage in his comedy,
"Fatherland." (Box Office opens Thurs
day, $3.50 a. m)
Mr.. Gardeners new song, 1.-THE Lilly"
a copy of which lies on my desk, is full
| VI llGlOdy-d Owns sthoe WIZ ANNNAA 49,
heart.
Leander Richardson writes: The trag-
edies of life in the great city are often
far more thrilling than the mimicry of the
theater. The other day practical and
| successful rounder told me little story
| about himself that had all the elements
of dramatic interest. Said he: There
is beautiful woman in this town Tor
whom have long had very earnest ad-
| mil ton 7 knew that her husband
whom l had never seen-was heavy
drinker and not worthy of her, and
sought her acquaintance. She received
me with what may term amiability and
we became friends. l asked for the priv
ilege of calling upon her and she told me
that if on Thursday evening the shutters
| of her apartment were open 1t would be
safe for me to send UP my card. Thurs-
| day night came, and the shutters were
| open. The hall boy came back in a few
minutes and said, the gentleman would
| be down directly. That was my hrst
| shock. Pretty soon serious-faced man
stepped from the elevator, asked II
| was Mr.. Blank, and requested me TO
follow him. My reflections were ma.
| turally not pleasant. / had visions of
| infatuated husbands, warfare, black eyes,
| police courts and spreadheads IN the
| newspapers But am full-grown large
| and more or less athletic. and 1 conclu1-
| ed to see it through. We went silently
| up on the elevator, down long hall, and
| into a room where six or seven men were
sitting. They all locked locke at me- but none
thought. II have, been tried and con-
| victed, and pretty soon I will be exc
| cuted.'' We passed on to the next room
and chills were chasing each ether up
| and down my vertebrae like chain light
| ming frape. The second apartment was
only partially lighted. In moment 1
| discovered the form of that beautiful Wo.
mans husband laid out dead, FOR burial:
Looks natural, doesn't hep asked my
guide muttered an assent, though L
| did not know him from Adam. Just then
| the widow appeared in doorway at the
| other end of the funeral chamber she
| stared at me with blazing eyes, from
1 a CHASTITY face and disappeared. l bolted
| OUT into the hall and down the stairs,
| with lump in my throat as big as a loot
ball and more tumult in my heart than
was ever there before.
The engagement of Minnie Dupree and
| Maj. William II. Longley, of New YORK,
| is announced, the wedding to occur at
| the close of the season, either In New
| York or in San Francisco, the nome OF
| Miss Dupree. Just at present the papers
| are enthusiastic over her Interpretation
| of the trembling little outcast in "The
Two Little vagabonds..
| Ada Rehan begins her New York en-
| gagement tomorrow evening. The open
| ing play will be "As You Like It." "A
| London Assurance" will be revived later
| on.
The management of the Metropolitan
| opera house have requested that ladies
| occupying orchestra seats will remove
| their hats during the opera performances
Manager Frank Howe has the following
| request in his programmes: ITO the La
| aies-Would you add to the pleasure of
| your men friends and aid the efforts of
| the management by wearing small bon
| net to the theater, or remove large hats
| during the progress Of the play?
| commodious room with large mirrors and
| a skilled maid in charge is provided.
| where your hats are checked free OF
/ charge, and where your hat can be read
| iusted in comfort and with perfect salts
/ faction to yourselves"
/ remember one evening at the theater
a girl whose large hat made her quite