Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-13

Palmer Cox's widely advertised
brownies" opened their engagement at
the opera house last night by playing to
a good audience. sse
Every character in the lengthy pro-
gramme was we'll sustained by talented
interpreters. The scenic and calcium
light effects were extremely beautiful as
were the varied. costumes.
The .Browniese introduced many new
and excellent specialties, among them be-
ing the sweet singing of Miss Marie
Celeste, Gertie Carlisle, danseuse; New
house and Waffle, the wandering Min
strels,' Begram Brothers and the mar
vicious flying ballet.Tha costumes, scenic
and calcium light effects in the ballet
were beautiful, beyond compare.
The immense amount of scenery and
other needed paraphernalia for the pro-
duetion of the brownies" are trans
ported by a special train. There is
nothing at all Objectionable either in the
lines or manner of their delivery
The company, which embraces many
stellar lights of the stage, will present the
- Brownies at matinee today and to-
night. An excellent performance by
competent talent awaits those who may
attend and 1t is safe to say that crowded
houses will greet them.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COMPANY.
The Mobile Register says. in speaking
company, who VIII open weeks engage
ment IN Our Strategists" on Monday
night: 80
Last night at the opera house the
Woodward Warren company produced
the domestic drama In three acts, entitled
The Country Politician" 1t was one of
those pieces repIete with comical situa-
tons, intermixed with courtship, love, in
trigue, hatred and revenge, that held the
attention of the audience from the rise
n q a ~ 10 a N xx-n n
duh moment in the play and H. Guy
Woodward as Hiram Grazebrook the
aspiring candidate for congress, kept the
audience in perpetual good humor.
Miss Bessie Warren as the artful Mrs.
Lie Mayne, who won the affections of
Mrs. Neville's husband, was exceptional
ly fine. Bessie Blossom. DIR. Shippendale,
in fact, all the company was good, and
the audience showed its approval of good
acting by liberal applause. The member
of the company who took his place in the
audience near the stage had nine-tenths
of the audience fooled until he revealed
his identity by going on the stage.
Miss Bessie Warren, the star of the
company, is an Alabama girl, being the
daughter of Col. John F. Warren, of the
Tuscaloosa Times, who is the Nestor of
the Alabama press. Many of the ex-ca-
diets of Mobile remember Miss Bessie
when. she was reigning belle of the
Druid City, and have seen her in the
amateur performances in that city, so
justly celebrated for the excellence of
it's historic performances. Those who
knew her as the beautiful and lovely
Miss Bessie Warren were not surprised
at her adopting the stage as profession
and are gratified at the warm reception
that she has received since she made
her debut as professional, four or five
years ago. Miss Warren is a beautiful
woman, possessed of rare grace of per-
son and charm of manAr and her stay
in Mobile will afford Mobile people week
of genuine pleasure
Remember, ladies are free on Monday
night il accompanied by a person holding
one paid 30-cent ticket. Seats are now
on sale.