The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-22
A TRAGEDY AND A COMEDY
 AT THEATRE THIS WEEK
Frederick Warde in His New Play, AHOratiuS" and
 Murray and Mack in "ShOOting the ChuteS."

l Ifairlx~~wen in. the field and who would 1 aspire to mediocrity or be content with l After an aspirant for histrfonic hon. ors has worked earnestly for some years
 without recognition of any kind from her and longs to abandon a career which seems so hopeless. for anything else
 which may offer itself. Yet failure to | not the exception in almost every private history. Meteoric careers are given such
 sight of the fact that hundreds of even uneventful careers exist unknown to the public for every one of sudden briiliancy
 s.ip The profession of a..o aot,ns is not one for l career is determined upon. the possession of staying power is a condition precedent to success. Self-confidence and tenden- cy not to be esaily dismayed are really ' necessary
 Tt Is general rule that the aspirant who has true intrinsic merit, coupled with perseverance, will ultimately find her oppertuniey to gain the success she
 craves. The world permits very few peo-
 to go long unrewarded. and searching analysis of the so-called unrewarded' ge- nius' will usually reveal some fatal de- | feet in her claims to the title.
 "Truly, I think the great ones of an mankind are born, not made by subss- quent training. The sculptor, the painter. each is born with his peculiar faculty. l which is enlarged by hard work, devei- | oping the natural bent. so making each supreme in his sphere"
 1t will be a matter of interest to know l that Miss Allen will present 'In the Pal ace of the Kine'' in this city during tn ] ! coming season.
 Notes of Plays and Players. There has been considerable discussion | as to whether Miss Adelaide Thursten | starred in NThe Little Minister" Dur l ing the first season that Miss Thurston I appeared as Lady Bahbie she was neith-
 CT starred nor featured; but so great | tured her the second year. As Miss Thurstons popularity had grown apace.
 she considered rightly that she was en- | Frohman refused her. So Miss Thurston gave up the character of Lady Bahbte and ueft. MT. Fromans employ. That her former mAnager subsequently, reient- ed is proven by the fact that he sent an emissary to Louisville. when Miss
 and Offered IT her hSndsomS % terms ms to again | play Lady Babbie. These overtureg she | declined. since Miss Thurston had al- yer" during the present season. Miss | Thurston considers that Sweet Clover
 is the best comedy drama in which she reception accorded this play when 1t had a few trial performances at Philadelphia
 last winter would appear to Justify her opinion.
 Mir. James K Haclxett Is making ev-
 cry effort to introduce himself favorably in his new role of actor-manager. His
 initial production at Wallacks the first
 week in September was revival of Don
 Caesar de Bazan, the new version being an impressive one with superb scenery by Arthur Voegtlln. elaborate incidental
 cessories. The presence in ~ the cast of such actors as Wilton Lackaye, Theodore
 Roberts. and W. J. LeMoyne is guar
 artee. of what this interesting. revival
 will be when it is presented in Mont
 gomery.
 The demand for the "dramatized nov | el" has become so strong and the avail | able supply of successful novels fer
 dramatization purposes so short, that re- gently among the active bidders for the | rights to the stage form of a new novel
 by a noted English writer were Sir Hem
 Reensn yns sBeerbchm eha1o rrse anSslo and dozsn
 others. and the novel has not yet been | written, the players placing their trust
 in the writer's great reputation. Anent the anvil chorus section of the | Innes band, and its musical blacksmithe. | the Pueblo ChieftainN writes: No long
 CT will the man at the cymbals have to hump himself. for Mir. ,1nnes will have
 a full corps of heavy blacksmiths. in red | more than all else. anvils! MT; Innes
 should also provide for the making of
 real horseshoes in the presence of the
 souvenirs. and the late Mir. Verdi would | then have his most radiant dream real ized." Which, though light in badinage.
 all will see when the organization comes
 here.
 "Her Lord and Master" the new play by Martha Morton. which Herbert Kel- cey and Effie Shannon will produce in
 this city. can certainly be said to be at
 act deals with hunting party of high 1 social standing touring Colorado in quest l of game and meeting at a millionaire's l hunting lodge. Since V.ce-President | Roosevelt first commenced the sport nu- l merous other parties from New York's 1 first circles have been organized for sim
 liar tours of adventure; noticeable among
 2 late party being theddaughter of7J. | Pierpont Morgan Tha scene introduced | by MT. Kelcey and MtsR shannon. will
 be the first of the kind presented upon
 the stage. vm sI ! It is interesting to observei that Miss Adellne Mann is in then6ast of t9hooting
 Murray and Mack which will Se nj .tbs Us l Theatre this week. Miss Mann Is a | daughter of the late Captain J. G. Mann.
 sometime general manager of the Mobile
 and Ohio Railroad. She spent her girl hood in Jackson, Miss, and developed | into beautiful young womanhood in l Mobile, where she was for at least two seasons. a social favOrite. Miss Mann | as a eltldt possessed great elocutionary | talent and her parents yielding to her ambition sent her to the Wheatcraft
 School of Acting in New York City, where
 she was graduated in her profession. Miss | Mann was seen here last season in "The Man from Mexico"
 The funny old "Burgemaster" with his | tuneful music and pretty girls is headed | toward Montgomery and very soon the | Kangaroo song will be again whistled
 upon the streets.
 IRON BEDS.