The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Minstrels at McDonald's.
Hubert Labadie in Faust,


 ipg of this production. The VanBuren (Ark) Argus of recent date. says:
 The rendition of Goethe's Faust un- der the management of Edwin Patterson, with Hubert Labade and Miss Mary Van Tromp in the leading roles. seemed to have met with the appreciation of the large audience present. Hubert Labadie in the character of Mephisto elicited much applause, while Miss Van Tromp, as Mar guerite captured the audience at her every appearance on the stage. The en- tire cast was good and the support given was fully equal to the histronic talent of the principal casts. Too much cannot be said relative to the electrical and scenic effects. The cathedral scene with its chimes and the rendition of the lau- date by a full chorus and organ accom- paniment, the garden. the electric sword duel the prison and other scenes were much more elaborate and realistic than our theatre-gOers expected. The shower of fire at the close of the Brocken scene was the most realistic of all spectacular effects and lent to the scene weirdnesS never before witnessed in Van Buren,
 Mansfield Triumphs in New York
 After a tour of eight weeks on the At iantie seaboard, embracing appearances in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston, where he played to popular outpourings beyond anything in his past, Richard Mansfield last Monday evening entered on the second segment of this seasons cycle when he began his two months run at the Herald Square, New York. This was in d measure a home coming for the distinguished player for though he played The First Violin" "Cyrano de Bergerac" and Henry "" at the Garden Theatre. it was al the Herald Square that Mansfield first gave the public his Emperor Napoleon and his Captain Bluntschli in Arms and the Man"
 As for his New York opening, it indi- cated one of two things. either the big haa t,ls \ Il and has noted his striking success in "Beaucaire." or the people had made up their minds in advance that anything Mansfield did was too good to be missed. Mansfield's appearances began, the line never broke. So large was the sale of seats for his first four weeks, so few Were the seats remaining, so many were those turning away from the theatre unable to purchase, that the manage ment decided to put on sale every seat for the entire eight weeks This was done before the first night, at noon last Monday. The advance sale before New York even had peep at Mansfteld's "Beaucaire" was over s22oO
 Then came tho opening which was the occasion for such a fashionable outpour- ing as Gotham is not accustomed to eX- cept on $7-Opera nights. Mrs. Roosevelt the Presidents wife; Mrs. Choate, Wife Of the Ambassa lor to the Court of St. James. and the whole social list, were there. Mrs Roosevelt Mrs. ChOate, the Belmonts, FlaglerS and Brices were with Mrs. Mansfield and the Douglas Robin sons. After the play. they all went on the stage and were received by MT. Mansfield.
 Just as soon as he closes in New York, MT. Mansfield begins the third quarter or perhaps the third third-of his sea son. He goes to New Orleans. stopping at Montgomery in January, then north through Texas to Cincinnati. Chicago will then have five weeks of the cele- brated artists time. when he will visit the larger MiddleWest cities, reaching ing offer is under consideration to have Mansfield continue westward. via Den yer. to California and the Pacific coast, This is at present only a remote possi- bility "Beaucaire' is an elaborate pro- duction, requiring ffty-two people and a special train, which gives pause to a discreet manager when confronted with the expense of Pacific transportation.