The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

George Rogers, the critic of music for The Philadelphia Inquirer, a writer of twenty-tve years experience. has written to Maid Marian" in which he says: 'In my judgment 1t Is easily the best thing you have done and the best thing any American composer has done in this class of composition. It Is fresh, bright. vention and harmonic skill. thoroughly artistic and musicianly. The song for Barnabee with chorus in the first act. the snake-charmer's song, the love duo and the concerted music in the last act are worthy of Sullivan at his best, and the whole thing, musically, is most in- teresting and admirable. Pray accept my congratulations. They are alike dis- interested and sincere"
 Louis Mann and Clara Lipman have scored success In Paul Potter's Boer comedy-drama, The Red Kloof,"+ at only novelty in story and locale of scenes, but 1t Is also very novel in its construction. While the theme Is se- rious one. 1t has been 50 cleverly inter- role played by Mr. Mann. that the new departure these stars have made this season Is not so pronounced as one might suppose who had not seen The Red Kloof." Mr. Mann is funny all through the play. Even in some of the serious situations he makes the character of Piet Prinsloo, the old field cornet of Doppersdorf, do comic things which may life" As character actor, MT. Mann has certainly excelled in this play any thing he has yet done. In two situations he manifests dramatic power which had not in the past sa been as orsateS to Ms, Lipman is attracting especial attention by her acting, personal hfauty and pie turesque costumes.
 Mir. Hall Caine has submitted a seen. ario of his dramatixation of The Eternal City" to Liebler 6 Company this week that promises really wonderful results, and a play that will teem with thrilling interest from the rise to the final fall of the curtain. No one can glance over one of Hall Gaines scenarios without be- ing impressed by the studious and intel ligent way with which he goes at an un- of the play will speedily follow. and if scenario, 'The Eternal City" will surely prove the sensation of the coming sea son. The story, so abounds in incident compress them all into four-act play and retain the connection of the story. When the play Is produced, however, the public will be amazed to see how we'll and having understood that he has suc- ceeded in this, they may be able to com prehend the possibilities of The Eternal City" as play. The production will of necessity be an enormous one, and put on as Liebler & Company are accustom- ed to putting on their more important productions, there are safe grounds for the belief that 1t will constitute presen- tation rarely surpassed in beauty and in- te-est.
 The advent of Augustus Thomas's lat estpiay. Colorado" has started the gos- sips talking about the apparent inten- ton of this clever playwright to drama ual with the gossips, facts are at 8 dis count Thomas wrote Alabama" Some time after he wrote "In MizZoura." Near ly ten years later he gave us his drama, Arizona" Now comes Colorado" This Is not a remarkable output In propor- tion to the period covered If the entire list of States is to be staged. In point of fact the title in connection with Thom> asD plays Is not important. The play Is the thing. But having hit upon value by the title he chose for his f1rst play and having thereby made the names oe States peculiarly his dramatic trade mark, Thomas was wise enough to follow his own lead. And like all men of orig Old Kentucky" Louisiana" Vermont" :" Up York State" Tennessee" and Down in Injlanny' are a few of the titles inspired by Thomas's lead. That Thomas has considered breaking away from the names of States Is known. His Arizona" was otherwise named but Kirke La Shelle, its producer, preferred Shelle has another State play by Thomas. It is called "Wisconsin." but may be given another title when produced. It is awaiting a New York opening.