The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09

Tears"
Saturday Night-"The Messenger
Boy"
Either by accident or design delec-
table theatrical bill, one notable for its
merit and Its diversity has been scheduled
at the Montgomery Theatre for reunion
week when the city will be crowded with
visitors.
The conf lg theatrical week Is the most
remarkable OF the ante-Christmas season.
II includes the larges, number of attrac-
lions offered during any week of the sea-
son and they are meritorious productions.
For one night only. Monday, will the
Theatre be dark.
The bill includes two musical comedies
with the prestige of metropolitan APP
prevail which come to Montgomery for
the first time San Toy" the Chinese
English musical success will open the
theatrical week Tuesday night and 1t will
be closed Saturday with the musical COM
edy. 1.-THE Messenger Boy"
Wednesday night comes Miss Adelaide
Thurston. who is in Montgomery per-
haps the most popular acrtess on the
Southern circuit. Miss Thurston appears
In her new play. AT Cozy Corners"
The bill for Thursday night is BARLEY
SdmpOcH Oiu-utHc SiCdt ouSNce0p ~'~S
Partner"
Paul Gilmore will come Friday night In
1.-THE Tyranny of Tears" drama which
has pleased wherever presented, and
Saturday THE Messenger Boy" comes
Truly a wide choice is offered the play
goer. The out-of-town visitors to Mont
eomery whatever their theatrical prefer
ences can be satisfied at the Theatre.
san Toy. or the Emperor's own" the
opening musical comedy. 10 by Edward
Morton, Harry Greenbank, Adrian Ross,
Sidney Jones and Lemil Monckton, a
galaxy of names certainly large enough
to be an assurance of merit 1t II In
two parts, in which san Toy" the daugh-
ter Of a mandarin. escapes from being
made a member of the Emperors house
hold by passing herself of as a boy and
who falls in love with the son Of a Brit
ish consul. There are in tho production
a number of striking and attractive musi-
cal numbers.
eat Cozy Corners" In which Miss Ade-
iaide Thurston appears "wednesday natl
nee and night. is said to be even a
greater play than Sweet Clover" In
which she scored a remarkable success
last season. Tho dainty little woman en-
| joys q rare popularity in Montgomery.
| She Is generally admired here.
Miss Thurston's tour in "At Cozy Cor
nefs'' began Oct. at Norfolk, Va. The
play met with instant success and the
| approval of the Virginia audiences has
been endorsed whefsya: the play has
| been presented. The play IS by Pauline
| Phelps and Marion Short. 1t contains
more of the comedy element than was
| found in Sweet Glover" and there II
| more Of action in 1t.
| MY Partner Is the bill for Thursday
| night at the Montgomery Theatre. The
play is a story of California life. the
most notable production of BARLEY Camp
| bell. It abounds in powerful climaxes
and truth and honesty are the lessons II
| conveys. The strong and virile charac.
tiers of the play In addition to its eli
| makes makes the production impressive
| and interesting.
| Paul Gilmore. who appears Friday night
in THE Tyranny OF Tears" is a nat.-
nee favorite. Gilmore is a handsome and
| attractive fellow in addition to which he
possesses undoubted histrionic ability
| He achieved fame as Gil de Berault In
Under the Red Robe" which was seer
| in Montgomery. In THE Tyranny OF
| Tears" Gilmore has the most delicate and
| subtle role which he has yet essayed. He
| plays Clement Parbury. the literary man
| with the fearful wife, a role which IL
| described as "a study IN temperament"
| The comedy is by Haddon Chambers
| and IL had a most successful run in New
York. Gilmore is supported. 1t is said, by
one Of the strongest companies on the
| road.
| Frank Deshon, the small but inimitable