The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Miss Percy HasWell.

A royal welcome VIII unQueStlOndDly be given Miss Percy Haswell at the Mont gomery Theatre Friday night upon her appearance as the Princess Angela in Marshalrs regal comedy of romance, "A Royal Family"
 Miss Haswell's career upon the stage has been an honorable and untiring one She has had a severe schooling in the drama since her early infancy, commenc- ing first under the direction of Augustin DaIy and advancing yearly in her art until it may be said she has well earned her present prominence. In her active career she has played nearly 250 different roles. including many of the classics Rosalind, Juliet and Camille being num- bered among her greatest successes. Her following Is due to her charming per. sonalIty as we'll as to her finished art Of a warm, feminine type her successes have been won in depicting the highest examples of womanhood. Her work ha: always shown earnestness and purpose and her connections have always beer with the most dignified of Americas at | fractions.
 Stella honors, however, are not new tc | Miss Haswell as for two years she wa! | the star of her own stock company. ap bearing in the cities of Baltimore ant Washington. She brings "A Royal Fam, | ily'' to this city almost direct from its | two years run at the Lyceum Theatre New York. The plays bears the record | of being the most successful romantic comedy ever seen in New York. The length of its run broke all records in the history of romantic comedies in this country. The reason for this is ascribed to the absolute. uniqueness of the play. It depicts royalty and uses the intimate life of modern royal personages in the
 ytvaav AN tke 0ahf utA nf nance love and adventure.
 The role of the Princess Angela Is said to be an ideal one for Miss Haswell, giv- ing opportunity for her naive. charming D srsonality. The character is an ever changing. wtlful. vivacious one. and throughout there Is a depicting of gen.
 2 womanhood in which Miss Haswelrs s art is paramount.
 The story of "A Royal Family" deals with the ideal kingdom of Arcacia. in which King Louis VII wishes his daugh- ter, the Princess Angela. to wed the Grown Prince of Kurland for diplomatic reasons of state. The Princesss wish | is to have a say herself as to whom her husband shall be and peremptorily de- clines to marry a man she has not seen | to the chagrin of the royal cabinet. A good cardinal comes to the rescue. He | introduces the Prince of Kurland to tnt Princess under an assumed name, witt | the denouement that the Princess fall: | in love with the handsome stranger. H'
 asks her to be his wife. when the Prin cess suddenly realizes her high-born sta ton and that she should but wed nobl' of her rank. She tearfully refuses th' | fascinating stranger and tells the kinl
 she will obey the royal behest to wee | the Crown Prince of Kurland. The wed | ding is arranged. She meets the Roya Crown Prince and he is none other thai the young stranger who had so complete ly won her heart
 Miss Haswell is supported by com
 pany that has been selected by Manage
 Harris to form a permanent organization
 to assist Miss Haswell in her stellar ca
 reer. Boyd Putnam. who appears as. Kin
 Louis. is well remembered from his re
 cent connection with Joseph Jefferson
 William H. Crane and previous to tha
 appearing in the leading roles of Dame
 rrohans Lyceum Theatre Company.
 Maud Grange-, who plays the role Lthe queen mother needs no introductio