The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-25
THE MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Miss Bob White" a Great Success.


 Willard Sponsors latest comic opera, Miss Bob White" had it's first Mont gomery production at the Montgomery Theatre la night and 1t was given a spontaneously hearty approval by a large and fashionable Montgomery audi ence.
 The opera tells an intelligent story of two young millionaires-Artie Ire Billion and Billy Van Million who have lost a foolish election bet to an English duke. By the conditions of the bet the losers are to become tramps for two months. They cannot use any of their money or borrow any, but must live as bonafide tramps. and subsist as best they can for the stipulated period.
 In their wanderings they arrive at Friend' Rodd's country place. The farmer makes all who come his way work for living. The trials of the young most of the comedy.
 Clare Livingston. society belle of New York, who is in love with one of the millionaires, learns of the bet and dlsgulses herself as milkmaid at the rarm, assuming the name of Bob White" Through her witchery, as the pretty milkmaid, she makes the million aire with whom she is in love fall in love with her.
 There is another love affair. '.Friend'' Rodd has daughter, Goldenrod, whose hand Is sought in marriage by an Eng fish noblenan, who is so bashful that he cannot summon courage to propose to her. She loves Jack Hearty a farmer lad. who enlists in the navy and dis unguishes himself by his heroism at the battle of Santiago. The third act at the home of one of the millionaires on the Hudson river shows the happy ter- mination of the bet, the betrothal of Ire Billion and Bob White" Goldenrod and Jack, and all concerned are happy.
 It Will be observed that the theme se- iected by MT. Spenser for his new opera E.<. t.a- est success The Little Tycoon" which was so popular a dozen years ago. The music of Miss Bob White" is equally as different from The Little Tycoon as is the story but it is none the less tune full and catchy.
 The opera was presented last night by a large and capable company headed by Marguerite Sylva. the beautiful Belgian prima donna who scored such a great Southern success last season in Princess Chic Miss Sylva was the society girl Who masqueraded as the milkmaid under the name of Bob White" She is not given as much scope as she had in "Prin- cess Chic" but Miss Bob White is not one-part opera. In fact more solos fell to the part of Goldenrod. assigned to Miss Alice Campbell. than were given Miss SylVa. Miss Campbell is wee bit of woman. but her voice has re- markable range and is especially sweet in the upper register.
 Richard Carroll and Frank Deshon were the two millionaire tramps and it was relief to see a departure from the usual tramp type so peculiar to the stage. Messrs Carroll and Deshon said new things and did now things and the audience frequently manifested it's appre- citation of their cleverness Deshon isAl great favorite in this section and he is irresistbly funny in every part he fills.
 The chorus was large and well trained. The ensembles were features of the op- era. the male chorus in the Hunting Song of the first act being partieualrIy pleasing.
 Some of the music In Miss Bob White" has a staying quality The 'Mys- tery of Love- waltz for example will finger like sweet perfume in the memo ries of those who were so fortunate as to hear 1t last night.
 All of the principals in Miss Bob White" are actors as we'll as singers, the piece is provided with adeduate scenery and it will be remembered as one of the successes of the season.