The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-09
LIBERTY BELLIES GREAT
A SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT
 AT THE THEATRE.
A Large Audience Witnessed Harry Smiths Musical Comedy-Beauti- full Girls, Beautiful Music
 and Good Acting.

great audience saw the Liberty
 Bellies" at the Montgomery Theatre last night and the prevailing opinion was that it was about the best entertainment of this season.
 edy, written by Harry B. Smith, and contains catchy music. clever comedy, a superabundance of pretty girls, if such
 a thing is possible. and an excellent cast. The first act is the trump card of the play. Smith observes in his libretto what most writers of musical comedy neglect. that is a touch of real life. His first act transpires in the dormitory of girls boarding school and the author comes
 nearer drawing picture of real life in
 this act, than has yet been attempted by an author of musical comedy. The scene appealed to every woman in the audi
 ence, who had ever attended boarding
 school and the feast after lights were out brought back fond memories to ev- cry college girl there. The picture was delightful and was done with due regard for decorum.
 The songs were given a feasible excuse for being sung and the music and words | of the songs blended perfectly with the scene. The runaway scene in this ac' was also true to nature and required more than the ordinary musical comedy | acting to make it so effective.
 In this act. the Pink Pajama Girl makes
 a hit. Some critics have written thai
 the Liberty Bellies" would be failure without this young woman in pink pa | jamas. Their verdict. however. seems tc
 be derived from too much admiration oi l the bewitching head of hazel hair and | brown eyes for the Liberty Belles' nas | merit enough in 1t to he success with | out the Pink Pajama Girl
 | Leaving out Harry Smith, Gilfoil Is l perhaps more responsible for the hi'
 made by the play than any other member | of the cast. Gilfoil Is an oid-timer. He | first appeared in Montgomery in "A Trip | to Chinatown" At that time he captl- | yated his audience. Last night he did | more. He enthused them. His part was
 that of a scientific gentleman just re- | turned from a trip to darkest Africa in
 the study of the monkey language. He l has been initiated many times. Many | of his im:tators have made hits but none compared with Gilfoil. As an imitator Gilfoil is without an equal. He can Whis- tie, sing and initiate anything from a | knife sharpener to dog fight He can produce the vocal sounds of any animal | from an elephant to a tom cat and | would be of infinite assistance to stu
  his character of a woman hater and ex- plorer well, and in his own peculiar line ranks with Jefferson or Mansfield. The other male members of the cast average with actors of first class musical comedies Harry Linton, as a Columbia student. is funny and has a good many
 witty sayings put into his mouth by the author of the comedy. As the boisterous sophomore in the first act, he made hit. !. c. Marlowe, as captain of a whaling vessel, has a good voice and does his
 part we'll
 The female contingent is particularly
 strong There Is not a girl is the chorus
 or cast who can be termed homely and
 a majority of them are pretty, with some
 beautiful ones thrown in. Miss Violet
 Dale, the leader of the school girls in
 their mischief, is the star of the fair del-
 egation. She is a beautiful young wo-
 man, a good actress and songstress. and
 initiates famous actresses and actors in
 manner that convulsed the audience.
 Her chief lieutenant is Miss Katie Rooney
 who is small and not so handsome. but is
 a good singer, and a graceful dancer.
 Jessie Richmond a novel reading girl,
 is given part that appeals strongly to all She does 1t well
 Then the Pink Pajama Girl. She Is
 placed near the front of the stage in ev-
 cry instance and her whole work is to
 look bewitchng which she does beyond
 criticism. She sings a little bit and has
 one or two words to say but beyond be-
 ing always in the direct line of sight she
 is never featured.
 The scenic appurtenances were adequate
 and the big audience enjoyed every min
 ute of the entertainment.