The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-16

ity, and which has withstood the exploit ing of many plays of similar character, will be presented in this city at the Montgomery Theatre. Saturday matinee and night. Y
 From a standpoint of general satisfac- tiOn, the play oe Joshua Simpkins could not be surpassed. It is a clean and wholesome portrayal of honest country peoples doilg. and tends to show the sunny side Of life. The company that Is presenting it is said to be of unusual ex- cellencs,s both in number and individual ability of each member. The comedy has been rewritten since it's last presentation in this city. and in it's reconstructed form is said to tle better than before, and al- lows the introduction of many pleasing musical and high-class specialties, which are perfected by the splendid orchestra carried by the company, and which in It. self is an evenings entertainment. The company carries a brass band, which will appear as farmers.
 Repertoire Company at McDonald's.
 The Mcdonald Scott Company in reper- toire at popular prices will be the atrac- ton at :McDonald's' Theatre throughout the week with matinees "Wednesday and Saturday. t not visited this section before Manager Mcdonald of the Bibb Street playhouse vouches for it's success in presenting new and up to date plays with clever special ties incidental to the action.
 The opening bill Monday night will be "Niobe" to be followed by productions of Silver King, "A Soldiers Sweetheart" Ragged Jack" Felicia" and East Lynne" The specialties will include new and up to date vaudeville sketches and songs. There will be no waits between the acts.
 Among the players in the company are George Gordon Dudley. Mae Gordon. Lily Watson, Maude Watson. Baby Edna and Mcdonald and Scott.
 Plays and Players.
 Joseph Hart. Carrie De Mar and a com pany under the direction of William A. Brady will present Foxy Grandpa short ly at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York. The production has been great success on the road and 1t now remains to be seen what the metropolitan verdict will be.
 "A Little Tragedy at Tien rsin,'' which Grace George shortly is to produce as a curtain raiser for Hinder Southern Skies.' is an adaptation by Frances Ay- mar Matthews of her story of the same name which appeared in Harper's Nigga zine. The tale was as dramatic and caus- ed almost as much comment as did John Luther Longs Madame Butterfly
 Miss Adelaide Thurstcn and two of the female members of her Sweet Clover' company. Minnie M Allen and Lillian Wood, were recently elected honorary members of Elks' Lodge, No. 37, In Co., lumbus, o. This is an unusual honor and was done in appreciation of an en" tertainment consisting of specialtfes, which members of Miss Thurston's com panw gave to the Elks of Columbus, in social session, the audience being co.-i- posed of members and their wives and lady friends. Miss Thurston' is shortly to reappear here in her very successful play Sweet Clover
 All preposterous newspaper declara- tions to the contrary notwithstanding. Liebler & O., her managers. announce that Miss Viola Allen will sail for Lon ron early in the summer. and she will accompany MT. and Mrs. Hall Caine to Rome, for purposes, as before stated, in line with preparatory work on the com ing production of ''The Eternal City" in whic dramatization Miss Allen is to ap- pear next season.
 Here are some figures showing Miss Viola Aliens receipts while on her way from New Orleans to San Franeisco: Galveston. Tex, $1.36S; Houston, $l,712.25; San Antonio, $is7s Austin. ;sl,a3s; Fort Worth. s,5SS; Dallas, matinee. i. sLSzS; evening $2,031; Fl Paso $1.676; Tucson, $500; Los Angeles, N64O. a.5n and (Sat- rrday) matinee, $1,711; evening. $l.610. Of course. these figures represent practical ly, capacity, and therefore when they SHOW up & utlie iesS aL once pldce than another. it is to be credited to the size of the house. The figures include all the cities in which she played, and present Q wonderful array
 Miss Charlotte Walker, the young wo- man who has been playing the part of Mime. de Bruhl in Kyrle Bellows "A Gen tleman of France" win resign the role in two weeks to appear as leading woman for James K. Hackett in his forthcoming production of Winston Churchill's The Crisis" Her role In the "A Gentleman of France cast win be taken by Miss Caroline Butterfleld. It speaks pretty France" when Mrs. Patrick Campbell has to come to 1t for leading man, and MT. Hackett for a leading woman.
 Frank Daniels says he has at last all most completed the book on which he has been putting in his leisure time for number of years and that the manuscript will be turned over to the publishers in a few weeks. The book is thorough study of the history of the odd members of the borse family. such as dwarf-horses or ponies asses. burrOs, bronchos and mules. It details the origin of these queer spec linens of the genus equinus together with their gradual domestication ln different parts of the world, and 1t points out the influence these animals have exerted up- on civilization and the prominent parts they have played in numerous incidents of history. The book will he the. first one to cover this subject thoroughly and will doubtless prove valuable as a work of reference. It will be called The Horses Poor Relations" and the come- dian has written 1t as part of a queer hobby of his which finds other expression in the fact that his favorite driving team on his farm is a pair of high-bred mules and in the name of his country home