The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

McDoNALD's THEATRE-Lehr an
 Entire Week, Matinees Wedens Three productions at the Montgomery Theatre. a repertoire company all week at McDonaid's Theatre and total of four gomery piavhouses for this week. MT; Mansfield in "Beaucaire," The Evil Eye" and "Finnegan's Ball' are the attrac- the Lehr and Williams Comedy Company Is the booking for McDonalds.
 'Of course the coming of Mir. Mans- field, in his new play. is the event nx.0t or of the entire season. It is noteworthy that Montgomery is one of the twelve ,.one night stand' cities in the country wmcn will have the opportunity of seeing MT. Mansfield this season and playgoers who appreciate the work of an eminent ar tist like Mir. Mansfield should reel in- debted to Messrs. Hirscher Brothers. managers of the theatre. for securing this great attraction ahead of several other Southern cities. The sale of seats for the Mansneld engagement will begin at o'clock Thurs gay morning at the theatre box office in- stead of the theatre office on Dexter that it was his desire to make the sale as satisfactory as possible With this end tn view he has decided to limit each per- to the Of sas s1 Mr modate more persons, but it frequently comes about that a patron desires to and it would be an injustice to him to require him to-, mako two trips to the box office. Again theatre parties may be organized and 1t seems to us to be the fair thing to let each person have as many as six tickets.S Our sole aim IS to avoid anything that will have sem blance of speculation"
 Then Mr. Hirscher talked of his out of town patrons. He said that he felt sure a great many persons in neighborlng cities would desire to witness the Mans field production. They should remit to their friends. he said. and have them purchase the tickets. MT. Hirscher de- clared that it was pleasure to him to serve out of town patrons. but ne couid not put tickets aside for them when they remitted direct to him. The only way they could be treated. in justice to Mont cts. was to hold all orders by mail and telegraph until the Montgomery sale was completed and then put by the tickets for out of town persons. if any tickets were left over In the Viola Allen sale no tickets were left and the out of town patrons were disappointed. The great kaleidoscopic spectacle The Evil Eye is the attraction at the Mont gomery Theatre Wednesday matinee and night. The managers of this attraction promise that the playshas been entirely chanical and electrical effects are en- tirely new. It gives one a glimpse into FairylaHd and pleases young and old alike.
 Saturday matinee and night "Finnegan's Ball" will be represented at the Montgom- cry. Theatre. It is a congiomeration of music, dances, wittlcisms and pretty stage pictures.
 The repertoire company which comes to McDonald's for the entire week is we'll recommended and Will no doubt please
 The forecast of the week is as fol- lows:
 "The Evil Eye" Wednesday.
 Chas II. Yale and Sidney R. Ellis ex- travaganza. The Evil Eye, or The Further Flu my Freaks of Mid and the Continued Comic Contortions of Nod" comes to the Montgomery Theatre We'd nesday matinee and night.
 During the summer interim Sidney R. Ellis, author of "The Evil Eye" has entirely rewritten the play, introducing many new ideas. scenes and situations. while Chas. H. Yale who stands as one of the foremost persons in this country as producer of pantomimlc and spec. tacuar entertainment, has given special attention to this part of the perform ance.
 A small army of scenic artists, theat- rical mechanics, makers of stage prop critics and paper mache, costumerS, de- signers wig and shoe makers have spent months in painting, making and manu- featuring the scenery, properties. mechan- ical effects and hundreds of costly cos- tunes that are necessary in such a large enterprise. The result is a brand new production from the rise to the fall of the curtain of this famous spectacle
 The Evil Eye has always been noted for its unusual mechanical effects, not ably, the wonderful windmill, upon whose rapidly revolving sails four acrobats in nid-air are whirled around with light ming rapi1ity. There is also the mar vicious revolving rooms, scene almost indescribable, but never before equalled in the history of stage mechanism.
 One of the new effects of the present seasons production will be offered in the third act. It is called "The Break-away," and has been created to end the career of the bad man." "The Evil Eye By it's use the Evil Eye will at the moment "pushed or dropped off the. earth" and the manner of his final exit will, it is predicted create sensation.
 Every costume as well as the entire .cenic investiture. will be new this year. and both these necessary and costly ad- juncts to a perfect performance, are said to exceed for beauty of design, original ity of idea and expensive outlay, any previous production. .9h1ss
 The cast as usual contains the best artists whether opcratic, dramatic or a glance of this seasons roster will sub etSntiate the statement. It consists Of the clever prima donna soubrette, Miss Adora Van de Voort, the charming Amer ican widow, Chas. A. Loder, the cele- brlted German comedian; John l.. Guil- mette, Geo. W: herrt George II: boranl; Edward Caron, MISS Josephine Baird ana notable feature of this years produc- tion will be the initial appearance in this country of the famous Brothers Kennard who have been engaged by Managers Vale and Ellis to interpret the rollicking 1arts of Mid and Nod. The Brothers Eennard have long been conceded to be 4he foremost delineators of pantomimic comedy in Europe, and are not only lead ing artists in this line. but also clever musicians, dancers and speciality aero bats.
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