The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

have been formed to visit the Magic City where the great play will be staged, It Is promised. exactly as 1t was staged in | New York.
 | Al Wilson Wednesday.
 An event of more than ordinary im- portance to lovers of amusements will l be the appearance next Wednesday of the | celebrated German dialect comedian and golden voiced singer. Al H. Wilson In | the new romantic play. "A Prince or | Tatters'' Ca tale of old New fork) by | Sidney R. Ellis.
 This Is MT. Wilson's third starring sea- son under the management of Charles l 1T Yale and Sidney R. Ellis. and his | success has been most pronounced. plac- in9 him in the front ranks of the popu- lar stage favorites of the day.
 "A Prince of Tatters" is a story of heart int rest interspersed with humor. | filled with thrilling climaxes ana inter- preted by an exceptionally clever acting company supporting MT. Wiison' who IS nroyided in this beautiful comedy drama q most excellent vehicle for the exploit | alton of his talents. which combine grace in acting with an exquisitely beantifui singing voice, thus filling long ieit want lin the world of amusement .. | Throuehout the action of the play MT Wilson sings six songs. giving ample op- fportunity for the enjoyment or ms rich' melodious voice which has earned for nm the title "The Golden Voiced singer; Ife sings ballads with rare feeling ana his voice has that sympathetic quality and sweetness of expression that is an inheritance of nature and much to DC | nrized The songs are "The Mermaid and | Bucoaneer." "whispering Freezes. The Winding of the Yarn" Memory, When Your Ship Comes Home" and "The Echo (a yodel), all rich gems in the casket or song. ..
 Messrs. Yale and Ellis have staged "A Prince of Tatters" most sumptuously. carving the full complement of scenery. which includes some of the most hand- come sets ever painted and make gor- eeous background to the beautlIui "aro- robe worn by the company. Tne eom- many supporting MT. Wilson lnciuoes manv names well and favorably known
 scBen Hur" in Birmingham
 A number of Montgomery theatre-so. CTS will go to Birmingham to witness !ne l great nroduction of "Ben Hur at the Jefferson Theatre this week.
 BirmInsham was decided upon as the nlace for producing the great pay oe- cause of the capacity of the 'hea're, The stupendous production requires very large theatre. bon
 
 inc tremendous production of Ben Hur
 is transported from one city to ahotnes
 IT Ia well known that this big hiaW @
 Erlanger spectacle is the most preteh- tious and elaborate scenic outht thal mas ever toured America. When hrst pro. duced at the Broadway Theatre New yorx it was considered an impesslbihty hv exnerts of stagecraft to ever move II
 from that Theatre However. the enter ] nrisins firm Klaw & Erlanger. solved the problem. and when Ben Hur IS seeu if will be identically the same. not oh'S
 in company costumes, but also Tn th"
 matter of minute scenic detail as when first presented in New fork ana "he"
 seen in Chicago last year.
 The first installment of special cars ar rived in Birmingham on Monday. On
 this train were brought the miliwrights.
 master carpenters and electricians, Who l will finish the work of construction on
 the stage of the Jefferson Theatre, which
 has already been started by the house staff. The entire stage will be re-wired
 by the electricians. and the traps In the
 new stage prepared for the reception or
 the treadmIls. used In the chariot race.
 which will arrive on the second consign-
 ment on Sunday or Monday. This second
 train is made up of crew Of men who
 place in position the paraphernalia and
 equipment for the big scenes, the inte- . l rioF or the LlTCuS al AHiipCH' tHu NAo1hl of olivet and the Lake in the Woods.
 This train also brings the duplicate set
 of treadmils. and cycloramas for the
 thrilling race, all of which Is put In position one week before the company : arrives.
 For transporting the company two spe-
 cial trains are required from St, Louis , to Birmingham. One will be comprised of Pullman car and day coaches, while another section will be required to haul . the enormous amount of scenery and property. Two cars are used for the ar- lmals--twelve horses for the famous cha ! riot race and the camels that figure in the
 other incidents of this story. Three hun
 dred and fifty people are employed in
 the performance. and the working staff ics and electricians. The production will be In Blrmin gham : for the week of February 9th, with mat
 inees Wednesday and Saturday.
 Superstitutions of The Manxmen. Interest in the people of the Isle of Man
 has been re-awakened by the production on tho stage of Hall Gaines novel, "The
 Manxman." The novel attracted wide
 attention when 1t was published and since
 Hall Gaines other works have met with
 such success it has grown in favor and
 its picture of life in the authors native
 island has brought recognition that a
 highly original people live In the little