The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-18
Notes of the Players.
Miss Gallatin in Ghosts"

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 Notes of the Players.
 Anna Held has selected the young wo- men who will appear in the court of Napoleon scene with her in 'Mam'selle Napoleon" and she declares them to be the most beautiful in New York if not in all the country. Some of the lovely elected are Margaret Walker. Edna Good rich, Dessa Gibson, Vivian Blackburn, Maybefle Courtenay Edith Mover. Nina Flake. Nina Randall. Catherine Bell, Blanche West and Molly McGrath.
 George Fawcett's third annual Play Contest, which carries a possible prize of q 900 and royalties, is already attract ing wide attention. Many manuscripts have poured in upon Mir. Fawcett at Chase's Theatre in Baltimore, his head quarters and requests for information as to the contest are more numerous than ever in the past The success of last sea sons prize winner. The Favor of the Queen in which Miss Percy Haswell Is to star this season did more to stimulate interest in this contest than anything else.
 Lewis Morrison says: T am glad Ade- lima Patti is coming over to make a fare we'll tour, because I hate to be all alone in this farewell tour business. Mephisto in Faust has become second nature with me, and now that am taking act ual leave of my friend, the devil, I am bound to confess that I have found him to be such a jovial companion that 1t hurts me to say good by to him."
 Shakespeare as a character on the stage has a remarkable effect on an audience. The immortal master of literature is in- troduced in "The Favor of the Queen in which Miss Percy Haswell is starring under the direction of MT. George Faw- cett. and when he apears the effect is almost electrical on an audience. The actor who plays the part in this produc- ton, George Schraeder, has followed the popular idea of Shakespeare, that is the one with a pointed beard, and his make np Is well nigh perfect. Therefore when he apears 1t is as if one in the audience Is looking at the man who has made the world marvel. The singular and striking beauty of the lines put into his mouth enhances this general effect greatly.
 Here is one that Harry B. Smith, the nbrettist of "The Girl from Dixie." in which Irene Bentley is starring tells at his own expense: We were in Chicago, where one of my pieces was being played, and the management concluded to give performance in the city prison The papers were full of the project, and Will ton Lackaye, who happened to be in town remarked: Smith ought to be satisfied now. for he has an audience at last that can't get away"
 Miss Eleanor Robson. who is to be af f0 zad {N 0.. edy, Merely Mary Ann" returned Tues day from the West. where she has been finishing up a most delightful summer rest. which began at Aix-le- Rains, was continued at an English watering place, and at Bass Rocks, on the Massachusetts coast, and. as stated. found a termina- tion in the bracing air of the Northwest She will have need of all the recupera- tion she has gained, for her present sea- son promises a greater degree of constant and arduous application than she ever undertook before.
 Mrs. Leslie Carter opened her season Monday night. September 2S. at the Mon tauk Theatre, Brooklyn, inaugurating her farewell year in David Belasco's "Du Barry" This fact. together with the an nouncement that the Brooklyn engage. ment was limited to seven performances, resulted in a heavy advance sale, and week of enormous business. Mrs. Carter herself returned to her duties in the prime of good health. Hard work Is a second nature with her. so she resumed her tri- umphant and artistic portrayal of the fa- nous French favorite with as much pleas ure as if she were appearing in the great Beiasco play for the first time. The early part of Mrs. Carter's season will embrace cities near New York, her home" season being played at the Be- lasco Theatre following the engagement of Blanche Bates In The Darling of the Gods.''
 Mrs. Jefferson Davis. widow of the Pres ident of the Confederacy, is Godmother to Alberta Gallatin. who will be seen in this city at the Montgomery Theatre on Saturday night in Ibsen's widely discuss ed drama. "Ghosts" Mrs. Davis has aI- ways evinced warm interest in the ca- reer of this young actress whose work has won her d foremost position on the American stage. The announcement of Miss Gallatins appearance in Ibsen's much talked of play has awakened wide interest among theatre-goers of this city, and it is safe to say she will be greeted by one of the largest and most fashion able audiences of the season.
 Miss Galatin is a Virginian by birth her father being Albert Gallatin Jenkins, the well-known Confederate General.
 Miss Alberta Gallatin. who will appear at the Montgomery Theatre on Saturday night in Ibsen's masterpiece. Ghosts" can trace her ancestry back to some not abIe historical personages. Her father, Gen Albert Gallatin Jenkins, was the youngest man ever sent to Congress He gave up his seat in that body to become one of the most famous generals the (%n- federacv had. A $3OOOO monument erect ed over his grave at Huntington. w. Va, through popular subscriptions. attests the raaard he was held by his former com rades. Her grandfather. J. M. Bowlin. was minister to Paraguay in 1860. and was asked by President Lincoln to accept os bis svmnathies were entirely with the G - .-..L.- Aaranns raIaflvA mas AL