The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-14
THE SILVER SLIPPER
MUSICAL COMPANY MODELLED
 AFTER "FLoRoDoRA.'
It Drew Remarkably Large Audience to Montgomery Theatre and Funny Snitz Edwards
 Hit 'Sm Hard.

The "Silver Slipper" at the Montgom- cry Theatre last night was feast to the eye, riot of rich coloring. medley or thrilling dances and quiet. arustle d ta, no bleaux. A musical comedy, IL maue no irresistible appeal to the ear.
 It was the eye that the series or sur ring stage pictures delighted. The Sii- yer Slipper" with it's reminiscent F1oro- dora" harmonies, stirred to no hign en, thusiasm the emotions that are reacheo through the ear. There were some Deau- tiful airs a few of them. but they were so palpably inspired by "Florodora. much of their full effect was lost. Too much of the music was of the get-Whls- tled-quick kind, modelled upon harmo- nies already high in the favor or the public. -.
 But the Montgomery theatre-goers e, owe a debt of gratitude to "The Silver Slip per" It conferred an inestimable favor upon them. The Silver Slipper intro for the Slipper" the local patrons Of the drama would have missed perhaps the most refreshing, the most delightful thing little actor who knows the wcll spring of every laugh and of every smile. This comedian came to Montgomery compara, lively unknown. But few of the local way success. He hadn't been on the stage five minutes last night before he had Montgomery reputation. Snitz Edwards will be recalled with a smile when the remainder of ''The Silver Slip per- has passed into the vast realm of the forgotten.
 Edwards bubbles over with fun. His humor is spontaneous; it just comes out naturally. He hypnotizes his audience in- to incontrollable laughter with look and word. He strides to the center of the stage and sends his spirit of fun and laughter to the back walls of the thea tre. Edwards Is capable of any kind of laughter-making offense. He runs up and down the stage of comedy from slap stick business to artistfic expression or humor. Nature made him funny freak and in his own proper person it would be dangerous for him to attend funeral. He would be certain to create an in apropos and painful scene.
 In "The Silver Slipper" the sextette and the choruses aroused no great en- thusiasm. but the dances delighted the audience, t is worthy of note that when "the Slipper breaks away from "Florodaro'' traditions. it scores its great est success. The authors of the two pieces evidently pinned their hope for popular approval in the s sextettes s. ana 9a nous. They perhaps introduced the danc- ing girls an uncertain experiment., a dangerous innovation.
 The innovation is the greatest feature of the piece. The management was most fortunate in securing the five 1.-the and graceful dancers who stirred last night audience to enthusiasm. The young Wo- men are artists in their way. These nVe young women are splendid opponents OK the poetry of motion. They were given three chances, one in each act They went through those dances like they did 1t for the sheer love of the thing. The Come Little Girl" sextette mod | elled so manifestly after Tell Me Pretty Maiden was rewarded with only few rounds of hand claps, but the five young | women in the champagne dance, were given an ovation. They deserved 1t. The
 freedom, abandon and grace Of this sen a tho an6ienra tO high Ditch Of | excitement. The girls were called back
 until the limit of their endurance had | been reached but the audience, like Oliv- l CT Twist yearned for more. In the minor roles Miss Virginia Palm | CT and Miss Gene Cole did, perhaps. the l best work. They took to their ta ks
 kindlier than did the others, Miss Palm,
 CT managed a cockney dialect with good | grace. Miss Cole. with her dimpled face, | played a girlish role very acceptable.
 Harry Burchar played Berkely Shalla-
 example must have been contagious, for
 Horace Wright did Donald Gregor in the | same way.
 The chorus was, perhaps. the best as
 son. It quite filled the stage iE the
 finales The management has been kind l to the ignored and much neglected chO-
 rus man. He, Is given fine chance in 1 "The Silver Slipper" and there Is more Of | him thar is commonly seen in travelling
 companies The feminine contingent was
 also unusually large. There were a num- | ber of pretty faces scattered through the i chorus. but many of it's members appear
 ed to be chosen more for their tone than
 for their looks.
 The piece was splendidly staged. | The audience filled every nook ard | cranny Of the Theatre in front. of the
 curtains. Every seat In the house was 1 sold before the doors were open. Stand
 of people were unable to get the privi. | legeof Sf anding.