The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-18


 "The Professors Love Story" Matinee and Night
 Ghosts"
 Another week of excellence is scheduled for the Montgomery Theatre. All classes of theatre-goers will find what they like in the weeks bill.
 Those lightly inclined. the many admir- CTS of musical comedy, will enjoy the lightness, the music and the brightness of Happy Hooligan" at a matinee and night performance Monday. The lovers of good music, the admirers of artistic in terpretaiions. will enjoy Tuesday night; entertainment in which Miss Rose Ce- celia Shay will present Carmen" sup ported by first-class company. To the admirers of play of delicate power of beauty, of sentiment and of gentle and refined humor. The Professors Love Story" Wednesday will appeal strongly, and the other class of pIay-soers who en- joy strong tense play, at once dramatic and tragic, will take an especial pleasure h the presentation of Ibsen's masterpiece. Ghosts" Saturday, with Miss Alberta Gallatin in the principal role.
 There are to be no less than three mati- nees in the week.
 Tbe comic supplements to Sunday pa- pers have made "Hooligan" popular from Maine to California. The children all know him. To give the children fair chance to enjoy him a special matinee will be given Monday afternoon. The grown people have not been overlooked. however. and the managers have provid- ed, it is said, fine comedy company for the presentation of the entertainment.
 The presentation of Carmen" by the Car{1ia hax gAoxy ,ivh xxritI hn one of the chief musical events of the season. Ine remarKanie popularity or Bizet's masterpiece has never waned. Of all operas it is perhaps the favorite with the people, Miss Shay Is an artiste of un- questioned gifts and talents. On her pre- vious visit here she established herself in the admiration of the music c-lovers of Montgomery. Her supporting company has been highly praised
 The author of The Professors Love Story is J. M. Barrie. who gave to the world 'The Little Minister with its winsome. lovable heroine. Lady Babbie." {" The same little touches of tenderness. the same gentle appeals to the heart, en- livened by little brighter humor. is said to characterize The Professors Love Story" The Professor a character most strongly delineated in the play, is DOT trayed by Harry Beresford, a talented young actor of great promise.
 Great interest centers about the pro- duction of Ghosts" Saturday night. The play has often been called the master piece of fsben. The Norwegian is per- haps the greatest dramatist of the day.
 His portrayal of character, his gifted insight into the humar heart, his fidelity to his work have stamped him as great genius. It has been declared that he has used his power of portraying the depths and shadows of the human heart remorse- lessly.
 The play will introduce to the Montgom- cry public Miss Alberta Gallatin, a South ern actress of rare talents. who has al- ready risen to fame.
 Happy Hooligan" Monday.
 Coming to the Montgomery Theatre Monday matinee and night Is Happy Hooligan." one of the successful and en- tertaining farce comedies of this year. The plot, or rather the outline of such plot as affords groundwork for this musical absurdity. Is based on MT. F. Opper's Happy Hooligan' cartoons, pub lished in The New York Journal and its associate newspapers of the Hearst syn dicate. The genial hobo. as pictured by MT. Opper. has become favorite in near ly every household in the country, and his predilection for always getting into trouble, while not meaning to do so, has caused laughs by the millions. The the atrical version of Happy Hooligan," was arranged by Mir. Frank Dumont. and for this seasons edition of 1t. he has entire ly rewritten the lines, scenes and comedy incidents. bringing them up to the very minute. The production, too is entirely new in every detail. Tn the company are such artists as Eva Davenport, Billy A. Ward, Otis H. Wood, Matthews and Law, the Novelty Trio. Charles Saunders. A special ladies and children matinee will be given Monday.
 Miss Shay in Carmen"
 The performance of the Rose Cecilia Shay Grand Opera Company at the Mont gomery Theatre Tuesday night will doubt less attract a large and socially brilliant audience. The company is one of unu- sual excellence and Miss Shay. despite her youth has already made a most en- viable reputation as a prima donna. She Is a very beautiful young woman and be- yond the peradventure of a doubt an art Ist of the first water. She comes to us next Tuesday evening, supported by an incorporated company of artists, many of whom are world-renowned. Carmen will be given.
 Among these may be mentioned Alexan- der Lion, for two seasons pre-eminently the star of the great French Opera Com pany of New Orleans; Joseph Fredericks. than whom there is no more brilliant ten or on the American stage; William Stew ens formerly the soloist of the Damrosch orchestra; Lawrence Mooney. from the Royal Carl Rosa Grand Opera Company of Great Britain and other artists of like calibre. Signor Carlo Nicosia Is the mu- sical director whom Miss Shay has been fortunate enough to engage for this sea- son and who was allowed wide latitude in selecting the musicians for the full or chestra which the company at great expense carries this season. Nicosia Is said to have surrounded himself with a band of Instrumentalists each one of whom is a virtuoso.
 Bazit's masterpiece. "Carmen," will be the bill in which Miss Shay assumes her strongest role. "Santuzza."
 The Professors Love Story.
 The Professors Love Story" which will be the play that MT. Harry beres- ford will present at the Montgomer the ater Wednesday matinee and night, has met with a warm welcome wherever it has been presented. This is due to the fact that it starts out with successful appeal to the sentimental side of hu- man nature This circumstance will con tribute muchly to the theater-going pub lie locating 1t close to its we'll stirred up and consequently appreciative heart. Mir. BarrieS comedy, for the author of "The Little Minister" Quality Street." "The Admirable Crichton," and Little Mary is responsible for ''The Professors Love