The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
A CHINESE HONEYMOON
BEAUTrEUI PRoDUUAAJN AT
 MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Gorgeous Scenery and Costuming, Large and Capable Company and Good Music--Witness-
 ed by Big Audience.

. All praise to the men who wrote "A chiness Honeymoon." more praise to the managers whe furnished the money and double praise to the excellent company which produced t at the Montgomery Theatre last night!
 "A Chinese Honeymoon rises above mere musical comedy. IL is comic opera and good comic opera. too. Nothing quite 90 good in comic opera has been seen since the Little Tycoon which was much in vogue a few years back.
 There Is coherent, original story in "A
 Chinese Honeymoon;'s there Is bright. spark iing music and comedy 1t for polite, refned
 ears. Add to these. lavish scenic appurten-
 ances gcrgeous costuming. large company
 of capable players with ability 10 sing. act
 and dance and an augmented orchestra and an
 almost perfect entertainment is rounded out. It Is difficult to write calmly of perform
 ance which so completely fills . longing for
 soemthtng good. "A Chinese Honeymoon" was
 one of the most enjoyable, one of the most
 satisfying productions in a season which has
 given us some credttable entertainments. The two scenes. first garden of the hotel
 at 'flang Ylang and. second, room in the
 palace of the Chinese Emperor. offer great opportunity for gorgeous stage pictures. Ev-
 cry advantsge has been taken of the oppcr-
 unity by the managers and theatregoers were delighted.
 Again the locale gives scope for brilliant cos tuning and here the managers scored a triumph. Every kind and color of fabric was worn by the forty-odd pretty young women who rollicked behind the footiights The climax In clothes- purely the phrase of man-was reached in the second act when Miss Stella Tracy-as dainty bride as ever appeared on . stage-end the eight handsome bridesmaids sang The Leader of Frocks and Frills." Those gowns were beautiful. They undoubt- edly caused heart-iutters in feminine breasts. while mere man undoubtedly reflected upon Any company of players which includes John Hensbaw, w. H. Clafnr Edward Clarke, Stella Tracy. Frances Knight. May Ten Broeck and Toby Claude will pass muster. Some of these actors arc well known to Montgomery theatre goers and their names were sufficient to draw. Perhaps the name of dainty, funny little Toby Claude, like Ben Adhem. should lead ali the
 rest. as she surely led in popular favor. Here is a woman who Is actually funny. really funny woman on the stage is e rara avis, But Toby Claude Is more than a rare bird-she is l . rarely clever comedienne. It requires sacrf- flee on the part of . pretty woman to make
 herself appear grotesque for arts sake, but Toby Claude does this thing and she wins Wants to Be a Lidy'' until she was tired and quieted her audience only by telling them with her fetching cockney accent that she didn't know no moro voses."
 He sang "Mr. Dooiey'' and notwithstanding its antiquity he was recalled until he had rendered more than dozen verses. | W. H. Clarke was an iniperious Emperor. | HIS oeep, ricn pass was snoWn on nnely ID his solo, s'The Emperor of Hang Chow The song of Edward Clarke in the first aci | gave him opportunity to display his full. ro-
 bust voice and he was repeatedly encored- ! No fresher. more attractive young person | has appeared upon the local stage in many 6 | day than Mss Tracy. She is as dainty as { iadys fan and she sings well. too. She wal the Mrs. Pineapple of the cast and she con. tributed greatly to the success of the enter. | tainment.
 asI.s Irri~ht .ar. tar n,,,nharr ,.,eu ana NFax 1 Ten Broeck made an absurd mother-in-law.
 Lovers of good music will not soon forge I "A Chinese Honeymoon nor the splendid sup | loft of the orchestra under the careful and skillful direction of Clarence West
 The play was witnessed by large and fash l ion bie audience. @
 Tonight Ward and James in "Alexander thu | Great"