The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-19

1t goes throughout a long list which
 Liebler & Co, have now on file-and the
 movements of those connected herewith,
 by the way. they are just now keeping
 under close surveillance.
 Of course the request had to be denied
 in all cases, for this is sort of an in-
 fringement that has to be checked. and checked right in the start, for otherwise one is apt to have trouble on hand, and
 that of character which is as tenacious and persistent as was Sinbad's "Old Man
 of the Sea- Hence 1t is that Liebler &
 Co. have instructed their attorneys,
 Messrs. Howe & Hummel. to take sum-
 mary action whenever and wherever it
 may be necessary to maintain the rights
 they have purchased. and these we'll
 known attorneys, with their accustomed
 diligence, have already begun work in accordance with their instructions. If this extraordinary and evidently | manifest public disposition toward Mrs. Wiegs and the Cabbage Patch. and Lovey Mary, and Mis- Hazy and Mir. Stubbins whom the Gods destroy" and Peg-Leg l Chris, and the rest of Mrs. Rlce's famous characters, is any indication of the popu- | larity of the book and the play then a lively season should certainly await Mrs. | Wiggs.
 l The play. it is said. retains all the att nosphere of the book. and adds no in- | considerable fresh interest. Mrs Rice con- | tributing her own personal aid and as- | sistance to that end. George c. Tyler has, it is said, cast the play with all the care, discretion and judgment of which | he is capable. and those who know MT. Tyler and understand his capacity, will | comprehend that that means a great | deal. For Mrs. Wiggs. he has engaged l Mrs. Madge Carr Cook, whose recent cre- ations with the Amelia Bingham produc- | tions have attracted much attention. She 1 doubtless will be the ideal Mrs. Wiggs. Mabel Talfaferro, an excellent interpret | CT of youthful female roles, will imper- | sonate Lovey Mary, another characterize : | ton that will commend itself. Those who are familiar with the character as Mrs.
 Rice has portrayed her. and as Mrs
 F!exner, under Mrs, Rlce's guidance. has presented her, will entertain no doubt | whatever of its success.
 Can the reader recall the Freeman | Whitmarsh, the painter, of the original l Sag Harbor Company-the man who made
 the great hit of the play, a hit that
 was not excelled by that made by the
 veteran James A. Herne himself? The | original Freeman Whitmarsh was Win T. Hodge, and he it is who has been as- | signed to the indescribs bly humorous poie
 of MT. Stubbins," the wculd-be husband
 of Mis- Hay. and the individual whom
 the gods would destroy" Mr. Hodge has been doing some very clever work, both | In the dramatic and comic opera field, | during his temporary absence from the
 Liebfer Co. fold. He is doubtless glad to get back hoIhe again. and no doubt
 Liebler Co., are glad to get h.m back again.
 Mr Hodge has grown since Mir Herne l xpd fnr he xtitlo | CT in Sag Harbor,' and he commands
 a salary now that Is a long way in ad-
 vance of his youthful hopes and ambi- | tions
 | Miss Helen Lowell. the original Polly Love in The Christian" and one of the best women in her peculiar line of work | on the New York stage. will play Mis-
 Hazy. Taylor Granville. who made such | a hit in '"The Royal Box and more re- | gently as the jockey in 'The Suburban" will play the peg-legged boy, Chris Hazy,
 who is handy on his feet" and on these
 lines the entire case will be made up. | Certainly, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
 Patch" under these conditions. should | prove one of the captivating attractions l of the coming season.
 l The bookings at L'ebler & Co.'S office
 show that the play will have its prcsenta-
 ton at Macauley's Theatre. Louisville. Ky, the home of Mrs. wiggs and the Cabbage Patch, October 9th, where the engagement is fer the week. and will go
 from there direct to the Olympic Theatre, | St. Louis. The larger cities of the West will be visited during the six weeks prior
 10 January 1st. when it will go into Chi
 caso, where it will test its fortunes before metropolitan audience, in one of the
 leading theatres of the Windy City It
 will then wend its way eastward playing
 only the larger cities, and seek for New
 York time during the early spring ] months.