The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

lcuy lS dil IHdI He says It IS.
 
 girls. A peculiarly shaped hat worn by
 Miss Bentley in ''The Girl from Dixie
 has become a fad among the Western
 belles.'
 Elizabeth Kennedy will use Camille
 as a special matinee bill during hel
 twelve weeks tour of the South In ".As
 You Like It."
 Walker Whiteside seems to have scored
 the hit of his career in the dual role Il
 We Are King" the new play by Llon.
 tenant Kean in which he Is starring this
 season.
 Dolly varden," in which Lulu Glasei
 will appear one more season in America,
 will soon be produced at the Avenue The- atre. London, with Mabelle Gillman tr the title role.
 Following the tour of MT. Pickwick'
 on the road De Wolf Hopper will present a new comic opera which has been espc- cially written for him by Victor Herper. and Glen McDonough.
 Sullivan, Harris & Woods have accom- plished what many managers declared WOulu Uc lUlpUSSiDtS, tHcy ndtC buCCCSS~ fully launched female star in grotesqhC makeup. Louise Beaton. in 'Rachs! Goldstein," was a complete surprise tr the dramatic critics, and she is being hailed generally as the female David Warfield."
 When Johnny Comes Marching Home promises to earn even greater profit for Fred c. Whitney than Dolly Warden" in which Lulu Glaser has scored such a wonderful success. From the West the reports concerning the patriotic Ameri. can war opera are such as to warrant M
 Whitney in launching a second specially organized company. It will be in Mont- gomery soon.
 Sadie Townsend, the attractive young woman who has been singing at Me- Donald's Theatre the past week is Chicago girl and a pupil of Vernen D'Arnalle. She was able to begin her musical carer by winning the scholarship in the Chicago College of Music. She Is very young and very pretty with a voice which will make her a reputation. She admits an ambition to sing in opera.
 Hirscher Brothers, co-managers of the Montgomery Theatre announced yester- day that they had succeeded in booking Blanche Walsh in Bataille and Merton's s notable dramatization of Tolstoy's Re surrection.' This production created a sensation in New York and Chicago. It will be sen here in December under the direction of Wagenhals and Kemper.
 May Irwins comedy success, Sister Mary" with Flo Irwin in the stellar role. which comes to the Montgomery Theatre late in October, is composed of three acts. Glen McDonough, the author of the piece, makes a very decided claim to a plot and agrees to amuse the theatre going public.
 Agatha Renier is Miss Petticoats," the latter being only nickname. This is the part that Kathryn Osterman will enact and the girl Is said to be a marvel Of power. beauty, wisdom. wit and bril- liancy. She is tempest and sunshine sort of a girl and just the heroine whom lovers of the higher grade of drama will enjoy. Miss Osterman will be seen in Montgomery in November.
 When Francis Wilson makes his revi- vals of "Erminie" and "The Little Cor poral." he will be surrounded by an un- usually strong supporting company. Among those who have been engaged are; Jessie Bartlett Davis. Madge Les sing. Jennie Weathersby, Marguerite Sylva. Signor Perugini and William Brod- erick.
 One of the novel things the stage off, fers this season to be seen in this city will be the introduction of Shakespeare as character in a play, The Favor of the Queen." in which Miss Percy Has, well is to be starred under the direction of George Fawcett. "The Favor of the Queen Is a romantic comedy. written by Roy Sensabaugh of Knoxville. Tenn.
 Richard Sterling. who plays Teddy Langham in Robert Edeson's "Soldiers of Fortune" Company, has fallen heir. through the death of an aunt Mrs. Jo- seph Pettee, formerly well-known in Bos- on and New York society. to a fortune of $150OO0. Sterling will not abandon his profession nor does he intend to risk his inheritance by seeking undue prominence for himself as a theatrical celebrity. He has made over the entire sum to his moth- CT and will continue in the rank and file until such times as he is thought worthy of better things.
 In many respects Ghosts is one of the most daring plays ever written by Ibsen. No one but he would think of the situa- tions which are portrayed with such startling force in the development of the plot of this drama. In the hands of AL berta Gallatin and har associates, 1t Is one of the most sensational successes of the season. Its presentation here in the near future will be welcomed by local theatre goers.
 Adelaide Thurston's managers have in- sured their star for $10.0O0. They have given convincing representations to the that the amount involved in Polly Primrose and the loss entailed by any mishap to Miss Thurston would approach the amount named in the policy and the company Issued the policy. In addition they carry a fire and water pol | Icy on the Polly Primrose" production. | Business Is business.
 Thurlow Bergen who played Horatio | Drake in The Christian Is going to be l a star. Under the management of H. A. | D. D'Arcy he will. the coming season. play | Pete Quilliam" in Hall Gaines 'The | Manxman." The rights and equipment | have been secured from Liebler & Co.,, | and many of the old company have been | When at the close of last season James O'Neill gave up the part | Hall Caine earnestly recommended MT. Bergen for the role.
 Alexander the Great" new play by Rupert Hughes and Collin Kemper. was produced by Louis James and Frederick Warde last week for the first time on any stage MT. James, as the world-famed warrior of history, and MT. Warde as Pardiccas. an Iago type of