The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
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 "The Girl with the Green Eyes," at the New York Savoy Theatre reached its
 fftleth performance on February 5, when
 souvenirs were given. This Is one of
 the most remarkabie of all Clyde Fitch's
 plays He himself mas claimed il as
 probably the hest play ne has ever writ
 ten. Miss Clara BIooagood, as the green
 eyed girl. sings a song entitled ''I Want
 to Bo a Actor Lady, which Is a recent
 hit in the line of coon songs. Miss
 Bloodgood renders 1t with amusing May
 Irwinish effects.
 "Florodora," the most successful rnusi-
 cal comedy in all New Works theatrical
 history, returned to the New York Acad-
 emy of Music on January 2e. At the
 Bouffes- Parisienne. Paris, the first pro- duction of the piece was made the same night. The stay of "Florodora" at the New York Academy Is limited. and the same organization that was identified with its Casino and New York Theatre agreements was seen in Helen Red mond, w B. Carleton, Piil H. Ryiey. Donald Brine, Mace Bonneville, Edna Hun
 ter and Lily Collins.
 This is what. a California writer has to say of David Warfield. who is starring In
 "The Auctioneer:' '-The Jew Is not the only role he can play. and with that combined pathos and comedy ono feels tempted to say he is the legitimate suc- cassor of the old comedians now repre- scented by Joseph Jefferson l know that others claim that honor, but of them all l have seen none whose touch Of deep human sentiment Is so sure. so convinc- ing"
 Alice of Old vincennes" will be pre- scented at the Montgomery Theatre at an early date with Gertrude Coghlan in the title role. Miss Coghian Is ideally fitted for the part of Alice Rousillo'i, the charm ing heroine of Maurice Thompson's thril- ing romance of Revolutionary days. The production Is unusually lavish and hand some. and from a scsnic standpoint one of the most notable of recent years. Two
 exteriors, showing landscape views with the Wabash River in the distance. are
 declared by critics to be the most ar
 tistic efforts in this direction seen on the American stage, their beauty being greatly enhanced by new and original ef-
 feets in coioring ana lighting. by elec-
 tricity. The matization of the book was made by Edward E. Rose, who has eA
 Mir. Thompson's tale. He has evolved a story of strong and stirring interest, which, unlike the decentralization of most novels, does not require familiarity with the book in order to maintain the atten- ton of the audience.
 The topical song. "Then I'd Be satis- fled with Life," interpolated In "The sil- yer Slipper for Sam Bernard, has caused the author, George NJ. Conan, no end of
 trouble. MT. Bernard has the exclusive rights to the song in New York, while Conan has been singing the song on the road In eThe Governors Son" In The Silver Slipper the song has been one of the biggest hits of all the musical num-
 bers and recently Conan was accused by the Western papers of stealing Bernard song. Last week he telegraphed to Ber- nard that he had been acused of stealing | his own song. and begged Bernard to set him right with the Western papers. Der nard promptly telegraphed a half dozen papers that he had only the New York
 rights to the song. and that 1t was com posed by Conan. Now Mir. Cohan's name
 appears on the program as the composer of the ditty.