The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

have been presenting musical farce, so that the general character of their offer ings is we'll known. In this new vehicle Ward & Vokes will portray a couple of very crafty detectives of the Sherlock Holmes style. and it Is promised that the lines and situations of the new book are exceedingly funny. Of course. the action serves to introduce great deal of mu- sic, which is said to be all new, many catchy songs and speciality features. The production will be handsomely staged as Manager E. D. Stair has ever been gen. erously careful in provisions of scenic and wardrobe adjuncts.
 Henry B. Harris has engaged R. A. Roberts, a stage director of ripe experi' ence in the production of military plays to stage "Ransons Folly" the play oi American army life by Richard Harding Davis, in which Robert Edeson will bt presented at the Hudson Theatre on Jan uary IS.
 Arrangemerts have just been completed with Charles Frohman, whereby Howarc Kyle, the young romantic actor, will stai this season in Rosemary" under the di' rection of George H. Brennan. MT. Kyle has achieved considerable success witf Nathan Hale." besides his experience ir other plays which must needs emphasize his versatility. He comes to Montgomery
 A dramatization of A. Conan Doyles ''The Sign of the Four" was given at the West End Theatre, New York, last week Walter Edwards appearing in the char acter of Sherlock Holmes. The scenes take place at the detectives lodgings on Baker Street, at Pondicherry Lodge where Major Sholto is murdered, and al the rendezvous of the outlaws in the boat house on the Thames.
 Keith's New York bill last week was led by George Primrose. He has been one of the most prominent minstrel com- edians in New York for over forty years Far back in 1877 he was in the firm of Barlow. Wilson. Primrose & West. Ir 1889 this firm became Primrose 6 West Lately Mir. Primrose retired, but he has been tempted to reappear again by the offer of an unusually large salary from Keith.
 According to James L. Ford, the humor- ist and critic, only four women of his day have succeeded in reaching over the footlights and plucking ones heart away without apparent effort. He says these four are Lotta, Rosina Vokes, May Irwin and Marie Cahill. In speaking of Miss Cahill he says, 'She steps to the foot lights, smiles at you just once, and its all over.' Wonder If MT. Ford never saw Lulu Glaser or Adelaide Thurston?
 For the present, Miss Percy Haswell whose production was destroyed by fire in Asheville, N. C., recently, compelled a temporary breaking her starring toui with "'The Favor of the Queen" is now L.. Dol and rrfl INa fAr n few weeks at Chase's-until such time as MT. Fawcett can have the production and costuming made for the second time. Re gan Hughston, who was leading man with her, is also with this company for short while.
 James O'Neill is very enthusiastic over the Conan Doyle play, "Brigadier Ger ard" Every person who has enjoyed SiI Conan's delightful descriptions of the wonderful adventures and escapades oi this Napoleonic D'Artagnan. will under stand just how easy 1t might be for Mir ONeil to make an extraordinary Init in just such a role. The dramatist, who Is Dr. Doyle himself; Is said to have done excellent work in his dramatization, weav' ing his plot about one of the most inn portant incidents of the collection.
 
 matic editor and critic of The Philadel- phia Record, and one of the most capable, as he is one of the most scholarly men in his profession in the United States, has united himself with the Liebler & Co forces, and will look after the advance work of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" The aroma of tenderness, pa thos and delicate humor with which An tisdell will environ his subject, in his acft no iD Q tears to even MT. Stubbins's selfish eyes
 Edward C. Whites production of the four-act drama, '"The Lily and The Prince" will make an extended tour oi the Southern States this season. The play is considered enc of the most gorgeously mounted productions now before the the atrical going public. and Is strong, con sistent drama of the time of Lucretla Borgia It's locale is in sunny Italy Manager White, 1t is said, has furnished very strong company of thirty we'll known actors for the production, and the scenic investiture requires a sixty-foot baggage car to transport it.
 Among the conspicuous and pretentious engagements coming to the Montgomery Theatre this season wil be that of Shu- bert and Nixon & Zimmerman's beautiful production of "A Chinese Honeymoon. " which has scored international approval and been accorded the biggest record of any musical piece of the present epoch. The company Is unusually large. compos- ed of the best players, singers and danc- CTS known to the operatic stage. The stage pictures are unapproachable and the costumes worn by the female conting- ent have undoubtedly received more com ment than anything hitherto known to modern productions. The company ap- of the above firms many theatrical en- terprises.
 Creatore, the great Italian bandmaster has just completed remarkable series oi concerts in Boston, the success of which 1t Is considered. stamps his artistic stand. ing more forcibly than almost anything else could do. It may be remembered that, after conquering New York by run. ming 100 nights to unusual success or Broadway in 1902, Creatore took his band to Boston, and played a series of 19 con- certs in the Symphony Orchestra Hall meeting with wonderful success, and re ceiving the highest commendation of the conservative Boston critics. He returned for several single concerts during the latter end of the season, and returned there again this fall and gave another series of 39 consecutive concerts which Is most unusual, if not unprecedented, for a military band.
 The Theatre Magazine for November is a splendid issue. containing an unusual number of beautiful pictures, and many interesting and timely articles. Walter