The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04
NOTES OF PLAYERS.

The Theatre Magazine for January-the beginning of it's third year-is full of ex- cellent features, both literary ond pie toral. Justin Huntly Mccarthy, the we'll known English literateur contributes a rondeau to the New Year, and J. I. C. Clarke, in an article entitled ''The Ter TOTS of a First Night describes in an interesting and amusing way the agonies of mind an author goes through during the first performance of his play. An other interesting article is on the subject of Stage Fights It is written by F. G. Blakeslee, late swordmaster 1st Reg iment, Conn. N. G.. who explains the technical knowledge necessary for realis- tic encounters on the boards, and tells of those actors who are experts at it.
 Pending her appearance in New York city in the great Isben drama. Ghosts" Miss Mary Shaw, who heads sone of the George Fawcett's Companies from Chlse's Theatre, Baltimore, will produce in Baltimore, probably, series of Shakespearean plays. "A Midsummer Nights Dream" will be one of these, the first, and it will be followed later by 'Macbeth,' Hamlet, and several oth- CTS. It is possible that As You Like It. may be revived this year with special production. Meanwhile arrangements for Miss Shaws appearance in New York at a series of special matinees with spe- cially selected company in Ghosts" are going steadily ahead. Miss Shaws work in this drama has attracted the atten- ton of every theatrical student in the country. therefore her appearance in New York City will be in the nature of an event. The production will be an elab- crate one, scenically and in costuming.
 Klaw & Erlanger will present "Mr. Blue Beard" the Drury Lane spectacle that succeeded ''The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at the Theatre Royal in Lon don last year, at the Knickerbocker The atre, New York, Monday evening, Janu- ary 19. This will be the biggest musical production ever presented in this coun- try. and will employ Gn extraordinarily large company. Dan McAvoy will play ''Mr. Bluebeard, Eddie Foy Sister Ann," Adele Rafter "Selirn," the prin- cipal boy role; Georgia Caine lima Dash- er,' from Chicago, and Flora Parker 'Fatima." Other leading parts will be played by Herbert Cawthorne, Samuel Reed, William Danforth. Harry T. Sey- mour, P. E. Dave, Young & De Voie, Brien & Havel Georgla Kelly, Bonnie Maginn, Norma Kopp, Helga Howard, Myrtle Arlington, Sadie Dorsell, Mae Fay Tor, Lillian Seville and Edith Palmer.
 Miss Percy Haswells success in "A Royal Family" has caused Henry B. Harris to begin negotiations for novel ization" of the play. Should Capt R. Marshall give his consent, MT. Harris will entrust the work to a well-known American author. The book will be illus trated by photographs of Miss Haswell and scenes from the play.
 May Buckley, leading lady of James ONeill's production of The Manxmann, D has almost completed novel of stage life which will be published next spring. It is entitled "A Foster-Child of Thespis, D and the prospective publisher expects it to create a sensation in theatrical and high-society circles.
 Who says great actresses are jealous of each other? Here is Bernhardt de- claring that Duse IS the greatest living artist, while Duse, not to be outdone, ayers that Bernhardt is the queen of dra- matic art.
 There Is no truth in the widely pub lished statement that Maud Adams IS shortly to leave the management of Charles Frohman for that of David Be- laSco.