The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
neWS of tbe Stage

One attraction with two performan- ces Is the full bill for the week at the Montgomery Theatre, but the attrac- ton Is of the sterling order being no | less than the annual appearance or the great ballad singer Al. H. Wilson MT. Wilson Is a general favorite. but no where in the country Is he a great CT favorite than in Montgomery. AS popular singer, a singer that reaches the heart of the masses, Mir. Wilson | forms a class unto himself. His voice | carries it's own tender sympathy, and 1t | is said of him that notes he uses and which are so effective are his own ana are made use of by no other singer. MT. Wilson comes this year in his old favorite, the most popular of those singing plays which he has made fa- nous ''The Watch on the Rhine." Of all his successful plays none has so | reached the public as this. He will be seen Wednesday at both a matinee and | a night performance. That he will have 1 a large house at each performance goes | without saying because there is a large class of local theatre goers who believe that there Is no singer like Al. VII. son.
 He brings a number of new songs which have had set upon them stamp of popular approval in other cities. While the new melodies are featured in his announcements the audience will
 be gratified with several of the old favorites.
 The week will mark the opening of Jake Wells Bijou the rejuvenated play house on Bibb street which takes the place of McDonald's Opera House. MT. Wells for several weeks has had large force of hands renovating and brightening the Bijou and its handsome interior will be a pleasant surprise to local theatre goers on their first visit The theatre has been improved in every way and 1t vii be up to the high standard which MT. Wells has estab- tlished in other cities. The formal open-
 ing will take place tomorrow night when the musical comedy Alphonse and Gaston will be put on. The two characters who first appeared in the Sunday editions of a New York news paper have become household words and by words on the street.
 In the performance tomorrow night Alphonse will be played by Jack Col | lins and Gaston will be done by Henry Give. A chorus of pretty girls is car ried and two singers who come with excellent endorsements will be heard. While Alphonse and Gaston will be the opening attraction they will be seen TUT Dniy Olc but thc lOptlishtS at the Bijou will burn brightly every night of the week.
 Beginning Tuesday night and excel lent stock company headed by Walter Edwards will play a weeks engage ment The company has been highly spoken of wherever 1t has appeared The Nashville papers were especial ly emphatic in their praises of the organization. MT. Edwards recently opened the season in that city in Wells new Bijou. MT. Edwards is known as
 fine character actor throughout the South.
 His leading lady is Miss Jane Wheat
 ley. Miss Wheatley has already estab-
 lished a reputation for meritorious
 work Frank Sylvester Is another
 sterling pl>yer who is with the com
 pany. Other members of the organiza-
 tion are not unknown to fame.
 The company will present two plays
 during the week. The first offering
 will be The Sign of the Fou"" a strong
 drama which is founded n Conan
 Doyles story of the same name. In
 this play MT. Edwards appears as the
 famous detective.
 Later in the week the bill will be
 changed to the well known romantic drama David Garrick"