The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11

clever dancer as we'll. fair songster and the most original face contortion- ist seen in Montgomery in many day. We have seen Deagon before
 and we invariably have an assured
 feefing when his name is on the oih: l Probably next to Deagon in popular
 favor was Miss Florence Williarde. his fol. Miss wiiliarde cannot De saia 70 De beautiful woman but she is one or those condensed punches of feminity whose magnetism leaps over the ioot- l lights and keeps the opera glasses ousy in her direction,
 Miss Beatfiz Bronte. who plays Peggy. sings well wears fine gowns, Is fa1r to look upon, but has no work to do that is out Of the ordinary. If she hod work to do that was out of the or dinary she didn't do 1t.
 The only member of the company of whom nothing creditable may be said Is Mark Sullivan. who attempted 'Cicsro T. Grampis.' character part. Sullivan appears on the program as Harry Brown. He was mad. He couldn't sing md he couldn't act. Poor But there was too much of the good in Peggy from Paris" to dwell long on the one disagreeable subject. Suf- fice It to say that John Keefe pleased as the father of Peggy; that Grace orr Meyers was charming Lutie and had easily the best voice of the company: that Jacques Kruger did the character part of the aged chappie satisfactorily: thai Harold Crane was a good looking young man with good baritone, and that the audience never tired of Josie Sadier az the German slavey. A col umn could be written about Josie Sad Ter, but time is flying.
 The three stage settings showed the lawn of the Occidental Hotel. Hickory Creek. H.. the stake of the Paragon Theatre. Chicago and the court yard at Honeymoon Terrace All of these settings were pleasing to the eye.
 ''The Tenderfoet" tonight.
 Good Stock Company at BijOu.
 large and appreciative audience saw the first performance of the Hoyt Comedy Company in Knobs O Tennes . see at the Bijou Theatre last night. and fully enjoyed the performance.
 The company Is individually and col lectively merttorious one and far above the average repertoire company playing at popular prices. Clever work on the part of the players made the dramatic climaxes of Knobs O Ten nessee" realistic and natural, elements that are too often lacking In produc- tions by stock companies.
 Pure melodrama Is all right if 1t $ presented In creditable manner, but q company of actors without ability can make excellent farce comedy of plays of this type. When 1t Is done well the players deserve honest praise which Is due the company at the Bijou.
 Maprlapa In loading male role of Joe Preston. did his work well and proved himself worthy of leader. He read his lines clearly and forcibly, giving proper effect to his speech. This attribute, with a handsome face and figure and graceful carriage. gives him a commanding stage presence. He is In every way an excellent and capa- ble leading man. if hls work last night is to be judged as standard of his ability.
 Miss Manda Barnard showed off to better advantage in her portrayel of 'Ole Miss Preston" than any. other members of the company. Her presen tation. was finished. She Is a capabls character wnr~~-
 Miss Julia Bennett and Mss Marga- ret Gederoth did cseditably their parts. Jemes Sutherland and Claude Melnotte, as a hard-hearted parent and a negro servant, respectively, contributed their share to the success of the play. Mir. Meinotte shows discretion in his make up as a negro and his dialect was great improvement over that usually heard from minstreis.
 Between the acts, four clever specil- ties were introduced and served to shorten the fntermissiohs. The Mel nottes in a travesty sketch, were good and played we'll on banjos to the dc light of the audience. Clayton Mack lem sang in strong clear voice. admi- rably suited for ballads. two songs with illustrated pictures. and received an encore. As an encore, he sang a pretty little song. Down at the Baby Store" which was in itself worth a trip to the theatre. A,s
 The cleverest one of the speciality people. however was Miss Margaret Gederoth, who charmed her audience with two songs. which she sang in double voice, low contralto and the tiny. strain of child's voice. She was roundly applauded and was forced to sing overtime.
 The Two Orphans" which is said to be the company's best production. Is the bill for today matinee and night If the Hoyt Company furnishes as much entertainment at other performances as 1t did last night, the company ought to become popular before the week ends.