The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-20

press and public, to be the pre.4.. magical sensation of modern times To see the tall, young Hindo Prince aiso appear and reappear in a small hasL- CT. at the commands of the gretat Mar- iclan' Is to see the most weired and brain puzzleing mystery ever presen- teo DeIore an audience. And when it Is in the presence of committee invited rom the audience, who surround and actually look into the basket, as the Hincoo takes his place. some idea of this most remarkable feat may be gained.
 Other new illusions are, Jueen Cleo. patra. or the Mysterious Cross, The Aerial Mystery in which Marie Herr mann plays an important part, The Lamp of Arabia, The Japanese Pagoda. and many others too numerous to men, tion.
 The second part will be taken up by the five Normans the Worlds greatest vlub fugglers.
 This will undoubtedly prove, one of the most entertaining magical perfor- mances ever given in Montgomery. "Tbe BurgOmaster" on Thanksgiving. At the Montgomery Theatre, Thurs day matinee and night, that ever pop ular and effervescent musical comedy, | 'sThe Burgomaster," will again bid for popular favor.
 The play Is the thing-and "The Bur gomaster" is it, at least judging from | the reception 1t has received all over the country. Wherever it goes. 1t is an emphatic hit, from the beginning of its really clever overture to the fall of the final curtain, and 1t may be justly ' I.I I.I AI,zA IA sr AI- -A | full and merry little musical comedies that has bken produced in this coun- try in many a day.
 Frank Pixley, a newspaper man, is responsible for the words and the story they tell, and Gustav Luders Is the composer of the music. The lines are exceptionally funny, and best of all, there is not a syllable that may offend the most fastidious.
 MT. Luders' music is equally worthy of commendation. The melodies are all catchy, stuneful, admirably orches- traed, and abound in warmth and col or. MT. Luders did not strive to write classics that would go laundering dowp the ages Ike a Wagner overture. He wrote to set feet keeping time and ones blood circulating faster, and how well he succeeded Is proven by the wonderful success of his efforts The Burgomaster" Is full of these tantaliz- | ing tunes, and one can scarcely refrain from whistling them.
 The scene of the prologue is Man haitian Island in 1860. where Peter Stuyvesant, the Burgomaster. and Doo- dle von Kull. his secretary, fearing that the settlers are to be attacked by the British and Swedish forces and by the Tammany tribe of Indians, decide to avoid the duties which such an at- | tack would naturally force upon them, and in a moment of despondency, they drink the "drugged" wine originally prepared for their enemies, and sink into Rip Van Wrinkle slumber until the troubles blow over.
 The two fall asleep so soundly that | they do not wake up until the year 1901, when a gang of laborers digging a trench on Broadway, New York City. urearth the unsophisticated Dutchman, who forthwith set out to see the town under the guidance of Willie von As- terbilt, gilded youth, and the Harlem Spider, a typical pugilist of the day, who believes in words, not blows.
 The Burgomaster" and Doodle see life in New York, make a tour of Wall Street and Coney Island, and incident ally visit a palatial ball room in one of :, New York's most famous mansions, where a private theatrical performance is being given. In fact. the pace is so rapid and the exciting sights so va ried that words fail the old Burgomas-