The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

Montgomery Theatre,
 Wednesday matinee and night, Err roll Du.har h "sheriock Holmes."
 Frfday night, 'sThe Jewel of Asia"
 saturday matinee and nightI "Quincy Adams Sawyer.o
 Dijou Theatres
 An week with usual matinees, The w. Dick Harrison company In reper- toire.
 This to be an interesting week at the theatres The Perry street play house offers three excellent attractions with two matinees and the doors of he cosy little Bijou will be opened every night and at two matinees. stock company of good reputation being the attraction.
 Theatregoers will no doubt feel in terest in Errol Dunbar's production of sherlock Holmes" We have seen MT Dunbar in support of acti3ts but rever as a star He is a handsome young man of intellectually and his sherlock Holmes" will give us an opportunity of comparing the growth of his art with those who nave gone before.
 This writer sets great store by The Jewel of Asia" which comes Friday. IL IS a HanktH IhtSiSot SNAh edy and these two are never common place. Again Vera Michelena. is the star and Vera Miche.ena is a joy on earth Moreover, and again it is John Slo- cum's show. John Solcum has a good reputation and the chances are he is giving us something exceptionally clever.
 If the stage production of Quincy Adams Sawyer is one-third so good as Pidgins story from which it was dramatized. no lover of all that is uplifting and ennobling should miss it. It is a wholesome and entertaining picture of rural New England life. The company and the stage equipment are said to be very fine.
 No play has received more favorable attention than this Quincy Adams Sawyer"
 Manager Neal of the Bijou Theatre promises exceptionally good entertain ments all of this week. He thinks the stock company headed by MT Dudley and Miss Aubrey is as good as has ever been seen here.
 1sherlock Holmes'' Wednesday.
 ErrolI Dunbar will apear here as Sherlock Holmes in William Gillette's play of that name when it is presented at the Montgomery Theatre Wednesday. matinee and night.
 He has been receiving unlimited praises from press and public in every city visited by this admirable company since the beginning of the tour.
 The Philadelphia Item of Tuesday November IS. says:
 Lovers of a good detective story need no introduction to Sherlock Holmes, the book of Conan Doyle, and playgoers can possess the same feeling of security in the play of that name. particularly If the adoption is tha; which William Gillette used.
 ''Th;s was illustrated last evening at the Girard Avenue Theatre. when an audience, almost filling the house, was greatly interested throughout the entire four acts.
 "Gillette's adaptation of the story deals with that portion of the book which shows the detectives remark able work in the case of Miss Faulk- ner, and as it allows of many excit- ing scenes and thrilling incidents, 1t Is considered, by many, as by far the best part of the Doyle story. It IS away from all others detective stories and wwhile the flash of a revolver is in evidence on two or three occasions, the weapon is only used where its pres ence will lend effect to the scene, and not exhibited with a recklessness that would indicate all criminals covered at the sight of a revolver. It is Holmes deductions from small details that makes the play interesting and aside from Gillette himself. no better fitted person could be found for the role than Errol Dunbar.
 Dunbar played it last evening and in a very clever manner. If we had not known that Gillette had created the role, the thought would have been up permost that Dunbar had done so. IL Sfs doubtful if he could have fitted the character better. even if the role had been specially written to bring but his line points as an actor. He was cool composed and self-possessed at all times and retained his personality even in the exciting scenes. never once per hitting his work to savor of the stage detective. His every movement was followed by the interested audience and their sympathy went out to the man when he showed himself to be addicted to the morphine habit.
 Supporting Dunbar is an excellent company. Kate Campbell plays the opposite lead as Alice Faulkner and while there is really no heavy work for her, yet she plays the part well improving what little opportunity there is in the role.
 John De Gez made an excellent pr Watson. the confident of Holmes and J. Hay Corsar was a clever James Lar rabee.
 David Davies acting of the role oi Professor Moriarity. a notorious crim- inal was one of the most pleasing feat ures of the performance; his scene with Holmes in the second act offering as
 
 here in long while Harry Dickison as Forman was another who did excel. lent work, his several changes of dis. guise offering a bit of comedy to re- tieve the heavy acting.
 "G. A. Coutts dfi some clever char. acter acting as Sidney Prince and Irv- ing Williams acted the role of Ali Bas- sick in good style He doubles in the role of Sir Edward Leighton and SC does Corsar in the part of Count Won Stalburg. George Odell offers a bit ot