The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-11
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 iCiever novelties. original and odd ideas lin scenery and costumes. imported and lnative artists in all branches of the lprofession. sumptuous pallets and spe- Icial features that were exclusive to this attraction.
 This year Manager Yale announces Ithe twenty-third edition and promises that 1t will exceed by far away former representation of this great w-play, for las usual with the Devils Auction" 1t has been completely gone over. all old matter has been eliminated and new Ideas, features, scenery costumes and mechanical effects substituted. until not lone old feature remains. The entire least, principal dancers. pallets and vaudeville features will be new.
 The comedy element of the perfor- nance has been taken care of in the en- lgagement of George M Topack--a clever comedian and pantomimist. and Miss Lizzie N Wilson, sweet singer and dialect comedienne-sister of the Gol- den Voiced Singer, AL H. Wilson. Mir. lTopack will appear as Tobby" the transformed donkey and Miss Wilson las Janet, the milk kmaid.
 William H. Lorella, the character Icomedian, will enact the part of Pere
 
 lment Is that of Miss Jennie Ogden IGichard. whose statuesque appearance land magnetic singing has already es- ltablished her as the leading exponent lof heroic boys" Miss Gichard will lappear as "Carlos'' the shepherd, and in lconjunction with the Janosque Lillian lHerndon as the Count Fortuno.. Miss Edna West as the heroine. Madaline, and Alice Stoddard as Chrystaline. the Evn rlr ltette of beautiful women. E A special feature Is announced in the re-engagement of George Herman formerly of the Brothers Borani. as Chaos the sprite. MT. Herman is undoubtedly the c1everest portrayer of sprite. demons, skeletons and other lweird characters, and has been especial- fly engaged by Manager Yale to intro. duce a series of star and vampire trap works, scene leaping and vaulting,
 There will be three new grand bal lets. arranged by Madame Phasey, a leading ballet mistress of London, En- gland. all of which are new in idea and costuming.
 Each and every coryphee and balIer- inc has been engaged for her personal appearance and artistic ability while the principal dancers, Signorina Elena, the Premiere Assoluto who makes her
 
 lein Jennie Prager. are not only exceed ingly clever artists but most prepos- sessing and beautiful women as we'll.
 The introduction of number of European vaudeville specialties partf- cularly pleasing to the ladies and chil- dren. Is another strong feature of this Iyear's production. and to this point have been engaged the Yow-Yin-Yun troupe, The verett ITO. Archie Lee Onri, AL rS Auction comes to the Montgimery Theatre Tuesday night
 | Wednesday Tim Murphy.
 The play of Two Men and a Girr which that genial comedian Tim Mur- phy will present here Wednesday night lat the Montgomery Theatre Is by Frederick Paulding the we'll known Idramatist and is described as an arigf- lnal romantic comedy dealing with American types of the present day. | It is essentially piece fitting an ar Etist of MT. Murphy's well known abil- ity, and gives to him more opportunf- ltics for really excellent work than tanything he has heretofore appeared in. It tells of the struggle of two brhothers Lone of the purely physical and the lother of the mental type-for the love of girl around which theme is center ed many of the most amusing, yet dig Unified conditions imaginable, and from (which Is also obtained the title of TWO Men and a Girl" There are any number of original situations introduced in the three acts, and the complications are so cleverly brought about as to be often in the nature of a surprise to an faudience.
 The action of the play takes place within few short hours, and Is laid in Ian expensive and luxurious living room in summer cabin in the Adiron- dacks with the atmosphere of pine woods-placid mountains and sunshine l-all most fitting as a framework to the story. As a comedy Two Men and a Girf' is unusual in its originality with fthe most amusing complications intro- lduced. It gives opportunity for excel lent work by every member of the com pany of which MT. Murphy is this sea- son more strongly surrounded than ever before
 Principal among the membehs will be noted Dorothy Sherrod whose work in the past has brought her prominently before the public. She will have an ex- cellent role to portray which gives her what Is claimed to be the chance of her life. or which she takes ever advan- tage.
 ! As scenic production Two Men and Ia Girl is an unusual heavy one the scene carried having been constructed with the intention of large city pre- sentation while every attention has been accorded the mechanical and elee- trical departments.
 | The dressing of the parts by the gentlemen and the costuming of the the ladies is proper accord with the action of the story and unusually ex- pensive.
 Theatre Magazine for for September.
 The Theatre Magazine for Septem- Der contains an interesting forecast of the coming theatrical season with a Icomplete list of the new plays that will lbe seen and some account of the more important productions. Another fea- ture in the same issue that will att tract atteneion is an article entitled -Four Leading Theatre Managers" illus trated with the portraits of the men Iwho are in control of the stage in America. The interview of the month Ifs with William Faversham. who is about to appear in new Pinero play. and the third installment of the in-