The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-26

| the most pretentious stage pictures ever seen on the lyric stage. even vfeing with Mir Savage's last years production | of "Parsffal."
 "The King of the Opium Ring" is | said to be a play abounding in stirring situations and interesting incidents and in which the men and women con cerned differ essentially from the hack neyed characters familiar to patrons of popular priced houses--men and wo- | men who act as their prototypes might | in real life under similar circumstances. 1 This play will be done at the Bijou Theatre next month. Several clever
 melodramatic actors and actresses are included in the cast announced, while
 the scenery depicts subjects hitherto little exploited on the stage
 "The Millionaire Detective" by
 Charles E. Blaney and Howard Hall, in which Howard Hall is now starring, commences an engagement at the BiJou
 Theatre in the near future. The play is said to be cleverly constructed, and the story we'll told. The plot Is origi-
 nal in conception. and the climaxes. startling surprises. The specially se- lected company is dramatically strong. Stocks and ds-Frenxied Finance. love and intrigue are happily inter-
 woven. The comedy is bright and in- fectious. The scenes are laid in the financial quarter. and summer man
 sion on Long Island.
 It Is doubtful if the theatregoers Of Montgomery realize that Hirscher
 Brothers are giving them a better line of attractions than ever before and that to do this some effort is required. It is not all of the minor cities on the South ern circuit that get such attractions as The College Widow" Eleanor Robson,
 Joe Weber's company of bur1esquers. Sothern and Marlowe, Mir. Mansfield and numerous others that are to come. The season Is yet young and the Hirschers
 have some of the strongest entertain
 ments touring the couptry. Montgom- cry patronizes these attractions as we'll as any city it's size in the South, but 1t must be borne in mind that the seating capacity of the Montgomery Theatre is a deterring feature. The big shows must get the money to continue on the
 road and the biggest audience that can
 be squeezed into the Perry Street play house does not yield more than half the money that is to be had in Birming-
 hams Jefferson Theatre or Atlanta's Grand.
 Some time ago Tim Murphy contract ed for the use of the popular Hoyt comedy, "A Texas Steer" which he
 made famous. and now in the height of
 a successful season with Cyrus Town
 send Brady's "A Corner In Coffee" and his revival of David Garrick," Mir.
 Murphy finds himself obliged to act the
 Hon. Maverick Brander or lose his
 rights to the play. He has decided it
 Is too valuable to lose and he is going
 to make a handsome production of 1t.
 with all obtainable of the original cast,
 on January 1. This really conforms
 with MT. Murphy's custom of reviving
 each spring one of the most celebrated
 successes of his repertoire "A Texas
 Steer will be acted the balance of the
 season. It is half believed that the
 comedian is really anxious to save Dr.
 Brady's popular "A Corner in Coffee"
 for New York production next August.
 He is to act 1t all next season again
 up to his annual spring revival.
 Colonel Savage's fine English Opera
 Company Is to play in Montgomery late
 in December and already Frank Payne.
 the able young publicity promoter of the company, is writing to inquire
 which of the numerous operas in the
 repertoire of the company will be the most acceptable to musicians The ex- tensive repertoire embraces "Aida," "Lohengrin," "Rigoletto." "Tannhaus- er.'' La Boheme.' Faust" The Val kyrie" and many others. Puccinfs great "Boheme" or verdrs inspiring "Rigoletto" would seem to be all sat isfying but one is bewildered by such an array of masterpieces. Would it not be a good idea for music lovers to l indicate to HlrscheT Brothers what is l most desired? I think the local mana gers would like to hear from their pat | rons on this subject It is barely pos | sible that we will get a matinee from | the company this season in which case | 1t is probable Faust" will be sung in the afternoon.