The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-05

Quartette."
Friday nisht-AI Wilson 4. "The Ger
man GIpsy.o
Saturday matiaee and night-Laura
Willard I'm ssThe Geisha."
BIJ0U THEATRE.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Wednesday matinee--"A Son
Of Rest"
Tsarsaay, Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee-"A Breezy
Time"
Plenty of amusement and of varied
character is offered by the theatres of
Montgomery for this week. The Mont
gomery Theatre will be opened the last
three nights of the week and for a Sat
urday matinee, and the Bijou will be
open every night of the week with two
matinees.
AL Wilson, the young comedian of
the sweet-toned voice has a lot of adj
mirers in Montgomery who will be In
terested In his new play, The German
Gypsy"
Laura Willard is new star In the
comic opera armament. and the critics
are saying that she shines brightly in
The Geisha," which comes here at the
weekend. 1t Is a good piece and no
doubt the entertainment will be worth
while.
1t is an interesting announcement
that "A Son of Rest" Is to be given
four times this week at Bijou prices.
"a Son of Rest" Is remembered as Nat
Wills good musical comedy and great
things are expected of the company
which Is headed by Billy Swor, who. by
the way, got married in Birmingham
last week.
Manager Neal of the Bijou also an
I ounces "A Breezy Time" for the latter
half of the week. 1t used to be ia
vorite farce. and If the company is a
good one "A Breezy Time ought to
please patrons of the BiJou.
Echoes of "The CIansman."
Governor JeIks and a party of his
friends sat in box at the Montgomery
Theatre Friday night and witnessed
The Clansmad."
IL asked the Governor yesterday to
give The Advertiser an expression Of
opinion as to Tom Dixon's play. The
Governors opinion was evidently liked,
for he. with his customary accommo-
dating spirit, turned to his desk and
wrote this:
The play was well sustained and
even thrilling throughout. The whole
audience was terribly wrought up. The
matter of the play is horrible and the
forcefulness of its presentation made
it a nightmare. Jhe cheering of a
negroes and the Kissing of the same
sentiment from the other parts of the
house, is a thing / hope never to see
again. Undertaking to teach Southern
white people something of the horrors
e social equality is absolutely useless.
ey are already taught. The situs-
q ; and suggestions are disgusting
ID beyond expression. 1t is bad, top,
;ottom and sides, and 1t hurts"
In this forcible statement from the
Governor of Alabama Is contained I'M
doubtedly the capitalization of senti-
ment Of IS per cent. of the people who
saw the terrible drama. The Governor
has said in few terse sentences what
the reviewer for The Advertiser tried
to express at late hour of the night
after witnessing the nerve-racking per-
formance.
1t Is mere folly for Tom Dixon to
pretend that he is performing a public
serv ce in producing such a play He
is after dollars and he will get them.
What a pity there is no way to suppress
The Clansman"
Al. II. Wilson I'm 'sThc German Gypsy"
The versatile German dialect come
dian and singer, Al. II. Wilson, will
be seen under the management of Sid
ney r. Ellis in a brilliant comedy en-
titled, The German Gypsy" at the
Montgomery Theatre Friday night.
The play is said to be brim full Of
bright lines, laughable situations and
original character studies. The story
Is we'll told throughout and is just
complicated enough to keep the fun
49, ~ a ra1id rate ali the time with