The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-26

 Duel" which made sensation in Paris where 1t Is now running at the Comedie Francais.
 Maude Adams has begun her annual engagement at the Empire Theatre, New York, in J. M. Barrie's play. "Pe- ter Pan." Tn every particular 1t has
 William H. Crane Is having a pros porous tour in his new play. 'The American Lord" Tn the part of John Brewster. a fine type of genuine American who has to become a lord. MT. Crane is said to have his best part since the days of '"The Senator"
 Ethel Barrymore is playing to tre- mendous business in the West In her last seasons success. Sunday" Her tour began on the Pacific coast and travelling eastward Mss Barrymore has played a series of wonderful en- agreements.
 Edna May concludes her New York run at Daly's on November 25. and be- gins a hurried tour of principal cities prior to sailing for London early In March. "The Catch of the Season." in which Miss May has the principal role, has been and still is the favorite musi- cal attraction in New York
 William Gillette is playing to enor- nous business at Charles Frohman's Duke of Yorke's Theatre London, in his old success. sherlock Holmes" His return to America Is planned to take place about the first of the year.
 Edwin Felix, who has many friends in Montgomery. is stage director and character actor with the Payton Sisters whose company goes into the' Bitou Theatre tomorrow night for weeks engagement.
 Eugene Walter, one of the cieverest young men in the theatre business was in Montgomery Friday ahead of Joe Weber's big show. Walter, like so many good advance men is q royalty good newspaper man who knows what he Is about. He was in Montgomery last season ahead of savages English Grand Opera Company.
 Grace George has come into her own. Her creation of Lady Kitty Ashe in the dramatization of The Marriage of Will liam Ashe is said to be wonderful piece of artistic work. Tn Philadel- phia the newspapers have raved over her performance. The play is said to nave great QudiIliSS.
 Francis Wilson Is meeting with great success all over the country in comedy without music. His admirers find plenty of laughter at his genuine fun in Clyde Fitch's Cousin Blll," while Mir. Wilson's character parts as the French priest in the playlet, The Lit tie Father of the Wilderness" has won universal praise. Charles Frohman an- nounces that Mir. Wilson will be seen in a new play later in the season.
 It Is announced from New York that there Is a strong probability that Elean- or Robson's next play will be from the pen of Edmond Rostund and that 1t will be produced at Daly's Theatre in January. George Tyler. LoebIer & Co.'S General Manager. has gone abroad, 1t Is said. to arrange for the details of the production. Miss Robson can use Merely Mary Ann" in the provinces an- other season easily.
 Rehearsals will begin next month for the production of "Alice-Sit- by the Fire" the new play by J M. Barrie, in which Charles Frohman will present Ethel Barrymore. To this will be add ed Mir Barrie's one-aet play. "Panta- loon." in which Lionel Barrymore will play the chief part, and In which Jack Barrymore will also appear Both of Miss Barrymore's brothers will be as- sociated with her during this engage ment.
 The Western College Widow" Com pany starts on its California tour shortly after series of record break ing nights in the principal Southern cities. Members of this company are constant recipients of social attentions everywhere from college fraternities and atk Ietic associations. Tn Dallas. Tex. recently. Miss Dorothy Tenant, "the widow" was the guest of honor at d luncheon given by members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.
 William Collier has concluded his London engagement and with the mem bers of his company has sailed for New | York. MT. Collier went abroad last l May and first appeared in London in | Richard Harding Davis's farce. The | Dictator" and in which he scored im- | mediately. Following this he has met | with equal success In Augustus Thom- as' play, "On the Quiet" Arriving in | New York Mir. Collier will play four weeks engagement at the Criterion | Theatre. before going on tour He will return to New York later in the season in a new play.
 The dainty musical conceit. Wood | land" shortly enters upon a Southern | tour to include Montgomery. Pixley l and Luders have written a most agree able. original and compelling lyric en- tertainment in this piece and it's inter prctation by well balanced company continues to delight audiences every where. Harry Bulger whose humor Is tnimitable, Is one or the chief fun -mak- CTS, while Helen Hale has achieved dis tinction in the ingenue role. Describ- ing the denizens of the forest, Wood tand" is altogether a most unique show and it's first tour through this territory has aroused unusual comment.
 Wagners opera. "The Valkyrie.' as by Henry W. Savages Eng fish Grand Opera Company is proving to be one of the sensational features in its repertory this season, and the ap- nroval of Boston music-lovers bespeaks inc wisdom of it's production at this time In addition to its admirable lyric rendition the mystic atmosphere has heen exquisitely preserved and its pie torial adornment, a replica of the Bay reuth presentation, stamps it as one of ]