The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-05
PICKETT SPRINGS CASINO.
Peoule Oyeraowed Playhouse to See
 seThe Belle of New York;"

SeThe Belle of New York;"
 The Belle of New York" filled the Pickett Springs Casino to overhoWins last night and again the management had to stand on the outside anu re gretfuIly tell the late corners that there were neither places to sit or places to stand inside the building.
 The performance was well worthy the attendance. It was lively, divert ing, musical and at times rldlcu4ously funny.
 The way the famous musical comedy was put on was surprising. It Is sur prisinK to realize that the play IS stased in a summer theatre four miles rom town; 1t Is surprising to appre- ciate the fact that the company Whlch does the work so well, IS a company that Is singing two or three light opera d week and 1t is surprising 10 realize that the three principals who Workeu out their roles so intelligently ana so effectively were people wno were play inR three or four different characters X week. It was surprising, in view or the superior merit of the music, as a whole, that an orchestra and chorus with so much work of so dinerent nature could do so well.
 The unexpected feature of the per formance or last night was the helsh' 10 which young Robert Pitkin rose. Now. 1t was known that Messrs Eagle ion and Adde and Miss Kendall were going to score hits. They had made their merit known in their nrst ap- pearances Mr. Pitkin had In the meanwhile been playing minor roles ol an unimpresslve character. lie was cast last night for lchabod Brohsot' and 1t gave him fine chance. Every thing there was in the chance he got uut of it. It was an excellent charac- tariMatIon that the young man present. ed. His comedy work was or very tiue order. |.
 Same minor changes were made in 'The Belle of New York" from the way the piece runs when 1t IS presented Dy q specially organized and specially trained company. For one thing the play last night gave a large field of onnort,Inities to the polite -lHnatics played by Mir. Eagleton. The role was broadened and widened a bit that his fun-making proclivities might not be humpered It was an agreeable change to the audience. Surely the blood thirsty lunatic never got so many laughs before, no matter who played the role It was an absurdly ridicu- lous character, that Eagleton present Sd The audience laughed out or all modera ton. r.. -..
 A modest and womanly beautiful Sal walton Army girl was Miss Kendall.
  genial parts. Her personality seems to harmonize so much with the beau- riful and shrinking young woman that Edna May made famous. She not only looks the part, but she acts the part and sings the part as well. Her musi- cal numbers were repeatedly encored last night What Is the Matter with the Moon?" was so taking with her au- dience, that they refused for quite awhile to let her leave the stage. Both Miss Kendall and MT. Eagleton nave a right to reel proud of the cordial and friendly way in which last nights au- dience treated them.
 Mir. Adde was cast for the prize fighter. He showed the audience all the fun there could be in the character and his fine singing was one of the fine features of the performance. The mixed ale prize-fighter has been done but fewer times any better than Mir. Adde did 1t and that is saying a good deal. for some splendid players have done the role.
 But whats the use of discriminating Miss DeVal was fine. so was dear little Miss Coulter. Miss Seamans and all the rest It was a splendid entertainment
 A large matinee audience saw the