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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30
1.The Prince of PIIsen.,

'"The Prince of Ptlsen, one Of the most popular of American musical comedies will be presented at the Mont gomery Theatre Wednesday night with wealth of scenic and costume equip ment, and an excellence of individual and chorus impersonation rarely shown in musical comedy performances. In fact this delightful entertainment, combining the brightest and best work of Gustav Luders and Frank Pixley, has set mark in this especial field of per- formance that will tax the talents of other composers and authors to reach.
 Musical comedy of modern origin is essentially evanescent; changing tastes and times call for new songs and new scenes. Once in a decade, perhaps. there comes a play of this kind so tuneful in it's music, so dainty and poet ic in its lyrics. and so thoroughly hu- man in it's comedy, that 1t proves the rule of short life by becoming the ex- ception that lives long. Such is "rhe Prince of Pilsen" now in its fifth sea- son of constantly growing success.
 For the coming engagement, Henry W. Savage has provided company, the principals of which and the chorus con- Hingents as well have been chosen with the view of making the perfor- nance the best ever given of this musi- cal comedy. In the principal comedy role. Hans Wagner, a Cincinnati brew CT. MT. Jess Dandy combines a person. ality that exudes humOr with an i'm nata appreciation of comedy situation, so pointedly expressed by voice, look and action that he evokes almost the extreme limit of merriment.
 Ida Stanhope an American girl. who. after winning a high position in her own land, captured the appreciation and favor of English audiences, will be the flirtatious widow of the cast. Miss Stanhope, who is dashing in style and has a voice of remarkable sweet ness, assumed this role in the London production with distinguished success.
 George Lydecker the real Prince, and Henry Coote. the naval lieutenant, are recent valuable additions to the cast. Jeannette Bageard with her twinkling feet Is the French maid Sidonie, While petite Elmor DeimOre will play the bell boy. Dainty Marie Welsh is again the Nellie Wagner. daughter of Hans. and Albertine Benson Is the Vassar girl J. Hayden Clarendon will enact the role of Lord Shrimpton and Robert OCon- ner, that of Francois.
 The song hits in The Prince of Pil- sen" are so numerous as to preclude a comprehensive list. The Message of the Violet" "Heidelberg," The Tale of inc Sea She'll" "Pictures in Smoke and "The Song of the Cities" are house. hold favorites The performance will be keyed up to the highest standard of excellence and will be characterized by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30
AParsIfaI."


 One cannot witness the beautiful mystic drama of "Parsifal" without being deeply and lastingly impressed with It's divine teachings. Every character, scene. action and object used in the production has its special signifi- canoe in illustrating the lesson intend ed to be taught. while the poetic beauty of its text breathes in every sentence the great human lesson it's talented and gifted author strove to convey.
 Richard Wagner buiided better than he thought He has left to posterity the grandest lesson of Self Sacrifice" :" and Redemption through Love" that is possible to be bequeathed. It has only been surpassed in the worlds history by the greater lesson of Calvary.
 In the original production of the Wagner Opera, "Parsifal," at Balreuth, Bavaria. and also at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. the curtain rose on the first act at 5:20 o'clock in the afternoon and an intermission of two hours was given for dinner before the commencement of the second act. It is not considered advisable by the management of the company which will present the work here, to follow this custom. However, owing to the ex- treme length of the play, intending patrons should bear in mind the fact that the performance will commence promptly at 745 p. m. Carriages may be ordered for eleven o'clock.
 'Parsifal" will be presented at the Montgomery Theatre tomorrow night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30

Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas created romantic drama only half to three-quarters of a century ago. Up to that time the best of the play writing had been of the kind termed classical Dramatists had not tried or desired to depict human life humanly. Hugo, after a start with "Ernani" in 1880, rose steadily to 'IIes Miserables" in 1862, the greater romance enduring as a novel, while the play did not. The elder Dumas began as playwright in 1928 with Henry VIII" and reached his height with stage versions of ''The Count of Monte Cristo" and "rhe Three Musketeers" twenty to thirty years lat CT. If you desire to refresh your mem ory further regarding the two geniuses who advanced drama from classicality to romance, any encyclopedia will re- spond to your demand. My excuse for A historical paragraph is to point the fact that, already! the matter and the methods of Hugo and the elder Dumas are deemed obsolete by those who flout "melodrama," and will permit them selves to esteem only plays of prob lem"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30

Nichols Br0a., re-engaged for thIs week at AuditOrium Rink. Afternoon and night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30
neWs of tI)e Stage

during the last ypar or two than tho Southern divine His "Leopards Spots. gave to him a reputation. considered
 differently in the several sections ot
 the country, which made him one of the 1 marked men of the period. Ills Tone
 Woman" like the more noted produc- ton, also deals with a problem. In the one play he deals with a problem or
 race. in the other with a problem of religions. s
 The One Woman is the story of the contest in the heart of an individual between the orthodox religion of his early training. and the nIluring call of another belief, unorthodox, and found ed more upon the material and the sen suous than upon the spiritual The play, like It's predecessor from Dixon's pen, has created a furor in the north
 ern cities. It win give two perfor-
 mances, matinee and night.
 The other attraction which the Mont gomery Theatre will present this week Ia The Prince of Pilsen" which will
 show Wednesday night. Followers of the stage in the Capital City know the Prince. The catchy music and pleas ing comedy, artistic setting and splen- did costumes have always resulted in pleased audiences in this city before. That 1t is not new takes away in no whit from its charm. It is popular, perhaps the most popular of American
 musical comedies brought out during the last few years.
 The Bi1ou Theatre for the week will have an attraction unique and start ling. Professor Samri s. Baldwin Is heralded as the, worlds greatest mys- tery expert. He is said to be one of the cleverest prestidigitators now on the boards His work as an entertain CT is also spoken of as being of great
 merit He will give his entertainment every night during the week, and will have matinee performances New Years.
 Thursday and Saturday.
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haeame laboredly artificial: and then loo. he had a mishap. The curtain was let down too soon, cutting off his con- cluding speech, and it had to be lifted for him to have his sayI Some of the writers who commended "F. Pollard condemned Frederick Esmelton' ana none knew that the two were one.
 This drama has been built by Lack ave with material from Les Miser- ables." He is a master of characteri- zation, and naturally he sized up Jean
 .Valjean as bigger than the story In which he figures. The play is com posed of a few incidents selected from the voluminous novel to display val jean dominantly, and Lackaye is very potent in them. Do you remember that the bedraggled convict, after being fed and lodged by a priest, steals his hosts silver candlestick, and would have been sent back to the galleys, but that the good man turns the stolen article and It's mate into a gift, thus saving the thief and starting him upward. Lack ave gives one cry of exultant defiance to the baffled police officer, and then with a wonderfully quick transition of feeling. filings himself sobbing at the priests feet. That is the actors best moment.
 The dramatisrs oldest originality is to have the plays contingent Of vll- Hans act a scene directly in front of simultaneous one by the representa- tives of virtue. The stage is set for the garden of a mansion, with high iron fence running across no more than eight feet back of the footlights. The dramatic purpose is the old one of showing some good persons unaware that they are menaced by some con- trastingly bad persons; but the method is new and effeotuaL Valjean, now highly respected philanthropist. has cherry spell with his ward and her lover in the brightly moonlight garden, and at the same time, in the darkly shadowed space outside the fence, be- tween it and the audience, miscreants skuIk, spy and plot for his destruction. It is good stagecraft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30

Montgomery Theatre.
 MOnday niEht--aParnlfai." Tuesday matinee and night - "The One Woman.v
 Wednesday, nlght-fSThe Prince of Pllsem.e
 Biiou Theatre.
 All week--PrOfessOr ssEnri 5. Baid- win.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30

the strict regimen as to detail main tained by Manager Savage in his every production. The company carries It's own special orchestra
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-30

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03

above I learned from. tho wounded man
while he lay IN my charge. and we
were both groatly puzzled by the con.
duct OF the guard. who seemed. with.
out any adequate motive. To have net
cd toward the unhappy prisoners with
unparalleled t~reachery. But the day
before h. died the mystery was clear.
cd up 30 him. TIE personal enemy
who be was quite sure had placed Ia
his bunk the stolen pocketbook which
led % his arrest and imprisonment
although he had been unable To pro-
duce the kind OF proofs necessary to
convict him and clear hlmself-hap-
pened TO belong TO the Kansas regi-
ment WAC were on guard duty I'm the
Iort This enemy, when approached on
the subject, al once accepted the bride.
and promised TO assist the escape OF
the prisoners when 1t was his turn to
be on guard, which would be from
eleven D. m. to n a. m. He carefully
concealed his identity from Huson
who had contributed his portion of the
brtbe money without any inquiry as 10
who might be the recipient. II was
customary in the fort at that time TO
permit soldiers on guard to obtain a
substitute If they wished, and Husons
enemy. who received the bride with
the secret Intention OF making his at
tempted escape the means OF doing
MIN stii greater injury. had. with
subtle ingenuity, engaged as q sub
stitute for the night a young soldier
from another company. taking care to
Keep him In Ignorance OF the intended
attempt 10 escape. His t~reacherous de-
sign succeeded only too well.
Huson's last words TO me were.
Billy, tell sister Emma that I wag
shot to death
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03

by a comrade whose l~mplacable en-
NIFTY he had incurred ia some way un-
known eve 70 himself he was. how
ever. unable to explain the presence
OF the pockctbook IN HIS bunk. and
was sent 10 the g~uard-house for pun
ishmeut for the theft. This was "a
terrible blow 20 the spirited and SEN
sitiye young man. and after a Tow
days imprisonment he determined on
escape az all hazaru. and flight from
a service In which the hope OF an hon
orable career seemed denied him ai
The very start
The guard-houso In which the prls-
oners were held was an old tumble
down AFFAIR. 80 that a squad OF four
men-one On each side OF the build
ing-was kept on duty day and night
Huson and his fellow prisoners made
up ten dollars among them for the
purpose Of bribing one OF these guards
10 let them escape some dark night
On one side OF the building what had
once been a door was now plastered
up on the inside. so that. the guard.
removed by bride or otherwise. Il
would require the exertion OF but lit
tie strength % effect an escape.
Everything had been arranged: the
guard had been bribed and the dark
night had come. During the dag the
prisoners had carefully loosened one
Of the planks covering the old door.
30 they could easily remove Il and
escape n az a time without making
any noise. The nigu, was very dark
and Il had been arranged that the
guard was 90 stop al the upper end
OF hts beat a few moments while they
got away Huaon was leader OF the
escape. as the k-eenness OF his sur
ferlnEs from having been 80 grossly
wfOnEed made him the most desperate
and determined. Al the hour appoint
ed the lights were out and the board
slowly and carefully removed. and
Huson and two others squeezed out.
when the guard called HALT" They
supposed the guard was only acting
his part, and started on, when the sol-
der promptly fired a bali through HUI
sons bowels. The other prisoners
astoniuhed AZ the turn OF Affairs. ran
back into the guard house, while the
wounded man was brought az once ID
my ward, bat q few rods away, The
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03
She Cot the Wrone Garment.

"Oh. Il WAS awful-awful. said The
Firl with the bright brown eyes At
the same time il was scrcamiugIy fun
uy-auy yet { wan to shed tears oi
modification every time { think about
It.
1T happened o. the Van Atlas 40
fair the other night The Van Ataf
are rather exclusive people you
know. and fairly thrilled with delight
when I read their invitation The
night OF the affair I spent hours gett
ing ready ] put on my prctlicst gowr
of course. and praised ana rrasur5
as J had never done before Whon
everything was Ht last complete .
surveyed myself 900 the mirror And
So ! do say Il myself I was radiant
The excitement 0f anticipation h5c
given my checks o. glow and my gygt
a sparkle that I fglt would fetch The
first man that sav nae
GAS ] entered the crowded reception
Ia the big mansion that night 9
drew from my shoulders q little white
SILK scBrf had snBtchcd up from .
corner as / LETT nay room. and handet
IL out 10 the maid. ! saw a younf
man standing near the doorway Tool
al the scarf and then at me with 9
rather queer expression In hts eyes
AZ the same time ! noticed that the
face OF the girl he was talking tS
was frozen with horror. In surprise f,
glanced al the scarf as the maid step
ped up TO take Il. and -oh-oh-oh
what do you suppose I was holding
out by the one sleeve? A gauzo under
ycstl"-Ncw York Press.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03
A GUARD TRAGEDY.
One Of the Sad Incidents Growing Out
of the Presence Of Black Sheep
in tho Army.

The army when In camp was like a
family of restless boys, who, though
often pickering and scufiing among
themselves about triaing matters.
needed very little Of anything serious
to rouse them TO a sense Of brother
hood. There were exceptions TO the
rule, however. says William Stone in
writing Of his experiences I'm the
American Tribune, and most Of us can
remember some dismal tragedy OF
camp and post life due to the presence
Of black sheep.
In the spring Of 1864. while acting
as nurse In the post hospital al Fort
Leayenworth. Kansas. / was surprised
and shocked one day 70 see brought
into my ward a young recruit OF my
regiment. the Eleventh Ohio cavalry.
by the name Of Huson. who had been
shot In the bowels. and who, the doc
tor assured us from the first. had but
a little while to live. for the wound
was necessarily fatal. { had pre-
yiously been greatly attached to the
young man, who was a fine fellow and
belonged to an excellent family in
Richland county, Ohio. He had a
young wife and three children at.home
and certainly did all In my power to
save the life so precious to them.
knowing how frequently doctors were
mistaken as to the chances Of a pa
TENTS recovery. but all in vain. for
four days afterward. on the l7tn OF
April, he died. his greatest anxiety
being that his people at home should
not be made acquainted with the cir
cumstances that led TO his death.
He had been accused one day OF
stealing a pocketbook while In the
barracks, and when he Indignantly de-
MED the charge, search was instituted
and the missing article was found by
the officers hidden in his bunk n
was some time afterward found that
Il had been deslguedly placed there
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03
PAU 3gsE

had become acquainted with through
association.
Even Colonel Bob thinks Il a little
queer, and while on their way to their
lodging house he mentions the fact TO
his companion.
II had my reasons for keeping quiet
II didn't want Miss Westerly to i'm
agine that / was interested In prop
erty she owned. This thing Of max
ing love to a great heiress is a rocky
road to me-" declares Dick. putting
vigorously, almost savageIy, az his
cigar.
Dick evidently does not a r to pro-
long the conversation on the subject
Of mines in general. and the one Miss
Pauline controls in particular.
I'VE go tomorrow night; it's set
tied. Diek?"
yes. but / don't want to drag you
across the big pond. my dear fellow,
with a dry chuckle.
"Drag-you-bless my soul. that
doesn't apply in my case. I'm follow
ing my fate, which Is embodied in a
most alluring shape. Where the lr-
repressihle Dora goes. Bob Harlan
pursues. declares the other. with ami.
nation.
THAT settles tive go to Old Mex
leo. I've always been deeply inter
ested in that country. The very
name sends a thriH through my frame.
It's a land Of romance, too. OF tropi-
cal beauty. I've heard mandolins
played and love songs trilled in the
soft moonlight there, with a scent Of
flowers in the air that i~ntoxicates
one"
Then Wen head that way, my boy,
for it seems to me that both OF us are
in a good condition to stand some
thing Of that sort. Don't you know
love and warmth Of climate always
seem to go hand in hand?'
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03
DESTROYED THE STOVE.
Confederate Shot Which Carried
Away the AdmirGl's Kitchen and
His Christmas Dinner.

I was one Of the crew Of the Tag.
ship Black Hawk. OF the Mississippi
squadron. Admiral Lee commanding
relates F. D. Hawlette. In the Amerl-
can Tribune During the fight be-
tween Hood and Thomas. az Nashville.
the flagship lay Ia the Ohio. The ad-
miral vent on board ilc Curlsw with
a part of his crew. and started up the
Cumberland river with the Neusha az
an escort The confederate had a bat.
terry at the Great Bend and when
they reached that point they opened
IRE on u.s. che third shot going
through the admiral'a kitchen. where
a coiored cook was prcparIng a Christ.
mas dinner. That bali struck the
stove, dumping stove. turkey. table
and dinner into the river.
We dropped down the river. giving
the saucy littie Neosha a chance The
little monitor returned their fire. the
FIRST shot ]dismounting one OF their
guns, the second striking point blank
another ia the muzzle and splitting Il
from end 10 end
The captain now ordered a charge
by the marines. which was repulsod.
just as a second charge wal making.
Gen. A. j Smith charged them with a
land force IN the rear end and took
them.
Concluding the water too low. no at.
tempt was made 10 ascent higher. The
admiral lost his gobbler. but We COB
bled the battery. which was better.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03

The growing tendency OF legisla.
lures 10 pass laws has become a
source OF alarm to many who view
with candor the results attained By
the various sessions. What can be
done to check the flow OF useless and
mischieyous lawmaklng Is a question
that Affects our democracy. The pres.
sure upon members OF legislatures for
laws Is two-lold. IL comes from those
whn make a special demand upon
those they have assisted to elect. on
the other hand. there Is a strong mo-
tive working upon the legislator him.
Bclf-a desire 20 make a record. To
make a record and secure his re-elec-
ton the member feels that ne must
connect his name with some bin which
will make q stir. Such men are often
reelected upon their record" and
other men who did nothing but vote
mo are left al home because they
did not do anything 49, Minneapolis
Journal.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03
cHApTER Ix-contlnued.

As he reaches the street he sees
ahesd Of him a figure he would know
anywhere, even II dressed In the COM
mon garb Of the P%arisians-it is Tor
dss Barcelona, ex-bull-fghteT and all
around athlete Of the City Of Mexico,
the man who waits and lives In hopes
Of some day finding a chance 10 even
his with Dick Denver-the man
who Is undoubtedly In Paris on that
mission now. and viii follow him
ros the ocean to the land Of the
Montezumas.
What brings Barcelona here? Has
he followed the American? All he
steps into the entrance-he ascends
the stairs leading to the omce-per-
haps the visit is voluntary, but more
than likely he has received a call to
drop In and see the head OF the Paris
ian police force.
Calling at the hotel. Dick finds Colo
mel Bob already basking in the smiles
Of his Dora. while Miss Pauline. at the
other end Of the parlor is singing at
the plano. Dick feels a fash Of ieal.
ousy when he sees that she has a male
companion. and then chuckles al dis
covering Professor John. who, having
received the cold shoulder in one
quarter, has conceived the enormous
project of making himself solid in an
other. When Dick turns up. however.
Miss Pauline gives him so much Of her
attention that even the obtuse and
stubborn little Briton discovers him
self de trop, and finally makes an ex-
cuse to get away, muttering wild
threats against the combination that
he insists has been made up to freeze
him out Of all ~congenial female soci.
ETY..
They have a very pleasant evening.
Dick and Miss Pauline get to know
each other better than ever. and this
mutual respect is gradually rlpening
into earnest love. She sees IN this