The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

veteran q. H. Stoddart. in The Bon nie Briar Bush" two seasons ago. T. ] Tamafnoto the only Japanese actor who plays in English. graduate Of the Uni- | yersity if Nippon, Is cast for the Jap I anese valet, who does Jin Jitsu stunt
 when . bulky British butler disputes his authority. Wilfred Lucase Colin ] Campbell, Brinsley Shaw, Frances Cow entry, Ben Higgins, Harry Rich, Cas- I sius Quinby and George Barr are the other principals in a cast that has been remarked, not only for individual ca
 pabiiity, but for excellent team work.
 Brift-NeIson Fight.
 All of this week with "Wednesday and Saturday matinees the Britt-Neison prize fight will be. reproduced at the BiJou Theatre.
 One of the most interesting branches l of motion photography is the portrayal of pugilistfc battles, and the advance made in this line of art is wonderfully
 evidenced by the Britt-Nelson films, conceded by every one to be the best I and most attractive ever shown. The first fight pictures ever dis
 played showed battle between Young Griffo and Walter Campbell. and, al- though posed especially for the camera, were blurred and unsatisfactory Then tne Mdher- Choyuski bout and the great Corbett-F -Fitzsimmon mill at Carson
 received the attention of the camera . Marked improvement was noticeable | but the pictures were still far short i of perfection, rifts of light and shadow marrying the effect and frequently com- ing in at the most exciting moments of the mill. The Jeffries-Sharkey con- | test was given fairly good pfcturfng, but the same defects were still per- | ceptible A little over a year ago the battle between Jack Root and George Gardner at Fort Erie was the subject or motion photography and the pie
 lures then taken showed great irn-
 prov sment over the past
 It remained for the Britt.Nelson hlms, however. to illustrate the per
 lection which could be achieved with the motion Cameras. The films are said
 to be simply surerb--clear, bright. ev-
 cry movement and detail faultIessIy
 portrayed. They are not only a splen, did set of pictures. but they mark an
 epoch in the history of motion pho
 J. ". cofroth. president of the Coin'a Club. where the fight occurred,
 IS the owner of the copyrighted films T'Iays and Players. Charles Frohmans IS making arrange
 nehts 10 send several of his compa- ntes to Australia.
 Blanche Bates .igoes to her farm, up m the Hudson, some sixty miles from New York. nearly every day. She gets up early in the morning. rides up to the farm on a fast express, dashes over the estate on her favorite saddle horse, and gets back to New York just in time to dress for the performance of The Girl from the Golden West"
 Eleanor Robson presented her new Fl .kt.t. sS by Clyde Fitch, in Cleveland, O., last Thursday night. In this play Miss Robson is seen as a typical American girl.
 "The Title Mart" Is the name of Winston churehills new play. The
 efforts of an American mother to marry her daughter to an English title furnish the theme for the play.
 Grace George, who in private life Is Mrs. William A. Brady, is, coming to Montgomery soon in 'The Marriage of William Ashe." an adaptation of Mrs | Humphrey Wards great story in greatest success of her career
 January 2sth, in, Denver. Florence Roberts produced for the first time on any stage an emotional drama called Pauline D'Arcy," of which Mrs. Dr. | Smith and Lucien Henderson are the authors. A telegram to Manager Corts | New York Representative says; The | star and play scored an immediate hit"
 Thomas Jefferson. who issresting at Hobe Sound in Florida. resumes his | in Minneapolis. He Is to play regular | engagements in New York City every | year, and next season may add the | role of Caleb Hummer in ''The Cricket | on the Hearth to his repertoFy.
 Next fall Ernest Isamson, who is playing an important part in "The | Heir to Hoorah," makes his debut in | New York as a star. He will then pc seen in a new western drama entitled "A Romance of Bright Angel Trail" of which he is the author: The scenes of the play are laid near Mir. Lamson's home in the mountains of Arizona
 To retain his rights to Hoyt's "A Texas Steer" in which he made his first great success. Tim Murphy has the run of Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady's comedy, "A Corner in Coffee" for few weeks The popular comedian apparently enjoys quite as much as his audiences do sec ing 1t.
 Edna May denies the report that she IS 10 marry oscar LeWlSsohn, New York millionaire, or any other man. What! give up my art for lstsband! Ut is perfectly absurd and how such a story could get out is beyond me. Why, everybody who knows me knows that I am sailing within five weeks for England. Friends of Miss May de- clare the wedding ceremony will take place within forty eight hours after the close of the Chicago engagement.
 The rumor recently current that George Ades on his recent return from 8 tour in Egypt, would be candidate for Congress from Indiana, is authori- divised by his representa- tive William Fl. Ade. Mir. Ade will confine hts efforts entirely to literary pursuits, not only while abroad, but also on his return to his country place at Brook. Indiana,
 David Warfieid, in The Music Mas. ter" has passed his four hundred and fiftieth performance In New York. The play is still running to the capacity of the Bijou theatre, and David Belas 20 will let it continue until the hot l. weather comes, Nothing else could stop the run Even then, 1t will be