The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-25
Cbe CbeatreS
..r,,a Yankee Consul. 1.

x,8,u,.o. clever artistic. beautiful. with satchy airs which have become known sna ss tbs impression left sy the Dsrforms,Ssss ,Sss for or qhsatrs 1ne s,rs' yesterday y matinee and evening
 That it was presented by cast i,.,sa Ht s.aps pf sRsU the various actors were throushig apprs. cisted by the large audiences 6ut moss ss thsn rssSins shs tone of the opera tho ele nenfs which pleased the eye apd tne ear; which made the s'rosngsst bsve presasoh made the the pisv a success throughout the country.
 Without attempting to detfaet sh i.o. riare s it was the piece itself which attractens Inat lias Harry short, tine Consul. was nreslst- Hat the fascinstions of the charming Mae Botti, Sni'e Sut e,ber Sr features 1t was the music: the setting of the play. the atmosphere or ye ars Saae ibs piece the favorite it is more than the individual work of anyone or swoi aI, Se three of the actors m sons ahe Harmony of ar rangement. harmony method. harmony sre m costumes and music. hArmony .s eVeryMneett coynneet- ed and homogeneous whole. .
 As to the plot, there was none or s.se nsas 4o meme Most light operas keep to some sssssaSs ssa aeans %as Sf ais in santo pominS th thst there were two other love. suits being carried on no reference was made to plot f ThsFe Etsont Tas ne eo, Itself P was the jus tificaticn of It's existence .s,, ,o, hv Hsas Tas ssG@Rang sSo4R n Tss sss role I of Abah inc Yankee Consul That a bad cold pre- vented him from doing hlmse iospiis is nopu m nls arty His role Sa was bsvs to aSSe sesD batS aha ds s sgeseeSSso, Ss ,s nof to Se o5rnpared with Ray mond Hitchcock, the original Consul in the srlEinal company He may not vein9 eei eat was hls shoroughIy amusing. thoroughly good. He aiwpys held the audience. and his appeaar- saiis. suppressed until. he spoke: when |, t burst into ripple that spread througn tse hogss of When se wspsithy pGislhn Wido% he had difficulty n making his eae sw9ro he m h hs,a tIIs andisnce in his grasp In that time there was an atmosphere of choking laughter the entire I rss.aotatng aoIse the afieu gndsrtaking there wss not ncopelusIon no of " th if feat was the signal for an outburst O iaughtSr and applause. -,..,
 Taking him throughout the performance he was polished. clever. always master Q i,rs srsai Hitchcock. because Hitchcock is 1 tn. funniest man on the stage today. Shor does mighty well as a substitute for Hitch of h she gasHrt Donna Teresa. and Mae Botii q Papinta, divided the honors of favor wltf and and the acting of the latter made them bOtl welcome. The voice of the Mlcneiena ' b ure and true toned as " mas essEii 5een. Her companion. pretty. graceful captivating, charmed both the eye and th'
 Alice Hosmer the wealthy Donna Teresa was another of the stars. Her acting ant her voice were equally strong features ii the favorable impression she mads up9n ara,, sn' centered the humor of the opera, and shs always added something to the strength 9
 of the others. George Shields. as Gov ernor of Puerta Plata. L. R. JeffersoI aS Herr CsuebeIer his secretary, Joseph M Ratciffe as Captain Leopoldo of the Do minican Army and Harry Davies, in the rol' of Jack Morrell. Lieutenant-Commande n the United States Navy, were perhaps th' most prominent out of the large number.
 The songs, well known populariy in Mont cd and well received. Encores were al ways demanded. and always received. Th' ''Hola'' of Miss Michelena and chorus. fh. We Are Taught to Walk Demurely. oi Misses Michelena. Hosmer and Botti. wera both well applauded, while the masculins chorus In we Came of Castilian Blood. and the Cupid Has Found My Heart" teno' solo, by Harry Davies were also loudly en- cored. The greatest faYorite of the music al program, however, was Tn the days ol old" which encored repeatedly. untt a further repetition was refused through very Wearness.
 The features of costume and arrangement were also worthy of especial attention 4 great deal was added to some of the song by the choruses af Spanish students. th' girls all beautifully dressed. and beautiful! drilled. The Spanish dance performed D! upioHe.
 only one unpleasant feature marked tn performance. As tho finale was beini