The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-02
THEATRES
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Two extremely clever comedians, ons 3 a chorus of pretty girls with good pened in Nord.snd st tho .Montson,. son, who led the casG and Teddy Burns, The ehalas Wa! wss os sS%e o York. VI
 Jn the musical program were some the pen of Victor Herbert. Probably in no attraction that has come to Mont gomery during the present season, has onTna iee1 sa'e oi hs and the spectacular possibilities of songs as in the play of last night.
 The best instance of this feature ot the was in the As Prince George. The drunken prince 's seated at table, with a dozen glasses of sings the I;s ,ons Sf the 5Sy;, and somf0rt ;St wings. troop eight fairy figures. clad in the emerald green of the liques ing green. in tone with the .coloring of the stage. Dark green calcium light adds to the effect. The prince sees the eooF of the s drnk Hs nse ws stssseas forward to grasp them. and elusively they slip from his outstretched arms Lightly they fit about the stage. al: reality, but of his brain alone. They disappear and the prince comes forth from the absinthe dream in the glare As..n. in the song, "slippery James. sung by. Harriet Burt. as Katharine Peepfogal. and chorus. Enter stately hlanketed figures of the Red Man, to and the low drawn screen of a single | string of the violin. The blankets are thrown open. revealing the forms of | braided hair. The interior of the blankets are figured with Indian pic to the beat of the drum. they circle l round in fantastic Indian dance. every 1 factor in music. motion and colorinE in accord with the keynote of the dance.
 It was this perfect taste. perfect fit- ness of things. which, more than an, other single thing. tended to make the
 play a production of the highest type
 For the comic part of the opera, the s
 york of Dan Mason and % of Teddy s ss ae and Sparta Minister of War and Police, respectively, was of the most laughter compelling standard. Mason is known
 of the Dutch comedy character. his 1 strongest vein. was funniest of the funny. Burns Is new to the local play | goers. but last night scored a hit. He l was large. wore a makeup which added | to his ridiculous character. and had g l high pitched feminine voice which l formed a Combination irresistible. Ad- l ded to this, he was a comedian of tall l ent and cleverness, and his role was 1 one of the hest in the cast.
 | Harriet Burt. as the American Am l bassadress, and make-believe queen l was favored by the audience. Pretty | clever with one of the best voices | heard in comic opera at the Montgom- | cry Theatre this season. her work was l of high class. and received that recog- 1 milton.
 The thread of the play was SO fine | there was hardly sufficient substance ! on which to hang the song. A queen | runs away unknown to her people. The l American Ambassadress. who bears q | marked resemblance to the queen. is | persuaded to impersonate the royal rer- 1 sonage. There the plot" stops. The
 remainder of the play consists of fun | humor. and songs. all clever and all | welI-produced l Among those of the cast whose work | is worthy of special mention. were
 Lon Carter. as the Duke of Toxen l Prime Minister of Nordlapd; Gus
 Vauehan. as Dr. Blotz: Lute Vrohman
 as pr, Popoff: Josephine Clayton, as
 Miss Hicks. first secretary of the
 American embassy at Nordlard. and
 Millie Price and the Princess Aline.
 The County Chairman" will esthe | attraction at the Montgomery Theatre | tonight.