The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09

Of Steve Wafies." a nomadic iudivld :
 ual whose chief object in living is to enjoy life.
 Henry W. Savage hau given Mir Bul-
 ger an excellent supporting cast, in- cludtng such well known players as
 Isabel Hali Helen Hale. Hattie Arnold,
 Marie Kellar. Lucy Tonge Walter
 Lawrence, Edward Martindell. k. K. iOConnor. Phil Branson, and the most beautiful chorus of the year. Tho pro ! auction is mounted and costumed in
 that rich and impressive fashion so much part of all Henry W. Savage attractions
 There are a score Of musical num-
 bers in the production, the major por-
 ton or which might be sareIy describ-
 ed as hits" and they include such
 eatcny numbers as My Dainty Music
 There Isn't Anything That Can't Be
 Cured: College Chums:% What's the Matter With Our Team" Girls, Girls. Girls:" T Want to Go Home Now" and many others. The story of the Man from Now"
 Is told In prologue and two acts and
 It's treatment is of conditions which
 may De expected 10 prevail in a land
 one thousand years in advance of the
 present day In satirical way. Mr.
 Bangs has treated of the greed for wealth. power and affluence and it may De believed that this we'll known figure In the literary world has provided some
 new and novel dialogue which will be well worth listening to. His associate,
 MT. Bryan, has proven of incalcuiable assistance and the result of their joint labors is one of the most strikinEly successful musical plays of many sea- sons
 Theatre Magazine for ChrIstmas.
 a Orff Hn1f tions, few are attractive pictorially or as interesting in text matter as the Theatre Magazine of New York. This sumptuous publication of the stage not only gives the usual chronicle of the past months dramatic doings, illus trated with pictures of scenes from all
 the recent plays and with splendid halftone portraits of the leading art ists. but the Christmas number is al- most double In size and contains a number of literary contributions from the pens of well-known players. Thus David Warf1eld discusses the interest ing subject of long runs and answers the question frequently asked. Do actors felt the emotion they portray ?" Viola Allen explains the many diffl- culties that beset the ambitious pro- ducer of Shakespeare, and Carlotta Nillson writes on the subject of Real ism as the Standard of Modern Act ing" Marie Cahill, the high priestess of stage humor. talks seriously about her dramatic debuts. Harry P. Mawson contributes an amusing account of how the chorus ladies criticised the chorus, and there is an interesting analysis of Paul Hervieu's new play, "The Awak- ening." which Olga Nethersole Is to produce here shortly. Other literary features include an article on Costly Dressing on the Stage;" an account with pictures of Rerlioz's opera. '"The Damnation of Faust" which Is to be one of the operatio novelties this year; The Actors Last Curtain" a dramatic poeh. founded on fact. a description Of shakespeare's "cymbeline." and the usual departments, the Current Plays are usually numerous, on, the cover being a maRnifioient portrait in coIors of Blanche Bates in The Girl of the Golden West" Other large plates in- cfude Julia Marlowe and F. H. Sothern in Jeanne d'Arc." Julia Marlowe as Sa- lome. Elza Szamosy as Madam Butter fly. Robert Mantell as Iago, Guy Standing and Odette Tyler in The Love Route" Gertrude Elliott and Forbes Robertson in Caesar and Cleo patra," May Irwin in Mrs Wilson, Mrs. Fiske in The New York Idea" Sam Bernard in "The Rich Mir Hog Eleanor Robson in Nurse scenes from Charles Klein's new play, Daughters of Men, olga Nethersole. Carlotte Nillson. Lillian Russell. Aline Carter Beatrice Nor gan, Marie Booth Russell. Edith Wynne Maude Fealey. Olive Frem- sted. Maurice Renaud. etc. etc