The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-04

of the play Is done with artistic excel
 lence not before approached. The
 color schemes for the different scenes
 are conceived with a sure artistic
 sense; no harsh contrasts. but every
 thing done in the mellow tints which
 are a delight to the eye. What. with
 flowers slowing mysteriously when
 Puck" touches them, owls with blink.
 ing electric eyes and fairies who seem
 to have solved the problem of aerial
 flight. the perfection of stage effects
 has reached in this production.
 unique feature Is the wonderful
 ballet of fairies. A radical departure
 has been made here. for, instead of the
 conventional gauze-dressed fairies.
 these are browns and greens-the fair
 les of Shakespeare's text. instead of
 the fairies of the stage. Their appear
 ance, some swarming over walls, some
 scrambling through trees, others mak
 ing great flight over the countryside.
 have an electrical effect upon the audi
 ence and call forth unbounded enthusi-
 asm.
 Miss Russells engagement in this city
 will be at the Montgomery Thestr> Friday night.
 Jules Mgrry's elaborate production of Clyde Fitch's great play. Her Own Way. to be seen at the Montgomery Theatre Saturday matinee and night will give the theatregoers of this city an opportunity of seeing what the New York critics have unanimously claimed as the most remarkable expo sition of character study that has been seen in a modern comedy.
 Among the characters in the play are two men battling for the girl they love each with his own differing weapons. One is a soldier who fights his love battle as he fights the black fiends in the Philippines. The other to win by blasting the lives of those nearest and dearest to the woman hs loves, hoping in this way to compel her to seek his aid in her hour of des- olation. Then there is the gambling brother, the schemer's willing tool, ten gains and profits dangling before his optimistic eyes plunges over the precipice in search of his will-o the wisp. dragging his family with him. piece is another telling factor in the story. The children are pretty keen observers of truth and falsehood and in this instance tu-u away with the heroine from the villain with childish intuition. And, last of all, & is the the able of fighting her battles single handed, who wrests victories from seeming defeat and sets all things right in Her own Way"
 This wonderful character of Geor- latest and youngest of Jules Murry galaxy of stars, who has been seen in as a star The Theatre Magazine for November.
 Prominent among the contributions to The Theatre Magazine for November is an article by George c. Jenks on the of New York's Rialto," in which the writer gives an almost pho- tograhpic picture of theatrical life be- | hind the curtain. Interesting remin- iscences of famous players are contri- | buted by Henry P. Goddard under the | title of Some Players I have Known They are based on personal acquaint- l ances with E. l.. Davenport, Edwin | Booth and Lawrence Barrett. These | papers will be continued at regular in- | tervals. Another important article | gives an analytical description of Peer Gynt," the fantastic play by Ibsen. in which Richard Mansfield is appearing this season. There is also an interesting account of Percy Mac Kaye's poetic drama. Joan of Arc," which E H. Sothern and Julia Mar lowe are now presenting in other ci- ties. Kyrle Bellew. the well known actor, contributes an article describing his first Appearance on any stage when he made his debut in feminine role. with unforeseen resu ts. Mabel Keightly writes sympathetically of RoselIe Knott, young actress known as the Marlowe of the West. Another article, illustrated with nu- merous portraits, deals with the inter- esting personality of Miss Lena Ash well. the new emotional actress from England. Paul Gerson tells of the ad vantages to students of the dramatic school and Anne Peacock contributes a poem dedicated to Julia Marlowe. There is an article describing Pucinfs latest opera, Madame Butterfly" now being heard in American cities in Eng fish. and there is an exhaustive fore cast of the musical season just inaugu- rated The regular departments are up to the usual standard. The pictures include a splendid color cover repre-