The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14
aGRnhin IIood,, Friday.

l The Aborn Production Company will present its gorgeous revival of Robin Hood" at the Montgomery Theatre Fri day night.
 This famous Smith and De Koven operatic success was for nearly a de- cade past the mainstay of that grand old organizations, The Bostonians. Like | old win Robin Hood" improves with age. The reason for this is soon found. l The story of "RQbin Hood" is legend | known to every student of English history and combines a strong love story along with general sylvan at
 mosphere which makes it the most | dainty and picturesque opera of mod ern times.
 The Aborn Production Company claim they have spared no expense as regards costumes and scenic eviron- ment They have secured the entire | original equipment which was recent | ly especially built for The Bostonians. The principal members of Robin Hood' include such well known op- cratic aD&ists as: Harold Blake, Ed ward Metcalfe, Campbell Donald, Vivia Brewster, Agnes Stone and Met Car son. all of whom were for many sea- sons directly responsible Tor the sue cess of Robin Hood" with the Bos- tonians Other members of the organ ization worthy of note are, Karl Stall, late of the Schuman Heink Company, and Ethel Houston who assumes the important role of Alan-A-Dale, has for many seasons past sang important roles with the Henry w. Savage's com panies.
 One of the popular New York sue oesses to be presented in this city, per-
 haps the most notable Is that of The Duke of Killicrankie," in which Miss Coghlan will appear at the Montgom- cry Theatre, Saturday matinee and night.
 This delightful comedy, not only en- joys the distinction of having been one of the most pronounced hits of last seasons offerings in New York. but likewise enjoyed phenomenally sue cessful run of nearly two years at the 1 Criterion and Wyndham Theatre in London. Of the author, Robert Mar | shall. it may be said that there are
 few among our dramatists who equal | him in the art of dialogue Marshall has the happy faculty of talking as If he meant in his sentences and the | charm of spontaniety is in the dialogue of his every situation. He evidently
 cares little for an intricate plot. all he 1 desires is an excuse for rolling out | sentences just as if he were in every l day conversation. He coaxes auditors
 into the belief that he is talking before l them as old acquaintances- He Is wit
 ty without suggesting that he has lost
 his sleep in setting bait for laughs.
 He is clever and merry without the use
 of artifce. "The Duke of Killicran- | kic" is a remarkable example of a | play in which the dialogue moves just
 as we would expect it were the char
 nctcrs real We ara interested more
 in the brilliant verbal exchanges than
 in any intensity of plot. By his sue
 cess Captain Marshall has set a high
 mark for dramatists to aim at
 Alan Dale says of Rose Coghlan In
 "Thc Duke of Killicrankie":
 After all there is nothing Ike
 good. rattling, clever, witty comedy.
 Other forms of theatrical entertain
 ment have their uses and abuses, but a
 brilliant little comedy that will take
 tho edge off your blues, settle your
 tlc (not obstreperous) and persistent
 mirth. is the best sort of tonic on God
 earth. It Is the sort of thing that
 should be made compulsory. But there
 Is no need to talk of compulsion: New
 York has a delightful duty ahead of 1t.
 New York has the privilege or sainp- ] ling one of the cleverest plays that