The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-22

gomery Ineatre thts week aEd then we will turn our attention to the new Casino Theatre at Electric Park. which Is building ta supply theatrical diver sion for the summer months.
 Jules Murry's company will produce "The Mummy and the Running Bird at the Perry street playhouse Wednes- day evening and William Whitecar will be seen as the star. MT. White car Is capable actor and an excep- tionally meritorious production of MT. Henderson's intensely interesting play may be expected as Jules Murry's name Is a guarantee of excellence.
 The Casino Theatre, under the man. aRement of o. A. Neal. who also man. ages the Bijou Theatre. will be opened about the middle of next week and the first week will be given over to high class vaudeville The merit of the vaudeville entertainment may be esti- mated from the statement that Char mion. whose unique act has startled the country, will be featured as the headiiner Manager Neal does not want the impression to gain ground that the park playhous Is to be devo- ted to vaudeville throughout the summer. The fact Is we are to have some of the best summer attractions that are to be afforded. Among these are Murray and Mack. Little Chip and Mary Marble and other play CTS who go over the circuits in the winter time
 Henry Greenway. one of Jake Wells's s Lieutenants. will be General Manager Of Electric Park. but the playhouse will be conducted by Mr. Neal. From the nature of the work now under way at the park the indications are that Montgomery is to have one of the most modern pIaygrounds of any city in the South.
 Good Things of Last Season.
 It is we'll enough at this time to take a retrospective glance at the good things the theatres of Montgomery have offered during the past season as it was the fullest and most suc- cessfuI season we have had despite the fact that the yellow fever scare caused 1t to get a late start. Here is partial list of the entertainments provided by Hirscher Brothers at the Perry street house: The Seminary Girl.'' Lovers and Lunatics." "The Fortune Teller" Al G. Fields Min strels. Louis James In "Ingomar. and .virginius." 'The Country Chairman Babes in Toyland." Buster Brown. Fife Ellsler In a revival of Hazel Kirke." "The College Widow" "A Bunch of Keys" Human Hearts" The C1ansman." Al H. Wilson in his new play. The SGeisha." Barlow Minstrels. Frank Daniels in Merely Mary Ann.
 Walker whiteside in we Are King Pauline Hall in .Dorcas." Joe Web CTS Company in "Higgledy Piggledy' and "The College Widower,' Louis Morrison in Faust, Susanne Santie In sowing the Wind" Paul Gilmore in Captain Debonnaire." When We Were Twenty-One." Sophie Brandt in "A Madcap Princess" Adelaide Herr mann in legerdemain and vaudeville. Florence Roberts in Ann La Mont. West and vokes, Savage's English op- era Company in 'Lohengrin,' George Evans in "The Runaways," Richard Mansfield in "Don Carlos" Mabel Paige in At Cozy Corners.' Kyrle Bellew in "Ra fies.' ..The Tenderfoot." ''The Sign of the Cross David Harum. sweet | Ciover.'a Little Johnny Jones' York and Adams in Bankers and Brokers, l .'Robin Hood,' Rose Coghlan in 'The l Duke of Killicrankie." John. Griffith in "Richard Third Sam Bernard and Hattie Williams in ''The Rollicking Girl" "Checkers," Creston Clarke in 'rBeaucaire" William H. Crane in An American Lord" Adelaide Thurston in
 ''The Triumph of Betty" ''rhe Isle oi Spice," Jane Kennerk in The Eternal City" Olga von Hatzfeldt, in "The Lit
  | mund Burke" "rhe Heir to the Hoo- rah," John Drew in De Lancey," Mo- | Intyre and Heath in The Hamtree. Madge Carr Cooke in Mrs. Wiggs o' the Cabbage Patch," Richard Carle Tn .'The Mayor of Tokio," James O'Neil in a revival of Monte Cristo," Alice Neilsen in "Don Pasquale,' Tim Mur. | phy in a revival of "A Texas steer. l Billy Van in The Brand Boy Lew l Yqnkat | Consul" Marie Cahill in Molly Moon shine" M~djeska in Macbeth" "Tht | Old Homestead,'' Grace George in The l Marriage of William Ashe" and ''2ht
 Maid and the Mummy"
 l Throughout the season there were other entertainments at the theatre | including those of the Lyceum Course | and those by amateurs but the fore | going is a practically complete list ol | the bookings of the Hirsehers.
 l Best Ones Pointed Out.
 The season brought us an extraordi
 nary number of i. the modern musica comedy style of entertainment. Ther
 would hardly be two opinions expressed | by the steady theatregoer as to tn
 most successful of these. That hono lies between Mcintyre and Heath il | their gorgeous production of Th' Hamtree and MT. Bernard and Mls' | | entertainment. The Rollicking Girl. l Of the minor class of musical come
 dies the most surprisingly good on' was that furnished by Yorke ant | Adams presenting a potpourri called
 Bankers and Brokers"
 The best high class musical enter tainments of the year were. of course the production of 'Lohengrin" anc Miss Nielsen's singing of Don Pas quale."
 In the dramatic line MT. Mansfield's production of Don Carlos stands out pre- eminently while Mir. Bellew's "Raf- fles" and Miss Georges The Marriage of William Ashe" are remembered as being very fine.
 There was a satisfying array of high class comedies. The critic would give the highest honor to The College Widow" and Merely Mary Ann," al though '"The Heir to the Hoorah," Mrs
 Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" Check CTS" "We Are King" and An American Lord are recalled with pleasure. Manager Neal of the Bijou gave us some good entertainments although it is admitted that his season was not as good as it is expected to make II the forthcoming year In the musical comedy line we recall ! that MT. Swors company in "A Son of Rest" MT Dooley" and "Fantazma were good ones at the Bijou and that Howard Halls "A Millionaire Detec- tive" How Baxter Buttel In" and others of this class were very good. Altogether the season was the best in the history of Montgomery and the managers of both houses promise to do better.