The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29


 ciety of Mrs. Ebbsmlth of the notori- ously fast set and whom she promptly cuts dead. after the Ebbsmith vote has gone into the ballot box for her. The voting day comes and Grace Holme casts her own vote and re- turns ome wreck of feminine finery through her struggles to get to the voting booth.
 The comedy ends with the election of Grace, the refusal to serve when she finds that she has to attend the nightly meetings of the council and spend all her time in politics, and the reconciliation between herself and hus- band and her lapse once again into the condition of "A Contented Woman"
 Good music and many specialties run through the play.
 Henrietta Lee, who plays Grace Holme, needs introduction to the atre- goers. With the Bijou Opera company some easons ago as as Julia De La Creme in The Beauty Doctor" she has made for herself a reputation as an artist and as a model of all that is best in that most bewilderng of hings-fema1e inery. Her costumes in "A Contented Woman" are no ex- ception to those in which she has been seen, excepting they are perhaps more bewildering.
 r. N1OTrlSOn, Wno IS the 1ut- ting Hintz of the play. possibly the cleverest male character Hoyt ever wrote, will be remembered as Gay boy in The Beauty Doctor" and is well known for the excellent actor he Is.
 Gertrude Daniels Is the famous Mrs. Ebbsmith of the comedy and brings beautiful costumes and great unction to make the part what the author in tended it to be.
 The Majestic.
 At the Majestic theatre {. Manager Stevenson offers bill of spice and variety this week. It Is said that every act on the programme will be a head liner. There will be sketches written solely for laughing purposes, trained monkey circus, monologuist, vocalist and novelty acrobatic act, be- sides the new pictures on the Majesto- graph This sort of programme should appeal to all patrons of vaudeville. Adele Palmer and Dennis Mullen, comedienne and comedian, who are as funny as funny can be. will appear in their laughing absurdity, "The Ice Man." and Web and Connolly. man and a woman, have another highly en- tertaining sketch called College Days" For the children Fred Ga1ettfs monk
  genie Barker is soprano, late of big grand opera companies. Ernie and Honegger are one-legged men, who do a most sensational act, and HaIry Holman is the former minstrel, who Is now appearing in a white face mono 1ogue act.
 Miss Palmer, who is a beautiful wo- man and gifted with much dramatic ability, plays the part of Stella DeShlitz. aIi who is unfOr- tunate enough to have to live in At lantic City. Donnie Mullen is. Mike Fennessey, the Ice Man, and as typi- cal Irishman he has no equal Ills lines abound with Irish wit and humor and he is constantly making move ments and blunders while delivering his cake of ice that keeps the audience in an uproar. Miss Flo Rheinstorm is the Count No Count, with an alias of Percy Clancy. and her disguise and mannerisms while playing in for the hand of Flossie are the best ever. Se- mour Sinclair is waiter, good one at that, who positively refuses to do anything unless he is tipped Special scenery is carried for this production, which really Is a three-act farce con densed into 30 minutes, With much dramatic art and refined comedy.
 Eccentric comedians. musicians and singers are Margaret Webb and Jack Connolly. It is rare to ma among sketch teams one which possesses n- trinsic merit and at the same time ap solute novelty, but this. 1t IS claimed, is what will be seen in this duo's work. Mir. Connolly has been musical direc- tor of Keith's tn eatre in Boston ana his stagecraft has enabled hlm to ih trod,1ce a routine of originalities not only someWhat but altogether dinerent from all others. His piano playing IS moi only tricky, but fetching, and ms dime novel drama is scream all the way through. Miss Webb is finished vocalist and a polish ed talking com edienne. Her stage presence IS not on,v nleasing, but her winsome and pirifsh manner Is satisfying to the most blase audience.
 Ali the other feature attractions are excellent. ,r...s.o
 Al a late hour last night the Majestic management was able to announce that in addition to the above attractions Morris and Hemmingway, the black race comedians of the Majestic theatre, Chi cago. would be in the bill here this week: This will make eight acts ana VIII strengthen an already strong bill.
 Famous Rentz santIey Company
 Years of uninterrupted success have marked Abe Leayitts famous Hentz Santley company as the leaders in the burlesaue field This attraction comes