The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-15
FINE PRODUCTION on TAPIs.
"My Wife's Family Will be at the
Academy Tomorrow Night-"Zaza,
Is the Attraction gor "Wednesday.

Those who may possess some skepu-
cism about the excellent reports per-
taining to Stephens and Linton's
three act musical farce comedy. My
Wife's Family" as to il being q
meritorious production in every way.
containing all the elements Of a far
cical comedy, bursting with ludicrous
situations, possessing a dialogue that
is full OF wit, music that is tasteful TO
the ear, scenes that are picturesque to
the eye jokes which have merit 10
them, the entire comedy moving with
such rapidity that its humor tickles
MY Wifes Family" as TO it being Il
me-itorious production in every faw.
containing all the elements of a far
cical comedy, bursting with ludirous
situations. possessing a dialogue that
is full or wit, music, that is tasteful
TO the ear, scenes that are pictures
que 10 the eye, jokes which have
merit 10 them, the entire comedy
moving with such rapidity that its
humOr tickles one from the start 10
finish, haven't much room for doubt
when they read the criticism written
about this show. The following IS
about this attraction:
With the naked eye il can be
seen that the lively fun and the clever
specially features of the production
are bound to make a decided and fat
tering hit with the patrons of the
lyceum theater. For laughing pur-
poses only is the label which might
we'll be attached to the show, and in
this line it is a success which is un-
questionable. While there is little
serious in the entertainment, it Is a
jolly combination of fun and vaude-
vile, at times reaching alomst to the
pretensions of extravaganza. Enter
tainers who have been accounted
stars in the vaudeville field, are as
sisted by farceurs, burlesquers anu
even melodramatic topliners"
"My Wife's Family" will appear at
the academy tomorrow night and as
a guarantee of its excellence it is only
necessary to state that it is under
the direction of the Whitney Amuse-
ment company.
The scale of prices has been espe-
cially reduced to 81. Seats can be
prchased at Plummer's.
ZAZA
Manager Geo. B. Hunt has special
ly engaged Charles NJ. Seay for the
principal comedy part Of Cascart in
'Zaza," which will be seenWednes-
day matinee and night, at the acad-
emy with Miss Mabel Montgomery in
the star part of the glowing Zaza. Mr..
Seay has a record as an eccentric
comedian of which any actor might be
proud, for he has played David Swift,
in Lost "a Hours" Jones in What
Happened to JONES'" Col. Risener, in
"Blue Jeans" Tom mellow in "All
the Comforts Of Home" Sig. Tam
bourin in "Seven Twenty-eight,"
George Washington Phipps in 'The
Bankers Daughter" Buxton Scott in
young Mrs. Winthrop" Col. Tell in
ga Texas Steer" Sam Freeborn in
"The Power of the Press" Michael
Ryan in Captain Swift" Snarl In
"Peg Wellington" Griffin in "Aunt
Jack" to enumerate only a few Of his
vast repertoire There is no finer
comedian in New York than Mr..
Seay He is, although only a little
over 30 years Of age, veteran, In all
but years, of the American stage, and
it is doubtful if the English stage can
produce his superior.