The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-01

TOT the Grali ana the suDtfe teHiptdtlons
 that Kundry and her maidens throw in
 his way to rob him of his purity and
 unfit him for his commission. He re-
 mains clear eyed and unsullied, even when assailed by the fascinating wiles of Kundry, who is not inately evil, but
 who is in the power of Klinschnor. The victory of Parsifa1 over her wiles re- leases her from her bondage to evil While there might be two opinions as , to whether Miss Heating who played Kundry is "the fairest woman in the world" there can be no doubt as to her good looks, She was not only hand some. but she spoke her lines well and at the close of the third act. when her
 greatest effort was made to win Farsi fal from his purpose. she showed as fine a bit of acting 4as has been seen In long time here. Her passionate
 appeals to Parsifal her grace and the
 ring in her voice stirred the audience to enthusiasm And in one or two of
 the scenes, helped out materially by the spot light man. she was strikingly
 handsome,
 Parsifal. done by Mir. Connor was ad
 equate. It is conceivable that the part
 might be done better. but Mir. Connor
 satisfied in 1t. Moreover he looked the
 part and he did not mouth his lines.
 He spoke them intelligently. under
 standingly and well. He was a hand some figure of a hero and his audience
 understood what Parsifal was like, The Amfortas of MT. Mckee was all that could be desired. With Miss Keat- ing and Mir Connor he lowered in the players art above his fellows. He too. was a fine looking chap and he knew the audience wanted to hear what he
 had to say. In truth the fiction of Mir.
 Mckee was perhaps the best of the lcompary. ,. ,.ssr.sss.-sr II s.ystn r<nn xxyo,~,ooo x,,;lY ho rYa .rn,s-,~ . the theatre this afternoon and tonight Mysticism At the Bij0u. A company, of stage performers, which does not provide musical conie- | dy or comedy drama for the public's | entertainment, is being paid high tri- bute in Mon ontgomery, nowadays when such company can hold the intense ] three hours without one intermission. | But this is what the Baldwin company
 did at the Bijou Theatre last evening
 in plstinE on the first of a weeks run From practically every, viewpoint of criticism on the style of show which
 the Baldwin company presents, only First of all, there is Professor s. s. Baldwin and his daughter. known as
 Shadow. the Mystic" Professor Bald | to maintain the. interest of the audi ence in everything that is put on the stage. His daughter, fra1l young chic demonstration, based on scientific principles. Neither she nor the pro- lessor claim to be spiritualistic or su- Ipsfhuman. They say that the work Of sShadow" is a science based on mind magnetism. The demonstration by F shadow in~ doing so many remark able things was sufficient proof of her l tions; written on slips of paper by members of the. audience, she interpre- ted and answered to the astonishment
 of all. Her art is real, but it's extent Accompanying Professor Baldwin and the young woman, Is troupe of what
 might be called vaudeville entertainers.
 In the first place, there is Fredriek Frevoli whose logerdermain Is quite puzzling. His greatest and most per plexing illusionp that called the Levi | tation of Karnee," dismayed the audi
 ence. They were at sea to know how
 supposedly hypnotixed young woman
 In. md air. He has numerous other
 tricks
 There Is also a petite and winsome young woman, Miss Jesie Mae Lloyd.
 who gets of bit of song but whose
 most valuable asset Is her dancing. Her prepossessing appearance Is &C., countable to large extent too, for the | approval she reaps from her audience. James Henry and Dorothy Young put
 on a general mixture skit in which they are quite clever. They provide bountiful foolishness, full of fun. In | their burlesque acts.
 | In the line of music. there Is +. ] George Arnold whose banjo playing is very unlque and. at times, very musi- cal
 The Baldwin show also contains the l rendition of two beautifully Illustrat- cd songs which would be worth more
 of the while If the songs were sung os ! a more suitable voice. a! The illusion work of Professor bald-
 win and his daughter, in which com nlittee of five representative citizens also worthy of special mention The entire show was prettily staged and | the large audience enjoyed every mo- l ment of the amusement afforded. l There will be a matinee this after | noon and another show tonight.