The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

Alabama at Tuscaloosa will be at the Montgomery Theatre Tuesday evening. as one of the dates on its second an- nual tour
 Hastily organized just, before com- mencement 1905, at the request of Mir. idiI Ferguson, President of the Uni versity Alumni Association, the Gles Club mode 50 good an impression that a permanent organization was effected. and the Club tried its wings on a brief concert tour last season.
 It met everywhere with an enthusi- astic reception. and it's work was so favorably regarded that the club will make more. extended tour this season It will .play return dates iu nearly every community where it sang last year. and will visit cities further re- moved from home.
 While in its infancy the club num- bers excellent voices, and 1t gives col lege songs of a bright and snappy da- scription In style thoroughly pleas ing. It boasts even q smoother com- bination than last season, and has on its list many of the old stars. ]"
 In speaking of last years concert, The Selma Times said: .tf
 The University Glee Club gave one of the most enjoyable concerts ever heard In Selma at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium last night There Is some- thing especially attractive about col iege songs. and their inherent charm was made more apparent last night by the clear and spirited rendition given by the boys from the University. The Glee Club is new institution at the University: the performance last night was all the more creditabie on that account Indeed, the boys sang in some respects like veteran younEsters
 The program was very entertain. ing. consisting mainly of bright, roi- licking pieces, with enough serious stun to give body to the list of num- bers. Many of the best things were done as encores, which were numer- ousiy called for and literally given. The funny business as well as the .songs were greatly enjoyed.
 There were a number of excellent voices. and the volume and, harmony were both admirable. There were sew eral first class soloists. ffss5 Q Altogether the performance was distinctly clever. and 1t Is seldom that a Selma audience has enjoyed a more thoroughly entertaining affair. The University has reason to be proud of It's Glee Club. ''
 James O'NeirI as the Count of Monte Crtste.
 For years James ONeilI has been the recognized representative of Dumas's hero of Monte Cristo,s and, although versatile and most admir- able actor, particularly fin roles re- quiring vocal eloquence, he has been forced by public demand to devote most of his time to this play. He is the one supreme authority in this role, just as Mccullough was in 'Virginus,f ' Booth in Hamlet" or Jefferson in Rip Van Wrinkle, When time cannot wither, or custom stale a play or an actor's performance, 1t must be con- ceded that there are the genuine ele- ments of merit in both Such is Monte Cristo'' and James O'Neiil. 4...
 Mir. o'Neiil was a younger man when he first essayed his dual roIe---that Of Edmond Dantes and the Count of Monte Cristo-yet his fire is still unabated, and he plays with all that fine dram atfc spirit which gave him his reputa- ton. His voice, resonant and we'll modulated, is peculiarly adapted to these elocutionary phrases and ha gives to the Quieter scenes a breadth and dignity not often associated with melooramatic rolaI. Where others shout and tear passion to tatters, he commands respect by forceful re- serve and that impression of genuine feeling so difficult, to- achieve In Sthe- atric plays of this nature.
 The supporting cast includes a num- Der of competent and talented people, and the production has been described as being one of the most sensational and spectacular that money and modern stagecraft can effect. MT. ONeill will be at the Montgomery Theatre Friday night.
 "A Child of the Regiment.
 In the third act of wild Nell a Child of the Regiment" Charles E. Blaneys new military drama, which