The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
:. THEATRES
Maxine Elliott in "I8er Great Matea, nt
 fhe MontGOmeFy Theatre. U

InE OAkkUA0<tS AMLAtEts
 Maxine Elliott appeared at the Mont gomery Theatre Tuesday night, enaet- ing the role of Jo Sheldon in Her Great Matca' in a manner that delight ed the large audience gathered to see beautiful upon the American stage. Miss Elliott's acting was not force- ful but 1t was polished and charming. Charles ghsrry ana a tbe dne othsS of the company sustained their parts wih' If is bs to be doubted that another play, not great enacted by other artists not great could be more pleasing than ',Hei Great Match" presented last night. The audience was as large as watch fui police department. armed with fog midable fire regulations, would permit and as fashionable as representatives of the best families could make 1t; andi 1t may truthfully be said that none of those present was not thoroughly sat- Elliott renewed the admiration the
 people of Montgomery have had for her aimee she first came to this city, and the unintroduced members of cast
 aHer Great, Match" is a comedy by Cldye Fitch. With love, of course, as
 It's theme. the play has as It's climactic
 problems not only the divine right but
 the divine duty of kings, morganatic
 marriage. and the questioned morality
 Of an unrighteous sacrifice of self. :,
 Rather weighty matters are these. bur
 Mir. Fitch has so handled them as to
 bar the doors of his stage against tho
 spirit Of the problem play, and while they lend interest they do not make
 his comedy pondereus.
 Mics Elliott was charming, She fs
 a beautiful woman, though she has had
 for several years the reputation cs be- ing oncy and her appearance last night
 was radiant She Is not great ae-
 tress but her work was elegantly lone
 with style and finish that showed nls-
 trionic education; Tn the beautiful
 love making" scenes of the first two acts Miss Elliott was fascinating; l. was only when the play demanded was found wanting. The reason is not far to seek; she has not genius. she
 lacks the divine spark.
 MT. Cherry as the crown prince was
 He enacted his royal role admirably.
 playing with inteliigenee. sympathy ana spirit. His portrayal of the Teutonie prince was just, and he displayed. be-
 side his easily recosnized talent a delightful personality.
 Mme Mathilde Cottrelly. in the part of the grand duchess. was excellent. She, represented the spirit of royalty and she was stolid in her dignity of menarchieal belief. but there were mos ments of humanism that were most enjoyable. and Mime. Cottrelly acted admirably throughout ahe play. '. The strange, pathetie character of Victoria Botes, intelligent rather than clever. fntuitive without being exces- sively sensitive. with no love save, the
 love of her friends love, and her nat ural affection for her father and her
 brother wassSxen played by Miss su'
 nsshs MISS MarrisI wSiford as Mrs. shel, seemed at times a trifie overdone, DOT 1 trayed the character with undoubted 1 talent. and her role as she presented I it. lent admirable contract to Miss FL | liott's excellent presentation of an op- l posite role. Asys
 Miss Gladys Norris, as Countess Cas- l savetti, gave delightful rendition o1 l a character almost, if not quite, suffer. 1 fluous. Leon Quartermaine as Cyri ! Botes was satisfactory.
 The Tenderfoot" will be the at 1 traction at the Montgomery Theatre l Friday night