The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

sa MONTGOMERY THEATnEs
 Tuesday--Maxine Elliott in ef
 T-s1sy-lsThe Tenderfoot.
 ssturday Hatinee sad Night-Charies n. Hanford, in sCymbeiine' ana "Se- uus Caesar"
 BrJOU THEATRE.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9witA special mstinees Mondny ha Wednesdsy--AGay New York"
 Thursday, Friday. saturday and sat urday Matinee--~Ths Sweetest Sri In Dixie.1
 The theatrical taste of Montgomery must rise high between today ana next Sunday night, and a dramatic ladder upon which it may ascend witn is provided by the long and varied pro gram supplied by the Montgomery The atre and the Bijou Theatre. for this week.
 The incsssant attendant will begin the week with a merry, meritorfous and altogether successful musical com edy which is as Hghtsome as the lfrhtest, and he win. if he persist. be at the end of the week In the rarihed Atmosphere of the upper strata of ciss- sicism Tn the meantime. he will nave sailed through a placid but interesting current of modern comedy at its best. de will have been gaily swept along once again by joyous gale. musical comedy, have again become ascendant jn a rising breeze of comedy drama. ana have passed through the depth ,f the profoundesf of dramatfsts
 The week theatrical is opened to- morrow afternoon with an inausurai MatiS,e at the Bijou, a special perror- nance given in honor of Governor B Conner and Lieutenant Governor Henry B Gray, who have been inv. tetd to attend as guests. They will have boxes in the theatre. Gay New York; Is the offering and it will De played at Monday matinee. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, ana "Wednesday matinee. =.
 Gay New York" Is ono of the pest and most successful musical comedies brought to the Bijou this week, ana its long and favorable career in the North ts now having a repetition in the South The play has swing, ana s.go'' thata prevent dull moments, ana It's performance will be done oy ex- celient comedians and chorus com posed of pretty girls,
 Tuesday night the Montgomery Tne- atre offers what will probably be one of the most popular performances or the week. Her Great Match, the Clyde Fitch play in which Maxine El- aiott will star. Miss Elliott is so handsome that for some years she was known merely as Nat Goodwin beautiful wife. is now recognized as not only a beautiful but a talented ac. tress. The part in which Miss Elliott Is to appear was made specially for her by Clyde Fitch. who has yet 10 fail in an attempt to write part 10 order.
 Her role Is that of an American so- ciety woman, and Miss Elliott whose charm and personality alone make her a notable figure upon the stage enacts it with admirable ability. The other narts in the play are not neglected by either author or actor. and the play as d whole Is well up to the Fitch stan dard |.
 FollowdnE Her Great Match" is ..Tha Sweetest Girl in Dixie which IS not like, "he Girl From Dixie. musical comedy. but comedy drama .The Sweetest Girl in Dixie" is writ etr by A Southern woman, Miss Freda Slemons. a daughter of Congressman Siemons. of Arkansas, and the piece is said to be sympathetically Southern <, tone and atmosphere. Scenes, tn- dents and characters are drawn st,-geiy from life, and the presentation
 iven by the company Is natural and .olfghtful. "The Sweetest Girl In
 
 -ridav and Saturday nights with the rsual Saturday matinee.
 The Tenderfoot," said to be one or he most delightful comedies of the year which will be seen at the Mont gomery Theatre Friday night, VIII have oscar L. Figman in the title role. The book of the play was writ tetn by Richard Carle at his best, and contains some of the prettiest ly- rics brought out in years.
 They have been set to catchy music by H. l.. Heartz. and there are twenty pieces in the performance which have become the familiar whistles of half a continent. As an entertainment, pure and simple "The Tenderfoot" Is regarded as seldom unexcelled. There is not a dull line in the play, the situations are irresistibly funny and the scenery is as handsome as any seen this season.