The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27
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MONTGOMERY THEATRE.

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 MonAay, matinee and night--Thomns Jefferson in .sfsip Van Winkle.S
 wednesday nisht--Rogers Brothers in Ireland.
 .Friday night--walker whitesides in ssrhc Magic Melody"
 Saturday, matinee and night--Mahei Montgomery, In "Zaza."
 BIJoU THEATRE.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pfghts and "Wednesday matinec--Han- Ion,s "Fantasma."
 Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, md Saturday matinee--"Across the Pa-' cinc."
 z This week will be not only one of the busiest, bat enc of the best that the theatres of Montgomery have had this season. Both the Montgomery and the B'jou offer attractions which, though varied in kind, are of admirably uni- form merit In nearly every instance the players are we'll known in Mont gomery and in several instances the plays are not new.
 At the Montgomery Theatre the first offering will be a classic, Rip van wink1e." in which Thomas Jefferson will assume the role made famous by his father, Joseph Jefferson. MT. Jef- ferson has proven himself to be a fin- ished actor and a worthy son of hiS father. The charm of humor. the ap- peal of ,pathos. he has blended with rare art in a character unique in It's picturesque qualities. MT. Jefferson will appear at matinee as well as at night on Monday.
 The jollity of "Rip Van winkle" will be followed Wednesday night by jol- lity. quite as humorous. though less pie turesque, for MT. Jefferson will give way to the Rogers Brothers, who on this occasion are to be The Rogers Brothers in Ireland" country which they have just entered
 Their play is of more serious con- structiop than the other pieces in which they have made and sustained their regulations, but in comedy 1t is said to be equal if not superior to their previous offerings. The Rogers Broth CTS are to be German. of course, and it is predicted they will make as much laughter in Ireland as they have in any other country in which their stage travels have taken them.
 "The Magic Melody" which will be presented at the Montgomery Theatre Friday night Is new piece. in which. Walker Whiteslde will appear Friday night. It is seldom newspaper of high repute makes specific criticism of play in its editorial columns, and the fact that The Nashville American, in an editorial. holds up The Magic Melody as an admirable example of clean reality, the play that sounds the human note; play of poetic frag- rance, a play of tender sentiment and deep emotion, that moves our stage for ward as 1t establishes beautiful and. honest ideals and teaches mankind a lesson straightforward and full of meaning" is most unsuual.
 '"The Magic Melody" is said to be suggestive in story of The Music Mas ter and The Lion and the Mousse"
 Miss Mabel Montgomery. who won great favor In Montgomery by her, re- cent appearance in "Zaza" will play @ return engagement in Montgomery Saturday matinee and night. For all that Miss Montgomery is so young, she is an actress of wide experience and splendid finish. She has had the star part in many productions. Busy week at the BijOu.
 This will be a busy week at the Bi- jou, where the theatre will be opened every night, as well as for the usual Wednesday and Saturday .matinees. The offerings are d spectae uIar pantonainfe and a melodrama of high type.
 The pantomime is "Fantasma," for mhnyayears a favorite among srectac. ular and mechanical plays, and each year possessing new features which \ make it ever novel and unique wheth- CT as a. spectacle or from a musical point of view, the piece has always been excellent. Its ballots are prepar- ed by a masterrcraftsman, and the scenery is remarkable.
 The Hanlons in the pantomimic parts assure the success of the movement of the play. "Fantasma" is offered for Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Wednesday matinee. , Across the Pacific" Is a, rarity be- cause.it is confessedly a melodrarna and a good melodrama. Nearly everything l presented on the stage nowadays is either a musical comedy or a comedy drama if there's a song in 1t it's d musical comedy; otherwise It is com edy drama. Across the Pacific" is not rare only because it bears the sub title of melodrama; 1t is rare In its excellence It Is a military play and is snappy from the rise of the curtain uo the fall thereof and It's presentation pany carries with 1t complete band, which takes part from the stage in the presentation. of the piece. Thohmas Jefferson in "Rip Van Win I
 Thomas Jefferson does eevrything well, with the fullness of art in every he undertakes, and characterization he undertakes, and feeling that Its charm and potency are Irresistible. But 1t detracts nothing from his other conceptions to say that his Rip Van Wrinkle is the greatest and most popular of his impersona- tions and that more affectionate re-