The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
Amusen1ents
Nat Goodwin ries.es h 4rhe Genius. !"

Nat Goodwin pleases In ~The Genius. V
 That Nat c. Goodwin has not lost any of his popularity dursrg the sew eral years he has failed S come to Montgomery was thoroughly proven by the size of the audience at the Mont gomery Theatre Thursday night. That he deserves the popularity was proven with equal thoroughness by the ex- cellent manner in which he and his company presented The Genius. !" There was hardly vacant seat in the Theatre, and none of the big audience was otherwise than delighted with the presentation of the play.
 Mir. Goodwin himself played with the ease and the grace that make his acting so pleasingly artistic. His role was one admirably fitted to display his good qualities, and he was consis- tently clever. His con.eany is a strong one, including Euna Goodrich, whose beauty and charm of person are quite sufficient to compensate for her lack of strong artistic merit. Other members of the cast were capable and the piay was well sustained through out.
 The Genius" is a farce comedy by William C. and Cecil deMilie. and is thoroughly enJoyable. The Genius Is Jack Spencer, clever, pleasantly tempered. easy going young map, who ny the nachinations of three friends, fellow artists in New York, is sud. denly heraided by a well deceived critic and received by a faked public as genius. The deception is we'll sustained and Jack. entering into the part of painting genius. meets Nell Graham, who Is to act as his model. Among the many who fall down and worship the genius, Is Josephine ran- Dusen, who proposes to him end is &C., cepted. Jack Is in love with Nell. and hIs efforts, finally successful, to have Josephine break the engagement nake an interesting and auusing sto- ry. The characters of the play are we'll drawn.
 As The Genius" Mir. Goodwin Is probably at his best. It Is a charac- ter in which there Is no requirement. of strong, emotional effort. 1t Is a comedy role pure and simple. but 1t gives Mir. Goodwin every opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities. It is essentially tine part of the good fel. low and 1t Is in such part MT. Good win Is best.
 Edna Goodrich is featured in capital letters upon the program, but she is far from being the best actress In the cast. Al a beauty. Miss Goodrich is admirable But hor acting, though pleasing, is not strong. and though her role was not difficult one, her Limitations were easily discernible.
 Neil O'Brieii as Vogelsberger. was very clever. His acting was quick, sympathetic and spirited. and did much to make Mir. Goodwln's performance successful H. c. Lonsdale. as Cut terbuck, had a character part per- haps a little more difficult than that of Mir. O'Brien, and his work was equally satisfactory as he sustained the character strongly. William Beach. as leMercier, was unusually good. and Gordan Johnstone, Carey Livingstone and NJ. B. Snyder were all capable.
 Alice Wilson as Josephine, was clev- CT. The role she had offered many difficulties, but she was In thorough sympathy with 1t and was equal to its every requirement. Susette Jack son, as Lilly Scott, was pleasing and Rose Snyder. Evelyn Wells and Mabel Reed were capable.
 Joseph conyers In Our New Minis ter" is the next attraction at the Mont gomery Theatre. ii IS booked for Friday night.