The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03
The Lyman Twin Comedians.


 The Lyman Brothers, who will ap- pear at the Montgomery Theatre Tues- day night, with their big company in the musical farce comedy, "The Rus tlers.' have the remarkable distinction of being the only twin comedians today before the public.
 These clever young players have made thousands of people in the United States forget the tolls of life and enjoy a good laugh. although they are still in their twenties and notwithstanding their youth, they are, rated with the best comedians of the day, their work being full of originalities and funny eccentricities of the higher order.
 Their new vehicle, "The Rustlers." Is an elaborate musical farce, hand somely staged and filled with bright, clean and refreshing comedy, intermin- gled with pretty music, made sprightly by a dainty chorus elegantly eostumed together with a complicated and funny story portrayed by cast of clever fun makers, The Summer Girls, Military Maids and the Trolley Girls, are some of the features which are to be seen. Louis James i'm AThc Merry Wives of
 Windsor"
 Pages have been written in t-ulogy of the masterly impersonation of "Fal- starr as given by that sterling actor, Louis James, who is scheduled to pre- sent that jolly characterization here, when he offers a spectacular production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in the near future.
 In the entire catalogue of Shake spearian comedies, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" has probably been the least played, a fact attributed solely to the lack of comedians capable of playing the exacting role of Sir John Falstaff, for aside from the positive necessity of the actor possessing an individuality somewhat commensurate with the requirements of the physical "Falstaff" he must also be a thorough ly capable actor, in order to depict the many-sided characteristics of this im- pressionistic character
 The Falstaff of Louis James is said to be the personification of unctuous humor. subtle and drawn with clear ness and boldness of relief that once more justihes the assertion that he is truly Americas representative actor.
 Mir. James has upon many occasions presented Shakespeare's greatest come dies, but 1t is said that never in his entire career has he offered one that possesses the fidelity to scenic environ ment, the accuracy to costuming and detail that he displays in his contribu- ton this season to the world of amuse- ment, "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
 The cast is exceptionally strong, and is headed by such players as Nellie Me Henry and Norman Hackett, ably sec- onded by Aphie James, Charlotte Lam bert, J. Arthur Young, Lillian Lancas- ter, Anna Millward. c. D. Burt, Ma than Aronson, H. D. Brown. William Chrystie Miller. G. W. Ward, H. F. Maurice, etc, etc.
 Louis James in '"The Merry Wives of Windsor" comes to the Montgomery Theatre Wednesday night.
 Max Flgman on "'The Man on the Box"
 Max Figman. who is regarded by the critics of New York as one of the best actors on the American stage, will be the attraction at the Montgomery Thea Ire Thursday night in "The Man on the Box" a comedy dramatized by Grace Livingston Furniss from Harold MacGrath's book of the same name. Mir. Figman will be supported by a clever company. including the dainty actress, Helen Holmes. Clara Louise Chapman. Beatrice Mcclure. Ceta woodland Bennett, Wilson Forbes, Frank Fl. Rainger. Ernst P. Orr, George Centre, Reginald Fife, Marshalls Frank John C. Brownell. Morgan Wallace, lin and others
 Although Mir. Figman has been iden-