The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27
THEATRES
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 Fritz, schefr. in sM'ue Modiste.' l Without perfection of voice. his l trionic art or beauty Fritzi Schen Wal | nearly enough perfect in all three te l faseinate a tremendous audience gatn' | cred Saturday night in the Montgom- cry Theatre to hear her sing Ah'
 The explanation lies in this that into the three qualities named, in each oI which she Is most highly apt sue ! so with an unusually capable com pany to assist her In the performance | of a clever comic opera, she had no difficulty in fascinating sIis-save, pera | throng on the other side of the root
 From tho moment the Schen appeared l upon the stage she charmed ner auo.- ence which was enthusiasticafiy re- ] sponsive to her throughout the opera. IL Is to be doubted if any audience ! has ever been so thoroughly satisned as that which she played to Saturday
 sM'ile Mosiste." in which Miss seheff has the title role. Is comic opera written specially for her by Henry Blossom and victor Herbert The lat. ter composed the music. which is most enjoyabie. comprising several songs l of delicate beauty. while others or tne melodies were of the "catchy" variety and they thoroughly caught. too.
 in Mr. Rlossorn's cieverest moments. 1 It's plot is not altogether new; ana Is necessarily not intricate, put n s,s l. teresting. ana affords sumcient DasIs for the structure 9f ,o sns So 'sSt sut in the 1 snoEen dialosue, and. indeed. In soma of the songs. the piece Is seinsi:Iantt with jest. and et times WHY. wu' .d cisysrs,rlypJss, pns,,osophis opnspis" tidSit The sonrs were delicate in fancy and me- lodious in structure, ,s In Mile. Modste" Miss Scnen IS Eff e%DIoEea !SS, in sSs %mG has S'sl' voice, beauty and histrionic talent as wcu as ambition to use them. and Hiram Seht, at, an American millionaire, attractsa pE; Fifi's goodness. which she possesses in addition to the less difficult but more attractive talents already denonl- mated furnishes her the opportunlty she has long dreamed on: wi ati aisa the vision of her marriage to Captash Etienne deBouvray. nephew or tne Conlte de St. Mar, but the unele nas fsaa forbidden in the the opefa and fnaiy, dis l euised. sings at the fete in the comte's s | gardens and wins the favor Of the un z | cle. thus attaining consommatioh oi N It cam cannot be doubted that Miss 1 Scheff fascinated. here was none m | the theatre not thoroughly deiightsd | there were but very few upon whom 1 she did not readily. quickly. immedf- atelS cast her spellI To anaIyze her | fascination is almost as dimcuit as s 1 remarkable ability. she has voice | that has charmed wherever 1t has been 1 heard: of magnificent figure and pret- l ty. piauant pleasing. countenance, she l has a personality that adds: to her beauty her acting and her singing l charm that is rare.
 Miss Scheffs voice is her strongest | quality. and it is magnificent, There | were moments when it sounded tri- 1 1e strained. hut those moments were l Sc few and the defect was so nearly of ss Ud@er 5sa to sr smRns shar l voice. a soprano. was clear. sweet. and strone. with an indication of volume should 1t be needed. And she sang such quick and intelligent sympathy, as are seldom within the reach of
 In her acting Miss scheff was ex. cellent. With a just and rational con- ception of her not very sufficient part presence were always in keeping. witf line and scene and proved Miss Schen to be an intelligent, as well as a thor oughly educated. actress. Her enunci. ation was notable for it's sweetness clarity end distinctness.
 Miss Scheff in her presentation oi Mile. Modiste" has the assistance oi some clever artists, William Pruettt as the conite enacted the role with ad. mirable spirit and fairness and his rep,, 9ition of the song: I Want what iovable. Walter PeTcival as Etienne hal a pleasing voice and his enacting ol rather q colorless part satisfactory Claude Gllngwater had na,nIUe.d the part ty,t, q great credit. His portrayal of th' character which might well have beer overdone was slngularly reserved 1T tns aHd general anS
 Chambers as the Lieutenant were sat
 isfactory.
 Josephine Bartlett played the role Il of Mme. Cecile in an entirely graceful
 manner Her conception of the part
 was good and her portrayal of il
 equally pleasing: Bertha Holly a, Mrs. Bent acted the part with ivvaelsS ss
 eade was particularly pretty ant | charming Louise. The other femai' } characters were2taken by Misses Mo-ri who added to the general average O
 beauty. The dance by LaMora was OK
 cellent and one of the most entoya
 had the assistance of four prohcien
 The members Of the chorus wer + siEnally handsome and the scenery n
 the play excellently made ana ar
 ranged.
 Nat Wills CIOses at Bijou.
 Nat NJ. Wills closed his engage
 ment of four performances at the Bi
 tou Saturday night. MT Wilis "a a
 thoroughly delighted four large au
 diences and has ably maintained hi
 reputation as one of the best eo:nl
 actors that haev come to Montgomery
 He had the assistance of a stronI
 trOune and his play was full Of run
 making and good music.
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