The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-15
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Grace GeorEe in "Divorcons."

Grace George tn "DtV0KcOHS'
 Play goers, you are to be congrat-
 ulated twice. And to this number you
 are due obeisance Once to those who have provided such pleasant little nlav house. and the other to that charming bit of femininity whose l transition from an ambitious amateur, l almost. to living character part IS | as surprisingly pleasing as the reJu.e- nation of ERrdous .'Divorcons, Wnlch ! had fallen into the disrepute of rep | ertoire.
 True 1t has been few years since Miss George was a little girl struggling l to become what she has so beautnuliy attained. It Is in thks old Sardou piece, dragged from theoausty property loft, and polished and stsaehea ~in1" new beauties by her talents, that she has come into the full of her deserts. A year ago she won applause Tn
 ."rhe Marriage of William Ashe." She
 was fayorably noticed in all of the
 New York papers when she led her ambition with Clothes" In each or these she exhibited great talent Ill various scenes. But she was still anX- ions. The strained nervousness in some of the scenes in "The Marriage or William Ashe" was artistic, but the
 niece hself was not popular with the masses. however artistic and real 1t may have been in It's organization.
 In "Diyorcons" Miss George has cast
 set styles and predecedents followed in former presentations away and goes so far as the changing of some of the lines. This gives her Interpretation that air of originality that makes her
 so successful as the inconsistent one. No inconsistent woman is like anotner'
 except in being inconsistens' MISS MISS George employs her own ideas of moods in delivering Sardou's speeches. She has interpoIated here and there with n naive smile, demure shrug, Just the Mint of a wink, or half suppressed sigh even more subtle than some or the authors best lines.
 That her personality Is such that evervone likes her before she has been on the scene fifteen minutes Is neither here nor there, although 1t has much to do with her success. Personality IS a gift of nature and woman deserves no more credit for 1t than she does for the shape of her nose. She IS 10 he feIicitated upon possessing It, but IL is not of her own making. But MISS George has the ability to make senti- ment ring so true that it clutches the audience instantly.
 She has received great help from sardou in winning her present high po- sItIon on he sea of success. A Saroou Who knows feminine nature like q Erench ,,olomon-which means dou~ hle wisdom--comes only once in cen turv. And Margaret Mayo is his pro phet.
 "Divorcons" is a gem of comedy:
 vtse witty and diabolieally ingenious nIonigolne.y saw 1t last ten or dozen ,.nnrs ago. or pernaps more recently; t,ut tLe Margaret Mayo version IS o,,icker and crisper than that of kyrle
 Heuew, which was always used here' lis bit skittish yet. perhaps risque' but all in sucp 'e broadly impossible way that no ones tile worse Tor IL.
 The 'Derformaucc was worthy the star and the dramatist. Frank Worth tna shares honors with Miss George. Idvorccd from those polished villains he has been forced to play so long, he shovs abundant humor of most en- gaeing kind. His performance was a
 brilliant one ,. ,,,
 man has become a comedy classic. His name is on the carton and blown in inc bottle He had mado the part w,itb its inimitable sNagger, it's oily smile, its ingratiatlng deference, all his own. Douglass Gerard made the stu ,idttv of Adehemar emphatic without 100 much emphasis.
 tro those who have seen Miss George often it is apparent that her voice has l improyed greatly. It is clear and musi- l oai and sne has mastered the difficult | art of laughing naturally-one Of the
 most severe lessons in the category. She 1 has always been graceful. but there is
 opportunity now for her to accentuate ] this quality. It is in the real art of | actJnR however, that her growth Is During the performance the players Were often interrupted by the applause l that rippled over the vast audience,
 gathering strength on It's way up to the gallery. At the close of the sec | ond act Miss George and the entire
 company were called out time and
 "Human Hearts" Is the attraction at The Grand tonightv