The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-06


 cated by dress and program the only variation of the temporal basis of the play; the costumes were varied in like degree; and the talents of the actors, thus practically unaided. shone forth
 with the greater splendor.
 What was necessary of stage set ting. however. had been amply afforded Messrs. Hirscber Brothers. managers of the Montgomery Theater. had omitted
 not single detail of the regular pro fessional performance in the height of the theatric season, to place the
 amateurs upon equal footing with the artists who make the season: and the
 stage itself was under the personal su- pervision of the stage manager of the house, Edward J. Mahoney.
 If comparison may be drawn among | so nearly an equally meritorious cori- pany, J. Lionel Haas, in the part of Charles must receive especial praise
 To those who have had the privilege of knowing MT. Haas's amateur histrioni, career 1t Is not surprising that ha acted with such ability last night, In voice, gesture, manner and general histrionic behavior. he conducted him self in a manner enviable by actors wno have won the popular applause of a na- tion. He carried himself with ease and
 grace, spoke with distinct elocution,rar intelligence, and in the several seen"s
 in which he had the principal part sus-
 tained the general spirit of the play with admirable art. Not less pleasing was Miss Beulah Moritz in the role of Jans. "a maid with an eye to business" Miss Moritz, ev-
 incing from the first an intelligent comprehension of the part she was
 playing. acted with vivacty and charm that were fascinating. In the scenes | of bourgeois tenderness between her l self and William, she evinced a deli l cacy of sentiment that was delectably | contrasted with her practical, matter | of business interviews with Charles; | and in the scenes where she played the fine lady she displayed versa | tility that was admirable. In her ap- | pearance. whether in maids dress or | in the handsome gown of the pro tenn | pore wife of Charles she was notably ] pretty. Miss Jessamine Rice played Lucy
 Norton with charm that captivated the audience. In a role far from easy, she
 adapted herself to changing sentiments
 with an artistic shading of voice and manner that were notable for intelli- | gence and native talent. In difficult | scenes where sudden emotion was nec-
 essary she was fully adequate, and in | evener parts of the play where natur- ] alness of bearing was indicated, she | portrayed the role with a gentle dis
 tinction of voice and ap impressive | mien that won for her the unstinted | admiration of her audience. Miss
 Rice, who is particularly beautiful,was
 handsomely gowned and was one of
 the most notable figures upon the | stage.
 Miss Blanche Engle had the difficult | part of Miss Chadwick, Lucy's aunt, | and she played it with spirit that was | a source of much of the humor of the | play. Of such tender age as would be
 proclaimed highly and loudly by press Fagents, Miss Engle in makeup and in | general demenaor was altogether an | elderly lady who looked the age that
 only one of the dramatic personae was | tererarious enough even to guess at;
 and throughout she played the part l with consistency.
 | Mrs. Pixton, though she appeared | but briefly upon the stage, was marked | by an excellent portrayal, Miss Ella | Klein doing a difficult character study | with fine intelligence. In the scene i'll
 which she demanded her long lost l ild," she displayed conception
 of humorous characterization that was | most acceptable, and her clamorous l attacks upon an already much mysti- l fled and thoroughly alarmed gathering | were one of the most amusing features | of the play.
 | Simon Rosewald made a great hit as Claude As the clever, debonair, | impertinent and every-ready. but eter-
 nally troublesome. boy about the house. | he was gay, vivacious and altogether | Imaginable. He had not serious mo-
 ment, nor did the audience when he | was on the stage. He was laughing | when he was perturbed, whistling when | the butler annoyed, and altogether | happy when an odd and totally strange | baby was put upon him; and in each | of these phases of apparent happiness l he was happy to a high degree in the ] indication of his inner thought. He
 was we'll made up and his histrionic
 behavior was notable for its ease and l spirit.
 Harry Marcus, in the rather difii- | cult role of MT. Kershaw, played with | an excellent intelligence of the part, | and his performance thoroughly sus-
 tained the humor of the play. Sidney | l.. Shulein, as William, was princi-
 pal figure in the play. and his DOT
 trayal of the part of the jealous hus-
 band was admirable. In the second
 act, especially, his playing was marked 1 with a spontanelty and a varied humor | and pathos that caught the audience.
 Samuel Schloss as Mir. Pixton, ap- | bearing but once. was entirely ade- | quate, and the scene in which he had ] part was one of the most humorous | and striking of the entire comedy.
 The entire performance reflected the l greatest credit upon R. c. Whiteley,
 the director under whom the play was | performed.
 The specialties introduced in the | entre' actes were an admirable rendi-
 ton of Montgomery's 1910 Campaign
 Song by MT. June Pierce, Mrs. Wash | burn, Mrs. Richardson and Mir. Stahl- necker two violin solos by Miss Fan
 nie Marks and a duet rom Professor Napoleon" by MT. Pierce and Mrs.