The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27

m MHn1h Inn H1lMu " - n1ll Il MH H H XlN tie art are blended in the deIineation
 of Rip. The bibulous old rascal has
 been recommended and maintained by
 the comedians masterly toning of his iniquities and graceful exposition of the tenderness and sweetness of his heart. f
 Millions of people have learned to sympathize with Rip in the misfor- tunes lie brought upon himself and family simply because MT. Jefferson tfoTmed some of the sunshine and quaint humor of his own nature into Rips fame, and made him an entirely hu- | man. happy -go-lucky, laugh distrib- uting and sorrow -banishing hero Be- side this, Mir. Jefferson gave his Rip an artistic finish that was unapproach- able. and that made the character as
 much his and his alone as a master piece of Velasquez or Tintoretto be- longs exclusively to these artists. He gave the old vagabond . charm that has never. failed him, and an individ- , uaiity that has no prototype on the stage and that never will be duplicated there.
 It is impossible to name any actor of the past four decades with the ex- ception of Thomas .Jefferson's late fath- CT. Joseph Jefferson. who could play this part at all like Mir, Jefferson. He r played it before, and if some of those people who saw his father in the role ! Tn the sixties would drop in now they would be surprised at the growth and fuflness of the character in Thomas Jefferson's conception.
 It is built up of hearty and whole- some laughs and has a sufficient dash of pathos to draw al tear now and then to emphasize its bright and joyous
 qualities. MT. Jefferson has been for twenty-five years before the footlights His Rip Van Wrinkle" has made thous- | ands laugh and cry. Today he is the lconspicuous Jeffersonian figure that
 the American theatre can put forward He will appear at the Montgomery The atre Monday matinee and night q ' ti. r7 "Rogers Brothers in Ireland. The Rogers Brothers will be at the Montgomery Theatre Wednesday night
 presenting the best play in their rep ertoire, The Rogers Brothers in Ire- land" which is distinct in departure from the style of entertainment which
 these young men have presented in past
 years MT. McNally has constructed
 for them a consistent Irish play with
 strong and well sustained plot, the
 comedy interest predominating. All
 the types are Irish and speak with a
 orogue with the exception of the Rog- eTH IfotHefs. WnO VIII De lnITOuuced Tn
 their well known characterizations of
 hurporously, stupid Germans. 'l
 The love story has both a serious
 and comic side. It is told in three
 acts, the scenes of which are laid in
 Ireland. The first scene is located at
 Glendalough, the second at the Lakes
 of Killarney and the third at the Blar-
 ney Castle. The characters Involved in
 the story include the Irish constabu-
 lary, villagers. landowners. lords and
 ladies. lads and lassies, paddles and peasants
 The Rogers Brothers play the roles of Heinrich Punk and Nicholas Knox, two spirited. Germans, who come to Ireland for the purpose of purchas- ing the blarney stone and placing 1t 'on exhibition in the United States. They propose to use the money gained thereby to free Ireland from Englands political yoke. They become involved in many comic and serious incidents, which Mir. McNaliy has cleverly and effectively wrought. Two other very important roles are played by Marion Stanley and Winfred Young, which car " the sentimental interest. Other im- portsnt parts are played by Charles
 Mccarthy, Edward O'Connor, Bessie De
 Voie, Ethel Tntrorfdi. Josie Intropidi, Sadie Green and Harry cowan.
 3 Notwithstanding the departure made III slAtS coHstruCliOH or ln6 R0gerS Brothers present vehicle, the same careful attention has been paid to the musical features as in past years Songs and dances will be conspicuous throughout the action of the piece and will include fourteen very novel num- bers These will be presented by both principals and chorus in elaborate cos- tunes. The production in the matter of scenery and dresses will be as elab- crate as any in which the Rogers Brothers have been seen.