The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
 An1uSeK7e1tS
E. H. sothern at the. Granl.

Drawing from his repertoire of TO- mantle dramas, Mr. Sothern again triumphed with & Montgomery audi ence last night, this time in the graps- ing story of Richard Loveiace. Through his masterful portrayal of the hero-poet of the seventeenth century his audience was borne back into the expressing atmosphere of the mighty English civil war.
 The story Is not a new one, the ro- nance is not a new deliverance on the momentus times. of Cromwell nor Is 1t at all unconventional It IS on the shelf of Mir. Sotherns rich repertoire to be pulled out and presented when he thinks the audience and the mood are present Ills guess on the temper of Montgomery playgoers was not . bad one. Their tribute lay not in an unrestrained expression of approval. Rather was 1t conveyed in an unlnter- rupted spell of attention. a drinking in of the loveliness of the romance. q wrapt sympathy with the varied and compelling delineations of the premier actor and those with whom he has sur- rounded himself.
 Sothern triumphed--yes, triumphed, of course, he could not have failed with an effective vehicle of Laurence Irv- ing's making. But he did not make the success alone. With tmpartiality may 1t be said that Miss Gladys Han son is by no means an n5unwfse choice of Mr. Sothern for the exaeting tasK of supporting him through his south ern tour. One is drawn to her work first by the forceful beauty of the young actress. To some this may seem to prejudice her success--prejudice 1t | favorably--but Ignoring her personal lxFa, I. ern birth and her truly Southern &C., cent. there is left the sheer ability to portray, to sweep with emotional | periods to impress with histrionic art the potential truths of the story. Miss Hanson does not dash into the full-orbed glory of star. Too early | for such an. estimate, yet there was ample evidence last evening that she l Is resourceful material for trying roles such as Mir. Sothern must de- mand. There was as clever reading of the lines as one would wish-an ex- cellent answer to the criticism that l Southern accent bIurs enunciation. 1 The conquering principal was the gracious rollicking character of the | pauper poet all through. That is until the tense moments of the love busI- ness. and then he thrust himself with commanding. art into the serious fit- ness of the Richard Lovelace of old. Il must have been a fairly accurate DOT. I trayal of the penurious singer in civil strife. The very scenery smacksd oi the romance of his pen, the heavenly | glances into loveland and the Jelight' full tunes of his lyrics. To fill thia interesting. historic atmosphere with l further realism, songs by Lucy Sach- cerell. the part of Miss Hanson. were effectively interwoven into the play
 The scenes did not shift. All action was cast around the quarters oi | Richard Lovelace, humble but redolenl of the masses of loyalists who surgeo and fought for King Charles.
 The work of the remainder of the people of the play did not rise above | passing we'll. Colonel Martin Hawley the foil of Lovelaee and an important part. is rather neglected by John Tay- Tor who was guilty at times of over doing his assignment. Yet this was not the rule with him and his hand ling of the lines was very satisfactory
 Next at the Grand is Paul Gilmore Monday night in Boys of Company B."