The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-18


 AT THE GRAND.
 All week, except Friday night-The Baldwin Melville Stock Co.
 Friday night--Char1es B. Hanford'
 Vaudevilie--The Majestic Ell week.
 While the Grand is announced open every night with the usual matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, the dramatic treat of the week will be Charles D. Hanford, the eminint tragedian, to ap- near on Friday night. The offering for his appearance in Montgomery is The Merchant of Venice"
 MT. Hanford has appeared in Mont gomery numerous times, and he IS m fafiably greeted with a .representative audience, a cultured audience. an auol- ance capable of appreciating the excel lent presentation of Shakespeare. The Messrs. Hirschers are Therefore con eratuIatfng themselves that they nave been able to secure MI, hanfords ap- Announcement is also made by the Messrs. Hirscher of the coming or the s.Merry Widow for Thursday night lh the week following. It Is stated that fhs nart of sSonia' will be in most capable hahds, while that of Prince Danilo" is pleasingly presented, anu up to the high standard Of the orisinai actor in New York. a.,
 During the week the Baldwin Msl- vile Stock Company Will pc seen ,,,iii III various plays. Their first onerins VIII be sag Harbor,' a play Of James A. T1aarne too well known to theatre goers fo need explanation. The second or fertnr will be Nevada" to be staged for the latter part of the week.
 The Baldwin Melville Company Wnlls playing to popular prices sn,ners ,s sStu oI the cast, and the plays announced give them ample opportunity to show 'heii capabilities. ,.,,,o o, Una highest class will be offered. The man aFement announce six acts ior ens coming week, all or mem htsy s, citv commended by the press or every cim l,I in which they have appeared. IL VIII be a Dill evenly balanced, there oelhs lust the right amount of comeay' hhu- sic and acrobatics.
 RaIdyyin-MeIvilIe Stock Co.
 Commencing next Monday night, the r,sISx~in -Meiyille Stock Company will annear at the Grand opera House TOT Fhs entire week, with the exception ot Triday night, when Charles B. hanlor"
 Natinees will be given "Wednesday and Saturday. The play selected Tor tne first half of the week IS Sarnss M os Hearne's most successful story OA heart interest Sag Harbor." There are few nlays of recent years which nave racaIved such emphatic endorsement from the press ;ad public as mas I,,t. Shis old story. Boston. New IorK anu @ @Nnl- eaRo never Wearied Of descanunS upon the human story told, and the picture nf real life that it presented. The ao- soIute freedom of the play from un natural embellishments, exaggeFalso a~nression and distorted pose, IS an ab' sence noticeable in every scene
 Hundreds of columns or praise haSs been printed about Sag HaFpoI' anu Ana last hours of James A. Hearne were consoled by the thought that the sweet ast words that were written on ths theme so dear to him dropped from the nen of those whose good opinions were most to be valued, and whose 1uos' ment the world most esteemed: ,,
 The spectator however. VIII Eeaolts ,,nderstand why such praise IS slVeh
 .S tha comprehension will come as cuiclxIy to the person of humble olrth and lowly associations as to the oecu- nant of the palace, for the atmospheFe which is It's environment Is the eh, yironment of home. everyday me anu everyday people Ihere Sonira ates because of this fact Sag liar bor'' is a play that once seen' one WIZ xvant to see again, and the meilotS O' it will always remain. -. ,,,
 The people whom you will meet ih "Sar Harbor" are even as you anu and the scenes over which you VII xveen and laugh are scenes you hANt encountered In your everyday lite' pu' eo naturally and exquisitely presehteo 4hat their charm is irresistible
 few words should be said concern ing the company presenting this pea1 tiful play. The Baldwin -MeiVllI' Stock CompanY's reputation in Mohs' gomery and elsewhere 3 tnro"s s,ioranta, ,ou ia, South should be sufficient guarahle to the public that they 'qay expect performance well worthy of the eAce'' tent reputation this company mas "oi for itself everywhere. ar
 MT. Hugh Gibson, who plays MT M, Hearne's part of Captain Dan, IS VIII 1be organiza tion and it is but talr t' sav thst MT. Gibson's performance o' Sbis mart has won for him unstlnte' nraise and without ever having recelN sd.one adverse criticism. The New UT leans papers accepted him, after nav ing seen MT. Hearne in the role' an. .es,ly grew enthusiastic over his WorF undertake to step into James "A IIaarne,a shoes without stumbling, Int ather parts in the play will be cas uith the full strength or the com pany and 1t is promised that the per formance given will lead one to ma s inc that the company has neeh ss naciaIIv engaged to produce this pla' alone. -, seeoo+s ,,,iI he -nsed, every attention to detail VII be given in order to make tiils n', tt .l hanner performance ever gwen py tn Baldwin Melville Stock Company Il this city .-.-,... ,t,ht. an, Saturday matinee. the greatest West W srn comedy drama ever written, Ne
 5, In viii be presented. a play ol tbs order of ''MLisse" a play made ia nous by Annie Pixlie throughout thi country but far superior in man ways as 1t has had the advantage . latter day progression in the art nisv writing. which enables the play wright of the present day to tmprov
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