The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

Little Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt wore a decolette cream lace gown one even- ing with a white ermtne hat. She Is of undIstinguished figure but is a pleasing, petite creature. The most regal figure, the woman with the most high bred air, at the show was Mrs Morton W. Smith. I'm taking the ushers' word for It that the woman who evoked this encomium was Mrs. Smith. She was occupying the box accredited to MT. Smith and was with him so I stand committed to the lady for the blue ribbon.
 There were 12s classes among the exhibits of horses. including every qualification known to horsedom, from road teams. saddle horses of many lands. hunters, jumpers, horses suitable for a gig, a delivery wagon. buggy a carriage, a demi-mail. each in It's class, polo ponies, children's ponies, etc, etc. The music in the evenings was very inspiring to the spirited ami mals as well as to the on-lookers. It is thought that the show just closed will most likely be the last ever held in the old Madison Square Garden, as the stockholders Of the property intend tearing down the edifice and erecting in its stead a sky-scraper.
 The next "big thing" Is the opening of the Grand Opera season at the Met ropolitan Opera House tomorrow. The greatest interest prevails among musi- clans, and the public as we'll to see the new conductor who has made his fame already in Europe. This notable is NJ. Toscanini, an Italian of course. from the Scala Theatre, in Milan. The season opens with Aida" as the opera. Five of the principal artists in the cast are new to this side adding an. other bit of ginger to the public curi. osity. The premier dAnseuse. Guia Tarriam, comes from the San Carlos in Naples. All the great singers of the earth, seem to have been corralled by the indefatigahle managers of the opera houses for the New York season of 190S-9. Among them are Mary Gar den, Sembrich. Emma Flames, Tetraz- zini Emmy Destlnn. Louise Homer, Caruso, Schmedes. Scotti Rossl, Cad ski Fremstad, and on and on ad in- finitum!
 The theatres are all in full blast with good plays. There are two rival Devils" and a third is soon to appear in partnership with that type of fem ininity to which the word accords all the degrees of latitude. The Widow and the Devil" Is the title of this col laborated travesty on two of the past seasons pronounced succesSes-"rhe e Merry Widow" and The Devil"
 The best of the dramas I've seen so far is Bernsteins Samson" now being played by Gillette. The title Is f1gu- ratlve of man of strength. which as Maurice Brochard. a self-made man. a dockman, MT. Gillette proves himself. The scenes are laid in Paris, and two of the scenes are very handsome inte- rior views. The clash in the drama Is between social cast and individual merit, the love story a very pretty one. One of the surprises of the even Ing was to recognize our old stage queen, Marie Wainwright. in the cast as an old lady. All the parts were ex- cellently interpreted, the number of characters being thirteen. The piece Is by the French playwright, Henry Bernstein, whose latest effort. a story based on the social ostracism of the Jew in France. Is the success of the hour in Paris.
 The BiJou is running a political-so- cIal drama called "The Gentleman from Mississippi" Thomas Wise, who plays the part of the Mississippi Senator. Is one of the authors of the piece. The scenes are laid in Washington City and it Is a story of graft-intrigues Mir Wise. who Is a Californian. was par. ticularly well pleased when told by some Southerners in his audience how well he had done not only in portray Ing a typical Southern Statesman, bu ] In dropping into a genuine Southern