The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-17
"MARRYING MARY"

Marrying Mary" and her numerous
husbands caVorted merrily al the Ma
jestic theater yesterday afternoon and
evening for audiences which filed ms
house to the limit, and 50 thoroughly
did they and their fellow players jCl
lily the aalrCls of tie thGater thai as
large audiences should greet them a,
The remaining performances OF the a
together toc short engagemcnt-fCr II
he language of q philosopher Of the
day. il Is Impossible TO set too niue.
of a good things saws the Grand Rap
ids. Mich. Herald of a company sooI
10 appear mere.
Pretty blonde Florence Gear, sNeet
OF voice aud stunning OF figure, 81
ready had a large following amonH
the patrons of the Majestic, but hel
list of admirers has been greatly aug
mentcd as a result of the entertain
menC she provided yesterday. An &C
tress has a difficult task TO make
good" in a role that some Other
stage favorite has made popular hi
and while comparisons are always
odious, it need not detract from. tht
reputation of Marie Cahill. who origi
mated the character of Mary Mont
gOmery. to say that Miss Gear doe!
not suffer in the least in d compari
son.
Miss Gear is surrounded by a splep
did company, generally speaking. Johi
Moore, Mat Hanley and Harry h
Roche, who played and sang the role
of the three husbands of Mary. ar,
particularly weil cast, while Harry
Benham gave q pleasing characterize
ton of Ormsby Kulpepper the heat
of the anti-divOrce society. who finall
becomes husband No. ]. despite tn,
record Mary had made in the divorce
courts. Richard Karl is scarcely d sec
Ond Eugene CowleS. but he rendere
the numbers formerly falling to tina
| accomplished singer, in mamie
that was very pleasing. The solr
: The Last One is Best of ALL" an.
the duet with Miss Gear, DO, Be, NJ
Fa.' making particularly strong hits
Besides these principals and mino
characters Miss Gear has been SUI
piled with a chorus of young wome
who are good TO look upon and are O
splendid voice and lively spirits, s.
that the tuneful numbers are thorough
" enjoyable.
The Eddie Foy imitation number
done by the ''Broilers,' as the ten Iii
tlest dancing girls in the Askin-Singe
Co.'S brilliant musical play. ''The Gil
Question" are known, were the tai
of San Francisco during the entir
two weeks of their engagement
Every dramatic editor in town inter
viewed them individually and collect
lively, their views were sought on eI
cry conceivable subject from the proI
er number of hair pins girl on tn
stage should wear to the psycholog
. ran1 Of Gn1I -,
of Peer Gynt," while automobiles an,
the JeunesSe DOree of San Francisc
I were at their disposal morning, moo
and night.
Liebler & Company's press depart
ment emphaticalIy denies complicit
in the horse-stealing that has been &C
ing on in the district where Richar
Harding Davis is deputy sheriff
Liebler & Company, you know, ar
producing Davis Vera, the Medium
! in which Miss Eleanor Robson il
starring this year.
SPARKLETS.
Ethel Barrymore says she did NO
say that society women We're pigs
| What Ethel needs is a more refine,
/ press agent.
THE Barber of New Orleans ha
Il very Close Slave lIOIn DtlHS d lid
failure Oh. latheri -
Wilton Lackaye is fighting for suC
cess in The Battle" but he looks
/ little too weighty TO put up much @
a bout.
! Report has it that Nat Goodwin
/ the blonde comedian, has struck
/ rich in a gold mine in Nevada. Now
Maxine Elliott, see what you nav
missed.
1t migat also be mentioned tina
George Conan can toot his own hor
! better than any other writer or daI
Ger.
! The Devil having lost its novelt
! in this country, Henry w. Savag
will probably return 10 Vienna an
/ look for some other sulphurCus outpu
| Marriage is a Failure, would be
good title for a play in which Nat {
/ Goodwin, James X. Hackett and Z. i
! Sothern might al play leading roles.
! Nine. MarceIIa Sembrich has a skin
| that is directOire on both sides, a;
| cordinS.To her dreSsmaker press asen
! Isn't it about time that Lillian Ru:
! sell got a divorce or was Marie
again? What is the matter Lillian
| NOT GENERALLY KNOWN
! That Frank J. Mcintyre, of I'll
| Travelling Salesman company, is tn
only actor who is a member of th
| Travellers Protective Association, tn
most notable organization of its kin
in America
That Rose Stahl will play an Ell
gagement in London next Spring
| The Chorus Lady at the Aldwyc
theatre. The Chorus Lady" navin
been seen in England with Miss Stall
/ when il was 4 one-act Vaudevill