The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22

AT THE GRAND.
 wea.esaax Night, Hattie wnliams in
 ssrne Isttie Chxruh.r Friday
 Might, Jshn Drew in "My
 Wife,
 There are two big things registered <or fine Grand Theatre this week. one .s Hatfie Williams In musical com edy called "The Little Cherub. The other is John Drew in comedy My Wife" len first because they are better known than their plays. Miss Williams nad sr New York q success that rnarkeu her there and all through America. s,he has personal charm but 1t Is said that she owes her triumph as much 70 industry as to her own fasc.nation. Her play is one of the most attractive xhst haye been put upon the stage in EnrIfsh or America. Its music IS regarded as particularly fne.
 Jobn Drew who appeared in Mont .onnery last year in that very enjoy ehla nlav. ssFIis House in Order. comes this season in My Wire IT is ar, adaptation of the French and is raid to be at once cleverer and more sssi.v aiwestfbla than even "TIis House sn Oraer." As his leading lady MT. Drew brings Bill:e Burke, who maae her narne in London. He also mas oompetent supporting cast.
 one of the great features of the season will be the appearance or Mrs. Leslie Garter in 'Dubarry Marcn ~.
 Hattie WiIIiams wednesday.
 Fsatfie Williams comes to, the Grand, yvedsessay night. in the musacai com adv saTha Ksftie Cherub," in which she has made hit of two seasons: haro work, charming personality and more hard work. added to undouoted .aisnl, have brought to MISS WilliAs ss..... only stellar honors but the distinct asvantaRe of making her appearance under Inc management of Mir. Charles TrnhrnAn. Mir Frohman IS credsted ,vtfh heinr the most excellent judge If ability and drawing strength, and he is famous too. for the almost prod- fgal liberality with which ne invests all his productions. Msss wilis.s, n ss aIthohgh a great drawing card Tn ner- eeK .is supported by . company, sev- 4nfvsfii number. including many of the fLn sclaverest people on the Englisn ana American stage, among whom areF Henry V. Donneliy, Fred Riven- haii, Alden McClaslxie. Martin Haydon' Wfnona Winter, Adele howianu. JeAnne King. Lucy Monroe. = ana an.s a,ns .Jeslnery, the toe dancer. The stsging ssd oostunning of '-rhe Little Cherub" nfoved delightful surprise even 70 4sw yorR when the dainty musical &,ne.av was first produced there near Iw two seasons ago. The success ol Vie star ana play was instantaneous, mfd they were kept at the CriIss.on ,4hsv were permitted to depart. Mise fyViiilams and the original production, ,.o,nea to us after the second glorious s@ason in New York City. with all the hir popuIar features. as we'll as sey- arel new ones that have been added tb make the performance absoiutely up- fo-date. The costuming Of the pro- s,,esson caused q sensation among so- c,afv women and their dresemakers in Nav York City, Boston, Washington, rshtearo and New Orleans. But as Wr Frohman does not believe alto gether in the adage that clothes make the man"--or womanT-ne mas seen to 1t that these handsome goWns are worn by women who are peautl- ful and graceful enough to do justice
 Es,f arhe Little Cherub" is a musical ,,lav. and long before gowns or seen ery were thought of lyrics daihty, and lyrics droll. Lyrics sentimental ani lyrics satiricaI were set to music tunefui and catchy, and story ot sus, s, tained interest was woven and real islteresting characters were drawn. Owen Hall and Ivan Caryll, authors If many other musical successes, att tended to this part of the work and added to their fame by the result.
 The story of ''The Little Cherub" deals with adventures of Molly Mont soEe. a dash.ng comedienne, who is secretly engaged to Lord Congress, son of the Earl of Sanctobury. The earl poses as a reformer whose ate faeks are especially directed against the stage. and he is greatly sh rocked when he finds Milly "a real live ac- tress, visiting his home to coach his four young daughters for an amateur