The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
FLORENCE GEAR.
Tn ssfarrsfne Marys--Her Personality and Hen rf

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 In ss7Iarryins Marys--Her Personality
 and Her Art.
 Florence Gear, Jules Murry's little star in l.Marrging Mary" is one of those rare theatr4caf finds that one meets with but semi f-occasionally on the road. Taught the rudiments of her art in the strictest of schools, broadened technically and. made more valuable by three years practice In one NOf the best metropolitan stock companies where she played everything from Juliet to Black Eyed Susan. Miss Gear, three years ago, entered MT. Murry's service ssth the best possible training for star work. One of the beauties of Brooklyn. Miss Gear, as child. was given every advantage and is one of the most proficient of musl- clans. "There is a difference between singer and a~musician." once said famous teacher in New York, after hearing Miss Gear sing. Miss Gear Is a musicians" Petite of figure, with ex- uuisitely chiseiled features and the fairest of skin. with masses of blond hair growing low on her forehead, big wondering blue eyes set far apart, and the sauciest of dimples on chin and cheek. Miss Gear wins her audience before she speaks q line. Her voice is low and vibrant, her enunciatton al-
 
 gestures a good deaf--with both shoulder ana wrist--and makes her points quickly and decisively. When she laughs--and she laughs good deal--you laugh with her., it is such a merry, contagious laugh, you cant help 1t. With such a personality and with such training,~one can very read fly see how attractive depictoT Of stage characters such a little lady would be. The enthusiasm with which she has been everywhere received these three years on2t the, road ts not at all IT, rational. She has an unriralled mas tery of style, an extraordinary skill as an artist and she has been paid with almost an ,intemperance of admiration. In Mary Montgomery. her part in sAFarryirg Nary" Miss Gear has an onportunityS l1,,, for the display of that breadth and br4lliance of conceptions for that energy ana sweep of irnagi- nation that are hers by right of pos session and acquisition. Some of the critics thus far nave said that-Mary is eaturate with Miss Gears own remark able personality, rich in grace Sand passion and ndgsweetness."
 ssafarrying Nary the musical play in which F1orene6 Gear and . large singing company will be seen comes to the Grand Tuesday night
 Henry W. Savage will offer at the t3rand on Thursday night the most widely advertised dramatic success of a decade, .sThe Devil (Der Teufei''1, over which two continents ale agog and which has created such tremen- dous controversy owing to the spurious versions of the same work which have been foisted upon the public by un- scrupulous opposition. fThe pevtP Is the work of Franz Moinar, Q Hunga- rian Journalist. scarcely 35 years of age. and the stage version used by Mr.. Savage was translated and adapted by Oliver Herford. the well known satir- fcal and humorous writer. After pay ing large sum to secure the rights to 'Srhe Devil" and preparing ap author ized stage version under the personal direction of Julius Herska, director general of the Vienna Volks Theatre, Mir. Savage, in order to prevent the public from being imposed on by hastt- ly prepared and unauthentic- versions, was forced to assemble his players and give the comedy at the Garden Thea tre, New York. on Tuesday. August IS, with only thfrty-six hours notice. This feat Is unparalleled in New York pro- auctions and caused the metropolis to fairly hold it's breath. Five hours af- ter his Announcement appeared in the New York papers. the Garden Theatre was Sotu Outt bitSH uOtAAAkS put standing room has been left at each performance.
 In view of the discussion of the mer- its of the play, 1t should be said that Mir. Savage has unanswerable argu- ment in support of his laHghter-mak ing version of "The Devil" Ills scenic artist was sent to Vienna and the stage detail was all arranged by the gifted Herzka who staged the comedy in Vienna and who has since been called to Paris to give the French version the color of authority. "The Devil" illus trates an important moral lesson, but 1t has been the authors purpose to teach that lesson by humor. wit, and rollicking gaiety. In q word "The