The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

the realism of iks storm at sea and in- terested in the ntory of love which runs through the play. and the religious are inspired aud ovsvpowered by the rev erence and wonderment of the subtle influence of Jesus which pervades ev- cry line and scene of the drama
 "Ben-HQr is to be the attraction at the Grand for three evenings, begin ming Thursday, January 30, and the engagement is to Include a special mat inee on Saturday. Tho attention of theatre-Eoers is called to the rise of the curtain on '.Ben-Hur perform ances promptly at o'clock fin the evening and at 2 o'clock on the mati- nees. The drama opens with a prelude. The Star of Bethlehem" accompanied by the chanting of the prophecies of CTS will not be seated during it's en- actment in order not to mar it's impress siveness and mystical charm.
 Included in the cast this season are Winner l.. Waiter as Messala, Thurston Hall as Ben -Hur, Henry Weaver. Si- monides: Helen Singer. Iras; Gertrude Dalton, Esther; Msta Grean. Tirzah and Stella Boniface Weaver as Amrah.
 It will be with genuine regret that Montgomery Theatre eoers learn of the sudden death of Boardman s. Carnes, who was for number of years middle man or interiocutor In AL c. Fields's minstrels.
 Boardman carnes was the personi- ication of courtesy on and of the stage, and few men in the theatrical business have enjoyed more generally the love and Admiration of his associ- ates in the theatrical world. His death, which occurred in New York, was very sudden. He was last seen here at the time that the anniversary of the or- ganisation of the Field Minstrel en- terprise.
 The Announcement has been received here that The Three of Us" in which Miss Grace Cameron charmed all who saw her, has been called in. This is one of the many shows that has been a failure through kood management A young man from the general offices of the booking concern was sent out to look after the business end of the af- fair. The ono fatal mistake, judging feom expressions of those who stayed aAay from the two performances. was a certain four-sheet poster in which scene typical of the wide west is pre- scented. This gives a very false i'm pression of the play, as 1t Illustrated only a small Incident. The universal opinion among theatre managers and advance men generally is that if the play were sent over the same territory that it covered that it would be great success. It was decidedly one of the cleverest things that has been seen in Montgomery this season.
 Otis Skinner. who is appearing in Charles Frohman's production of "The Honor of the Family" recently ad- dressed the students and faculty of Chicago University on the Ethics of the Drama" Mir. Skinner's address was an unusually scholarly one. He has been asked to develop his thesis with view to presenting 1t before the fac ulty of one of the Eastern universities at commencement this spinrg, for an honorary degree. Mir. Skinner has been several times similarly honored by his alma mater. Tufts College of Mas sachusetts.
 David Belasco, the genius of the American drama, never scolds his play efR never raises his voice from it's pleasantly low pitch to adjure them to improve. He talks gently to them, "woos them," he says. "as one would woo a woman" One actor m the new company which is playing .gThe Grand Army Man" tried again and again to read a line as the author-producer wished. David Belaseo was patient but at each reading his habitual sad ness deepened. He thrust his hand in- to his pocket and drew out all that 1t contained, a dime. and placed 1t on the table before him. and said:
 "Now, try once more. If you read the line right this time you get that.N
 Thus adjured, the actor tried David Belasco said no word, but the dime went back into his pocket.
 He always tries to spare the actors