The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
AnauSen1ents
AI Field at the Grand

Burnt cork has new lease oh ii in Al G. Fields Minstrels seen
 the Grand on Thursday night TOT ,, tm9 Entertainment presented by the well Lnown artists of the Field family was a corker. Minstrelsy, the one natlVe American entertainment was last evening magnihcently staged. sung ana danced at It's best; and the nrst ssandinR room only audience or the sAason greeted the rise or the curtaih:
 Just where to begin on the ilst or or good things offered is somewhat or d problem, but as Mir. Field himseii is on the stage during the poiitleal scene. filling twenty minutes with oe- lightfui digs at the presidentiai can didates It's just as well to start theEe' Mir Field writes his own speeches and in his limitations of Bryan and Taft got off many witty and laughaole hits of political satire. Some of these were caught immediately by the au- dience. and. some of them were not. but the general effect was highly pleasing.
 The opening scene Is a presentation of the "Fiesta of the Flowers. and la elaborately staged and lighted. Doc ouigiey, an old favorite, and well known to many Montgomerians per- sonally. Billy Clark, and Tommy Don- nelly supplied the fun for the end men, and they had little trouble in producing continuous waves of laugh ter whether they ope9&d their mouths or not Particularly is~ this true or Doc Quigley
 VocalIy the entertainment Is pos sibly the best ever seen on the local minstrel stage. With the voices pos- sessed by Walter Sherwood, Charles Reinhart and John Dickens. MT. Field may. we'll feel satisfied that he has not neglected the old time idea of min aaIactiana UaFA recaiv- ed voclferously Reinhart has a mag nificent baritone. and his rendition of the Dixie Yodle" displayed It's train- ing. Dickens also has splendid voice. his rendition of The Angelus" and "Whlle the Church Bells Were Ringing" being encored many times.
 But Doc Quigley and Billy Clark were the real fun makers, not to for get Tommy Donnely and his Let Him Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone" During the singing many in the audience watched Docs face while they listened to the voice. and every now and then when the encores came rather fast and strong, the face caus- ed rlpples of laughter over the house.
 While singing and black face fun make up a great deal of minstrelsy, the dancer has lot to make the even Ing what It ought to be. This Is by no means neglected in Herbert and Rogers Their ease and grace of movement last evening reminded many of that master of graceful dancing, Primrose.
 Then comes the second part with Billy Clark. Doc Qulgley and the fe- male impersonator. The five musical follow. and the entertainment Is closed with circus nightmare. In this latter MT. Field shows himself the master of minstrel entertainment that twenty odd seasons have made | him. The affair Is a "circus" and | show all by itself The audience hard | ly has time to catch its breath from | laughing over some fool stunt before 1t is of again. when somebody perpe- trates another spasm of mirth.
 MT Fields made many new friends | last evening who hope that he will | bring his minstrels to the Grand next | season.
 The next attraction at the Grand | will be Barney Gilmore in a revival of | kidnapped in New York" for Friday | night and Saturday, matinee and | night.