The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
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Joseph Brooks will present Lillian Russell in a new racing comedy, Wild fire" at the Grand. Friday night. The play Is by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart. With the earmarks of the Broadhurst humor and the wit ty dialogue of the we'll known Hobart brand this bit of a comedy goes spark ling through three acts with action and vim.
 The play Is a pretty story about a widow Gillian Russell). finding her self at her husbands death the owner of racing stable. much to her aston ishment. for her husband had lived a most austere life. Being without oth- CT funds she overcomes her innate prejudice against participation in such things as race horses, and with her trainer brings to the track marc of wonderful speed, called "Wildfire." Little plots of love, intrigue, racing gossip and track vernacular are Inter- spersed to keep interest going until the last act. when the pretty widow finds a millionaire auitor, who has ineiden- fy Stable" as the widows stable was publicly called.
 A clever company plays the comedy. Boyd Putnam, Herbert Corthell, Nor gan Wallace and Harry c. Stafford are particularly good. Miss Annie Buck ley as Hortense, the colored maid, is very clever, but the charm of the mi- nor charactersAis Will Archie as Bud, a stable boy of diminutive stat6re, but with such unctnous huTnor that his mere presence brings delight. In the second act. in the trainers quarters, his quaint, inimitable witticisms, his man. ners. his acting, bring him . storm of applause.
 Clowns wOrn by Lillian Russell In
 4sWildflre.y
 Lillian Russell never need look for- ward to the time when she will stop reigning. in the hearts of women--she could hold them forever with only her perfect clothes. Where could be bet- ter entertainment than to analyze 8 S1,000 gown? And it is wonderful just to see Q real Greuze coiffure, such as is worn in Paris, with ribbon interwoyen through the puffs-@puffs that enctrcle the back of the head if you please and the ribbon is lost sight of. only to come out again on one side of the front in q dainty upstanding blue bow.
 There are three new Parisian gowns in "Wildire." and, like most of the ac- tress's gowns. they are on simple ar- chitectural lines--and In simple color effects. in spite of elaboration of de- tail. The white tailored lace gown worn in the first act is of baby Irish lace. heavily encrusted with heavy Irish guimpure motifs that form deep border. and skirt and sleeves and bodice are finished off with a tailored edge set on with endless pearl buttons.
 Lace GOwas HaRg Like Cloth.
 It Is tailored in more than name only, for 1t is a lace gown with q line like that of cloth and the princess panel of linen up the front runs off i'm to c clever line at the, bust and into almost sailor collar effect at the top of the blouse in the back. The tight htting chemisette and collar and un- dervest are of delicate, Weblike point de venise.
 With this gown goes Q white Pan- anna hat lined with pale blue silk trim med with purple and dahlla colored peonies. the light blue coiffure ribbon merging into it cleverIy. as if 1t might be a part of the bandeau. A snowy white satin automobile coat, also lined with pale blue, makes It's entrance with the dress and is worn for & minute, just long enough to show that 1t has a vivid edging of scarlet at the throat and cuffs. set within the projecting blue lining. Ties of black satin rib- bon reaching to the feet and veil of white with gold spots complete the sporting part of the costume.
 Yellow Chiffon Like . Jewel.
 The yellow chiffon gown worn in the thir dact might be from the jewell CT rather than from the dress maker. It is embroidered in gold and green pailettes and coppery shades are intro duced by a glorious stole made of red- dish gold and silver lace, and all in- termixed at the yoke with creamy point de venise lace. The blending of the colors is like that of old JeweIry and the elaboration Is all put on in a de- sign in which beautiful lines predomi- a n. E-.a .N.ta a gold background for lovely metal work.