The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20

large and capable company with it's well trained beauty chorus.
 The Cat and the Fiddlev is on the order of The Wizard of Oz." ''rhe Top of the World. l" 'Babes in the Woods, . ''Mother Goose" but in it's own peculiar line stands in a class Itself. It com pines all the attractiveness of extrav- aganza with the beauties of the spec tacularS It's nineteen scenes are full of beauty, illusion, transformation and mystifying stage craft The atmos- phere created affords delight to both old and young. stimulating the imagl- nation of the latter and recalling hap py days of childhood to the former.
 The principals are said to have been selected from among the best timber in musical extrayaGanza, and they will tmperaonate the witty tramp, the humorous Irishman. the plethoric Ger- man. a buisterous sea Captain, the Giant Gobs, ,dueenly Dianna a be- wftchinG Gree, and her ever close at tendant the gigantic cat The scenes in which these characters figure are full of mirth and interest Many a pair of young eyes will bulge and stare at the. marvslous transforma- tions brought about by this self same wonderful cat at the command of the Genii.
 Many clever song numbers are in- troduced throughout the action of the piece. lamoAB the number being "Modesty." Tn the Shadow of an Old Date Tree, sa%e Never Been Intro duced to You" etc.
 The cast is headed by MT Chas. A. Sellon. who makes hIs- first appearance on the local stage In this piece. He is ably assisted by forty others including
 the much talked of Beauty chorus.
 The transference of a popular novel
 to the stage Is not an easy task, and the greater the favor with which the book has been received, the more dif- fcult is the work of the dramatist. Sir Gilbert Parkef's+A story. "The Right of Way, has been read and admired by thousands. sTt Is the tale of a ruined fife--a nfAn with brain too keen for hts body. and which de- stroys itself, It Is also the story of a mans love and devotion to another through gratitude, and. Incidentally,
 # furnishes some very graphic de- lscriptions of Canadian life. especially among the small villages which have | not yet heard the trumphet call of modern progress. | To place these important features within the marrow. confines of the stage, and compress the plot into the space of three hours without mar ring it's continuity, is indeed feat that would tax the veteran writer far the theatre. s E
 In. the drap1atic version which Rlaw & Erlanger will present. at the Grand l Wednesday matinee and night with Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts in their famous roles of Charley Steele and Joe Portugais, 1t may be said that Mir. Eugene W. Jresbery, the adapter.
 has. to his credit, evolved a play which gives a comprehensive idea of the l story. He has brought to the front the melodramatic side, and has changed | some of the incidents, and above all. the termination. to meet the demands
 not alone of the play house but public opinion as we'll @& s#8 & | There are five acts-the first devoted
 to the introduction of the principal | personages and the outlining of Char | ley Steele's Characteristics. The sec- ond is the scene of the travern, the Cote Dorian, and the attempted murd- CT of Steele. Here Joe PoEtngais finds
 him and takes him toehis. mountain l home.
 The third, fourth and fifth acts show ' the life of the two men, the operation which restores to Steele l1is recollec-
 tion of the past. the mans love for
 Rosalie ana his finally winning her. Mir. Presbrey's play is popular one. | It is interesting, stirring and exciting. ! AuCAS AS otAGfA W&hOSEf NtA%b II AAdH AAGt with favor, for 1t entertains both the | casual spectator and those who would penetrate beneath the surface.
 | If the subject of spiritualism has not been brought to the notice of the read
 CT by the mass of contemporary litera-
 ture dealing with it. he Is certainly i not in touch with the times. When such men as Sir William Crookes , president of the British Association for
 the advancement of science. Sir Oliver