The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-28
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John Drew in My Wife" play more suited to display the talents ot Mir Drew than His House in order presented laat season on the soutnsrn day night. Billie Burke was Mr. Drew,s leading woman, and In truth shared the honorsSof the evening. The aupportinRy east was most excellent, with rostunaes and scenic effect well in Keeping with the evenings most delightfui performance.
 Of both MT. Drew and Miss snrke. the highest praise may pc onerse Sse d..,; s.r Lpertrayal,- as. did that of Mics Bnrkei b6tH played their parts most elective iy on the whole. Mir. Drew's acting was near high water mark. one teit that inc actor was actually HYDE through every scene of the play: Ot Miss Burke's portrayal, there ls Httle room for criticism, but most mag- net,c personality combined with glo- rious beauty, covered these few deh- ciencies most adeqnately.
 My Wife" comedy from tne French of Messrs Gavauit and Charney bv Michael Morton, Is rather weak as A play. There are no strongly dra- matic situations to be dealt with m any of It's scenes. The whole is out pleasing setting, in which the princi- ' sF- fy the awakenings of love produced through the continuous proximity Of two principals. There is q plot put the thread is easily followed. even an-
 The story begins with the unexpeet- ed coming of Trixie Dupre 10 the rooms of Gerald Eversleish, her CO., guardian. at midnight. that sns may nay persuade him to merry her Tor lew months that a sum of money may Dc settled upon her. After her birthday. she is to get a divorce and marry Frenchman, her true love. Alter much wrannlinR. Evefsie.gh gives way to his ward, to whom he has never de' nied a request Shortly after the mar riage, the true love, Rene Falandres, makes a tour of the country. and the Eversleishs ko ;o S"yltxerland. Trixie makes friends with persons whom her husband does not care for her to as- sociate with. The result is that Ever sieirh is compelled to fight a duel The narents of the girl suddenly come upon them after the duel while they are m the act of qnarreling, EveTsielen paoks back to London, leaving Dts Wfe w,,th her parents. The wife Follows. ana interrupts supper which is be- inw given 10 actresses in her husbands aws rtarG. and it Is here that her hus- bana comes to regard his marriage entered Into to please his ward as sornething which he would like 10 continue. The girl also feels that she nd longer loves Rene Falandrea. and tpa4 she does love her husband. In inc end Falahdres confesses that. he diA not five up to his bargain. but has married while abroad. The hnai cuh. tain iA upon the loving husband end wife. l.
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 IauItIessnsss was, perhaps. his oniy fauit. This criticism cannot be made nf Mr. Drew ln last evenings per foruaance. His was not 50 much nnrtrAyal of his own raannerien1s In thA mart; he aroused no suspicion that Gerald Everslelkh was Mir. Drew, The audience felt and synpathized with the man Eversreigh As exemplihed by Mr Drew Ills voice and his expree- sion were true. and his ease of move naAnt was characteristic. Ills portray al was most admirable.
 Of Miss Burks's acting there Is . little to crfticlse Her voice had, per haps, too wide . range In juvenile ex- ed for a girlish voice In the first two acts, but after the middle of the third act perhaps a little more of the ewak- ened woman's voice was necessary. Her presentation in the first two acts was most admirable and was indeed the last two acts, with the vocal ex ception. Miss Burke Is q beautiful wo- man and the valuable asset of person ality was used to It's full advantage at last nights performance. Miss Burke's acting is natural, and her "Trixle" of last night will remain long in the pleasant memdfies of Montgomerians.
 Miss Dorothy Tennant, in the part of Miriam Hawthorne a musical com edy actress. was pleasing. although there were a few points of criticism. Her part called for the actress of of the stage with all of that persons characteristic sang frold. but withal woman. Miss Remnants acting last evening legt the impression that she was but the actress on the stage. Tn the third act. let 1t be suggested. ity seemed Mss Tennant was not think ing Of her part at all. Tn her sesne with TriXis in which . heart to heart talk ls fnduigad m by TFfxie. Miss Eennent's mind easaasd to bs wool