The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

Monday Night Baldwin Melville Stock Company in @Blue Jeans."
 Tuesday -Night--,rhe same attracsf0n.
 Wednesday Matinee and Night--The Baldwin-MeiviIle Company In "Biue Jeans.s
 Thursaay Nisht--FThe Merry wid- .ow.e
 Friday Night--aThe Thief."
 saturday Matinee and Night--t'rhe Thiefs
 vaudeviIle--AI week at Majestic Theatre.
 That the financial depression caused by the coming election, or rather the scare of the theatrical magnates that theatrical ventures are out of season until after November B. is mere talk Is shown by the unsual attractions to be seen at The Grand during the com ing week. There are no less than two attra stions of standard merit. while the BaIdwin-t4elville Stock Company is showing the public of Montgomery thar productions ae popular prices can De really merftorious.
 Of the last three days of the week it is hard to tell just which attrac- ton will be the star. '4The Merry Widow has been whistied and played in every city and hamlet in the coun- try most probably. while "The Tniex. is a play which caused the critics in blaze old New York to sit up on the front row and pronounce 1t the best offering of the season. That they should be offered to Montgomerians during the same week comes as a pleasant surprise indeed to theatre goers.
 But in addition to the plays them selves the personnel of the companies announced is worthy of mention In 'The Thief Charles. Dalton. Herbert Kelsey and Fine Shannon are an- nounced. while the principals of the Merry Widow" are said to be the best that Mir. Savage has given to either of the three of his road companies. In the music end of this company it is announced that the same membership of the orchestra as was seen in the production of Madame Butterfly last year at The Grand will have charge of his notable vennese ooerstta.
 At the Majestc another bill Of excel fence will be offered. The management of this little theatre have enlarged their program to seven acts, and they are said to be just the right combinn- tion fer the afternoon or evenin's en- toyment-
 The Joyous "Merry Widow waltx.
 If one is to believe all the glowing pFdtSS DeSIOWCu Ou Ano w ow" by the people who have heard this notable vieI-nese opereta. the long lost dance that once charmed the classic ancients has come to earth again on a breeze of delicious music. In "The -aerry Widow" wits sts tsImult of attractive color and spirit. composer Lehar Is credited with bringing the soul of elegant light music, back to its own, out of the mire of rag-tine and three note jingles which have swamped opera comique in musical comedy for tho past ten years.
 Thanks to Mir. Henry W. Savage, To- cal music lovers are soon to have the greatest pleasure of judging for them selves of tho merits of Franz Lehar's exquisite work of art. The wonderful dpera will have delightful interpre- fatlon by 8 typical Savage company of lyric artists and splendid orchestra perfectly schooled in the lovely meas. ures provided by the composer who has suddenly grown Into great celebrity through this one symmetrical operetta. Number after number in the score presents the liveliest enchant- nent to the imagination and leaves memory a bouquet of original and se- ductive melodies to enjoy indefinitely.