The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

ma and spent much time and research to familarize themselves with the man. ners and customs of the people and the country. The book is by Sylvester Ma guire and Aaron Hoffman, lyrics by Ed ward Madden and music by Max Hoff- man, the eminent composer who is re- sponsible for many of the big successes of the musical world
 ''The Man of the Hour" the play by George Broadhurst. which is to be acted in the Jefferson theatre soon by William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer's com pany, which is almost the same as when the play was first given in this theatre last season, is unique in one respect This is that every character in it is de- scribable without the use of their char acter name. This would seem to indi- cate what has all along been claimed for this good and unusual pay-that the author drew his types from the life around him. What other play of real note and with an uncommon record of successes in the big cities of the country can be pointed to as containing dramatic personages who may be talked of in this wise.
 Wright Lorimer, who comes to the Jeff ferson on February 15 and Is was talking of the gratifying success of his attempts to costume the Shepherd King with his torical accuracy, and called the attention to the fact that his company appear bare legged to the knee. And that reminds mo caid ba sof which can never happen in a performance of the Shepherd King as long as tights are not worn. In Boston I witnessed an amateur performance of a play of the time of Caesar. One of the character was a revellous centurian who had one scene where he took an heroic attitude in the center of the stage and cast defi ance in the teeth of his superior officer. The stage manager had hired all his costumes from a friend of his in the busi- ness without regard to the size of the people who had to wear them. and in the majority of the cases creditable fits were obtained. But the centuran who was about size 3S had to done a uniform size 56. When he appeared for his big scene, the audience, instead of yiewin2. enthralled, simply roared, and no wonder the f1eshipgs he wore were like coffee anu tO lHc duulence 1t looked as lf the skin of either limbs were hanging in folds. The remainder of the performance. which was supposed to be tragedy, proved a farce
 Frank Daniels, under the manageme- ment of Charles Frohman, comes to the Jefferson theatre in April in musical play, Hook of Hoand.' It's setting is Hollandic. The first act shows the quaint and ancient town of Arndyk, on the banks of the Zuyder Zee, where Sallie Hook. the fascinating daughter of the rich old brewer, has two sweethearts-the lieutenant and the bandmaster of his regiment. The musician has the best of his superior officer in Sallie's affections. In the second act the scene shifts to an old Dutch brewery in Amsterdam Tho tale is simple, but the situations afe com ical, and Daniels is said to keep the audi ence in constant state of delight by his humor, his jokes and his stories Sixty people are in the fine company MT. Froh- man has prepared for him. including the following principals; Frank Daniels. Gladys Claire. Leslie Stiles, Glen White. Arthur Harold, Will Danforth, William