The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-07
AT THE GRAND

AT THE GRAND
 asv nsntinee ana nisht--Max nirks--Tke Shepherd Kins. night--The Shepherd King. the advent of the new control Grand Theatre comes the an- lent of two high class at for the coming week. the enjoyable bit of nonsense in able hands of Max Figman, second a Biblical story. The ] King"
 Figman win be seen on We'd night in The Substitute" from of BeuIah. M. Dix and Greenleaf Sutherland. authors uuaint New York Success rhe
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 is an adage that liEhtin9 lrikes in the same place twice. Fiemar. has disprpved ft and one success immediately with he made a lot of friends and euutation with "The Man on 1" and nobody believed that $ duplicate 1t again immedi-. f according to all accounts Ibstitute. though wholly dif-- theme and treatment ts greeter success, both from the and financial standpoints.
 claimed that this play differs from any that has been writ kte years. and not only affords gman opportunity to display nts as comedian. but also actor of serious moment. Rea ys he is more than equal to casion.
 tie of the play is derived from that Max Fignan,.who fakes
 of an up-to-date young New swyer to keep his word with ospective brother-in-law, a Eheol0gian who has suddenly ercome by the heat. promises will get a substitute for him he pulpit of a little Connecti- Ech.- The time. is so short that yer Is compelled to go him
 impersonate one
 Esn't need any great iniagsna- foraee the comedy complica- lat arise from this situation
 FiRrnan makes the most of bourse there Is a romance. Ek minister falls ln love with ktw daughter of the minister Iulpit he temporarily fills, and Evers incidentally that an ann young district ettorney has up a charge against the aged
 for alleged embezklemelat of funds. The lawyer comes to 1t to defend the father Of the bm he loves and does 60 with
 cleverness and dispatch. In 5 however. he preJudices him. h the pure minded girl by ex- the fact that In his earlier married q chorus girl who di- him. All ends happily how the satisfactioh of the audi
 is a second offering, "The h King" There are many the bible whone stories lend kes readily to the meaning ol ! w Interesting dramatic tales t among them stands the l0f David Saul and Jonathan,
 successive tragic eptscaes ir ness of Saul, the night and re- 7 David and the nna1 death oi Ter the modern piayFiglat az about which can be built Ia intensely Interesting as Rns
 tirerne. Such is the case 1K epherd Kinkst An which HRftghj : ib Co appear at the The Grand House Febuary 12 and 1s. fl tory is taken from fhfs vers The boy David. fs called from bIa life as . shpeherd, 10 sins Imad king Saul, who deBeftet yah, Is rapidly sIoosing ground his enemiaa. The boy, rises te heights, as, with son1 Inspired trust in God. he marches fortf ys the giant Goliath, putting my to flight. Again he naaJ inspired by his deep love fos battling at the head of hii and winning victories. whil' tlous of his success and madd' it grows wilder and wilder
 one tragic moment. he striker David only to slay . bond girl ss the shepherd
 prophet .{is, heard r0phesyinf cath. and then 0euaea the deati lcted. with the final scattering beseising &neSaiesh by David aion with Princess sAflcal. tht