The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
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l. Hs-asy .AgAs-sThe Ma. of the S1sur."
 W.a.~sa.v .Aght-wiiliam H. Crane !. ~Fuxher aaA tAe B0ysc
 Tnvrsaay nAght--EAna Wallace Hop
 er n srffty Mlles from Beston-" Rxsany nsxha--Alla Nas1nova in "A Usspu House.r
 e~t-a.v uAshA---Ana Nasimova Tn SCosmtesse Coqneets."
 k A. if to make ep for the lack or luffrnctfons at the Grand of last weeh'
 HlnS weeks book Is full of good things. ISI0t one of tho attractions are or the nediocre- class. Company ana pay Inre of the highest standard, ana E foreeone conclusion. that despite the Esss tnst inc third week of Lent is lupon us. brilliant audiences Will Wit fness every performance of the nVe kirhts on which the doors of the Graho Ewill he open. Of last weeks onerlnss Gt the Grand but one fault could pc hound.-- the lack of attractions The 50ambler of the West meioorania though 1t was. rather surprised Mon' f9omery theatregoers. ooth per,o'" 6noes played to well filled houses.
 one of the premier attractions or ieAe Grand for the entire season was l9ne appearance of John Drew on FIT llday rfrht Mir. Drew has securea .o himself' a large following in Montgom kerv and his Jack Straw" comedy Of the first water. was appreciated py bniiinr the house to capacity
 i The first attraction of the coming
 ..r. ts .sThe Man of the Hour" The Ersring bv George Broadhurst has been .aeeu in Montgomery for several sea i.ons past. but the play Itself Is oi ksnA that will draw excellent houses .no matter how often presented. The kooupany which will be seen In the toffering Monday is said to De sxeeh- sont including some well known ao.ors land actresses
 On wednesday night William n. Crane is to be seen in "Father and the EBoys~ by George Ade. It is said thar Ifhe comedy is one of the best char lacter sketches of the famous play wright. and the fact that Crane Is 10 be seen in the leading role would sseem to give color ito the statement. l1Gr. Crane has never been seen m Montgomery. and the engagement of the veteran actor is awaiteo with HoFe Khan passing interest.
 On Thursday night Edna Hopper will appear in Fifty Miles from Bos- ton."f As a play the offering Is of 1ittle consequence but the fact that the name of Edna Wallace Hopper ap- pears on the program as the leajins woman will give the Conan produe- fion prestige among the attractions of the weeks. For the last two nights of the week fhe management has reserved it's best tcard. Madame Ala Nazimova will give two performances, Friday and Satur- day nights. choosing as her Montgomery hofFerings. Ibsen's "A Dolls House." and sher latest New York success 'Comtess' Coquette."
 The ensasement of Madame Maxi mova is hailed with enthusiasm by every Montgomery theatregoer. "f Dolls House" as been seen in Mont gpmery before. but Madame Nazimovs 3s to make her first appearance. De spite the fact that tho Holy season 1, present 1t is to be expected that botf By standing room only audiences. The Man of the Hour.
 ! The best sermon fin the world i simply the truest representation oi life of life in all it's bearings and conse euences. That is why, perhaps tn, stage has been one of the great reform 1orces on so many occasions. No because the stage preached-heave, forefend.-but because it showed. 1 pictured.
 "The Man of the Hour" which come ko The Grand tomorrow is the bes campaign document for municipal re from that has been seen in many { long day. and yet there is not , tpreachy line in it. It Is simply a re
 Presentation of things as they are 1 series of cross sections of the politf
 cal life of American cities today. Tn
 author Of the play George Broadhurst
 bs an Englishman. but he knows con
 hitions in American down to tn
 kround---and under.
 The situation is simple There Is
 boss, who carries the votes of thirtee Alderman in his pocket There is
 IHnancier. a seeker after privilege LThese two come together, of course IThe financier wants a perpetual fran lchise for a street railway line. He ssupposed to be opposed to this line fbut has in reality secretly bought con lfroi of the same. He is willing to bu Eprivffeges. and the boss has privilege Ffo sell For $200.000. campaign funt land stock in the corporation wort ka600. 900 the boss undertakes to ge Ethe financier his franchise. Docs teeem like an old story.
 Then comes the task of selecting lcandfdate for mayor. The boss re sznarks that it won't do to have a poll fician, it won't do to have a corpora kion man, it won't do to have any c ifhe usual stripe of candidates for muni !cipal honors No; they must have kyoung man. preferably rich and a nun Eber of that class which goes down t Ifhe sea of society in white ties, an Iswallowtails. and hears the wonder