The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

has courted Melissa Benton seven years in vain, his sweetheart refusing to marry him until he gives up what she conslaers his ruinous ways. Captain BOD nnds these fascinating incidentals of his life of too much importance to him to be sud denly thrown aside, he persists in his attentions to Melissa eventually winning her consent His quaint sayings, his word pictures of political life strike deep into the chords of sympathy that bind Americans closer than any nation on earth.
 The first act is set on the green before the village hotel. The second carries the action to the garden of the Benton home a stately mansion built on the southern style. Another scene shows the barn where Captain Bobs thoroughbred Mis- souri, is kept and where with Hod, the jockey, he illustrates the attempt to levy on the animal. A political meeting at the village tavern styled love feast that ends in a fight, furnishes several exciting moments, and the closing act carries the audience to Captain Bobs home, with its old style interior architecture and fur nishtngs.
 The story, briefly told, is the attempt of Captain Bob to gain the nomination for Congress. In this he Is opposed by the town banker and the politicians of the village, and Captain Bob is attacked from many sides. They turn his sweet heart against him. attempt to attach ms horse when 1t Is on the way to the track and force him to wrongly confess to the theft of the campaign funds, but through it all Captain Bob stands firm and wins out. Horse racing, mint juleps, love stories, there are three-and politics are all active clements in this new play of American life.
 There is a matiness Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and performances nightly.
 Sweet Clover" at the Majestic.
 The success scored by Mabel Paige and her capable company at the Majestic, where they opened the season last week, was In excess of all expectations. Much had been promised the patrons of this beautiful little playhouse, who were eager to see their favorite amusement place again open to the public, but that Manager Ritchie has more than made good is the unanimous verdict freely ex- pressed by those who saw last week g production.
 The prediction that the theatre-gong public of Birmingham would show their substantial appreciation of clean and wholesome comedy drama has been fully verified by the liberal patronage of the past week Notwithstanding the fact that popular prices prevail at the Majestic. each production is put on with a conn pleteness of detail that Is not excelled by the higher-priced attractions.
 The announcement that this weeks bill will be Sweet Clover" the play in which Adelaide Thurston made her signal sue cess, will be greeted with pleasure by the many friends of Miss Paige, who enjoyed her finished production of last week.
 .Sweet Clover is a four-act comedy drama by Marion Short and Pauline Phelps, the authors of "A Cozy Corner, ' and also David Warheld's latest success, "A Grand Army Man. It is play ad- mirably adapted to such a well balanced company as Miss Paige has gathered to- gether and it goes without saying that last weeks success will be more than du- plicated this wees-
 It is seldom that more talented stock company is brought together-each mem ber of which seems specially fitted for part for which they are cast-and the fact that Manager Ritchie's organization has been working together Intact for over eighteen months accounts for the smooth ness with which they render each pro dnctinn-