The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
Al the Grand

At the Grand.
 The Al G. Field Greater Minstrels, guaranteed to be greater than ever, are coming to Montgomery, wednes- 7ay. october 1s.
 This we'll known promoter of modern minAtreisy promises one of the most superb productions of his long career. Field. during his twenty-four years in this business. has progressed with age i; he has kept pace with the times. his performances will be one of the most Interesting novelties of the theatrical season. The scenic production this sea- son would make stand on end the hair of the old-time promoter. In point of equipment and elaborate detail It sur passes anything ever attempted Tn mtnstrelsy, it compares with the most sfupendous of modern stage produc- fions -The Evolution of Minstrelsy, .srhe Frogs Wedding." Baked Alive. The Head Walters" are all numbers fairly dazzling in conception, dancing the minstrel comedy. the three great component parts of this sort of pres entation With an ensemble of more than sixty. which includes the best singing and dancing talent to be seen In minstrel productions, the Field snow should equal if not surpass the great successes which 1t has achieved in the past.
 AIG. Field is reputed to be wealthy. Those who know him say that he has more friends than he has dollars. MT Field has the faculty of making friends and retaining them. In his career on the stage, and 1t has been long ana honorable one. he has possessed an as set that Is as valuable as Alladins s Lamp. for 1t has not only brought riches but has won him happiness as well. This asset was born in him: IL is wonderful memory.
 When Mir Field comes to this city he leaves the train and possibly starts TOT his hotel One of the representatives of the railroad happens along ana the minstrel man holds out his hand, calls inc railroad man by name and Is glad to zee him. The clerk at the hotel gets the same thing. the box office man at the theatre, the stage carpenter, Tn fact about every man that MT. Field comes in contact with, and with whom he has been associated or mingled be- fore. fs remembered. It is remark able faculty and Al G. Field possesses if to a remarkab ble degree. He not only remembers faces but he remembers names as we'll. 1t makes an acqualnt- ance feel good to be recalled. In count less cities and towns all over the coan- fry Mir. Field knows people. remembers them. and calls them by name. The
  thing extra after the friendly greet ing the box office man hustles to sell tickets. the clerk in the hotel. accus- toned ito not air" customers and "groucnes.' livens up considerably when Mfr. Field calls him by name, and Field is sure to get the best of 1t.
 Not many men have this faculty de- veloped as has Al G. Field. It has been an invaluable asset in his theat- rical and business career. Not only has air. Ffeid a good memory for names but he generally recalls some conversation or Incident attached to the#iast meet ing with one whom he meets. When he goes into the barber shop in which he has not been for year. and asks the boy who shines his shoes how his old mother Is, or the brother who went West for his health last year. 1t is cer- talnty that the artist of the shoe-brush will go out and If necessary drive his friends and acquaintances into the the atre "to see MT. Al act"
 And this gift of memory is not culti- vated by the minstrel man for business purposes for he takes a genuine inter- est in every man he meets and enjoys being recognized himself and remem- bered.
 Doc Quigley.
 Doc Quigley has been associated with the Al G. Field Minstrels for almost a lifetime, but in all the years gone be-