The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09

the book has had tremendous sale-the publishers claim over ten million copies and should all the readers want to see the play it's success could not help but be enormous. fs@ y
 The opening scene of the play is an ex- terior One side is Granny Nichols cot tage, with its vine-covered porch and the old-fashfoned flowers. Tn the distance Is seen the old Massachusetts hills and the little village of Socumville. The sec ond act is taken to the green fields of Kentucky, where Granny and Lena have gone to make their home. Three pie lures of the old Livingston estate, near Frankfort, Ky, are shown in the last three acts. &r.
 No expense or woN1 has been spared in making the production perfect one, and much attention has been paid to the cast, which was personally selected by Miss Beulah Poynter. The dramatization of the story has transplanted much of the book and Its comedy to the stage. The success of the play has been ex- |traordinary. No comedy produced in re- cent years has approached 1t In the mat ter of popularity. It follows the book very closely. It Is a clean and whole some play, It's scenes and incidents are diverting, and it is full of good humor, rugged epigrams and beautiful gowns. i, "Beulah," at the Shubert Few persons can recall off-hand the literary successes of seven or eight years ago, but the novels of Augusta J. Evans are still household words, and 'St. FL mo- "Beulah," and others are in as much demand today as when they first came from the press. The dramatized version of "St Elmo" was probably the greatest success of the theatrical season last year and "Beulah,'' which has been drama tized for presentation this season. will probably rival the sensational career of ''St. Elmo.' Discarding the innumerable side incl dents, the author has brought into relief the real story of "Beulah,'' story as vital and as interesting today. as 1t was when first written. The. orphaned Beu- lah, proud to fault and fighting for that pride against the dictates of her heart, is strongly dramatic figure and she has been surrounded by the flesh and blood realizations of many of the char acters of the novel. Dr. Hartwell, the physician whose love for his ward changes to stronger passion; Eugene Graham whose childish troth to Beulah was broken Mrs. Chiffon. Dr. Hart wells scheming sister, and her daugh- ter Pauline; Fred Vincent, Harriet and ,ther characters of the book. have been
  If Beulah's fight against happiness, a fight in which she Is ultimately loser None of the modern dramatists has fur
 nished more stirring material and the opportunities offered by this fascinating
 story. have been welded into a delight. fully entertaining play by Miss Alice E.
 Ives whose work as the author of The
 Brooklyn Handicap" and .'The Village
 Postmaster have established her reputa- ion as among the leading writers for the
 native stage The title role will be played bv Miss Janet Waldorf, an actress of charm and distinction. whose success as the co-star with E. J. Morgan in ''The Eternal City, Is recent enough to hold her fresh in the memory of the theatre going public.
 'Beuiah' will be presented at the Shu- bert theatre Tuesday and Wednesday,
 with a special bargain matinee wednes- day. Seats are now on sale.
 DeAn~clis fin the "Benuty sn0tn
 At the Shubertf theatre next Thursday night F. Ray Comstock will present Jef- ferson peAngelis In ,DeKoven and Her.
 bert's latest musical comedy success, "The Beauty Spot During the seven ~,,v, xP t1,a uiaco a IT >vo "a