The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

strongest B1rmlnSnam haS nau an oppor- tunity of hearing in many year.
 "The Mikado,' which is Gilbert and Sul- livan's greatest opera, will be the open- ing attraction at the special Christmas matinee, Monday, December 26 Since this opera was revived by an all-star cast in New York last summer there has been a great demand for it throughout the country. but Birmingham is one of the few cities where it will be presented.
 Martha" which will be offered on Monday night, has always been consid- cred by music critics as Flotow's master piece. There is an abundance of pretty music in this opera and it has always proven one of the greatest drawing cards for The Manhattans.
 On Tuesday night Bizet's beautiful Spanish opera, Carmen will be sung. Everybody knows the story and is famil far with the music.
 Wednesday afternoon, comic opera that has always proven laugh-provoker, "rhe Mascot" will be the attraction. This opera will never grow old
 Balfe's Gypsy opera, Bohemian Girl" will be sung Wednesday night, concluding inc engagement of The Manhattan Opera company at the Shubert.
 Since the first announcement that The Manhattans would be the attraction at the Shubert during Christmas week, there has been great interest shown by music overs in this city and The Manhattan company will doubtless receive the lb aral patronage of local theatre-goers.
 The seat sale for Mondays matinee will open Saturday morning at o'clock, Also seats for Monday nights performance will be placed on sale at the same hour.
 ssThe Lottery Man,
 Rida Johnson Young's captivating com edy, "The Lottery Man." which has just finished long engagement at the Bijou theatre New York, will be the capital of fering at the Shubert theatre next Thurs day matinee and night when the Nessrs. Shubert will bring the com edy which took rank last season as the greatest laughing hit New York has wit messed in the last decade. The players include Vivia Ogden, the original Miss Eazy, in Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage ratch," Saddle Harris, Lucia Moore, Frances J. Gillen, Florence Robertson, May Donohue and William Resell, whose assumption of Jack Wright. the lottery man. has been pronounced masterpiece of light comedy acting.
 The comedy was originally called '"rhe Lottery The story is that of a New York newspaper reporter, Jack Wright, who borrows sum of money from his employer, Foxy Payton, agreeing in the event he fails to, return the loan to sup ply the paper with the greatest news item 1t has ever had. Of course the re- porter loses the money and proceeds to make his promise good. This he does by inaugurating a lottery, which the paper conducts. with himself as the capital prize. The coupons are sold for a dollar apiece and their sale is particularly large among maiden ladies with a disposition to find a husband: Wright Is unencum- bered and free save for a devoted mother No sooner does he start the lottery, how. ever, than he falls in love with Helene Heyer, and from then on there is merry war to come into possession of as many of the coupons as money can buy Wright, of course. wants Miss Heyer. al. though he realizes the odds against him. It develops that Lizzie, an old maid in the household of the Paytons. steals the luck coupon from the cook. Being of IovabIe disposition she flashes the num- Der and claims Mir. Wright. Miss Heyer, however, discovers that Lizzie has stolen the coupon. She Is threatened with ar rest and to save herself, gives up the ticket. Mrs. Young. the authoress. has introduced much by-play and many sit nations which are mild oaricatures or