The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13

early age and began, too, at the bottom
round of the ladder, so earnest, so ambi-
| tious and 30 deserving were her endea-
vors that 1T did not take her very long
to win the recognition to which every
clever woman OF the stage aspires.
| Theatregoers will be given treat in the
Jefferson February q and %, when VIII
liam A. Brady and Joseph r. Grismer
send "A Gentleman From Mississippi
here for a return visit, with the same
great company that pleased upon its first
visit here early in the season. Mr.. Rob-
ert A. Fischer will again be seen as SEN
ator Langdon. and Hans Robert. late star
| of Checkers company, as Bud Haines
The other well-known members include
| w f. Garfield. Arthur Ebbetts, William
Forestelle, James Gordon, Ernest Evers
Harry de Forrest and the Misses Louise
de Rigney, Leah Baird, Jane Fearnley
Sophie Petrayer and Jane Otey. IA Gen
tleman From Mississippi is the work of
Harrison Rhodes and Thomas A. WISE
+, II was first produced on Monday, Sep
| TENDER q, 1908, in Washington, D. c.,
where it won the expressed approval of
Mr.. Roosevelt, then President, who de-
| scribed IT as perfectly corking play
Bully! A ripper.
1t is an unusual play and calls for un-
dCliHB lie past dCiiicNchchtS III
this city of the Messrs. Brady and Girls
mer are. perhaps, enough assurance to
intelligent and appreciative playgoers that
"A Gentleman From Mississippi" will be
perfectly put on the stage. 1t is in four
acts, all of which are laid in the city of
Washington, d. C.
1.-THE Thief" the extraordinary
French society play. by Henry Bern
Iofa al, ri ,,
at the Jefferson. February 23 with a
| special company headed by Herbert
| Kelcey and Effie Shannon, Is a work
| that has been the topic of much discus
sion and criticism during the past three
or more years in this country and
abroad. Though society drama some
what the sex problem does not enteS
into the story at all, neither is 1t
a case of marriage and infdelity. On
the contrary, the plot relates the ex-
| tremity to which a wife goes In or
der to hold her husbands love which
she fears is fading. Knowing his love
OF dress and finely appareled women
she steals some money wherewith to
purchase handsome garments in which
| to charm him. This error leads her
| into committing another unwillingly
and she then seeks to retrace her steps
but only sinks deeper into the mre
| Eventually she is rescued and there
| Is general reconciliation. This is til G
play in brief. wonderfully condensed
| by the author into three acts, with
genius and absorbing interest.
1.-THE Three Twins" will come to the
Jefferson theatre for an engagement
in April with all its novel features
1.-The Yama Yama Man." the faceo-
graph, etc. Mammoth electrical aerial
swing and other effects that made II
famous for five months in Chicago and
one year in New York. The company
that comes to the Jefferson Is the Chi
cago company with Victor Morley who
created the title role.
| One of the novelties in the musical COM
| edy line will be seen in 1.-The Prince of
| Tonight at the Jefferson on March 7. The
opening song of the last act Is called THE
| Best Thing That Waiter Does Is Wait"
| The scene represents the banquet hall of
| 1.-THE Breakers" at Palm Beach, and as
each course is served the male chorus,
| dressed as walters. do an odd song and
dance Everywhere the company has
played this has been one of the most
| tall1ed-of numbers.
Such a pronounced hit as Grace
George made both in London and New
York, has not been witnessed in years.