The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20
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, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

day, November "a, for three days en-
gagement at that playhouse.
This sweet pastoral has been presented
in Birmingham on many occasions before,
and in all this time it has gained steadily
in popularity. No one seeing ii even for
the first time is at a loss to account for
its extraordinary success, offering as 1t
does one of the most natural and human
pictures of country life that was ever
presented on any stag> The poetry of the
New Hampshire hills and valleys Is in
this play, and it's characters are real rus
tic New Englanders whose joys and sor-
rows are equally real. 1t has not intri-
cate plot, no high-fown dialogue, no
rolling periods, but on the contrary is a
simple character study, with plenty of
| light and shade, an artistic and exquisite
representation of plain country folk, of
honest people and honest motives Dear
old Uncle Josh himself is the epitome of
bucolic simplicity. confiding, sympathetic
and brave. Cy Prime, nigh onto eighty"
and Seth Perkins, one of the boys, who
never grows DID, are the exemplifica-
tons of the adage applied by Joshua to
them, How true 1t is that once a man,
twice a child.'' These simple quaint, de-
lightful old characters. together with
those of Aunt Matilda, Rickety Ann, the
Ganzey boy and the others of that rustic
group, harmonic with each other and are
true to life. Never were mirth and pathos
more distinctly and more wildly por-
trayed than is the cast In 1.-THE Old Home
stead,' every character in which is a dis
tinct and a perfect type.
This seasons cast differs but little from
that of year ago. Walter Kelly will be
seen as Cy Prime, Charles H. Clarke Is
Seth Perkins. Others prominent In the
cast are Fred Glare, Earl Redding, George
L. Patch, Maggie Breyer. Anita L. Fow-
Ter, Margaret Boustad, Gus KammerIee
and Miss Lewis.
Madame Gadslxi Next Friday
Nine. Johanna Gadski. who is to be
heard at the Jefferson theatre as one of
the attractions in Mrs John A. Cathey's
"all-star" artist series. Is so closely
identified with American life during her
nine years in opera and concert in this
country that many persons consider her
a distinctively American artist. AL
though the distinguished singer values
her associations in this country, and ad-
yisedly, for much of her income is de-
rived from her American tours the Fa-
therland still has strong claim on her
affections. At the close of each season
she accompanies her husband, Hans Tau
scher. to their beautiful Berlin home,
Everything about the residence is sug-
gestive of the woman, rather than the
concert singer Her womanly instincts
hold full sway; she INDUCES all her fads
and fancies, and gives herself completely
to the task of home-making. AS a host
ess she is genial, and her home is syn
onymous with hospitality. 1t Is a hospi-
tality that is extended to all who call,
and among the callers are many Amer
leans, so many In fact that facetious
German woman once suggested that
placard be posted stating, German also
spoken here
Despite Nine. Gadskfs Polish name,
Germany is the land of her birth, and she
has all the instincts of the German Haus-
frau. She is never happier than when
ordering a dinner or looking after the
material wants of her family, be it even
in the humble capacity of purveyor of the
winter hosiery. Everything she does Is
practical, and in her daily life one looks
in vain for the traditional landmarks of
the prima donna. It is partly on account
OF these homelke instincts that Nine.
Gadski is loved by her family, friends
and even those identified with the home
as servants. To all she is the same gra-
cious, sunny-natured woman, generous
to a fault, and so big-hearted that I'M
scrupulous persons have often imposed
upon her.
Mary Mannerfng in "a Mans World"
The great Census Jubilee takes place
November 1929, which is a most import
ant event. as Is also the appearance of
Mary Mannering at the Shubert In her
new play, "A Mans World" 1t promises