The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

sacola was not included in the itinerary last year.
 MT Bert Leigh was the Man on the Box" and it is rarely that young actor who comes unheralded and un known, grasps the situations of light romantic comedy more clearly than he In some respects MT. Leigh reminds one of John Drew, graceful, light and airy all the time.
 The scenes in the play are laid in Washington and at the beautiful sub urban town of Chevy Chase, and tell of madcap scrape of Lieutenant War burton, which lands him in police court and later in the employ of Miss Aunes- ley, the daughter of a retired army of ficer, who suspects he Is acting under false colors.
 There Is an intrigue in which a Rus sian count is concerned, regarding mill itary secrets and "The Man on the Box" and Miss Aunesley fall in love with each other.
 "The story ends very happily, as all romances should.
 MT. Leigh's leading woman is Miss Dora Hastings, who is clever, dashing and rather brilliant actress.
 There are at least dozen minor characters and all of them are credit- ably filled.
 The Man on the Box created great deal of attention during the first year in the very large cities and later has been we'll received throughout the country. There is no reason why it should not be a good drawing card for a number of years yet"
 saThe Arcadians"
 '"The Arcadians," which has just ended a two years run at the New York the atre, is said to be the most talked of musical comedy play since '"The Merry Widow" and has been declared in some quarters far ahead of the latter from musical point of view. The entire New York company intact which played at the New York theatre will be seen in the newest and greatest of all musical come dies on Thursday night, December %, at tine Jefferson theatre.
 Already, it is learned became isolated centuries ago and has been preserved from the deteriorating influence of mod ern civilization. One fair morning when they gathered in a lovely glade to Toll on the grass and dance and sing about ''The Joy of Life" there comes upon them one James Smith. g London shopkeeper and amateur aviator. Just over the pas toral glen his motor fails him and he tumbes into their midst. Scarcely has he rebounded from the bump before he tells a fib. The shocked Arcadians toss Smith into the well of Truth" when he comes forth younger by a score of years and garbed in the gay costume in style in Already. At Al
 Smith, now christened Simplicitas, tells his reformers of the guile of London. His mortified hearers delegate two of Arcady's sweetest maidens. Sombra and Chrysea, to go with Simplicitas to Lon don carrying the simple life. In the end Sombra and Chrysea find that their eff forts at the uplft are not appreciated and they return sadly to their own coun- try. Before they go they sing several pretty songs: enable the hero, Jack Mead ows. to win the Askwood race, that means a fortune to him, and also suc- ceeds in his wooing of pretty Eileen. Smith has great sport teasing his wife who does not know him in his rejuvenated form as Simplicitas, until in an unguard- ed moment he disregards the truth again and is turned back into Smith. by means of the water cure. ''The Arcadians'' is in a setting of three elaborate scenes. the grassy glen of Already, a hillside at Askwood track and Smiths restaurant in London. The piece is notable for many numbers of lovely music, sung by a large company, beautifully costumed and