The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06

Yale with rousing university yell and gave MT. Woodruff an ovation.
 'The Prince of Tonight" Is an operetta in which tho traditional comic. element. of unsavory memory, is largely supplant- ed by romantic plot This plot incident ally gives an unfailing receipt for con- quering heartless beauties. One must sc cure costume of radiant splendor, like Mir. Woodruff look as handsome as MT Woodruff. if one can, and then pretend to care for someone else. It will worl, every time rt.t a
 MT. Woodruff was ably seconded by Miss Ruth Peebles. whose brilliant voice is specially effective and pleasing in work of this kind, thoagh 1t might possibly be a trife harsh in concert. Site acts and dances we'll and was effectively gowned in the second act She was at her best in the gypsy. song and in ''Yo Ire Dear Old World After All" Miss Viola Hop kins had hoity-toity part, and MT. Leach did the funnies. His chief exploit was jumping on tn, hat of every man who noticed his wife. and that included nearly everybody. The feminine chorus was large, but otherwise of the usual sort The mems chorus achieved the remark able success of being interesting, which
 Is very difficult for men,, no matter how hard they may try, There were two pretly SCeneS. lne SHOW scene III lJuTl- tania. and the final banquet scene. The house was crowded. N
 Tim Murphy's Return.
 There has been an aggressive agitation against bill posting in certain cities, but there is one poster that is always vel come. 1t is the one disclosing the sunny countenance and twinkling eye of our old friend Tim Murphy. It s now in evi- dence and accompanying 1t is the an- nouncement that the genial comedian is to appear at the Jefferson theatre Tues day night in his latest success. Cupid and the Dollar" There is no other role in his long list of famous parts that gives his quaint and whimsical humor, such agreeable scope as the leading part in this comedy. Superfcially it is for laughter. et 4-t ..
 Where Tim Murphy is there dull care is not But he has a grip on deeper things and he never acts a role that hasn't it's foundation deep down in hu- man emotions There is in this play "a strong love story which the author has worked out in griping situations, and all the way along the. comedian sprinkles smiles and tears No comedy is worth its name that has not in it somewhere a tear. Misery plays a remarkable part in the pleasures of life. The basis oi nearly all good, rollicSing plays Is the trouble in which the characters find themselves and the consequent misery Where would you get any fun out of g play which the people were not in troubleo On the other hand. audiences like occasionally to have the trouble of the mimic character and made so req that they become part of their own ex- perience and grip their own sympathy, Il Is then that they forget to laugh at then and proceed to cry with them. F>'
 A great deal of. laughter and just 6 few tears is one of the best known recipes for an enjoyable evening. There is no one else on the stage who has 6 surer grip on the emotions of his audi ence than Tim Murphy in Cupid and the Dollar" In this he exercises this art with remarkable effect for though he de votes much of his time to tickling ths ribs, he often penetrates the heart. He has again this season the valuable as sistance of Dorothy Sherrod. The ladies costuming will be modish to degree Mr. Murphy has placed himself under the management of Louis F. Werba.
 Seats for the Murphy engagement were nlacad on sale yesterday.