The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

| George Marion. whose hand directed the
production of 1.-THE Merry Widow" The
| Prince of Pilsen,' THE College Widow,
| THE County Chairman" The Sultan of
Sulu,' and a dozen of other plays which
in years gone by have been standards
of comparisons by which other mems eff
i forts were judged.
The cast seems Incompatible, both
from its brilliancy, Individuality and har-
monious blending. Harry Stone, who in
/ terprets the part OF Mac. Is a comedian
Of high degree. He played in the orlgl-
nal leading part of "a Stubborn Cinderel-
| la and has made decided hit. He is
one of the best known American come
dams that we have and has been with a
number of successes the past few years.
Grace Edmond receives many encores
after each of her songs but the last one
she sings, when You First Kiss the Last
| Girl You Love- at the finale of the play,
has nightly aroused such enthusiasm as
inever was seen before, unless possibly in
grand opera. Others In the cast are Lii
liam Goldsmith. William White. Lester
Crawford. Francis Pierlot, Josephine
Baird. Eva Cary and many others. There
are 20 song numbers, most of which are
termed hits. The cast is exceptionally
large and the whole production is one
of the best musical comedies that will be
seen here this season.
The attraction comes here to the JEFF
ferson theatre Friday matinee and night.
Seat sale opens on Wednesday.
Cohan's ssThe American Idea"
George M. Cohans 1.-THE American
Idea musical frivolity fresh from the
pen of the versatile comedian and COM
poser, comes to the jefferson theatre,
Saturday. February II. matinee and even
ing The author describes the piece as
his youngest hit, and critics seem to agree
that 1t Is the most Cohanesque Of all
the Cohan repertoire OF success present
ing "Cohanics' raised to the limit OF
acting activity 1t shows the genius OF
George NJ at its fastest gait, and in its
greatest variety. The plot builds itself
upon the social aspirations of two rival
Brooklyn millionaires, one Irish and the
other German, who are lured into buy
ing bogus titles for their daughters,
thanks to the enterprise of Yankee
Snowman and grsfter, one Stephen Hus-
tleford who Is stranded in the French
capital There is big gallery of char
acters, of whom all the principals are
Americans abroad, with the exception OF
the Count de Souchet,' bogus nobleman
The piece is merry satire throughout
on International marriage, and while
1.-THE Yankee Prince has fun with the
British nobility. THE American Idea
takes liberties with the aristocrary OF
France. .f4 -tf
The company presenting "The American
Idea" is permanent one known as the
Cohan and Harris Comedians. 1T is
headed by Trixie Friganza- assisted ~
Arthur Lipson, Raymond Finlay Mark
Hart, Tony Hart, Dan Day, Richard
Taber, r. L. McAndrews. Rose King,
Beatrice Whitford, Lottie Burke, Myrtle
Gilbert, Edith Ross and Lola Hilton.
These are supported by seventy-ive sing
ers and dancers. including Mile. La Teve
the clever Partisan danseuse. They are
worked almost into Mysteries in the num-
erous kaleidoscopic gatling-gun numbers
furnished by Mr.. Cohan, who believes In
keeping his choruses busy In selecting
the girls for THE American Idea Mr..
Conan went In for beauty more than Is
his usual wont. and these GIRLS represent
combination of voices. figures and ac-
tivity that excel anything brought to this
city in long time They are all work
ers who can do q hundred yards In ten
seconds and they need AL their speed In