The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
ADJUSTMENTS
Alma, Where Do You Liver"

,rbere was presented at the Jefferson theatre last night a French VaudeViile' or little play, by Paul Nerve, with capi- tivating music by Jean Briquet, which proved to be a distinct novelty. Alma, Where DO You Live?" is in itself an odd title for A comedy and when it sustatns the pleasing impression first made in rollicking three acts that are beJeweled with music that everyone wants to Whis- tie. even though it is sung without the assistance of the expected musical come dv chorus, one cannot deny that the of fering has merit.
 Somewhat risque at times? To be sure. Now and then the action is decidedly so, but the really bold part is so cleverly invested with an idea of naivety that it's suggestiveness is forgotten. What could A simple country boy, newly come to Paris, as the hero has done, know about the fine art of lovemaking? What If he does seem at times startingly frank: And what if the fair and adorable Alma does make love to him in rather for ward faslion? Isn't she doing it to save him fortune and keep him out of worse temptation?
 However you look at the matter "Alma. Where DO You Live?" is one of the most uproariously funny musical farces ever seen here and it's comedy quite as much as that bewitchinS little air which inquiries about Alma's place of residence, comments it to lovers of entertaining stage performances. The plot is sufficiently absurd in the beginning to lay a foundation for some highly divert ing incidents and 1t is developed with constant accession of hilarity until very | affecting finale Is reached. in which all the persons interested in the inheritances
 which had been so ridicuously hedsed
 about with provisions. For instance, ;he chief inheritor was not to fall in love | with or propose to any woman withln l 24 hours after the reading of the VIII. That he doesn't transgress is largely due
 to the efforts of Alma, who is a rather
 unconventional young woman, but very charming withal and not half so naughty
 as you might at first suppose.
 Nannette Flack played Alma and to say
 that she rendered the part with singulor
 sweetness and womanly persuasian would | but give her just need of praise. She l sang well, also, in voice that was sweet and musical without having a great deal of volume Charles A. Murry as Thao- l bold proved himself delectable come l dian who kept everybody laughing. He IS | brimming full of comedy and it can safe- 1 ly be said that he made the most of his 1 opportunities Maitland Davies Pierre | did very well and Ewin Carewe as d l comica Italian count presented the char | acter in a laughable way. Others who l contributed their share to the enjoyment ! of the performance were Charles Walton
 as Gaston Vivian Gill as Antoinette, l Theobolds wife; Mary Croft as Germaine and Bae Hamilton as Louise
 As mentianed before, there was no l chorus. but the music of Alma" is of the l kind not forgotten, particularly thai haunting air which gives title to The play.
 There will be a matinee this afternoon and a performance tonight, which wil end the engagement. If you are not in clined to be saueamish, and truly wisf to be amused. go and see Alma She | will well repay the visit.
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 personator of colored feminity. is agais l feature of George Evans Honey Bo.