The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
Tim Murphy

''The New Code" the comedy in which Tim Murphy will appear at the Jefferson theatre next Thursday Incidentally spe- cilaizes the divorce evil from the Lual viewpoint of probable causes and possi- ble remedies, without, however, setting up any general rules, or specific for either.
 Incompatibility Is word of seven syl- fables, but as a story is much longer-a statement that will be voucheo for by numerous unfortunate derelicts along the thoroushfares leading to and from the matrimonial market.
 As spelled in "The New Code" incom- patibiity starts out with strong minded, opinonated woman. as the first syllable, and meek. patient gentleman as the last. Having so many as five sylables between them they necessarily are not mates. Yet they tolerate one another, because they are legally parts of the same word. and h. cidentally. to keep the neighbors guessing Nor are they man and wife in the true sense, but the negative and positive of :tn intricate proposition that only thes d. vorce court can handle or untangle, suc- cessfuly.
 Then as counter proposition the word of seven syllables again bobs into prom thence in The New Code" involving a newly married woman whose husband foolishly places her under the thumb of his mother, and ever after is too dense to understand how very foolish he has been, or why his wife Is not always "perfectly at home" and smiling.
 These inferred pictures and reflections in MT. Murphy's comedy start up a covy of pertinent questions without so much as a chance of even ono of them alighting upon a general solution-further than thar inlisputably there Is a word of seven Gyilables preying upon the happiness of all welded couples of which the parties of the first ard second part take special ,1tgiir da- ,-7d fl other, CT insist on having their own way, cultivating their own tastes, elinging to their own opinions and following their own de5ires regardless Of the frequency of collisions, or as frequent interference to a mutual pursuit of happiness. Granted: lncompatibillty is only one of the grounds for divorce, but grounds of large acreage. covered with prcverbial mole hills ana mountains and of sufficient length, breadth, variety of scenery to be incl dentally traversed in a comedy of three acts. And reasonably. that is all The New Code" attempts.
 House Next Door" at the Bij0u
 A treat is in store for those who wit ress that clean cut comedy dealing with the mingling of the races, "The House Next Door" which is this weeks Biiou offering, with Henry Hicks in the part Of Sir John Cotswold. This Is the first time that the great comedy has appe lred at popular prices, and It will be seen here with the original sumptuous production las was used in the original production. There will be the usual performance every night, commencing Monday. and matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
 Mir. Hicks Is well remembered here on account of his splendid character lcting as the Sheriff In The Girl of the Colleen West" with the Schiller Stock company at the BiJou.
 The Savannah Press has the following to say of play and players in It's criticism of the play week before last:
 'The House Next Door" created splen- did impression at ne Liberty theatre last night Tine production signalized the open ing Of the oramate season at the Llber:y and it Is not enough to say that this popular play house has made Q good start.
 The quality of The production Is what must nave impressed one most last night. There wasn't an earrarl. of chea pness about 1t; on the contrary, the acting, cos- turing, furnishing, scenery and effects could not have been surpassed in a per- formance presented at three times the price.
 MT. Henry Hicks made his initial ao- pearance before a Savannah audience in the leading role of Sir John Cotswold. He was buf a few minutes on the stage when it became clearly evident that he ,s a very clever. actor Ills impersonation of Sir John, the iracible and unreasonable baronet, who nurses a bitter prejudice for Sir Isaac Jacobson. was flnished nor was