Show Alabama l Is Billed for Hippodrome Augustus Thomas' Thomas famous play Alabama which took lew ew York by storm torm when It was originally presented present present- cd ed at nt thc th Madison Square theatre April 1 I 1890 and which has steadily added to its prestige and won a admirers since that time will be the tho bill for tho the Hippodrome Hippodrome Hip Hip- hippodrome this week opening tonight Ralph the tho Hippodrome star wil 11 take the part of ot Day Day- rt the tho timo Boston n cn engineer Jn eer who Is building a railroad through h Alabama Ho lie wishes to run his survey through the plantation of ot Colonel Preston Harry J. J J Leland Iceland of ot county an old southerner with a a. warm heart and a hospitable nature but whoso whose viewpoint Is warped regarding reg northerners northerners north north- erners because of or his son Harry who I joined the Union army and never re re- re I I turned The Tho play opens at a L scene In the bayou bayou ba bL- ba- ba you country In the yard of or a southern mansion and introduces Mrs Page May oIa Roberts and arid her cousin Carey Preston Auda Due also Colonel I Preston Mrs Page is informed b by Raymond Ramond Pa Page that he claims c ownership ownership owner owner- I I ship of ot her he plantation on the tho ground that she was waa never legally legall married to his brother Dabney Page As ever everybody every every- body who witnessed the tho marriage Is dead she Is faced b by the tragic predicament predicament ament of losing her home Mr Ir agent for Davenport ale fals In love lovo with vilh Care Carey but bul her father docs does not approve of her marriage to a northerner However tangles arc are eventually c straightened out by Captain Davenport Da who finds it necessary to participate in a duel In order to ac accomplish tc- tc this as well as di disclose lose his true identity This Is the tho first appearance of or Mr Leland the new director for tho the Cloninger Cloninger Clo- Clo players and of ot Auda Due tho the now new leading lad lady Seldy Roach Hoach will take the part of or Alabama He Ho played this part at the tIme old Orpheum theatre I In this city about fifteen years ears ago with Hershal Mayall Matinee performances will be given Wednesday and Saturday |