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Show "ALABAMA" AT THE THEA TER. The itrikinp; simplicity of "Alabama" marks it as a great piny, and its per- j feet treatment in the hands of tho A. M. rainier company last evening itamps that comp.tuy as genuine artis'c. Tho play is beautiful in its very simplicity. It is as pure as a epriug morning tilled with poetry and the most genuine of all humor, that which combines with it an element of the pathetic. The theater was filled with an appreciative appre-ciative and cultured audience not one of whom but left pleased and delighted. '.'Alabama" is a play that it is good to see. It makes more linn the faith in mankind. The story of tho play is easily told. The scene is an old plantation iu Alabama. Ala-bama. The central flours is Colonel l'reston, an old planter, a southern gentleman of tho old school. The war swept away many of his po sessions, and separated him from bis son, who felt it his duty to litfU with the north. Into the peaceful life dominated by tho strong will of old Col. Preston come the engineers from the north, employed to lay out the route of a new railroad, and the principal engineer is the old planter's plant-er's sou lcmjr nt-itArntpil from him. Two of iho most interesting and humorous character-; are Colonel Mo-burly Mo-burly and Squire Tucker, played respectively re-spectively by K. M. Holland aud Charles I,. Harris. Tho characters are deliciousiy amusing. The colonel is a relic of aouthern chivalry, the most prosperous legal practitioner, and the editor of tho only newspaper in town; commander of the Talladega light artillery, ar-tillery, unequipped but of splendid etli-ciency; etli-ciency; agent of a Richmond insurance company; the champion of insulted womanhood. Squire Tucker is a hereditary magistrate, magis-trate, a large baby of fifty with his trousers held up by ono suspender, carrying car-rying his legal cilice with suitable dignity and in the intervals catching frogs in the bayou and tied for lite to the aot'on striiif-H nf a dnmini:aiii mnthpr Around these characters is woven a graceful love story. Carey Preston, Urn old planter's grand-daughter, is loved by a northener and only prevented preven-ted from eloping by her father whom she does not yet know. Tho gramt-father gramt-father is eventually won over and then comes the meeting with his son. It is a great scene. Mr. J. Stoddard is all but perfect iu the character of the feeble old planter, who!) will is however as strong as in the days of his youth. ' Maurice Hai ry more plays tho son cle erly ami the reunion is a powerful scene. Miss Agnes Miller as Carey, is as sweet as liitk- m aid could be. Another powerful sceuo is whero the old planter resents an insult to his niece. The action here is the most' drauiatio and powerful of the entire piece. The scenery is beautiful. The moonlight moon-light scene at the old ruined gate is a master piece of eceue art. The soft I moonlight casts its mellow glow over tho ivy covered ruii,s and through the trees in the distance glimmer the stars. Kqu.illy good is the sunrise scene in front of the old planters home. On the whole the verdict must be that it good to have bu to ''Alabama." The piece will be given tonight and tomorrow to-morrow night. |