Show Miss Due Scores In Alabama At Hippodrome Exuding the geniality and gentleness I of the Southern aristocracy and the de delightful delightful de- de I soothing g fragrance of the perfumed perfumed per per- fumed atmosphere Alabama Augustus Augustus Augus Augus- Thomas' Thomas celebrated American play captivated a large audience at the Hippodrome Hippodrome Hip Hip- me theatre last night when the Ini Ini- Initial Initial performance was given Amazingly realistic was the Southern Souther setting from Crom the flashing fireflies around the old ruined gate by bv the bayou Layou in the evening du dusk j to the warble of the Southern lark he heard rd Just at sunrise in the yard ard of ot the theold theold theold old Southern planter Colonel Preston Treston Color and tone true to Jo life were carried rout out In detail l by me means ns of the scenery aria and music which was occasionally wafted out to the audience from the cabins of darkies or from the interior of or old Southern South South- ern music rooms An b blossom Indeed was Miss Auda Due new leading lady a as as Carrie Carrie Car Car- rie Preston Quaintly reminiscent of ot those Civil war clays ys when knighthood was in bloom below the Mason and Dixon line ne was Miss Due in her charming gowns of ot lavender pink and black and white and the fetching picture hats to match Although the part of Miss Due as Carrie Preston reston was unusually light her charmIng personality and versatility were immediately sensed by the audience and andI the foundation for bel Tier her future I lal laid Alabama is different from the run of of- I plays The heroine a widow with a son of about 20 years of cof age waits for tor years vears and and not in vain vaIn for for the return of ot of her childhood sweetheart a Southern West Point graduate who fought for the forth orth during the Civil war and b by so so doing Incurred in incurred incurred In- In the enmity of ot his father staunch a supporter of ot the Confederacy The part of this widow is played by Miss May Roberts The sweetheart who h has s 's been absenting himself in the North Is played playe with charm and versatility by Ralph Cloninger Those who take part in the play are are Colonel Preston an old Southern planter Harry J J. Leland Colonel Moberly a relic I of ot the Confederacy James Guy Usher I Squire Tucker county Justice Seldy Roach Captain Davenport a Northern railroad man Ralph Cloninger Mr Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm Arm- strong his agent Karl Lanham Raymond Raymond Raymond Ray Ray- mond Page I. I Victor Gillard Lathrop Page son of Mrs Irs Page the widow Edward Edward Ed- Ed ward Eddie Decatur a colored servant Stanley Jonasson Mrs Page Miss May Roberts Mrs Stockton a widow Mrs Pearl S. S Van Norman Carrie Preston Miss Auda Due Atlanta Moberly Colonel Moberly's daughter Miss VI Viola la Haynes |