Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Lights o London Before a Large Au
ence-Its Excellent Scenery.

Lights o London Before a Large Audi
ence-Its Excellent Scenery.
Lights o. London" was produced last
night before large audience-One of the
largest Of the season, and probably the
most enthusiastic The Theatre parquet
and dress circle were filled, and the upper
galleries were packed. The play, in six
acts, is tedious in length, but the audi
ence never Jagged interest. and a success
full weeks engagement is assured.
Lights o. London is a strong melo-
drama with excellent emotional sltua-
tiOns and an effective plot. The scenery
is the great feature Of the play, and was
the finest that has been seen on the Sa-
vannah stage this season. When the
curtain rose, showing Armytage Hall and
lodge with a view of the park, the audi
ence expressed its delight by applause.
The interior of the inn was good, but the
triumph of the evening was the bridge at
Regents Park by moonlight The ''Slips,"
with the high bridge and beautiful per-
spectiye, with water, with splendid moon
light effects, with the skillfully managed
leap into the river and rescue, are won
derfuliy telling, and surprise and delight
by their apparent reality. But the most
tangible scene Is the Borough on
aged and of the most deceptive realism,
it is helped by the grouping of the coast
potato vendors, the statesmen of trOtters,
the lively crowd, the ginshOp, into which
one can look. and tout ensemble of Satur-
day night in popular and poor nook Of
Lond0n's lower quarters.
The acting was far above the average
for a large company, and the dramatic
effects Ofthe play We're eXcellently brought
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better than the emotional. The great
feature is the scenery and its arrange
ment. and this is eXcellently handled.
The play will be continued through the
week. and the indications are that 1t Will
be before crowded houses.
BAKER FARRON.
The attraction following "Lights o.
London will be Baker Il FarrOn on the
25th and 10Th insts. On the first night of
their engagement their new play, ''The
Editors" will be produced for the first
time, and on the second night their great
success of Government House."
\ New Building Endangered by Fire.
A singular fire occurred on Sunday
afternoon in the southern portion of the
CITY. About $3.50 O'Clock smoke was dis
covered by a colored girl issuing from the
northeast corner of a twO-stOry building
now in process of erection on the north
east corner of Waldburg and Jefferson
streets for Mr.. James X. p. Carr, Deputy
Clerk Of the Superior Court. ThEee or
four gentlemen living in the neighborhOod
promptly FASTENED to the scene, and by
tearing off a few boards succeeded in
throwing a few buckets Of water on fire
that had originated on the sill beneath the
kitchen and was making its way up the
woodwork in the corner of the building
referred to. No alarm was sounded and
it was fortunate the fire was discovered
early. for in a few minutes the structure
would have been at the mercy of the
flames. The matter was reported 10 Mr..
Carr yesterday morning, when an eXami-
nation was made and the damage was es-
timated to be about SO. The building is,
however, fully insured.