Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-27

disappoint the audience, while Mr..
Mackaye is found faulty for not having
had the part "understudied' so that MISS
Forsyth, or somebody else, could have at
once taken her place. Had he done so,
indeed, Miss Allen would probably have
not behaved as she did. Such an acci-
dent could not have happened at Daly's
or Wallack's Theatre, for at both
there are two actors or actresses for
nearly every leading part, so that If any
one becomes i'll or incapacitated the one
who has understudied it takes his or her
part. This, however, is an expensive
practice, and MIR. Mackaye has reason to
feel economically inclined, for 'Da 'kolar"
has not proved a success, financially or
otherwise, and 1t did not deserve to be-.
This is shown by his now charging no
more for admission than at the regular
theatres, although he began by demand
ing 81 and 81 80 for the best seats.
g. W. DURANT, JR.,
son oe the recently deceased millionaire,
whose celebrated Case" excited so much
legal and public attention, seems to be a
very "tresh" young man. He is the
financial backero Miss Esteile Clayton
whose play OF "Favette" at the Union
Square Theatre, has not proved any more
of success than "DackOlar." IL is. in
fact, much poorer production, and
several OF the newspapers have not hesi-
tated TO say so. From one OF these Durant
Withdrew his advertisement, ostentatious-
ly displaying ut the same time several
large "ads' for the papers that had
praised him, and saying ave are good
to those who are good TO u.s." His equally
fresh agent when putting teu-line adj
vertisementin the Times, remarked that
it would have been a ''ffty-liner'' had
Miss Clayton and her play been more faV-
orably spoken of. Certainly a fellow
must be very green who thinks that the
praise of a great metropolitan paper can
be obtained by the insertion Of few lines
of advertising.
New York papers are sometimes, how
ever, as ] have before remarked in con-
nection with plays at Wallack's Theatre.
so indiscriminating in their praise as to
seem under the influence Of interested
motives. ''Sealed Instructions" at the
Madison Square Theatre, for instance,
has won golden opinions from all sorts of
newspapers. l saw it on Monday night,
and was more impressed by It's incOn-
gruities than its eXceIlences. In one or
two places, on horrors head horrors ac-
cumulate with rapidity that is more
laughable than thrilling, the multiplicity
Of ''intense" incidents destroying all sense
Of reality, while one cannot help recOg-
hiHAhk bhb ulitltUb bDuICtH lIuul Wuitu
the various incidents are borrowed. 1t
must be confessed, however, that while
the authOress relied on her memory for
her material, she wove her borrowed mat
ter into a comparatively harmonious
whole.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS sCRUPULoUs
in the wrong place. There are a number
of women in this city who do not like to
so in full-dress TO a wedding in a church
because they think it conflicts with st.
PauPs injunction respecting a woman
praying with her head uncovered in "holy
assemblies" A wOman's head should
always be covered in sacred place, such
think, and hence they ought to wear bon
nets at church weddings.
They are telling story here of BRIDE
groom who, when asked by the officiating
clergyman, "Wilt thou have this woman
to be thy welded wife ?" ETC., replied:
eyes, verify, and, by Gods help, so
will. And heartily thank my Heavenly
Father that he has called me TO this state
of salvation" etc. He actually repeated
the whole Of this answer to one Of the
questions IN the catechism. ID.