The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-01
NEXT SEASONS SHOWS.
THE ATTRACTIONS THEATER-Go-
ERs WILL SEE THIS WINTER


Manager Johnson Filling Up His
Books for Big Season Opera,
Comedy and Minstrels in the Lead
80 Far-Over Eighty Nights Already
Teken-some of the Leading Attrac-
tions.
The theatrical season will open in three
weeks. Agnes Hsrndon in La Belle
Marie, will be the opening attraction. She
is playing the piece now at the Windsor
theater in New York, and will be in SayaI-
nah Sept. 20 and 81.
Manager johnson has booked over eighty
nights Of attractions, besides the matinees,
and has about thirty-five more to add to
the already attractive list. He is nego-
tiating with the Jefferson-Florence COM
bination and for Theodore" The list
so far is made up principally of opera,
comedy and minstrels, and of these some of
the best companies on the stage have been
secured
The MacCollin Opera Company, Nor
risy's Grand Opera Company, witn Taglia-
petra; the Boston Ideals, and ''Ssid Pasha,"
are among the new operate attractions.
The Yale Glee Club has also been booked,
and Emma Abbott will be here as usual for
a week in January. "Little Lord Fauntle-
roy" and the Kiralfy's "Lagardere" will
also be seen for the first time in Savannah.
Joe Emmett, Sol Smith Russell, Effie
Elsler, Arthur Rehan's Company, Liz
zie Evans, Robert Downing, Louis
James, Annie Pixley, Lewis Morrison, who
was here III Faust last season, and James
O'Neill in monte Cristo" are among the
standard attractions. The minstrel list is
also good one. The holiday dates are yet
to be flied. The list of attractions so far
booked is as follows:
SEPTEMBER.
"Agnes Herndon," Goth and 21st.
George Wilson'S Ministries, 23d and 9th.
AFTER Dark" 18th and 265h.
"Streets of New York, 30th and Oct. LIST.
OCTOBER.
Haverly's Ministries, "a and Sd.
Effie Elsler, 9TH and Sth.
Ivy Leaf" 9th.
Held By the Enemy" 18th.
ga Cold Day" Company, l4th.
"a Pair of Kids 18th.
Lilly Clay's Novelty Company, 2lst.
Louis James, oath.
Lizzie Evans, 25th.
Goodyear, Cook & Dillons' Ministries 2sth
and 29th
Tine Wife" Madison Square Company,
Both and 3lst.
NOVEMBER.
"She," LIST and ID.
GA Night Off, 4th.
Sol Smith Russell, 18th.
Little Coquette," 18th and 10Th.
"a Possible Case" 18th and 10Th.
MacCollin Opera Company, 22d.
Our Irish Visitors" 23d.
Cal Wagner's Minstres, 9th and 2Sth.
3Oth.
DECEMBER.
Doree Davidson, ID.
Margaret Mather, 4th and 5th.
"Fatherland, 9th and 7th.
}. Morrisy's Grand Opera Company with
Encyclopedia, :" 9th, 10th and 18th.
DOckstader's Minstrels, 18th.
"Evangeline." 10Th.
S. Perkins, 9th.
Y ale Glee Club, 305h.
Marie Prescott, 31st.
JANUARY.
Emma Abbott, one week.
Arthur Rehan, Sd and 4th.
Annie Pixley, 7th and 9Th.
He, She, Him and Her. 9th.
Robert Downing, 18th and 18th.
Al Fields Minstrels, Goth and 21st,
James O'Neill, 23d and 23d.
FEBRUARY,
j. K. Emmett, 5th
Kiralfy's ''Lagardere, i" 7th and Sth.
Leavitt's Ministries, 18th.
Boston Ideal Opera Company, 18th and
18th.
Little Lord Fauntleroy," 2Sth and
March l.
MARCH.
"Zozo" Sd.
"McCarthy's Mishaps," 5th.
"a Great Scheme" Sth.
Two Old Cronies." Both.
lewis Morrison IN Faust" 31st and
April l.
The most of the attractions are for two
nights. The remaining thirty-fve nights
which have not yet been filled, Manager
johnson Is arranging to fill now. The
Ealy Novelty Company is negotiating for a
weeks engagement, and dozen other at
fractions are writing for dates. Within
the next three weeks the list for the entire
season will have been made up.