The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-04
ADJUSTMENTS OPENING LIVELY.


Those on the List Ahead.
The theatrical season is opening briskIy.
Tomorrow night 1.-THE Midnight Alarm"
will be seen for the first time in Savannah
The play Is Of the realistic order and is
said TO excel all other attractions Of Its
class. One OF its features ia the introduction
Of steam engine. drawn by tNo spirited
horses, the East river bridge and a wharf
scene. Miss Belle Gilbert, sprightly little
actress, and fayorite with southern thea
ter-goers, is In the cast.
Manager johnson says the season has
opened very satisfactorily. There is more
OK en- inclination at the opening to patron
lEe entertainments than in former years.
The people want to be amused and there is
every indication that the season will be
very successful one, both from an artistic
and business point Of view.
"McCarthy's Mishaps" is too we'll known
60 Savannah theatre goers to need any intro
duction. The comedy will be seen here for
the fourth or fifth time Tuesday night.
Long after the presentation or the skit by
the merry comedians, the Ferguson &
Mack company, and their accessories, the
impression made was remembered. MANY
features have been added since then, and
together with those that proved so enter
tanning heretofore and which have been
wisely retained, will make pleasing part of
the performance. Miss Marguerite and
Richard Ferguson, two wonderfully
clever clever child who have been
guson, q hard race for popular favor.
will be seen in their specinlties, which are
said to be exceptionally clever. Miss BERTHE
Pomeroy, who has created somewhat of a
sensation throughout England and this
country by her character dauces, and the
famous Dewitt sisters introduce decided
novelties. The specialties are introduced
incidentally, and by being inter woven with
the farcial situations do not conflict In any
way with the play.
Mr. Stuart Robson, who, withcMrs. Rob
son, has just returned from three months
tour Of Europe will open his season in
Brooklyn Sept. 10. He will play "The
Henrietta" in the south and "She Stoops to
Conquer" elsewhere. During his New York
engagement at the Fifth Avenue theater he
will revive "Old Bachelors" in which he
appeared some eight years ago, and also
Buckstones comedy married Life"
At the 300th performance of Hoyt's "a
Trip to Chinatown" at the Madison SQUARE
theater 2S5 persons were unable to buy
orchestra seats and 215 were turned back
AASLh VIC SdlloE1 lux OlQCes
1.-THE White Squadron" closed a verv
brilliant season at the New York Fourteenth
Street theater on Saturday. during which it
aroused more red-hot patriotism than has
ever been let loose in Gotham over a play.
With very few exceptions it goes en- tour
with the same high-salaried artists who
created the parts. Mr.. A. V. Pearson, who
expended more than S24 600 on "The White
S0uadrOn " ia now palIad tho yolt1okjoet ,,,ov,
ager In the country, as every dollar con-
tracted for was paid by him before the cur
tain rose in the first performance. That his
judgment was correct is now admitted,
"Sinbad, )" which is now In the third
month of its metropolitan run, continues to
be one of the strongest attractions in New
York. james S. Greensfsldsr has assumed
the part lately filed by A. W. Mafiin,
Bertha Fish has succeeded Ada Dare, and
Edith Merrill has taken the place Of Ida
Bell. The chorus has also been reinforced
with some very pretty faces. One night
last week thirteen Savannah people were in
different parts Of the Garden theater wit
Messing the production.
The Stein bill-an amendment to the bill
regulating the appearance Of stage
children in theatrical exhibitions heretofore
In force-went into effect in New York Sept.
l. The amended bill is identical with the
original, except that IL makes the mayor OF
New York the arbiter In the cases of stage
children wishing to perform, and removes
that function from the eccentric Commodore
Gerry.
A statistlcian has been at the trouble of
escertaininR at what age famous operatio
dancers OF the gentler sex have been 40
customed to retire from a calling which
above all demands youthful vigor Only
one continued her pirouetting to the verge
OF 80. This was Mile. Prevot, famous for
the graceful agility of her ''passe-pied.n
She desisted in her 50th year. Mile.
Camargo, who excelled both in the graceful
gavotte and the Spanish tambourine dances
retired at Al. Mile. Guimard. who put
expression and sentiment into ali her move
ments, /" retired at A, and Mile. Bigottini at
40. The Immortal sylphide," Marie Tag
lioni, Countess Gilbert des Y oisins made a for
mal farewell at the age OF 40, Just forty-fiye
years ago, and thenceforth danced no more.
It is noteworthy that whereas the formal
farewells Of actors and actresses are almost
invariably followed at intervals by further
farewells and positively last appearances"