The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28
The WEEK AT THE THEArER.
Skipped by the Light OF the Moon
10 the Only Attraction.

Skipped by the Light OF the Moon"
10 the Only Attraction.
The theater will be open only one night
this week. skipped BY, the Light of the
Noon" Wednesday night viii be the only
attraction. The play comes well Endorsed.
II Is OF the farce order. Anexchange says OF
il: 1t Is the play that went into the cyclone
business and not some of its predecessors.
Never did an audience enjoy themselves
better than they did last night and they
laughed till the tears run down their cheeks.
We didn't see the tears ourselves, but
friend who had an opera glass close by can
vouch for them. II further evidence is re-
CURED the party who mopped up the floor
might lie interviewed. Il Is hard TO say
which the audience admired the most,
Crackle, Dingle, the policeman or the baby.
Il was all funDy-very, very, very
funny"
mln spite OF the dramatic critics, Henric
Iosen's plays are being done IN all quarters
OF the globe, aud no modern playwright
can boast of having his plays translated
into Swedish. DANISH, Russian, German,
French, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian and
English.
To be an A No. dramatic critic, accord
ing to Dunlaps Stage Necs, the student
should master the history Of the drama get
Aristotle's "Poetics" by heart and study
them In conjunction with the CLOSES OF
Lessing, Schlegel and other German COM
mentators He should trace the evolution
OF the Attic tbeater, know the Titans of
4Eschylus, the demigods Of Sophocles and
the Jocund rythms Of Aristophanes. He
should know the Roman comedy, perhaps,
not for Its intrinsic interest, but as the con-
Meeting link between Menander and Moliere.
a eh Az h..
tue romantic drama in England and Spain
and then the whole English drama
from Peele to Hoyt. Ten tones of
Genest on stage history should also
be read and he should be at
home in French drama from "Vraie Farce
de Maitre Pathelin" to lie Monde GU Ton
S'ennute." He should not forget archse-
ology, the history of architecture and cos
tune, SO as to write intelligently of the
modern PICTORIAL revivals. He should
know the theory OF voice-production and
the practice Of elocution. Of dancing and
fencing, and that he may grapple with
dramatic realism he should acuuaint him
self with the latest researches in biology,
psychology and the metaphysics. After
digesting Moliere, Shakespeare and Bacon
Schiller and Kant, Wagner and Shopen-
hauer, be is equipped and il he has cult
waited vigorous and graceful style and
enters modesty upon his critical functions
he may succeed if the blue pencil does not
come in too violent contact with bis COPY,
Rheas new play. Gossip" an adaptation
OF one OF Eugene Scribe's comedies, is said
TO be failure.
Rosa Czillag. famous prima donna at
whose feet ali Europe worshiped q score
OF years ago, died at Vienna last week. She
lost her voice, aud was reduced to such
poverty that she could not leave her room
for want OF decent clothing. She was the
wife OF the original Prestidigitator Her
mann and was buried in pauper's grave.
Heyts IA Trip to Chinatown Is ae pres
ent on the longest consecutive run ever
given to farce comedy in this or any other
country.
Minnie Dupree has joined Nat Goodwin's
company.
The Droles brothers are amusing large
crowds at Winters music ball by their won
derful and amusing feats In eccentric con-
tortions, grotesque dances and high kick
ing. Their performances are very fine.