The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-27
THE THEATRICAL WORLD.


THE THEATRICAL WORLD.
Only Two Nights for Plsy-goers This
Week.
There will be only two plays at the theater
this week. They are Little's world which
is booked for Wednesday night, and "a
Royal Pass" which will hold the boards
Thursday night Both are sensational
dramas, introducing some very realistic
scenes.
Titles "World" Is one of the very few
plays that can be said to please everybody.
Its strong comedy, pathos, sentiment,
thrilling denouements, startling climates,
laughable oddities and intricate and beauti-
ful scenic effects are so admirably woven
and blended together that there Is not a
dull moment from the rise to the fall of the
curtain. The interest in the play is never
allowed to lag and the evening passes away
before one is hardly aware Of it. 1t is one
of the truly great comedy and dramatic
successes OF the day.
In the Royal Pass" locomotive race is
shown. and the engines are not paper ma
chimes, but solid in struOture-hissiug steam
and blowing whistles. Real engines can be
seen, OF course, In the Mill Greek valley,
without cost TO the spectator; but the
wonder of such things seems to increase in
play. Besides, the engines do not have it
all to themselves in "a ROYAL Passn
| George c. Ssaley. popular dialect coined
ian, is the central figure, and among his
| songs are "By-by to Baby" aad "W atching
the Children Play Especial attention is
given to the musical part of the programme.
An auxiliary association of women, which
| is designed TO be woman's branch OF the
Actors Fund, was organised in New York
tuesday at the offices of A. M, Palmer.
| The ladies present were all identified with
the recent big fair at the Madison Square
garden. The aim OF the society is to aid
young actresses who honestly want to go
ahead. Sometimes one has to refuse a good
part because OF the expensive costumes to be
bought. To remedy this and other evils the
auxiliary was started. Most Of the promi-
nent women connected with the stage were
present. Officers will be elected next week.
| Augustus Thomas Surrender" was pro-
duced In Boston on Monday. IL Is comedy
| or war times, with the scenes laid in Rich-
mond. The plot centers in the attempts OF
the daughters of the confederate
commandment Of Libby prison to Hberate
their northern lovers. While every male
| character is a soldier and wears a uniform.
there is no battle, no military execution,
none OF the agonies OF war: vet the scenes
are so blended together and so powerfully
shown by the author, as one critic puts it,
! that the auditor fanoes himself on the
tented field surrounded by all the pomp and
glory of war" This was Charles Ere h.
man production, and Louis Aldrioh and
Rose Eytinge were in the large company
required.
In the early part OF December the Bren-
tanos will publish 1.-THE Technique of the
| Drama" a volume treating OF the principle
that enter into the construction Of plays. 1t
is the work of W. T. Price, who for some
years has been play reader at Pslmer's
theater, and who, besides having had long
experience as dramatic critic, has for
Years made special study of his subject.
The book is one that is designed to meet the
| inquiry among students of the drama for a
hand book Of the sort. English literature Is
| completely lacking in direct and practical
sources of information. One of the chapters
is devoted to bibliology Of all books of
value bearing on the matter, beginning
| with Aristotle. This alone will be Of In
estimable aid. Mr.. Price has not been active
IN writing plays, but some years sgo Effie
Eilsler produced with great success a piece
by him entitled 1.-THE Old Kentucky Home {"
and It is likely that this season will see the
production OF drama that he has long had
in hand, ''Old John Brown Of Harper's
Ferry"
The following, from the New York Press.
will be OF interest to many people in Sa-
| vaunah:
"a pretty and chirrupy ingenue is Miss
Minnie Dupree, the sister of Frank Dupree.
the Talnmany orator of the district west OF
Central park. MIR. Dupree was asked bv
the writer Tor photograph and a short BIZ
| ographical sketch Of Miss Minnie in view
| Of her clever and really brilliant work ma
the tngenue in A GilGed FOOL And here
is the result Of the request, showing the
young lady in so piquant and vivaclous a
light that the sin Of printing her letter is TO
be condoued In the interest Of sweetness
and sunlight upon the world:
My DEAR BRoTHER-You say they want my
| picture and a short biographical sketch of INV
| military career" for the sunday Press Well.
| inclosed is the photo. But. honestly, now, do
you think the biography of small ingenue-
| hight feet. weight 81 pounds-could possibly
| be OF any interest TO any onei Would It not be
| wiser to simply state name present engage
ment, that am ambitious, horribly ambitious
| which causes me to fiutter in a good many diff
| ferent ways land fly in none)l That | think
there would be larger majority OF the gentler
| sex advocating "Womans rights IL we were
not kept so busy looking after our wrongsH
| That am very glad that Mr.. Cleveland is
| electedf That IL seems to be pretty late
| winter2 That am in hopes OF growing tall
! enough yet 20 play leading businessi or vet any.
| thing else you would like me to say Only
please let me of the Biographical sketch, and
| oblige THE SMALL GIRL
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