The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-10
THIS WEEKS PLAYS.
SsHENANDOAH" AND THE CHAR
ITY BALL" TIE ATTRACTIONS.

I
Follow 1.-THE Charity Ball." and the
Great aad Only Bernhardt Next for
| a Matinee OF Camille" and a Night
Performance of "La Tosca."
The theatre will be open four nights this
week and for two matinees.
Wednesday and Thursday Nights and
| Thursday e-''Shenandoah."
Friday and Saturday Nights and Satur-
day Matinee" The Charity Ball"
"Shenandoah" will be seen the second
| time in Savannah Wednesday and Thurs
day nights and at Thursdays matinee. It
is not too much TO say that Shenandoah"
is dramatically one OF the strongest and
most intensely interesting plays before the
public. The scene Is laid in the Shenandoah
valley, during the war for southern in
dependence, aud the flavor of war incidents
and romance render it thrillingly exciting.
The author has been fortunate In SO con-
| structing his play that it does not appeal TO
sectional prejudice, but is as popular with
| the veteran who wore the gray as the one
who wore the blue. The necessary
love story is well told and fittingly
| developed, and the element of
comedy. so essential to the success of every
drama, enters largely into its composition.
| Bronson Howard, who Is also the author
| OF The Henrietta" has In this work
! achieved the triumph of his career, and he
is as proud of it as the public is fond of IL.
| While Shenandoah" is a war play, it does
not burn powder, nor is there at any time
| the narrowing sight OF blood-stained band
ages and stretchers. Towards subject
dwells directly with the war, but in its ac-
| ton comedy prevails, the serious element
partaking OF the nature of that in 1.-THE
Bankers Daughter" and "Young Mrs. Win
throD." IL will be presented here in the
same manner as it was presented in New
York, where it did the largest business ever
known.
"The Charity Ball" will be seen for the
| first time in Savannah Friday and Satur-
day nights, and at Saturdays matinee. THE
| Charity BalP was written by David
| Belasoo and Hy G. DeMille, and is a 4-act
domestic drama thoroughly permeated with
those characteristics which make it intense
~ interesting. 1t ran for a considerable
| time at the Lyceum theater. New York, and
recently was put on the road, achieving as
great a success as at the metropolis. 1t is
story full of pathos, frightened by spark
ling bits of light humor. A clergyman is
! the central figure around which the plot is
woven, and It would seem that little could
be accomplished with such a hero and yet
maintain his dignity. and the unfaggiLg
interest of the audience. But this
is done and more. REV. John Van
Buren," is given the care of an
orphan girl by her dying father, and
| after succumbing to her beauty and charm
| ing graces, though he does not 30 inform
| her, brings her to his mothers home, only
| to discover, after a time. that she has been
wronged by his own brother. Indignant,
| yet unforgetful Of hissgarb, he calls him to
account. and succeeds In arousing within
the erring heart that remorse which had
been deadened by the rush of Wall
! street, and the wrong is righted.
| He finds his own happiness in the true love
of a woman who had extended to her erring
sister the pity which all others withheld.
The company intrusted with the presen-
| tation of the play is under the management
| OF Daniel Frohman and is a thoroughly
| competent one, from the leading man down
to the little street waif. Boyd Putnam the
John Van Buren," was seen here in 1.-THE
Wife" two years ago. with Mrs. Berlan
| Gibbs, playing Senator Rutherford Mr..
Sands was John BIddlecomb" in Alone In
| London" for several seasons-the best of
! them. Last season he was Mai. Putnam" OF
1.-THE Wife" Of the Wife company of two
years ago are Misses Greybrooke and
Logan, and MIR. Gregary.
The attraction to follow 1.-THE Charity
| Bali" is the farce comedy, 1.-THE Dazzler,"
from the pen of Thomas Addison. The skit
was one Of the creates theatrical successes
| of last season, and received metropolitan
Endorsement by highly profitable engage
ments at no less than three of the Broadway
theaters in New York. The critics were
unanimous in crediting 1t with being the
best play of its kind that was produced in
| New York last season. Bonny Kate Cas-
Teton heads the company. Miss Castieton
| Is one of the best known and cleversst OF
the burlesque and comedy artists of the day,
| and in The Dazzler" has unusual emporium
| tiles for the display of her peculiar talents
and ability, and the singing of ballads in
| her charming manner. One song made
| Kate Castleton famous. Hundreds of others
have attempted it. but no one ever sang it as
| as she did Who that ever heard her
| sing " For Goodness Sake Don't Say Told
You" will ever forget its
It said in New York that unless a viror.
Gus reaction sets in, it will hardly be
possible to cast Shakesperean play in the
United States in the year 1900.
Says Don Diego de Vivo, who knows more
about it than any other man in America:
Admitting priina donna has a career of
90 years. the average season of an
opera singer is about seven months; accord
ingly. singing II times per month,
or 119 times in a season, adding 119 times
has sung on an average 10 times per month
each months. making 70 times
per year; in the 80 years just ended
she has. therefore, sung but 2, 24O times So
you can plainly see that in the 80 years
of her career Ia diva as sung 140 times
less than the other prime donne Of 20
years career"
Strauss first. and it is safe 10 say last
| grand opera "Ritter Pasman, produced at
tie Imperial opera house in Vienna, on New
Years day, was not a success The book
is said to be embarrassing, and 80 is the
music, with the exception of an aria in
waltz in rhythm 10 E fiat. Over this one
aria the popular old idol Is said to have
shed 'copious tears" 1t is called 1.-THE
Golden Fruit or the Tree Of Life" and the
piano scene is already on the way to the
new world, and will be thumped at by the
fair fingers Of our girls inside fortnight.
BerDbardt will be in Savannah Saturday,
Jan. %, for two performances. At the
matinee she will give Camille" and at
night LA Tosca." The sale of seats will
commence Jan. is, 50 that parties from out
of the city can secure seats. Already ap-
plications are coming in. Manager John
son received telegrapbio inquiry yester-
day from Brunswick for fifty seats. The
price will be So. Bernhardt has never been
seen in Savannah, and her engagement will
doubtless be the dramatic event If the sea-
| son She olOSad bar Loot -