The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-07
A WEEK FULL OF PLAYS.
M LACK OF VARIETY FOR THEA
TER-GOERS.

IEh~GOER0s
,.rthorn in Little Nugget" Sothern
:, @rne Highest Bidder" and Lord
rbumley," Germans Minstrels and
.ba Daughters of Israel Entertain
v,ant Make Up the List Of Six
wight Performances and Two Matt
nees-
The theater viii be open every night this
uaek. with two mauuees.
Monday Night-"Daughters Of Israel"
entertainment.
tuesday Matinee. and Night-"Little
Nugget"
wednesday and Thursday Nights-E. H.
eo.bern in 1.-THE Highest Bidder" and "Lord
Chumley."
Friday aud Saturday Nights and Satur-
dsv Matinee-Gorman's High Glass Min
strels
little Nugget" is a new candidate for
honor and dollars in the theatrical world.
T. has never been seen in Savannah and
tbarefore comes in all its newness.
The play is described as q glittering super
structure of hilarity erected on a solid foun-
dstion of fun. There is peculiar humor
about CaWLQOIns lElSuL16u. III Is Q6llRQB-
frllv quaint and original, and there is a
confusion or laundering In his utterance
that is positively irresistible, for the reason
that it suggests type of character that is
new TO the stage, yet true to reality.
The songs, dances and music are all of New
Works latest successes.
E. H. Sothern, who will make his first ap-
naarapce as star in Savannah Wednesday.
hut IOOka rnunh 10
horn in New Orleans while the elder Soth-
ern. famous in his Lord Dundreary," was
playing an engagement. Unlike some SONS
Of successful men, young Sothern has never
made any capital out his fathers name,
but entering lower walks of the profession
at an early age. has by unremitting hard
work won his way up. His early experience
was gained in the companies Of John T.
RAYMOND and John Mccullough, and ex-
tends to nearly half his lifetime. In 1887
he attracted the attention of Daniel Froh-
man, manager of the Lyceum theater,
New York, who had confidence in his abil-
lty and gave him his first opportunity in
"The Highest Bidder" Events proved the
confidence to be we'll founded. for instant
success followed, and since then the young
man has been rapidly winning fame and
fortune 1.-The Highest Bidder" his first
success, will be given on Wednesday night,
and Lord Chumley," his play, specially
written for him by DeMile and Belasco,
authors Of 'The Wife" and 1.-The Charity
Ball, =" will follow on Thursday night. "The
Hir est Biddern was written twenty wears
ago by John Madison Morton, the English
farce writer. author of BOX and Cox"
The elder Sothern bought ir, but never
PLAYED in it, and it was first produced in
1857 by young Sothern.
Germans MINISTRIES Friday and Saturday
nights, with a Saturday matinee, are the
first minstrel company that has been here
since early in the season. The management
of the company claims that it is the pearl
of minstrelsy this year. There are three of
the original Gormans-John, James and
George-each of whom has built up for him
self Independently a reputation as an artist
Of distinction. They have gathered together
capable company Of comedians, vocalists,
dancers, musicians and specialists, and have
bsen playing everywhere most successful
engagements.
A bewildering array of new plays are
soon to be transferred from typewritten
copies to the stage. DIR. Days publication
OF the psycho-sentimental French play,
W Amoureuse," is to succeed Nancy and
Company" Charles Frohman has a new
play for John Drew, written by Bison, and
Care Bronson Howard is on his way from
TIdnCe, uOulbhdEd. WlGQ u new DlaY III
his Gladstone. Cora Tanner is to star in
"Husba and Wife" A buchanan
drama called THE Trumpet Call" will be
done next week IN Boston. Marie Madison
has rewritten THE Little Shamrock ;" and
Martha Morton has finished "Circumstan-
tal Evidence" for Pitou. Kate Claxton is
soon TO do Clay Green's Blackberry Farm"
Helen Blythe will produce 'The Wide.
Wide World and "The Hon. Herbert" in
mAUngRrjDt n as chad naY1 ErobYoorN fror,,
London. Henry Guy Carleton's 1.-The
Princess OF Erie" is soon to be done at the
Boston Museum. and Margaret Mather is
rehearslng The Egyptian" another version
Of Hugos ''Notre Dame" Rosiaa Vokes
has new play named maid Marion" by
Molie Elliott Seawell. Harry Hine has
new comedy. and Charles Frohnan has ac-
q CURED the American rights to "Gloriana."
Richard Mansfield. as "Ttlebat Titmouse,"
IN Emma Sheridan's Ten Thousand q
Year" is also promised Blanche Marsden
mas finished a play called Dan OHara,"
which Is continuation OF THE Kerry
VOW" Dan" having grown old. J. NJ.
nm IS soon to produce Lew Rosen's 1.-The
hickers, and w. w. Randall is contem>
plating new country circus play.
vocal and instrumental concert, under
tae auspices Of Oglethorpe lodge of Odd
Fellows, and under the direction of Mr.. Will
ara n. Smith, will be given at the theater
Feo %. Mr.. Smith will be assisted by some
o. the best solo talent In the city and the
savannah Choral Society. chorus Of about
my voices, supported by competent Or
clesVra. The music to be sung is Of a very
interesting character, and has been thor
oughly studied. The concert will commence
az % o'clock to give the members of the
Sofse Club an opportunity to attend before
'u0 dancing commences at the De Soto.
THE MARKET WELL STOCKED.