The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16
A WEEK FULL OF COMEDY
STUART ROBsON'S ENGAGEMENT
TIE EVENT AT THE THEATER

STUART ROBsON'S ENGAGEMENT
THE EVENT AT THE THEATER.
ArvVo Old Cronies' to Open the Week
and to Bs Followed by "She Stops
TO Conquer" "Our Bachelors" and
"The Henrietta. j"
Monday Night-"Two Old Cronies."
Wednesday Night Stuart Robson in
''She Stoops 20 Conquer"
Thursday Matinee-"Our Bachelors"
Thursday Night-"The Henrietta"
Tomorrow Two Old Cronies" will make
its temperance in Savannah. The Cronies
will be presented with an entire new COM
pany which Mr.. Anderson has spared
neither time nor expense In selecting. It is
headed by E. N. Ryan as the professor"
John Sheehan as ''O'Donovan Duff" Miss
Gussie hart as ''Pelly BristIe." The piece
belongs to a type Of compilation
enormously styled farce comedy, but which
is in reality musical extravaganza. The
average person who finds liberal enjoyment
IN Two Old Cronies' is not likely. however,
to dissect or classify it. AS now given, the
performance has the necessary hvellness,
and its humor is prevented from becoming
monotonous by the frequent Introduction OF
popular musical numbers. It needs no ln-
PRODUCTION to people who have once seen It.
Stuart Robson's engagement in "She
Stoops to Conquer 1.-THE Henrietta" and
sour Bachelors" is awaited with pleasure
bv theater-goers. who have obtained little
enjoyment from many of the plays that
have been here this season. lt Is pleasant
TO look forward to the production OF that
most perfect Of old comedies, "She Stoops
to Conquer" The play is one Of the rarest,
most perfect examples OF what real comedy
means Mr.. Robson intends this season to
give it q production worthy OF its merits
He will himself appear as TONY Lunpkin."
that graceless scamp, full OF quips and
ouiddities, who is the cause OF all the trouble,
but whom every one forgives at the end.
Thursday Mr.. Robson will appear at the
matinee in "Our Bachelors and at night in
"The Henrietta" The play has been
SO thoroughly commented upon that 1t re-
ouires little mention to familiarizs it to
theater-goers. Mr.. Robson was seen in It
here last year and his engagement was the
comedy event Of the season. The sale Of
seats will begin tomorrow morning.
pretty girls Monday and Tuesday, Oct "A
and Is.
HI Henry, the old time minstrel, Is dying
at Cleveland. He is quite wealthy, and has
spent money lavishly, practically building
up Gowanda. His show life has extended
over period of forty years.
The Langtry will soon try another new
play called "The Round Tower" by Justin
Huutley Mccarthy.
Edwin Booth has had another attack Of
vertigo. He lie resting with his daughter at
Lakewood, N. J.
Edgar Strakosch is the father of a 101<-
pound prima donna.
R. D. MacLean and Marie Prescott are
soon to retire from the stage to Wild Goose
Farm, a considerable estate owned by Mr.
MacLean at Sheppardstown, Va.
All of the floats used in the Columbus
pageant in New York we're built by prop
erty men and scenic artists connected with
the theaters and they are the only people In
the profession who have made anything out
of the celebration.
Rudolph Gott, the brllliant young pianist
whom it is prophesied will electrify the
musical world when he makes bis appear
snce next month, began studying music
when only 8 years old, under the direction
n OF his father, the well-known bandmaster
& Colt. Since be has been studying with
Otto Bendix, Liszt's best American pupil.
Gott looks very much like Paderewski and
Is quite his equal as an artist.