The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24
| WEEK OF GOOD PLAYS.
bahama to be Given Three Nights
and at a Matinee.

New Spectacle "Zeb" to be
ssen Here for the First Time Thurs
sov and Friday NiRhts-A Budget of
stage Gossip.
The tbeater will be opened for six per-
,orrances this week.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
this and Wednesday matinee ALA
Il oama. 49, s,z.,,,,
Alabama" which will be presented on
N .o-n.5,row and Tuesday and Wednesday
G,b-s and Wednesday matinee is a story
a The south, the scene being laid in the
V'jsruresaue town of Talladega, Ala, and
he rbaracters are all taken from life.
Ut is quite a remarkable coincidence
that all the principal members of the COM
no0v that will present this play are south
aPTners Frank G. Bangs, the popular and
T1Toh esteemed actor whose name heads
The east is a Virginian and followed the
fortDDes of his native state for four years
during the war; Clement Balm bridge, for
whom Augustus Thomas wrote the part
Of Cant. Davenport, was born in GeOr-
ola William Calhoun, who portrays Col.
Eoberly. halls from Arkansas and is
member Of the celebrated family of the
same name; L. P, Hicks is native of
Louisiana, Miss Belle Barron was born
in Virksburg, Miss Ethel Irving first
saw the light of day in Tennessee, and w.
I Dean is claimed by Kentucky. The
NAV is produced with superb scenery and
Inc new lighting effects are most beauti-
IT It nav be added, without fear of con
tradiction, that alabama" is the most
successful play of the past ten years, and
has placed the author in the foremost
Mace among the authors of the day and
has swelled his bank account to fabu-
lous amount. To see alabama" once
means to want to see it again, and in New
York. where it ran through a whole sea-
son. people were known to go eight and
nine times to see it. The play disclOses
new beauties each time one sees it. 1t is
pure. is clean there is not one word in it
That could possibly offend the most fastid-
ious. Its humor will make you laugh
through four acts and its pathos may
call for a tear or two of which no one
need be ashamed. This will be the last
chance to see this great play, as next
season it will be produced in London,
England, for an extended run.
''Zeb." which will be here Thursday
and Friday nights, is one of 1.-The
best constructed comedies of the day, and
is written right up to date. 1t has a
dramatic story, told in a homelike man
nor. The scenes for the most part are
laid in the district adjacent to Muncie,
Indiana, and it is claimed that each char
acter has its original down there. Mr..
Young the author of the play, spent sew
eral months in Muncie, making study of
the good people who live near by" and
the consequence is that it is one of the
most natural and home-like comedies be-
fore the public. The characters are said
to be naturally drawn. During the action
of the comedy there will be introduced
series of excellent, high-class dancing
and singing speciaities, besides the sing
ing of the celebrated 'Zeb'' Quartette.
The company carries nearly every inch of
scenery used, and in one act alone is in
troduced 1920 feet of special new
scenery. representing the movable side
walk, which is one of the features of the
worlds fair.
The rainbow circle of the Kings Daugh-
tiers will give a musicale at Armory hall
/, Thursday night. The object of the enter
tainment is to raise funds for the support
of an infant which the society has under
laken to provide for. The child has been
in their care for some time, and as the
funds provided for the purpose have been
exhausted it is found necessary to ask the
patronage of the public at the entertain
ment The object is worthy. The society
will amply repay all who attend the
musicale by an enjoyable evening, filed
with excellent music, dancing and re-
freshmentS,
The prima donna who is to create a
leading role in Gilbert u Sullivan's new
opera is Miss Nancy Mcintosh, an Amer
lean girl, sister of Burr Mcintosh.
NJ. B Curtis announces that his San
Francisco experiences and trial are being
dramatized for him by Sims 81 Petit of
London. He gave them the order, he
says, eight months ago, and forwarded
them the testimony and particulars.
Delibes' last opera, ''Kassya, " was COM
posed when he was very sick man. He
wrote out the pianoforte score and Mas
senet has prepared from it the orchestra
ton. "Kassya," the scene of which is
laid in Galicia, has a sombre story.
New Orleans is to have a grand opera
season this winter, under the direction of
Bruhel the French conductor A notable
engagement is anticipated.