The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-15

Good Shows that Never Fail to
'"S.a+e Laughter-The Guards Min
Ills Rehearsing for Their Perform
,roe Next Month-General Stage
& News.
rbis week will be week of comedy at
4 A., heater. The attractions are:
rnssdav night, Patti Rosa in "NIiss
pixie ,.u.r,-,
p,t+i Rosa's Miss Dixie" has caught
.or1iar favor aud is serving to keep the
pDoppTi9r little Coincidence intrenched in
KY GOOD graces of the theater-gOing pub
y. critic who sat in Judgment on the
ars+ performance of this comedy, said:
LnTocb member of the audience felt as if
no NJ she were a juror to sit in judgment
an rhe piece, as it was its initial perform
Unce The play had been carefully re
Sosrsed and went along smoothly but
.omeIy for the first half hour. After
hat the actors seemed to warm up, and
bafora the second act was half through,
The continuous applause and laughter
shaved that Miss Dixie had caught on
on3 was a success. At the end of the
second act Patti Rosa was called before
tbe curtain patti Rosa appears to i'm
move from year to year. She is a pro-
grpssive little creature, and is now a sort
f combination of Lolita and Nellie Nc
Henry The newest character in the
Nav is Prof. Paddleoffsk, played by John
4 Gilbert. This is an original cOncep
tion bv the author, Chas. I. Vincent, and
the one that stirs the mirth of the dullest
sne,tator. The farce is loaded down
With pretty little songs, which 10 them
selves would make much duller piece a
success"
The Dazzler made a great hit on its
initial performance here three years ago,
and since, on account of the high stand
ard to which the comedians and play has
been kept, it has been steadily increasing
in popularity, until to-day, it is consid-
cred the merriest and best farce comedy
m our stage. All the old fun makers
have been retained, while perfect little
star has been added to the constellation
of artists. in the person of Miss Annie
Lewis. This charming little actress
takes her audiences by storm, and holds
them spell bound until the fall of the cur
tam.
The Guards minstrel troupe will give
its first performance at the theater on
Thursday night, Nov. g. This will be
the first amateur minstrel performance
given on the theater stage m number of
Years. This fact alone ought to be suffl-
cient to draw crowd. Some very good
talent is engaged and a good show is
promised. AS the entertainment is for
the benefit of the Guards, there is certain
to be a crowd out
The following young men will take part
in the performance: l. M. ROSenfeld,
musical director; l.. L. Patton, Jr., man
ager; Henry Blum, Jr., interlocutor; F.
j. Herty, first tenor; Clarence Hatch,
second tenor; G. D. Melton, first bassO;
j. Carruthers, second basso; b. NJ. Con-
nor, Jr., first mandolin; +. M. Papy, Sec
ond mandolin; j. A. Papy, first guitar;
Chas Wakeman, second guitar; Martin
B. Dunbar, third tambourine; j. B. Con-
nelly, third bones; Geo. Spring, second
Jas. Ryals, second bones; H.
P Greenwood, first tambOurine; Ed. L.
Patton, .Tr., first bones.
The troupe is now having four rehears-
ais a week. Tickets will be put on sale
next week
Divide Musin, the well-known and IA
nous vertuoso, with his excellent COM
pany of musicians, will appear in Savan-
nah before long and will present one of
those programmes OF me music Tor
which this company is so famous. A
number of additions have been made to
the company since it was last here, and it
is said to be among the finest concert com
panies now on the road.
Edwin Gordon Lawrence has cancelled
his arrangements to star, and will devote
all his attention this winter to his school
of acting in New York.
n S. Wood is meeting with gratifying
success during his present tour in "Out
in the Streets" play with which he has
been Identified for a number of years.
Manages w. A. Edwards is rapidly as
suming position of Importance in the
theatrical world. He, at present, has on
tour some four different companies in
Guiding a very heavy production of the
Romany Rye with the popular Frank
Losee as the star; N. S. Wood in the
orphans of New York - the ''Cruiskeen
Lawn. " one of those delightful pictures
of Irish life; and the Eagles Nest" He
also announces as in preparation an
enormous production of Mr.. John A.
Stevens melodrama, The Mineland
Mystery" This latter piece, it is stated,
will be put on in New York city for an in
definite run.