The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-08
THE WEEKS PERFORMERS.
Comedy and Spectacle 10 Hold the
Boards Of the TheateT.


ing Attraction, to Be Followed by
"a Straight Tip and the Craigen-
Spaulding Company - An Actress
Who Knows What Comfort Is and
Means to Enjoy 1t.
The theater will be open four nights
and a matinee this week:
Tuesday night-"Spider and Fly"
Wednesday night-"A Straight Tip"
Friday and Saturday nights and Sat
urday matinee-Craigen-S paulding Com
pany.
NJ. B. Leavitt's spectacle, Spider and
Fly" will be presented Tuesday night.
The production this year is an entirely
new one, and will be known as the sec
ond edition Many novelties secured from
both hemispheres have been added. The
scenery, of which there are two carloads,
is all bran new, also the mechanical and
electrical effects. The costumes, which
are said to be magnificent, were made by
London's famous costumer, Charles Alias.
Some are an exact reproduction of the
gorgeous ballet produced at the Grand
Opera House, Paris, last winter.
The play itself has been rewritten and
up to date, and all the music will be new.
The play contains everything which tends
to pass an enjoyable evening and please
the senses. A grand scenic effect is i'm
mediately followed by some new and ar
tistic speciality; then comes a song, which
is succeeded by superb ballet, the
whole interspersed with comedy and aided
by magnificent surroundings, and one
thing following another so fast during
the evening that the eye is fairly daZzled.
a h in n nf of ct
is easy to account for the tremendous sue
cess which the Spider and Fly" has
created wherever it has appeared. This
will not only be the fifth season, but also
the last. After this year the company
play in London and other principal cities
in Europe.
"a Straight Tip" John j. McNallys
new farce in three acts, treats of the race
track and the humors Of pool selling and
betting generally While ga Straight
Tip" simply processes to be a farce, it
claims greater merit, as it is construct
ed on comedy lines, and its situations and
incidents are such as belong in comedy
There is said to be love story of interest
in it, as well as domestic complications,
which have nothing to do with the racing
element, although nearly all the person
ages have opportunities for displaying
Jn6 pecullarlby OF Jnelf own natures I'M
der the excitement of horse racing and
gambling.
BERTHE Coote has part said to be well
fitted for the exercise of his peculiar
abilities to create emulation. Other en-
gagements for the piece are: Charles F.
jerome, an eccentric comedian, and Miss
Flora Irwin, a bright, intelligent actress
and good singer, according to report
The company also includes Julie Kingsley,
Bessie Tannehill, Hattie Haynes, Nellie
Anterior, Belle Sanford, Bert Coote
Charles +. Jerome, Harry A. Earl, Frank
A. Howard, John H. Keefe and William
H. Maxwell, also the original Straight
Tip' quartette.
Miss Eugenia de Forrest, an actress
who makes her home at San Jose, Cal,
has received the sanction of the authori-
ties of San Jose to wear mems clothes in
public, and proposes to obtain a legal
right to appear in the same garb all over
the country. She made her appearance
on the streets of San Jose a few days ago
in double-breasted sack coat and waist
coast Of dark material, trousers of striped
pattern and Derby hat of the latest
style; in her hand she swung an ebony
cane. She says she is realizing the dream
of her life. She is tired of skirts, and,
as her stage appearances are mostly in
male parts, she knows the greater comfort
of male attire.