The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-08
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS.
MANSFIELD IN BEAU BRUMMELI."
"WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Jane" 20 Follow Mansfield on Thurs
day-Hettie Bernard Chase Does Not
Get Rich in Savannah With Her
Outfit of Alaskan Curiosities-The
News in the Theatrical World Gen.
orally.
The theatrical event Of the week will be
beau Brummeil'' Wednesday night. IL is
two years since Richard Mansfield has been
in Savannah, and his temperance in the
play which has had such a remarkable run
in New York will be an event of note. For
some years people have been calling Mr..
Mansfield genius, aud his portrayal of the
great Beau would alone seem to
justify that term. The comedy of beau
Brummell" is living representation of the
manners and dress in the Georgian period,
with Beau Brummel, the gentleman OF his
time, polished, coldly courteous, critical
egotistic al, faultless in attire and witty in
speech, as the central figure. Mr.. Mansfield
has created tnis artificial stage hero with
nothing whatever TO guide him beyond a
few fragments Of histo y. In his name the
Beau is shown as the oerfumed exquisite of
magnificent repose and unruffisd grandeur
debt ridden. but dlctatorial, setting the fash
ion and snubbing the Prince of Wales.
In the last two scenes the dramatic in
terest is intensified, when the Beau, ban
ished to the continent, poverty-stricken and
even starving, continues TO live upon the
names of things and to maintain his
naughty pride and faultless personal bear
ing. He is gentleman in rags, as he was
in silks and satins. In the delirium scene
Mr.. Mansfield is wonderfully pathetic.
The present stage settings and historically
local presentation. The sale OF seats will
begin tomorrow morning.
The attraction following Beau Brummell'
will be "Jsne" on Thursday night. The
mirth-provoking comedy was the talk OF
London and Paris, and is credited with a
brilliant run of over loo nights at the Madi.
son Square theater, New York city. The
story Of Jane" briefly told is as follows: A
young London spendthrift has imposed upon
truSting guardian by leading him to be.
lleve that wife and baby were the cause
Of his extravegano,s. When the guardian
arrives be introduced his houssmaid Jane
as his wife, and she borIows a child to com
plete the deception, but the housemaid'i
husband, who is the spendthrIft's valet. can
not endure seeing his wife embraced by his
master, and also saddled with baby
"blows the gaff" and brings the fraud to q
marrying the girl of his guardians choic,
and receiving dissolution and big banl
check.
The Fleming Dramatic Association viii
celebrate It's fourth anniversary by per
formance for the boys OF st. Joseph's male
orphsnage on the night of Tuesday Jan
II. ). M. French's 3-act comedy ''Bov
Bells" will be presented at Masonic temple
The Flemings are too we'll known for theiI
generous acts in the past to need any men-
ton, aud with an able cast, laudsble OBJ
ject and their own personal following, NJ
doubt, the performance will DO flnnncia
success.
Hettis Bernard Chase in "Uncles Darl
ing" and her trained bears, reindeer, Es
Gulmau and mastiff dogs played to tn
largest matinee audience OF the season yes
terday. The theater was packed from the
stage to the doors Every seat was occu-
pied aud aisles and spaces next TO the wallI
we're filed. The children had the house
The play was just the kind for them anC
they enjoyed i5 to the utmost. Mr.. Chase
is a great lover Of animals and his traiued
dogs and bears we're feature of the2per-
forinance.