The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-10
THECONINC WEEK'SPLAYS,
4 ytgbt at The Circus and Richard
The Lion Hearted.

Nellie MoHenry to Make Her Bow to
savannah Theater-Goers Tuesday
,-ight-Robert Downing and Eugene
p1sir to be Here Thursday Night in
pichard Ceur de Lion-The New
p5iaon of the DEVILS Auction Next
Week.
rrssdav night, Nellie McHenry in "A
Nf,bt at the Circus
thursday night, Robert Downing in
uPiebard the Lion-Hearted.
These are the coming week S attractions
AZ the theater.
Miss McHenry is a new attraction here
Night at the Circus is a mixture of
sorg dance and fun in the usual way, in
-.fGiti0u to d grotesQue side view of life
a-ronr the performers in the white tents
There is more of the play itself by H.
Crattan Donnelly than is usual in the
vehicles of variety specialties, and for
Miss McHenry is provided the double
character of twins, one of whom is a de-
,,-urp ualkeress and the Othera frolicSOme
'.ir,us rider During the first two acts
tbaequestrienne makes fun by taking the
Mace of her sister as governess to four
5amure but roguish girls. The last act is
nIaved in the tent dressing room of the
tGre3test Show on Earth" with Miss
NrHenry in the guise of Mile.
Electra the queen of the arena.
II is full of sawdust, spangles, hoop-la
and band Wagon flavor. The play opens IN
law Office and closes in a dressing tent of
The great imperial circus. The dreadful
office bow is on hand, and so is the pretty
tyDewriter, whom the patrons embrace
in a way to send the chills down the
backs of the suspicious wives. Both
members of this firm have wives. 1t
transpres that a visiting gOverness is to
be engaged by one of the wives and that
Mile Electra, queen of the arena, stands
i'm need of legal advice against cruel
manager. In the second act the people
all rendezvous at summer hotel. The
demure little governess who, of course, is
oulva dashing queen OF the arena in dis
puise. proceeds TO get everybody by the
ears There are plenty of songs and
dances above buffoonery, constituting an
entertainment which a visitor can come
away from without self reproach for
having laughed at it.
MIR. Downing comes to Savannah this
season with a company of extraordinary
strength, associated as he is with the sup
port of his beautiful wife, known to the
stage as Eugene Blair, making perhaps
two of the most conspicuous PEG
ple now before the public
engaged in the presentation of plays
belonging to the legitimate drama.
In the company are Also Edmund Collier
Thomas A. Hall, William Frederic, Rose
Osborne and May I1ndley, actors of recog-
nized ability who stand well throughout
the whole country, all Of whom have sup
ported some of the best players known to
the American stage. Mr.. Downing prom
ises this year a most complete staging and
COstuming of all his plays. 1t is doubtful
if Booth ana Barrett when they were
playing jointly, exercised more taste and
historic correctness in the use
of costumes than is this year
being accomplished by MIR. Downing
Richard, the Iionhearted' had its first
production at Chicago less than a year
ago, Everywhere it has been presented
4 has been received with favor. 1t is
Classic in its construction. The best dra-
matte critics in the country have been
high in its praise. 1t is play rich with
historic lore. 1t gives graphic idea OF
the reign of Richard |. Those who have
"A read Macaulay or Hume are by no means
unfamiliar with the intense dramatic
career of Richard Occur de Lion.
Yale's new edition of the Devils Auc-
ton will be here Tuesday and Mednes-
day nights, Sept. 10 and 90 It will be
the next attraction following Robert
Downing.
The Manola-Mason Company in ''Friend
Fritz, opened the new Macauley theater
in Louisville, KY, last Monday evening,
and played to over six thousand dollars on
the week, an indication that the hard
times have not affected theaters in that
part of the country.
Manager Robert B. Monroe will at an
early date give a production in this city
of Under the City Lamps, by Leander
richardson, critic Of plays and players
rmany years. The play was produced
few weeks at the close of last season
and was a hit.