The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
A WEEK OF GOOD PLAYS.
Mrs. John Drew and Stuart Robson
the Star Attractions.

"The Road to Ruin" the Opening Play
TO Be Followed By thu Rivals"
The Two "Dromios" and the First
Presentation Of the Comedy Leap
Year, or the "Ladi Privilege"
The theater will be open for five per-
formances this week, three nights and
two maLinees.
Tuesday matinee-Mrs Drew in Road
to Ruin
Tuesday night-"The Rivals"
TIL rsday night and Friday matinee
Stuart Robson in coined Of Errors"
Friday nichC leap Year or the La
dies Privilege"
Mrs John Drew and her company will
give TWO performances in Sa ann-h this
week. II he company includes Mrs. John
Drew, Mrs Sidney Drew, sidney Drew,
Charles E. Han ord. George o. orne,
Charles E. erner, Al Harris, Charles
kearney, Edwin Wallace, II. B. Gibbs,
Miss Phillis Rankin, and Miss Katie
Hogan. A leaIing manager the other
day made this remark a at Mrs, Drew:
she sands in petit. oats relatively in
the same posi- ion as Joseph Je lerson
does in pants in ola comedies. The late
Lester Nailack and other celebrated ac-
tors and masters o. dramatic art have
comedy. l think, as others 10, that she
easily occupies this proud position on
the ng.ish speaking stage. For years
she has been the foremost exponent of
old comedy. While she was manageress
Of the Arch Street Theater in Ihi4adel-
phia the house was the scene of many
famous comedy productions IS. The Jheater
usually op, ned its seasons e cry year
W. tn the production of some old play of
that kind chat was a source of much
pleasure TO her numerous friends and
patrons. Her name is as insepara bly,
lin iCd with the grand performances of
The Rivals" as that of Mr.. jefferson.
Her most celebrated play by SheriGau =
cupies relatively the same place in comedy
as shakespeare does in tragedy. 1t be-
longs to that class of enter Uainments
that appeal to the edu atJd class. Old
playgoers are its friends and youn ger ones
ind il amusing and entertaining. Age
does no. de rease lis popularity AMI the
| best prootIof its cons dmmate merit is the
fact thai il has ouJlIved many new come
dies and plays. I might exclaim with
many others, may its shadows never
grow less
Stuart Robson will play a two nights
and matinee engagement this week open
ing thursday night with Comedy Of
Errors" which viii be repeated at Fri
day matinee. Friday night Mr.. Rob-
son will be seen in the comedy Leap
| Year; or The Ladies Privilege. The Lrst
performance of the Comedy Of Errors, -
OF which there seems to be any record,
was given by the students at Grey's Inn.
during the Christmas holidays in 1894.
/ A merry night they hal Of it, and il
( lasted till pretty well into the morning.
| Very little mention is made of 1t from
| this time on till 1904 when it was acted
| before James ]. Munden, the well-kuown
| Lnglish comedian, played the Dromio OF
| Syracuse to Mr.. Rees' Dromio
| OF hphesus, at the benefit of the
| latter June 2, 1895. The role was
| great favorite of Munden, and was ad
/ miraoly played by him. kemble pro
/ duGed the play in London in 1903, himself
/ playing Antipholnus of Ephesus. Al.
ways a brisk and bright acting lay, il
mas not had 50 many productions as has
/ others of Shaxespe ire's comedies on ac
count Of the dIHculty in securin actors
suAciently resembling each other, to rem
/ der the funny mistakes, which result