The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-23
AN OFF WEEK IN PLAYS.
The Washington and Lee University
Concert the Only Attraction.

The Washington and Lee University
Concert the Only Attraction.
Inis week will be an OF week at the
theater- The only performance is the
Mashington-Lee University Glee and
Banjo Clubs concert Friday night The
press throughout the south is giving to
the young men OF these clubs the. praise
they deserve The concert is for the ben
eft OF the Lee-Jackson Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans. The movement was in
augurated at Lexington at the Washing
ton and Lee University, OF which Gen.
r +. tLee was president. and Of which
Gen. G. W. c. Lee is now president
Cen Lee presented to the club the hand
some piano Of his father, which is now
in their possession. The club travelling
IN a private car is receiving an ovation
all along the route. The concert is of
a high order With the club are an IN
usual number of sOlCists and of Howard
Cunningham and Mcclure the press
speaks most faVorably. Mr.. Lenert the
musical director, is a graduate of a school
or music Of Germany, and will introduce
a number of the Heidelberg student songs.
The clubs have been most carefully
trained and will make merry with their
jolly college songs as well as with classic
music.
The announcement that Robert G. In
gersol is TO lecture at the theater Wednes-
day, Feb. 8, makes timely a little anec-
dote that has never been printed, al
though its date is that of the almost for
gotten Star Route trials in Washington.
The late Judge Wiley presided over the
court and Col: Ingerson was chief coun-
sci for the defense.
It was but in accordance with human
nature that so orthodox a Presbyterian
as the judge should frequently clash dur
ing the course of the trial, with the bril-
liant and fearless agnostic. Frequent
We're the occasions of which the Judge
awaited himself to crafty his personal
antagOnism to the amiable IngersOll. The
colonel, his patience aided by a natural
good humor, and by a watchful care for
the issue, did not revenge himself in
have enabled him to do He bore with no
show of resentment the countess annoy
ing interruptions, reprimands and threats
of fines for contempt. Naturay he had
his feelings in private. One day, after a
long session, during which the judge
had subjected Ingersoll to more than the
ordinary amount of irritation, the colonel
left the court and walked toward his hotel
with two OF his friends. Behind him and
unseen by him walked the Judge, who was
also accompanied by friends.
Engrossed in conversation on the trial,
the colonel did not notice negro's mule
that stood close to the curb
Of the sidewalk AS 1.-THE the colonel oaei
made a spiteful lunge at him; attempting
to bite his arm. The colonel saved his
flesh by suddenly jerking his arm away.
around and thus rebuked the malevolent
mule:
you -- brute, what court are you
Judge Off
The colonel then passed on without
having seen Judge Wiley, who stood
for a moment aghast, looking mechani-
cally a the animal with which he had
been involuntarily associated in the
coloners mind
Russia is the greatest theatrical ter
ritory in Europe. Helena Modjeska writes
that she has succeeded in opening the
doors Of that country and Will appear at
the national theater at St. Petersburg,
after the official period of mourning for
the late car, in the spring. Her address
before the ladies' auxiliary committee at
the worlds fair in Chicago caused so
much censure on the part of the Rus
sian government that she was interdicted
from entering the Russian domain. But
through the Intervention of the director
general of the national theater, personal
friend of the Polish actress, the order
has been rescinded.
A play without words entitled "He
Kept a Diary mot copyrighted)-
March 4. Advertised for new type. 81.
March 9. Violets for new type
March 10. Salary for new type
March 1s. Roses @s'' for typewriter... 90
March 20. Salary Miss Remington. 20 20
March 20. Candy for wife and ca
daughter ............... 50
March %. Box bon-bons Miss Rem
ington .................. 4 %
March q. Salary Daisy .............. 40 %
March 20. Theater tickets and sup % 10
per -. .' ne o 5s 90 40
March 80. SILK dress wife's mother. 60 90
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