The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
TIE WEEK AT THE.rHEArER.
Joe OFT in His New Play The Star
Gazer" Comes Next.

Next Saturday matinee and night Man
ager johnson will present the patrons of
the Savannah theater with Mr.. Joseph
OFT IN his new play, THE Stargazer"
Inc play deals with astronomy in a bold
manner. and tells funny story of an &C.
centric astronomer who is in search of a
! comet; an eccentric widow who inter
ested In astronomy, interests herself in
an astronomer; doctor who has dis
covered magic gas, the eighth wonder
OF the world; an Italian villain with
an Italian alias and a Killarney
orogue; an astronomical assistant with
an India rubber spine; these, with bevy
! OF pretty girls, a number of new sltua-
lions, plenty ofuew ideas, spirited action,
constitute the interest of the new piece
1t has plot, to be sure, but that need not
| worry anybody, as the numerous special
| ties, catchy songs and amusing features
keep the audience in such a state of
hllarity that the plot cuts no figure, and
II is not until the end of the piece is
reached that the spectator recalls the
! fact that the piece started out with a
plot With such vehicle for his talents,
and surrounded by the company he has
selected TO aid him in interpreting it, OFT
stands with success assured.
THE zOUAvEs' ANNUAL PICNIC.
The Savannah Busch Zouaves are to
SAfS tA4ClA oAAtl4 1AAAAudl pANntC anu GACuT-
sion next Thursday. The steamer
Vigllant has been chartered for the &C.
caSlon and the trip will be made to War
saw, which is one of the most delightful
| places for such excursions along the coast.
A large crowd and pleasant day are the
| prospects. The steamer will leave the
| foot of Drayton street at s so o'clock next
| Thursday morning.
Rose Coghlan has started the rehearsal
| OF The Woman in White" the play in
which she will be seen this season. The
| play is dramatization of Wilkie Collins
novel, by &. de Grimm. Miss Coghlan
will play the dual role Of Laura Earle
and Anne Catherick.
Alexander Salvini's repertory for the
early part Of this season will include the
Three Guardsmen," "RuY Bias" Don
Caesar de Bazan'' and "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" Nearly every member of last sea-
sons company has been re-epgaged.
Manager Augustus Pitou has engaged
the following people to support Robert
Mantell this season; Albert Bruning, E.
A. Eberle, B. T. Ringgold, William
Stuart, William H. Young, Edward n.
| Hoyt, Frank Smith, James K. Cumming,
Edgar MacGregor and Misses Charlotte
Behrens, Eleanor Merron, Mary Timber
man, Henrietta Howard and Fanny Bart
Mr.. Mantell's tour begins Sept. in
Salem, Mass.
The following are the important attrac-
lions announced for next week in New
York: Vaudeville at Tony Pastors thea
ter, ''l492' at the Garden theater Fanny
Rice at the Bijou- tfreater, vaudeville at
Keith's Union Square theater, THE
Passing Show" at the Casino, THE
| Mil-adp'f az fhn Fifth
vaudeville at Roster & Balls and at
Proctor's, "The Cross Roads of Life" at
| the Star theater, "Charley's Aunt" at
the Empire, Shenandoah" at the Acad-
envy of Music, Della Fox at the Casino,
"a Night Of" at Daly's theater, E. H.
Sothern in The Victoria Cross" at the
| Lyceum theater, "Coon Hollow" at the
Fourteenth Street theater.
Miss Olive Gates, who is to play the
leading part in ACROSS the Potomac"
this season, is said to be the best swords
woman on the American stage.'
This season Roland Reed is to make a
feature of THE Politician" comedy by
the late David d. Lloyd and Sydney
Rosenfeld. Mr.. Reed will be seen as Gen.
! Josiah Timber.
Coon Hollow" c. E. Callahan's
| comedy drama a, will have its first New
| York production Aug. % at the Four
! tenth Street theater
James O'Neill will shortly emerge from
! his Monte Cristo cottage in New London,
| to begin rehearsais of his company. This
! season he will contine himself to the
classical drama, presenting Hamlet,
Richelieu, VirginIus, Monte Cristo and
possibly new play from the pen of a
| Boston author.