The morning news., 1894-08-19
PUT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS.
The Amusement Season Postponed By
a Managers Failure.


Miss Arta Bowen and Her Leading
Lady Here to Rehearse for "Reper-
toire," but Her Manager Fails to
Meet Her and the Company Not
Organized-The Season to Open With
Barlow, Dolson & Co.'s Minstrels
Thursday Night.
The theatrical season in Savannah will
not open tomorrow night. The Arta
Bowen company, which was TO have
opened the season here, has not responded
to the call of Miss Bowen's manager.
In fact, the manager didn't wait for it.
Miss Bowen is here with Mrs. Levin, her
leading lady, who is also the wife of the
leader of the ba nd. She came to meet
her husband, who was expected with the
other members of the band last Monday.
Manager Hill left the band in New York
while he came south.
Last Monday was the call for the com
pany to meet at the theater here for re-
hearsal in preparations for the opening of
! the season this week. A day or two be-
| fore the day for the members to arrive
Mr.. Hill left town, and has not been
heard from since. The band did not get
the money he was to send it, and is still
| in New Iork. Miss Bowen is waiting TO
| Join another company, and For Roper
tOire, in which she was 10 star, will be
| shelved for awhile.
The season will open Thursday night
with Barlow, Dolson & Powers min
strels, one of the best minstrel companies
| 1t is said, there is on the road this season.
| The entertainment committee of the
| Ancient Order of Hibernians will present
Tuesday evening, at their hall on Bryan
| and Abercorn streets, novel entertain
ment. The society has some of the best
| singers, specialists and comedians IN the
city, and the entertainments it has given
| heretofore have been highly enjoyed.
| The management has left nothing undone
to make the entertainment sue
cess. and has secured a corps of
young men who are capable OF furnish
! ing an evening of rare enjoyment.
Some of the specialties to be presented
viii compare favorably with those given
| by the professional companies travelling
on the road. The entertainment is the
| second of a series contemplated by the
| society and is tor the purpose of more
| thoroughly equpping its hall. After the
musical entertainment is finished the
! hall will be cleared for dancing. Rosen-
| fields orchestra will furnish the music.
The Dixie Dramatic Associa ton, an
organization composed of the best local
! talent, will give an entertainment at
! Youge's hall Thursday evening, Aug. %,
| for the benefit of ST. Paurs Episcopal
! church. The comedy drama Parted
| will be presented. The piece has been ac-
| lively rehearsed and thoroughly first
class performance is insured. Tickets
are now in circulation. Dancing will be
! indulged in after the performance and a
| pleasant evenlHgis assured all who at
tend.
pete" Cavanaugh, the general agent
of Milt G. Barlow, is in the city MIR.
| Cavanaugh is one of the most popular
travelling theatrical men on the road, and
has friends in every city who are glad to
greet him.
Davis g. Keogh have gone in for genuine
novelties. The coming season they will
have four new scenic productions, Down
In Dixie . ''On the Bowery," On the
Mississippi - and Rush City" Down
i'm Dixie is new southern comedy
drama, with the principal scenes laid in
two of the most prominent southern
states-Georgia and South Carolina. The
original ideas of this play originated with
| Messrs. Davis & Keogh, and were given
to Scott Marble, very successful play
| wright, who has cleverly put together
dramatic work During the action of
the play several most interesting
and exciting scenes will be introduced
! One Of these is the cotton compress
/ scene, where perfect representation of
! the Union Cotton Compress. now located
at Charleston, S. c., will be seen in op-
GRAFTON. This scene alone cost more than
| s., GOO. The cotton plantation scene will
be most elaborate, and many very inter
esting southern pastimes will be INDUCED
in by darkey boys. The Dixie Cadets, :"
a band Of pickaninny musical prodigies,
will discourse music of the most inspir-
ing kind. Sept. II is the date booked for
this city.