The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-28

a run in New York, will be produced here
or the first time this week. The leading
interest of the piece is carried by Georgia
wynn, a charming girl of the new south,
with all the inherited grace and beauty of
the ancient aristocracy and all the liberal
intelligence of the modern culture. In
5he creation of this role Miss Phoebe
Davies has achieved success. The plot
turns on the practice of leasing convicts
10 the highest bidder and the heroine
takes advantage of this custom to secure
practical immunity for her admirer, Capt.
Henry Ford, uniustly condemned for the
murder of her brother. In becoming
Ford S protector and benefacfor she nee
essarily assumes the initiative in her re-
Iations with him. while he, under the ban
of legal and social OstraCism, is in honor
bound to receive the modest advances she
is obliged to make with retreating graft
tude. This state of affairs leads to deli
cate complications, to conflicts of emotion,
to alterations of dominating sentiment at
once embarrassing and exceedingly inter-
esting, and in the illustrations afforded of
these varying phases of feeling Miss
Davies gives evidences of appreciation of
womauly qualities of mind and heart, and
of skill to make every shade of thought
and sensation distinctly apparent without
oyerstepping the bounds OF nature. The
New South" has long list of characters,
and requires a full company of good
actors.
oWhat a delightful place Savannah is"
said Louis James, the tragedian, yester-
day morning to a number of gentleman
with whom he was talking. Your city"
he continued, is vastly improved since
| was here last, and each year come l
am at once struck with some new change
that has been made TO beautify your al
ready beautiful city. The asphalt pave
ments are very fine and, must add, are
kept SO very clean. l always look for
ward to my visit to Savannah with
great deal of pleasure, the anticipation OF
which can only be surpassedby the reall-
cation.
II cannot speak too strongly Of my pleas
ant associa ions in the sunny sou N and,
moreisspecially in your own ATTRACTIVE city
In New Orleans Mr.. Warde and L were
received most cordially. We did an enor-
nous business, and our stay there was
most charming one in every respect.
as there any truth in the rumor that
YOU will go into comedy" Mr.. James was
asked.
eyes, - he replied, 'when my engage
ments will permit shall do that which
am very fond of-play comedy as well as
tragedy-it is a most delightful diversion
and the public like little OF both OF
course. as long as Mr.. Warde and are to-
gether we will do tragedy entirely. Next
YEAR we will produce Henry V on mag
nificent scale. The scenic effects are ex-
ceptioually fine and we hope to make a
great success of it."
why is it that you almost lnvariaoly
n1av Jnlius Caesar at your matinees!'
.tTbat,s easily answered. julius Cesar
70 ,,roba hlv read more in schools than any
other pT Of Shakspeare's works, and when
we play in a college town. we ways put
this play on. How familiar to the student I
at college. or even the boy or glrt IN a., me ne
public school, are the lines OF Ma G
kk,toOvis address over Caesars dead
BODY and other beautiful passages"
NH Mr.. James and Otis Skinner, who
PLAYED here with Mod5eska' are warm warm
personal fsr friends, and they have stuck
poI,otho,. tbrough the ups and downs of
life that their friends in the profession
can them "The Brothers Glue"