The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10

Stuart Robson, who has become an
annual in Savannah's theater lists, Will
present this week two plays in which he
has never been seen here: Government
Acceptance" and 1.-THE Rivals" The for
mer is a new play, in which Mr.. Robson
an IN electrical play The third act repre-
sentS an eleatricianS den. WHIPS run
from floor to ceiling, and as every wire
is used for various effects in the exhibit
ton of the model of man-of-war,
knowledge of electricity is required to
successfully manipulate them. Mr.. Rob
son, who portrays the inventor, has been
obliged to study electricity in order to
operate the scene successfully. The story
is one of the efforts of a young electrician
to have the government accept his model
of man-o'-war which he invented. The
scenic artists have reproduced several
historic spots, notably view of Wash
ing ton from Arlington nights. The drama
pictures the doings of senatorial commit
tees and there is some polite satire at
the expense of the politicians, who al
influenced. AS Bob Acres" in THE Ri
walls" in which Mr.. Robson will be seen
Tuesday night, he will take up the part
he acted thirty years ago in Laura
Keenes theater in New York, surrounded
by some of the most famous artists of the
stage.
Prof. Samri S. and Mrs. Baldwin, the
White Mahatmas, and their superb COM
pany of entertainers Will begin week S
engagement here tomorrow night: They
of the performance is such an absolute
novelty that ii may not be generally un-
derstood. A mahatma is a Thibeteen
means purified soul,' technically mas
ter mind among wonder workers. Pror.
Baldwin spent two years among the re-
cluses of Thibet and was known by
them as the White Mahatma, for he real
ly mystified them in his wonderful deVei-
opments of their own mysticism. There
is said to be little in theosophy or spirit
ualistic research that he is not an adept
in and his duplication of the marvels OF
these pretenders seem almost beyond be-
lief until he good-naturedly exposes every
thing and then we can all see how easy
it is. The great sensation of the enter
tainments is Mrs. BAldwin's clairvoyancy.
The Baldw1ns don't want TO make con-
verts, but there is no argument about this
particular feature after one has once Wit
messed it. An auditor has simply to
think of a question, it is answered az
once and then Mrs. Baldwin repeats the
question accurately, without having heard
it in any way-it never leaves the MIND
of the quesuoner until she is through
with it. A funny phase of the perform
ance is the great number of ladies who are
past middle age who want to know when
they will be married and to whom.
These people commenced their present
American tour in Brooklyn on Sept. B,
1884, and since then have played con1nE-
Ously to audiences Of intelligent ana fash
ionable people. The artists who accom-
pany them include Kate Russell, with
her speaking photographs; Manuel To-
PEI the Paderewski of the mandolin; Al
bert Phillips, piano Virtuoso; Edgar Ely,
Georgia Gardner, Borelli and Zelna, Sam
uel J. Adams, the tally-ho trio John
Schiller, Baby Nick Russell and others
who have been engaged expressly for
the present tour.
The show is full of mystery, but there's
likewise more innocent merriment IN II
than in a dozen farce comedies.
The Lyceum course of entertainments,
which will open Tuesday night with Rob
ert J. BUrdette's lecture on "A Twice-Told
Tale" or 1.-The Rise and Fall of the Mus
tache,' is looked forward to this season
with unusual interest. Mr. Burdettes fame
as a lecturer adds to the interest in
the entertainments.
In December 1876 Burdette, then asso-
ciate editor of the Burlington Qowa)
Haw1eye, delivered his maiden lecture in
the opera house at Keokuk, Ia, under
the auspices of the Young Peoples Society
of the Baptist church of that city. Since
his debut in Keokuk, he has lectured to
and fro across the continent from Halifax
to San Diego. A few months ago his route
book showed a record Of g. i2 lectures, de-
liyered in regular courses and special en-
gagements-an average Of one hundred
and eleven lectures each season. In these
years of travel and talk Mr.. Burdette has
made "a bowling and speaking acquaint-
ance" with the people Of America. having
appeared in lob towns and cities. I'm
fact" says Chicago Inter-Ocean "a lee
ture BY Robert ]. Burdette is certain to
draw crowd. 1t doesn't make