The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-07

the stairs: IL is too awkward. ar. I'd
wards has put u down on the hrst tier,
and have tod him 10 60 GA with the
parquette.
The weather has been very severe and
the house cannot be wen heated without
considerable expense
The people here seem anxious 10 ma
amusement al the theater. and ! care sag
We shall do a very Eooi business with
the Lewis. 7 have ordered those back
windows IN the basement that have no
sashcs 10 be boarded Up. Much Geld VIII
thereby be excluded.
The mating is a great improvement 70
the house, but It won't do Tor the stairs.
Tomorrow night Soldiers Daughter ana
Loan OF a Lover
"A large fire broke out on Friday night
Just az curtain rising; the few THAI were
nrst piece, The Torn Coat 20 me or
chestra
some young men In the private box
tie other night cut up a few times and
Lewis Clark advised me- 20 close till
smith came ] didn't think 1t q measure
70 meet your appreciation, so declined,
out the next morning I went 10 see Dir
Lane and he advised me TO engage a city
constable did so, and since then the
mouse has been respectable The mayor
recommended that the two lamps il front
d the house should be brought nearer to
me building. We give a dinner 70 Gen.
Games here on Monday. ! am amcng
the distinguished on tbs occasion. No
Iouot the theater Wall miss some visitors.
Tomorrow night Wives at They Were
ana Poor Soldier 1 play Darby and
sing the duet
Mr.. Smith has not arrived, for the
Lewis. The weather is absolutely petri-
lylng' and now must / 80 on and MAKE
ne company play to the parquette chairs
ana the shivering bar and doorkeepers.
MISS - came on for the slave In
NHslnlus' dressed IN a shining silk frock
usht modern sleeves, hair shciled up a Ia
Pariss and, throwing aside her veil with
4 fashionable air, she trpped on the stage
ana made sweet smiling courtesy TO MI.
Nirginius'
\ have shut Up the theater in despair
and announced that in consequence of the
Unexpected delay Of the manager and Of
he expected stars, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis.
me theater will close after this evening
Intl further notice"
Mr.. smith had started for ST. Louis from
New Orleans, but the only way of tray
cling was by boat, and the river havina
-rozen up he was compelled to continue
his trip on horseback.
Upon arriving in St Louis early in Feb
ruary. Mr.. Smith wrote to one of his part.
ners as follows
Il arrived at ( O'Clock to-day after tho
most disagreeable, horrible, OUTRAGEOUS
Journey Qrom the mouth of the river
when ever mortal man escaped from
Ilive!
Poor Mat, It is lauehabe and pitiable
20 see how the poor fellow has been user
by his three weeks Of management.
and his JOY at seeing me was unspeaka.
dc.
Il am sore, lame hungry and out OF
spirits, having Travelled 90 miles to-day
and been on horseback five days and par.
IF nights.
My Journey has cost me SEQ. besides
he freezing TO death.
FEB. q, '5S. Last night we played the
Pet Of the Petticoats' tan excellent Eth
)pera) to SIS; there being a bail at the Ma.
onal two large private parties and
rec chronological lecture against u.s.
play job Played Cinderella four night
without book or score to $50. $lO7, $l25
and $50.
Il 90 think Mrs. Lewis viii be here to
open Monday-for l have received intel
Ggence from her "a letter from poor
Lewis, that they were frozen up IN the
Praise at Cape G!rardeau, where they
had been two weeks--poor Lewis is al
most crazy-losing bis time and sal
airy.
THE people who talk of the theater at
all talk Of nothing but Miss Tree and the
Ravens Such times for money / never
saw anywhere. Wholesale merchants
say they find it difficult to get cash
enough to do their marketlng-iots of spu-
r,ous money aAoat-we have got our
share in number of SlO-blls.
st Louis, February, 'Ss-The books for
Sweethearts and Wives and Guy Man
ner.ng' have not come yet, and no book to
I be found in the city.
Weather colder than ever Receipts
last night, $3.50. Lamps ali went out last
night in front, and we substituted can
dles-all for Sl5.50. Isn't it horrible? Last
night there was an immense bail at the
National 1t seems the people can turn
out to ball. Miss Tree will be here soon.
No Lewis yet-no getting up the river.
My ink freezes in the pen.
ave had two large stoves put in the
parquette and removed the small ones
from the second tier to the lower. The
oil (by heating it, burns on the steps, but
in front except the two that the stove
pipes touch. viii not burn, SO We use can
| dies. The thermometer has been from u
to 20 degrees below zero, but is 2 degrees
above to-day. The people all go sleigh
riding day and night The audience sit
around the stoves all evening without
moving"
TRIED TO SELL A WOMAN.