The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
EASTER WEEKS ADJUSTMENTS.
LITTLE MABEL PAIGE'S ENGAGE
MENT AT THE THFATER.


tertainments-A Mock Trial for
Breach of Promise M Masonic HaII
Tuesday Night-The Flower Queen
10 BE Repeated.
Easter week viii be a full week at the
/ theater
Tomorrow night little Mabel Paige.
! supported by her company of comedians.
| vocalists and dancers. viii open week s
/ engagement at the theater. playing the
| entire week at the 10. % and So cent rate
/ The clever little star, although only Ii
1 years old. has made reputation for her
| self of which many older actresses might
/ feel proud.
on the opening night the bright musi-
] cal comedy. The other Girl" will be
/ presented and during the week number
I Of new comedies and operattas. All or
| the plays in which the little star will ap-
I pear nave been especially-writte for her.
| and at every performance new. catchy
! and up-to-date specialties are introduced.
/ In order that a large house Day greet the
young star on her first appearance here.
/ the management has decided to admit
/ ladies free on the opening night II ac-
| companied by a person holding one paid
/ S0-cept ticket.
| The Emerald Dramatic Association viii
| present the farce comedy "A MOCK trial
/ for Breach OF Promise at Masonic hau
| Tuesday night for the benefit OF 81. Pat
rick S church. The comedy has been care
/ fully rehearsed and everything points 10
/ a very funny production The princl-
/ pal character-that of a rustic and some
| what eccentric old maid who is suing
/ for breach of promise-win be in the
/ hands of Mr.. Larry Doyle. This is the
! first time Mr.. Doyle has ever imperson-
] ated a female character, but IL viii no
| doubt be cleverly taken. A dress re-
| hearsal of the piece will take place to-
| morrow night. The following is the cast;
Mugs. II. l. OConnor
| Hezekiah Clovertop. Thomas J. Lynch
| Hon. Daniel Webster. j. il. Strouse
Hon, Spleen Tlte. justice James Maddox
Augustus Fitz Allen Thompson
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Eddie O'Brien
Mrs. cynthia Ann Busby. .........
Ethelinda Caroline Mary Ander-
son Busoy 1900. Miss Marie Lamotte
Miss Aramina Clovertop.. T. Doyle
| Jurors, Bailiffs, Messengers, Etc.
Besides the dramatic presentation,
] there will be a waiter drill by young
ladies' renditions by the Euterpe Musical
! After the performance refreshments will
! be served and there will be dancing. 4
number of tickets has been disposed Of
/ and as the object is a pratsewOrthy one,
the attendance will doubtless be large
In response TO the expressed desire Of
| many who were unable to see the spec
| tacUlar extravaganza The Flower Queen
| on its recent presentation, well as Of
| many who wish to see IT again, 1t will
/ be performed, with many new features
] al the theater on the evenings Of April %
/ and q for the benefit of the Little Sisters
/ OF the Poor, one of the Worthiest chart
ties Of the city as the institution is open
! to any deserving poor man or woman
without regard to his or her religious creed
! or competitions.
Among the new features will be Prof
| Blacks grand ballet Of scarf dancers, in
which many little favorites will be seen
| at their best; and Robert Schuman's
"Gipsey Life" will be sung in gypsy cos
| tune by chorus of more than twenty
| selected voices, with orchestral accom-
/ pantment. A duet, also in appropriate
| character costume, will be sung by one
! of Savannahs best tenors and Miss Ma
! rte Lesesne this being her last appear
! ance as a singer in this city, as she re-
moves permanently to New York on MAY
| J.. Prof, Black will be igT charge Of the
dancing, and several OF his pupils will
| appear in new dances. The charity is a
| noble one the spectacle already approved
by the public as admirable Ii is hoped
the audience will be such as the occasion
deserves.
A repetition of the NTikado will be given
! by the Home Opera Company April % and
| 3d. for the benefit of the Savannah hos
/ pital. The cast of characters will be the
/ same as in the previous presentation. Mr..
A. L. Baker and his brother, Mr.. Grafton
C. Baker. win return to Savannah for
| the purpose Of taking part The success
of the former presentation and the merit
of the object for which it is given will
| be certain to attract large audiences.
The performance of the Fleming ORA
matic Association for the benefit Of Rev.
George Lester, pastor Of st. Benedict's
| colored Catholic church, Tuesday evening
| April p, at Masonic temple, Is being
| looked forward to with much pleasure.
rgf the fhasa a4a
| ton has been selected to present Charles
| Townsend's drama, ION the Rio Grande &"
which is a love story of soldier life on the
The play has been under rehearsal for
| two weeks now and 1t Is safe to say that
| under the able direction of Mr.. William
| Fleming who was member of the Ford
! Dramatic Association, the drama will
| be presented in a manner that will COM
pare favorably with other plays given by
| the association. The management has al
/ ways held that Bread on the Waters -
/ by Walter II. Baker, which was presented
| on two occasions the latter time by re-
| quest of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, was the associations master
/ piece.
At the rehearsal last night, however.
| 1t was demonstrated TO the complete sat
| isfaction of the management that the
! presentation of ION the Rio Grande"
| viii surpass even the most pronounced
effort of the association. Every part was
| well acted. The play has that snap and
| vim about It that delights an audience
| ana dddS 10 the pollSn ana nnlsh OF the
| acting throughout. A dress rehearsal will
be held Tuesday night at which the cos
| tunes especially designed and made for
| the Flemings IN New York, will be worn
! for the first time. "On the Rio Grande"
| is dedicated to the Fleming Dramatic
Association by Walter II. Baker g. Co,
of Boston, by permission of the author
Mr.. James Gurvile of New York has
! been engaged as tenor for the Chimes
i of Normandy" which Is to be performed
/ a the theater on the 23d inst, by the Sa-
vannah Dramatic Association. Mr.. Cur
vile Is a well known tenor, and was
engaged through Mr.. Jules Grau, Of
J Grau's Opera Company
1.-The Cadets Picnic, a comic operetta
! and "Reminiscences Of Youth by Grand
! pa and Grandma" will be given at Yonge's
/ hall Wednesday night, April II. The en-
/ tertainment is a novel one, and is given
/ for a charitable purpose.
LOCAL Personal.