The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-28
.erHE LOST PARADISE"
A strong and CIeverIy Presented
Drama That Points n Moral.


The name Of Henry c. DeMilIe. as au-
thor, and Gustave FrOhman, as directing
agent constitute a pretty good recon-
mendatiOn for a play. Still there were a
good many people in this city, where The
Lost Paradise had never been seen until
last night, who had the idea that it was
a red fire and tin-pan melodrama. Now
IL occurs that most people who care 10 at
tend high class drama do not give three
straws for the realism" of the modern
stage which makes a star actor Of a
water tank, a buzz-saw OF a pile-driver.
Il was probably unfortunate. from the
DoN-oflce point Of view last night. that
the suspicion that THE Lost Paradise
was IN the tank drama category got
As matter Of fact. there is a miui-
mum OF so-called realism" about the
play. The iron works in full operation,
ana me great strike scene, are merely
incidents and not features OF the drama.
Inc plot and the playing Of II are strong
anu clever enough in themselves to stand
upon their own merits, and without props
putt by the stage carpenter.
Inc story, as has been told in the ad-
vance notices, deals with the very deli
cave subject Of capital and labor less
sfAlilIul Playwright than De Mihe-whO by
me way Is young tar-heel, from Wash
ihgton, N C.-would almost inevitably
nave offended either capital or labor in
the treatment of the subject. But he has
succeeded very nearly in pleasing both
sides and offending neither. 1t is true that
capital is left a little bedraggled at the
conclusion, but not enough to hurt
Mr. William Morris, the star, makes an
Iueal DraWny, brainy superintendent Of
great manufacturing plant. His figure,
race and voice are good. He has learned
acung IN good schoOl-with Modjeska,
Minnie Madden, Robson, Crane and 9th
ers OF equal note. His schooling and his
natural talent have made him one of the
most popular actors on the road. AS
axe Re9 :. Warner" in The Lost Para
Inc honors of last evening were prob
ably with Miss Frances Gaunt, who plays
the heroine in the story. Her part was
acted, not affected. Her emotion was of
the natural and reasonable kind, in which
dramatic force was not lacking. Mr..
aFt an IN the character or the bad man
OF the piece, had the satisfaction of win
ming liberal applause for his clever char
acter portrayal. 1t isn't often the bad man
does that. The character OF "Cinders''
appeared on the programme in Black type.
and 1t was the only one given such dis
Junction The reason may have been that
sshe was found on the cinder pile at the
iron works one cold morning
There is one point that may be sug
gested to the company, namely, that they
enunciate more clearly. 1t was difficult to
follow the dialogue from the auditorium
at times If they will do this they will
present a well-rounded performances, that
Is both enjoyable and instructive.
The Lost Paradise" will be repeated at
a matinee this afternoon and again to-
night
Peck's Bad Boy will be at the theater
Monday next. The play is so well known
that any more than an announcement of
It's coming Is unnecessary. The play will
De produced by the same company prac-
tically that was here last year For the
last ten years 1t has been before the pub
lc. II was dramatized from the famous
bad Boy sketches by Geo. w. Peck of
Milwaukee, editor of Peck's Sun, and at
one time governor of Wisconsin. The
management has introduced into the COM
edy some strong metropolitan novelties
ana made an especial feature of the latest
music
Mr.. z. e. Zimmerman, representing Cal
ders Span of Life, which will be at the
theater Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee of next week, is in the