The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
OF THE SEASON.
THAT WILL VISIT sA-
VANNAH IN SEPTEMBER.


fested in the Openfng-"Darlest
RuSsfa." Devils Auction" Joe
c.,,xtborne." chinatown" Lost
paradise" and Fields MinstreIs
,mong the Attractions for Septem-
Der.
Every days progress on the new theater
-. can be noted. The men are pushing
=, ahead rapidly in order to have it as
r.srlv completed as possible by Sept. TO-
tbe date of the first performance.
The decorators have made considerable
--,a-ess during the last week, and the
,,slls already show what the designs will
No. The fresco work in light eolors and
,i,ts promises TO give the interior Of the
1,.1se a handsome and attractive appear
s,ee and, in fact. there will be no fault
.,hataver to be fond with the interior of
che house from any standpoint. The ex-
t.rior. however. may not look as well
ss was expected. The front will be hand
.,me. undoubtedly, but the raising of
,ba roof in front and in the rear over
,be stage, without raising the side walls
between these, will have a tendency to give
the building from side view rather
hank appearance. 1t is likely, however,
that this will be remedied another sea-
son.
The new scenery has arrived from New
orleans. where it was painted, though it
has not yet been unpacked The new cur
tain is expected in few days. and the
chairs for the lower floor have been shipp-
ed and are now on their way here.
The terra Gotta designs for the front of
the building have all, with one exception.
been put in place, and another week of
work will no doubt bring the structure
somewhere near completion
Mt Henry Greenwall, president of the
company which owns the theater viii be
here the latter part of this week. and will
remain until after the opening night.
The talk OF a new theater building that
was brought about by the appearance here
OF Mr. Mare Klaw of the firm OF hlaw
a. Erlanger does not appear to have Inn
pressed the people of Savannah to any
great extent.
People who take an interest in theatri-
cal matters say they do not believe Sa-
yannah could support two theaters, and,
In fact, Mr.. Klaw stated as much in his
interview with the Morning News The
Greenwau Theatrical Circuit Company
has taken hold here actively, and have
made improvements on the theater which
all theater-goers will certainly apprect-
ate. Not only this, but they have prom
ised Savannah a better and more salts
factory line of attractions than the city
has seen in some time. For these rea-
sons everything will be viewed with a
critical eye, but will give full credit if
the attractions presented are such as
have been promised.
Much interest is being manifested in the
opening of the new theater on Tuesday
night, Sept. 10, with the romantic drama
Darkest Russia" Manager ]. c. Shaw
has already had applications for all the
boxes which are arranged this year to
very much better advantage than they
were in the OLD building. The new theater
and the fact that it is opening night will
be additional attractions to the play.
The daring and reckless nihilist in his
secret rendezvous, the exile in chains on
his way to the frozen frontier. and the
police hogging, the torturing innocence,
are some of the theories
Illustrated in the romantic drama
Of the cars realm. Two years
of wonderful prosperity is an enViable
record for this play, which now begins
It's third year with new scenic effects and
an enlarged company. The play is re-
plete with stirring situations and evolves
a dramatic story of strong heart inter
est.
A view of the Office of the minister of
police in st. Petersburg, where num-
Der of nihilists have been brought to re-
ceive sentence of exile to Siberia, is one
Of peculiar interest to theatergoers. 1t
shows the power vested in Russian Of
fetal and in Darkest Russia" the ek-
citing romantic drama of life in the land
Of the car, it is produced with life-like
fidelity.
Mr.. John r. wilkins devoted four
months of the summer in painting entire
ly new scenery of new sub
jects for Charles H. Yale's
Newest Devils Auction" which
follows Darkest Russia" at the
Savannah theater, the more prominent
scenes being the village of Andoche, Nor
way the subterranean caverns of
Laughing Heads; the palace yard of the
Chinese emperor; the kings wine cellar;
Old Five Points, n. Y, the conservatory
Of flowers, and a gorgeous transforma-
ton series, entitled THE Flight of
Time in five changes: first, Morpheus;
second, Night; third, Dawn; fourth
Noontime; fifth, the Palace of the Hours
Morning, Noon and Night.
During all his extended theatrical ca
reer jolly Joe Cawthorne never had
part IN Whlch ne appeared TO better al
vantage than he does in "A Fool for
Luck He assumes the role of Schmitz
Geyser, Woodworking dry goods clerk,
VINO becomes suddenly rich. The part
was written expressly for him, and it is
useless to state that he is making the
biggest kind of a hit in it. This produce
uon follows after Yale's DEVILS Auction.
Among the other productions which will
ne mere during September are A Trip to
chinatown by the original company that
paved it in New York, Lost Paradise
ana Al G. Fields Ministries. There win
ne other performances during September,
Oh course, but dates have not yet been
assigned them
Thomas Keene's repertory this season
WIN consist Of Louis XII, Richard Ill,
hamlet, Othello, Richelieu and the Mer-
cndnt OF Venice. He will present more
o1akespearean plays that any other actor
VI the American stage.
Marie Wainwright will play Sheridan
NAo|les' high comedy, The Love Chase,
inns season. She will alternate it with
daughters of Eve