The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

Belle TraVerS, vocalist, dancer and panto-
mimist. The Putnam Twins; Aubrey and
Ducrow, grotesque clowns? a selected
corps of character dancers headed by the
premier Mile Clarice Cardello, Sig Romeo,
and THE Salambos' electrical dynamotic
wonders"
Lovers of the realistic win doubtless find
delight in The Span of Life" which
viii be seen for the first time in Savannah
Friday and Saturday nights and at Sat
''TRe Span of Life" is it's authors first
play to be presented outside of his native
land. The story is said to be intensely
novel, the characters altogether racy and
sufficiently varied to give interest to the
play. 1t is constructed on realistic lines.
The author retains his principal scene un-
til the fourth act, reserving the fifth act
for the inevitable righting of all the
wrongs that have characterized the pre-
ceding acts. The heroine and her infant
child are pursued by a villain and his
willing tools. She IS accompanied by three
brothers, retired acrObats. The scene is in
the wilds of Africa, they come upon
chasm which can be bridged in no possible
way in time to permit of escape. In this
dilemma the acrobats make good use of
their former vocation, and piling them
selves one above the other. they fall and
construct a human span, over which the
heroine, with baby in arms, walks Sc
ourely to the safe side of the chasm. The
adaptation of this sensation Tor dramaI tic
purposes was seized upon by Mr.. Nane,
and critics do him the honor to say that
he has constructed a remarkably well told
dramatic story.
The work of the committee in charge
of arranging a complimentary benefit
concert to be given Mrs. Launcelot
Haynes and Mrs. Ingeborg Schreiner is
shown from the following correspond
Savannah, Ca, Sept 25, 1S95.-Mrs.
Launcelot Haynes, Mrs. l. Schreiner, Sa-
Vannah, Ga.,-Lades: AS a means of
showing you the appreciation of the cit
liens of Savannah for the kindly respon-
SEES you have ever made when called upon
to give your services for any and all
charitable purposes, and the high esteem
with which you have been held by the
congregations of the respective churches
in which you have sung, We, whose
names are herewith subscribed, have
formed ourselves into a committee for
the purpose of rendering to you, as COM
ing from the citizens of savannah,
complimentary benefit concert to be gwen
at the Masonic hall on Monday evening,
Oct Z.
It Is with the profoundest regret that
we lose you from our midst, and we beg
to assure you that you will ever be held
in the pleasantest recollections OF our
people, and that we fully appreciate the
difficulty with which your places mere
will be filed. Wishing you every sue
cess and the pleasantest of relations IN
the new community to which you go, we
remain, ladies, yours respectfully,
l. Z. MendeS,
c. H. Strong.
L. Lippman,
Simon Hexter,
c. S. COnnerat,
c. H. Remshart
F. E. Rebarer,
T. Lloyd Owens.
To this letter the following reply was
savannah. Sept. q. Gentlemen
Your communication just received and VIII
saw appeals most forcibly to US. Indeed,
in taking our leave of Savannah, 1t anords
us pleasure that you have thus given US
this public opportunity of thanking you,
and to tell you how deeply we regret our
denarture We find ourselves, however,
unable to say very much in returning
thanks for this new evidence of your es-
tenn and cannot refrain from adding that,
as we came to you with "a song, nothing
seems more appropriate than that we
should sing you our "goOd-by.
we accept, with much pleasure, the tes-
timonial so kindly rendered and we shall
endeavor to present a programme on Mon
day evening" Oct. y the date named, which
shall be quite worthy of the occasion.
Very sincerely, Clara L. Haynes,
Ingeborg L. Schreiner.
The concert will, therefore. be given on
Oct T. and il goes without saying that IT
will be largely attended Tickets will be
put on sale at once, and can be had from
any member of the committee.
Among the attractions to be presented to
the subscribers of the Music Culture Club
and the public this season viii be Mr.
William II. Sherwood, who is probably
the most finished and artistic pianist in