The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
AT THE THEATER.
Thomas <eene 10 open His savan-
nah Engagement Tonight.

Thomas Keene Will open his Savannah
engagement tonight with Richard III
At to-morrow's matinee ne viii be seen
in Merchant of Venice and at night IN
Hamlet. Keene is probably more faml-
liar 10 savannah theater gOers in Rich
ard III than in any ether play. 1t is his
master play and In IL he has achieved
fame. Keene needs no introduction TO a
Savannah audience. The mere announce
ment Of his appearance is sufficient. In
the Merchant of Venice Mr.. Keene is Of
course ShylOck. II is ranked among the
very first Of his repertoire. II has al
ways been a favOrite study with him, and
congenial TO his art as he interprets it.
When Shakespeare created Shylock, il
was the fashion for Christianity through
out Europe TO deride the jew, and bait
him for his belief in the faith of his
fathers. Actors in those days and since
then, II may be said with equal truth,
have permitted themselves to follow this
idea. keene's ShylocE is made OF
another mould. His Hebrew Is grand
Mosaic picture. He does not turn MS
cheek TO his senseless enemy because the
other cheek has been struck. he lends
his money for interest on the mart and
Is not ashamed of il. II has been the
business of his race for generations, ana
VIII be always, as well with CHRISTIANS
as with jews. he does not cElnSt DtlOIe
his powerful Christian rulers, but stands
up bravely for the belief that is in him.
1t is of sacred antiquity that denes OPP
preston II came 10 him from COO
faith in his heart, he is aggressive, full
of a noble manhood that no one can fail
to admire, Such is keenes Shylock.
From his scene with Antonio on the bor-
rowing of the money, to the trlal scene
a the end where he is cheated OF MS
bond by technicapty, keene. as We re-
member him, is a stage picture when can
scarcely be improved upon.
Sells Bros circus will be here Nov. s.
One of the attractions of the show Is
John Lowlow, the famous clown whose
boyhood life was spent in Savannah, and
who is known by nearly every SaVannahlan
who was boy twenty-five or thirty years
John Lowlow, the old and only original
clown who has made more people happy
and has done more to keep the blues away
from the heart of the American public
than nearly any other living man, is In
town. He Is a born clown, and not one
Of these homemade fellows that has
pranced before the public for the last few
years only to make them long for a sight
of the old-time fellows that made 'an
us boys" laugh until the tears ran down
our cheeks.
When Lowlow grew up he went into the
circus business and became one of the
most famous clowns the country has ever
seen. He was for long years with the
great John Robinson, who was the great
est man in the, known world to the eyes
of the boys who were growing up. when
his great show was hourshing. John is
now an old man and recently he has been
engaged by Sells Bros. as the star clown.
He Is jolly looking fellow and his eve
wrinkles as merrily to-day as 1t used to
do when he caVorted around the ring be-
fore the pop off the ring-master's whip
The men Of to-day who were the boys
Of long ago Will rejoice to know that ole
John Lowlow is still in the land Of the