The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-25
THE THEATER WILL BE READY.
RAPID PROGRESS ON THE INTERIOR
DECORATIONS.

IA the Advertising Curtafn-It IL
a BE Used Only Between Acts.
.D.rkest Russia VIII Open the
Thenter sept. 8-sOme Old Tickets
Found.
According to calculations It will be but
rt,le more than two weeks now before
t5s opening performance at the new Sa-
,sBnah theater. Alr. A. wis of the
cresnwan Theatrical Circuit Company has
hen in the city with the architect. Mr..
frank Cox. for the last two days giving
s.rsctions as to detailed work, and urging
t5e work along as rapidly as possible.
considerable progress has been made
within the last week. The scanolding for
the decorators work has been put in
Mace and the outlines of the light blue
decoration are already beginning to show
mn we'll. The old gold and white trim
mings will be put in this week and next,
end there seems to be little doubt that the
inrsrior of the theater will be ready for
me opening performance on Sept 9.
The chairs formerly in the parquette and
dress circle of the old theater have been
nl9ced in the balcony, and are so ar
ranged that there is not a seat but will
afford a view of almost the entire stage.
The line of sight from the gallery is the
same. and, in fact. it is perfect from
every part of the house, as is readily seen
by view from the stage.
Mr.. Weis said that he had not fully de-
oided whether or not he would allow the
much talked of between acts curtain 10 be
placed in the theater or not. This is the
curtain which has been spoken of as the
. ..1, he
of the proposed curtain which Mr.. Weis
exhibited to several gentlemen while in
the city convey a totally different idea
from the popular impression, and one
that is favorable rather than adverse to it.
Mr.. Weis said it was by no means ever
intended to make this so-called adver-
Using curtain the curtain of the theater.
The theater itself will have a handsome
oil painted curtain, and if the other is put
in at all it will be used only as a between
acts curtain. The theater curtain proper
would be used, he said, up to the time of
the opening of the performance, and would
be dropped at the close of IL, while the
other curtain would only be used between
acts.
AS to the between-acts curtain. he said.
il was intended, if used at all, that it
should be of the most artistic design. and
as handsome as theatcr curtains found
anywhere. The curtain which the COM
pany which prepares those curtains pro-
posed to use in the Savannah theater rep
resents a Mardi Gras procession in New
Orleans, just passing under the triumphal
arch, and will be hand-painted in the
handsomest oil colors. At one side of the
design is a handsome marble building,
upon which are being placed the finishing
touches, and around this work, as is re-
Quired by the ordinances in many large
cities, is a fence, above which rises part
Of the scaffolding. This fence around the
incomplete building is really a part of
the scene, and it is upon this that the
advertisements appear. The space which
they take up is four feet by five, and in
this four advertisements are placed, they
being so arranged as to constitute part
of the scene, which is, in fact, an artistic
one.
Such fences as these wherever they ap-
pear, always have advertisements of one
kind or another posted on them, and were
it not for the fact that the advertisements
are local, Mr.. Weis said, the curtain could
in no respects be taken for an advertising
medium. Such curtain for use between
acts, Mr.. Weis says, will have the addi-
tional advantage of affording some relief
to the eye. and by the dropping of the
regular curtain at the close of the per-
Torrance every one would know when 1t
had concluded.
There having been some little comments
OH the fact that an advertising curtain
was to be used, the general impression
being that it was to be the regular cur
tain of the theater, Mr.. Weis has not given
his consent to it's being put up by the
company Those to whom he showed the
photographs yesterday. however, were
surprised at the artistic design, and told
him there could be no possible objection by
any one to its use as proposed for be-
tWeen-acts curtain. Mr.. Wes says he has
no desire to displease any of the patrons
-l,. he. arax
objection to such a curtain as this, 1t viii
not be used. Arrangements have already
been made, Mr.. Weis says, TO put be-
tween-actsc urtain of as handsome de-
sign as the one mentioned in his COM
panys theater in Atlanta.
In clearing out the rubbish from the old
theater basement a day or two ago the
workmen came across lot of old tickets
used back in the SOS. Amonk them were
number for Mr.. and Mrs Crisp's benefit.
The name Crisp was as familiar to the
Savannah theatergoer of nearly half a
century ago as it is to the Georgian and
to the readers of national politics of to-
day. Mr. and Mrs Crisp in their connec-
ton with the Savannah stage were widely
known and were as popular as Mr.. Crisp,
their son, in in his party, and throughout
the country to-day.
Another ticket was that bearing the
autograph signature of Anna Bishop.
Those were the relies in which there is the
most interest. The others are merely adj
mission tickets to various parts of the
house, dress circle, parquette and gallery.
Manager Shaw has the tickets carefully
put away and they will form a part of
ms collection of theatrical relics and Gu
rios in his new office when the theater is
finished
Much interest centers In the performance
OF Darkest Russia with which the thea
Ter will be opened the night of Sept. 8.
II Is said to be one of the strongest ro-
mantle dramas now on the stage.
mere is point in Darkest Russia" at
which judge sentences one of the femi-
hne villains of the play to prison. At the
end of strong scene he says: You are
condemned to ten years in Siberia" At
McNlcker's theater in Chicago, where the
play was being produced, an old man who
had been much wrought up over the scene,
rose in his seat and shouted: give her
twenty; she deserves it," 1t took the au-
ulence ten minutes to get in a condition
10 listen to the remainder of the play.
novel feature, to be utilized next sea-
son IN Sidney K. Ellis production of the
romantic drama. will be a band of bag