The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-27
|gE WEEK AT. TIE THEATER.
.s ,-.v. NAT. G. GOODWIN AND
-o4 with RUSSELL ON TIE LIST

smith husseiAs r AFst EAEsa EN- mt
ne in Many Tears-He VIII Be
sem IN Two Plays.
-,A +ssater VIII he open three nights
49, week. with maglnees Tuesday and
saturday
y--5ay night-1Iiss Ellen Beach Yaw's
concert
---zs5av. uatinee-1Iiss Yaw's matinee.
u-.5reszay nigEt-l1at c. Goodwin, in
n 3l-zzolra-
saturday. matinee-Isol Smith Russell in
4 Poor Relation.
Saturday night-Russen in A Peaceful
Valley.
The committee of Elks under whose au-
s-i,ss Mss Yaw will sing here. has ar
ranged for a matinee concert Tuesday.
The mice for the matinee will be 81. The
-sservsd seat sale Will begin Tuesday
r-o~ning-the morning of the matinee. The
chairman of tbs committee, has decided to
-r- the family circle tickets for to-mor-
row nights concert at 81, and gallery 50
cents Miss Ya.w and her entire company
vii be the guests Of the Elks az their
ra5fss' Social session Tomorrow night
g -
will meet the families and lady friends Of
the members. This will be a feature OF
rbs Ladies session, which is the first of
rs kind ever given by the Savannah Lodge.
The reserved seats sale for tomorrow
night has been one of the largest of this
season.
An exchange says Of her recent engage
rlert IN New Orleans: When Miss Ellen
Beach TaW came out upon the STAGE the
assembly saw z tall and slender woman
Of about q years of age, with piauant
features soulful eyes, and a mass of
blonde hair, and clad in a most becom-
'ns gown Of soft silk, ornamented with
rose leaves and flowers. In her hand she
carried one rose, pendant from a long
stem. She was given courteous welcome.
Her first song was Alabieff's Russian
Nightingale" which opens with strong
notes for the middle register. These she at
-4cs5d with directness and volume
wlch proved that the voice was not one
r. range merely, but Of good quality as
vel Presently the song ran I'D the scale
and there were heard notes sweeter than
my bird ever sang, ending high up. with
s-accato note that seemed to drop from
above Ike pearl. 50 pure was il. The
stsc- upon the audience was wonderful
There was hum of voices, as each per
son made some exclamation of astonish-
-lsnt 10 his OF her ncighbor. then al
though the song was not finished the
whole assembly broke into a rapture of
applause II seemed as If by common con
sent every one decided that it was unnec-
sssary ana certainly undesirable to wait
Until the end % the song before express
ing an opinion about it, Several times
during the evening the same exhibition
was made by the auditors. When those
upper notes were sounded they would turn
about IN their seats and express their
feelings by GlGnces and signs. showing
hat What they had just heard was too
GOOD 70 be enjoyed all alone. This was
particularly noticeable during the sing
lng OF Proch's theme and variations
wherein Miss Yaw assembled the scale
from somewhere near B below middle q
Up TO 3, above high c. or three full oc-
-avss
Nat c. Goodwin. who was here last
year tor the first time since early in the
ss, VIII be seen Wednesday night in
- Mlzzoura- Since his last appearance
mere Mr.. Goodwin has made a wide de-
parture from the stage methods with
"Aicn his admirers are familiar. and
.aAen z wide stride in advance in his pro-
l5sslon. In his new play In NIizzoura -
written Tor him by Augustus Thomas.
ne author Of Alabama" the comedian
pays part quite unlike anything he has
hitherto attempted. It is that of a deputy
SAerlH OF Pike county, No, whose char
@c'erlstlcs are composed in about equal
proportions Of serious determination and
quaint humor. Jim Radburn. in his pa
-1slc moments, calls the syInpa thetic tear
70 'Ae eye and his humorous scenes con-
Vulses his audiences with laughter. In
l.s treatment of this complex character.
". GOODWIN shows that he is equally
master Of pathos and hunor, and that he
las DaTfer4 rse
u tAe most versatile actors on the Amer
IN Stage In New York and Chicago,
,FAsfe IN Mizzoura" has already enjoyed
-o4g runs, there has been no difference of
'p,.loh among the critics or the general
y1D-!c- me performance Of Mr.. Good
~ Il mas been pronounced enaphatically as
~ great masterpiece Of his career, while
ne re pay has been declared to be one of
ny pest OF the new American school.
- Is admirably put upon the stage, and
--e supporting company is an unusually
S-4pelent one. There are several first
lass characters in the play, and each
Is admirably acted
sol Smith Russell will be seen here
I951loToay Tor the first time in many years.
y VIII present A Poor Relation at the
"4NAee and at night he will be seen
- = PeacefUl Valley In the Poor Rela-
~ MI. Russell has made probably the
-.osl pronounced success of, his career.
l.. Comolnes the pathetic with the comic
~ .-e most happy manner. In Noah Vale
~ las z character that fits his personal
~ ana MS compartment to perfection. Its
amor IS at all times tinged with the
aa-Asac The whole play is pervated
I'm wholesome sentiment. Mr.. Rus
~ occupies a unique position among
F-a9 ers- He has a line in which he has
-s-ILer competitors nor imitators. His
l-e Is so distinctly his own as to make
. nm an exceedingly interesting figure on
ne current stage.
mere IS no apparent effort on the com
,-aA part to touch the hearts of his
tf.Aence. There is no striving after eff
- cut in many of the scenes tears
Inc me 70 the eyes of the audience almost
lore the smile had left their lips
as to Mr.. RusseIs support. Manager
De-ser has this season surrounded him
I'm one OF the strongest and most evenly
SalaAced companies he has ever had. in
e-.9!as Charles Mackey, c. S. Smily, AL
req hudson, Hugg Harting. R. F. Sulli-
an the Misses Harriet Ford, Kate
ryan and Kate Aesterle
comedian William H Crane will make
gus hrst appearance in Savannah since his
separation from Stuart Robson, Monday
evening, Feb. 4 He will present his