The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-06
THREE PLAYS THIS WEEK.
JAMES IN VIRGINIUs AND OTHELLo,
AND "THE FATTED GALE"


.sVirginius" the Opening Perform
ance-"The Fatted Calf, n New Play
to savannah Theater GOers-The
Haynes-schreiner Concert To-mor-
row Night-The Music Culture Club
Attractions.
The theater will be open for three night
performances and two matinees this week.
Monday night and Tuesday matinee
Louis James in Virginius.
Tuesday night-James in Othello.
Thursday matinee and night-The Fatted
Calf
The Span of Life was played to q fair
audience yesterday but to small audience
last night.
Louis James will be here tomorrow and
Tuesday evenings with matlnee Iues-
day. He viii give productions OF N4T-
ginius and Otheilo, the two greatest DIS
in his repertory. -,
mentality Mr.. James is fitted to The I'M
PRESERVATION of these characters, which
as Macready, Forrest, Mccullough and
others no less famous. With Macbeth,
Richard III, King Lear and Spartacus,
they have formed class OF their own,
the most impressive of all schools of act
ihg-that of the robust tragedian. Mr..
James massive, finely nodded tigure, leon
lures combine to realize at its best splen-
did manhood. His art, matured in the most
exacting and thorough school, gives scope
70 his creative genius and forms flne
background for the play of emotions and
passions. The Virginius of Mr.. James is of
commanding authority, tender in the
scenes with Virginia and Icilfus, ana OF
intensity in the Forum scene and final
catastrophe. Xirginius will be the open
ing Dill and will be repeated at the Tues
day matinee.
Tuesday night Mr.. James will play othel.
10. His characterization of the Moor OF
Venice Is a masterful representation. So
many ideals of the role have existed that
Us study as stage character has more
than passing interest. He has been paint
ed rude barbarian, uncouth, fierce, des,
POuc. Some of the latter-day actors have
emasculated the character by making. him
a nnely polished courtier. devoid of ra-
elaI characterist tics or impulses.
st M James has given the role much
aeterization IS HIS Company is said to
De an unusually strong one. II has been
pronounced the strongest legitimate
barrett combination. Miss Alma Kruger,
At guy Lindsey, Mr.. William Harris,
81: larry Langdon and dozen other
payers assist Mr.. James.
Even biblical characters. do not es-
days. "A RATED Calf" William G eii
latest work is a domestic musical COM
yb5s' taxing for lis theme the return of
me prodigal; buf-.n Mr. CHS play there
are three prodisals. and their experiences
were quite different from those OF the
p 9riilslaal. The. fatted calf is eventually
Miled for their benefit. and that is about
~ the similarity there is between the
pay and the original story The up-to-
date fatted calf story. ii it may be so
Saned; has been recently produced in
New York, where it made decided sue
cess. The prodigals ali get into trouble
over their efforts to avoid a proposed
marriage with their cousin Maple upon
.wnlen their father has set his heart. The
toar young people have all been secretly
married, and their efforts to upset the
8q9iress project without offending him.
ana the tangle which they all get into
N 20 doing, form the amusing elements
OF the play.
Arrangements have been made TO give
me concerts under the Management of the
Music Culture Club az the illoater this
season: The first concert win be by the
Aibertini Linde de. Macelie Concert Com
Pany, Tuesday evening, Nov. s. In this
company are Rafael Diaz Albertini the
eelebrated Spanish violinist. Nine. Rosa
Llade, one Of the finest .contralto singers
On the concert stage. and Clernentine de
Aacele, a young pianist who is making a