The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13

and he has given them their orders. The
play, which is highly sensational, is said
to bristle with situations that will satisfy
the most exacting play-goer.
Thomas Keene, on his annual tour
through the southern and northwestern
two evenings Friday and Saturday,
and a Saturday matinee. 1t is un-
necessary, further. to refer. to -Keene's
sion; he is known III too MS favppr rSt1iy
for he has always been a pronounced ia
vorite throughout the south, as was shown
last season by the popular success which
attended him.
From his repertoire, which includes the
master creations of Shakespeare and Bull
wer and others, he has selected to produce
Louis XI, by Delavigne which excited
such enthusiasm in the south last year.
and eliciting from leading journals the
most pronounced appreciation of the ac-
tors great character work. All know
Keene's marvellous impersonation of
Richard the Third, in which part, con-
fessedly, he has no rival, and, in fact
seems to have been left to him. His Louis
is worthy companion picture to Richard,
like and yet unlike in the Kaleidoscope
lights and shadows falling rapidly in sue
cession with startling realism. These two
plays, than which none can be more at
tractive from the legitimate level of the
highest excellence and interest will be
given on the nights, and another of his
best efforts will be presented at the Satur-
day matinee, The Merchant of Venice. As
Shylock, the marked and daring origi-
naiity of the actor was never more
strongly manifested than by Keene. His
Shylock bends no pregnant hinges of the
knee" before his merciless prosecutors
that thrift may follow fawning. His
Jew is fearless, manly and aggressive;
Hebrew of the grandest Mosaic type;
patriarch of the Hottest rabbinical order,
who never yields until money, daughter,
all are torn from him, and the faith of his
fathers outranking all known creeds, is
threatened in his person. These are his
life, and being gone, his heart breaks, and
he is heard to fall dead as he leaves the
These three performances, with the able
support of Mr.. Keene's company, should
receive the generous Endorsement of
hearty welcome.
Sinbad will be seen here for the first
time next week, produced by Henderson's
American Extravaganza Company, one
of the largest travelling amusement COM
panies. Sinbad is now in its ninth season,
and it's patronage has never diminished.
1t is said there are over one hundred peo-
pie in the caste, which includes Irene
Verona, Florence Holbrook, Jessie Villiers,
Flora Evans. Jean Llmoyle, Mathilde
Preville, Florence Alva, Anna Suits, Jo-
James Herman, Harry Clay Blaney and
Messrs. Turner and Murphy. There will
be several attractive dancing divertsi-
ments in the extravaganza. The ballet
will have bacchanalian finale. The cos
tunes, it is promised, will be revelations:
They are all from designs by Howell
Charles Alias the London costumer, and
by the Chicago opera house wardrobe de-
partment under the direction of Madame
Barclay.
The ;Sweet Lavender" cast, under the
direction of Mr.. L. w. Nelson, is study
ing earnestly, and the rehearsals are very
promising. Every thing tends to assure
an excellent performance and one which
Will rank foremost among amateur plays.
The scenes and situations in Sweet Law
ender are extremely striking, while the
dialogue is terse and witty, and under
manipulation Of the present cast the en-
hancement of all its good features is as
sured.
Creston Clarke will be in Savannah
Nov Z and 8, and will be seen here for the
first time in Hamlet.
Sells Bros, circus will be in Savannah
Nov. s. The show is not new one in the
south. 1t has been here for many years
and has always had a patronage which
has amounted to an ovation. The big
show the world for 1885 is to excel, not
only in presenting to the American pub
lie an exhibition pure and instructive, but
greater in its geological, arenic and spec
ial features, merged and marshaled in a
unity, embracing 200 sterling acts in three
rings and two elevated stages, eques-
triennes. bareback riders racers, thirty
horse riders. trained horses, educated pO-
MES. trained elephants, trained hippotO-
mi, trained seals and sea lions, grimaldis,
comical clowns, jolly testers, coming in