The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-11
AT THE THEATER.
Lewis Morrison Closes His Engage
ment with YOrick's Love.

ment with NOrtckss Love.
There are people who think that Lewis
Morrison cannot play anything except
Mephistopheles, he does that so well. If
there were any such in the theater last
night they saw their error. He played
Master Yorick In a manner that would
nave won warmest commentator from
Lawrence Barrett himself if he could but
have seen it. The drama, Yorick's Love,is
a very strong one, as might be supposed
from the TACT that it was adopted by Will
lam Dean Howells for Mr.. Barrett, who
played 1t with success. Mr.. Morrison, OF
course, takes the leading role, which af-
1ords opportunities for development of
historic talent of a high order Indeed,
talent is necessary to its portrayal Me-
dlocrity would make it worse than farcial.
Mr.. Morrison's Interpretation was at
once charming and terrifying; charming
IN IT'S grace of expression, and terrifying
IN its vehemence of emotion. Miss Rob
erts, as usual, shared the honors with
the star. Mr.. Taylor's Master Edmund
was probably bit stilted but not enough
to hurt.
The Bowery Girl is the attraction to-
night. The play is not new one, but it
is popular play. Florre West, who is
playing the title role, is favorite com
edienne. She is young pretty and pos
sesses a fine soprano voice. She has also
a charming grace and vivacity that en-
frances her audiences. All the songs she
sings in Bowery Girl are new and orig
mai, and sung only by her, and her clever
conception of the role of Nora is a finish
ed piece Of acting. The play is presented
with entirely new scenery, and Miss West
mas the support of most excellent COM
pany.
The Robinson Opera Company will open
its engagement tomorrow night with
"Mascotte." Pinafore will be sung at Fri
days matinee and Fra Diavolo Friday
night. Among the principal singers in the
| company are Miss Isabelle Sargent, Miss
frankie Breach, Miss Minnie Stella. Miss
Ruth Akers. dansuesse. Messrs. Charles
n. Holmes, Henry c. Peakes, Tom Mar
tin, f. J. Mccarthy. Phin w. Mares and
a chorus of twenty selected voices, under
the direction of Sig. Carlo Foriani. The
company comes highly recommended, and
IT'S costumes are said to be new, bright,
handsome and appropriate.
The company supporting Minnie Madden
Fiske this season is one quite able to as
sist that admirable artists work. Mrs.
Fiske's leading man is James B. Colville,
who was for several years with Clara
Morris. Barton Hill, who has been promi-
nent in many of the best dramatic organ
izations of recent years, and Alfred Hick-
man, who is remembered as the orig
inal Little Bilee in Trilby, are also mem
bers of the company, which includes
Charles G. Stevens, Byron Ongley, Belle
Stokes and Mary Madden among others.
Mrs Fiske will appear at the Savannah
theater Dec. 2.
The death of Russell Smith, one of the
old-time scenic painters, at Glenside, near
Philadelphia, removes one of the veteran
artists of this country. In 1859 Mr.. Smith
| painted the famous curtain which hung in
| the Savannah theater for thirty-tive years,
| having been replaced two or three years
ago by a new one by Mr. T. f. Johnson.
The curtain represented a scene in Venice,
| and was a work of art A continuation of
the same scene was represented on cur
tain which he painted for the opera house
| at Wilmington, N. c., in the same year.
1t is still in use and is in good condition
| to this day Several scenes which Mr..
Smith painted for this house are still in
use having outlived numbers of Others
which have from time to time been sub
stituted. notable garden scene is still
| admired by judges of scenic art. Russell
|
skies were his best works Mr.. Smith was
a Scotchman by birth. and died at the age
of "a years.
The star course of entertainments
which the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has secured is, from all accounts.
to be extremely popular. Already the
officers of the association have sold about
$50 course tickets. The Swedish Male
| Quartet Company, the first of the course,
will be here a week from tonight. The
reserved seat diagram Will be opened at
| the Young Mems Christian Association
| building at o'clock Monday morning,
when the purchasers of course tickets can
secure reserved seats for the entire sea-
son. Those not having course tickets can
have seats reserved Tuesday or Wednes-
| day. There are five entertainments, one
each month. commencing Nov. 49, Tick
cts can be secured from the officers of The
Young Mems Christian Association or at
the building.
PAsTINiE CLUBS RE-OPENING.