The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
AT THE THEATER.
Popular Comedy at Popular Prices af
Two Performances.


Mabel Paige and her well-balanced COM
pany continue to draw well at the thea
ter. They played a matinee yesterday
afternoon to a packed house, and another
performance last night to most crafty
ing business. The success of the weeks
engagement is arleady assured. The play
tonight will be "A Matrimonial Mixture
There will be a matinee on Saturday, with
a new play on the bill Notwithstanding
the frequent changes Of bill, the company
IS never dull. The SpecialtieS are up to
the standard of higher-priced shows.
The concert for the benefit of the wild
ow and orphan fund of the firemen, to take
place next Wednesday night, promises to
be rich in musical lines, and the proba bill
ity is that one Of the most appreciative
audiences of the season will be present.
The sale OF tickets has been large and to
the best class of people. The concert is
under the direction of Mr.. w. F. Blois,
musical treat.
Mrs. Wickenberg, Mrs. Silva, Messrs.
Blois, Reaves, Brant, Kayton and others
will render solos. A male quartette, con-
sisting of Messrs. Keilbach, Deacy, Blois
and Basford, will render some new music,
the second number being something out
of the usual order and never before at
tempted by a quartette in this city.
The mixed quartette, consisting of Mrs.
Wickenberg, Miss Maggie O'Brien and
Messrs Deacy and Blos, will also be
heard Hon. ]. f. b. Beckwith win deliver
the opening address, and Mr.. Michael
Seaman will be heard in a recitation The
regular tickets can be exchanged for re
served seats without extra cost, beginning
Feb. "a. The full programme will appear
in Sundays Morning News.
Il presume there are 'deadheads' in all
kinds of business, but railroads and theat-
rical companies are the greatest Victims
observed George H. Murray, who is in ad-
vance of Yale'S Greater Twelve Tempta-
tons COmDany.. which comes to SaVan-
nah next week.
Anything to beat the Snowman, and
the tricks people will resort to. especially
in the one-night stands, are amusing. A
young fellow will run breathlessly up to
the door and say DR.. Cox is in the the
alter, and he must come right out, as one
of his patients is dying. He goes in, and
that's the last you see of him. Another
will come along with night key and
state that he is a servant of Mrs. Smith,
who is in the theater: that his mother is
very i'll and he has to go home and care for
her, and wants to give Mrs. Smith her
night key, so she can get in, as he was
obliged to lock the house UP. He goes in,
and that's the last of him. Then, there's
the boy who has a verbal message for
Mr.. SO and So. He gets in, and out, af-
ter the performance. have seen rather
nice looking young girl pass herself off as
ladys maid and come to the door and
say that her mistress forgot her SMELL
salts, and could she please go in and hand
them to her, and that's the last you see
of her till the show is over.
could go on telling you similar eX-
periences for an hour, but one of the cutest
tricks ever had played on me was by a
young fellow who claimed the courtesies
because he was a professional. Not know
ing him, he got very indignant, and said
If Mr. Yale was around he would have no
trouble in obtaining admission. He
thought did not amount to much in not
knowing him, and asked for my card.
told him / carried none. He then extend
ed me blank card and pencil and asked
me If would oblige him with my name,
which did The next night had occa-
sion to leave the door for an hour or So
but in counting up the tickets l found the
card which had given the man with
pass two" right over my signature