The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-05
AT THE THEATER.
Roland Reed and Company Have
Fun with Current Politics.

Roland Reed and Company Have
Fun with Current Politics.
The politics of the period furnishes a
rich field for the discerning playwright
and the clever comedian. David Lloyd
and Sidney Rosenfeld have evolved a
bright satire on our political system, in
The Politician" and Roland Reed GER
tainly makes the most of it. His pitiful
contemplation of the honest ignorance
which supposes that the men who go to
congress must be statesmen would do
credit to that astute Texas republican of
the name of Flanagan who made famous
the expression, What are we here for?'
An incident of the performance last night
was the feeling by Mr.. Reed of the public
pulse on the Cuban bellig-
erency resolutions and the sill
the Cubans got a good round of applause;
on the latter he observed that very few
people knew anything at all about it. And
the audience agreed with him.
Apart from the political idea there are
many incidents of an interesting nature
TO serve to keep up the interest of the
audience. The characters are novel and
Well drawn. The role of General Josiah
Timber in the hands of Mr.. Reed is a Gre
auon that gives promise to become ma
uOnal character. The comedian has rare
opportunities as a scheming political wire
puller who runs conventions, juggles with
platforms and empties barrels
character
terests the men but the women also
of the audience is Cleopatra Stur-
geon, a twentieth century wo-
R9s sb poTra aS by Miss I waae
and probably little beyond. The several
suits she wears in the different acts are
dl9tchlng and have caused considerable
discussion.
1t is gratifying to note that the com
pany played to full houses at both the
matinee and night performance. In reply
u 10 ral1 1n= 10Th
referred to the fact that he failed to reach
ms city last year because of the fact that
ne was caught in a railroad wreck and
narrowly escaped becoming an angel.
There are few more popular actors who
come to Savannah than Roland Reed, and
no better evidence of his popularity is
needed than the reception he had last
Rlgnt Mr.. Reed is in the hands of Sand
Iord II: Cohen on his southern tour. Mr..
NS&ohen knows a good thing, and is playing
NJ Reed and his excellent company right
along to crowded houses. They will be
IN Augusta tonight. Mr.. Reed said that he
WI WI be here early next season, probably IN
-NoVember, with two new plays, elther
OF them equalIing THE Politician"
Paradise Alley will be seen for the first
tIIne IN Savannah tonight. The company
Is under the management of John w.
hamilton, late manager of the Fifth Ave
RRue theater, New York, and Herbert J:
Garden, New York. 1t is the boast
oI the management that the play includes
IreiouS us interpreters greater NUMBER
9I star performers than any comedy pro-
gquction of the season. There are Barney
Fagan, Sam J. Ryan, Frank M. Wills,
John Queen and Henrietta Byron. Every
one Of these has starred on his or her
oWn account. There is a supporting COM
pany of twenty. 1t seems impossible that
such an array of entertainers could do
UlherWise than present a good entertain
ment. Every one of them is at liberty to
create all the fun imaginable, as there
are no petty jealousies.
saturday matinee and night Our Country
cousins will be the attraction. The Mo-
ne Register says of the company: Frank
Zones is the great and original 81 Per-
IhinS and in his delineation of New Eng
Iald country character he has not SUI
perlor. Our Country Cousin is perhaps
rIoIe especially suited to his peculiar and
iienarkable talent than any of the pieces
II which he has hitherto appeared, and
ne mas most excellent company to sup
btor !, him, all of them so good it is hard
70 discriminate"
- a long time ago comic opera was high
priced luxury, but it remained for Jules