The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
ar THE THEATER.
"FabiO Romani" Presented Last
Night-COming Attractions.

Night-COming Attractions.
Fabio Romani was seen at the theater
last night. The audience was not a large
one, the most of it being in the' top Of
the house. This latter part of the audi
ence at least, judging. from the applause,
enjoyed the show. The play is a very
heavy melodrama, and is only fairly
good. some clever Serpentine dancing
was introduced by Miss Grace Hunter.
and took with the audience. Mr.. Walter
Lawrence and Miss Therese Milford were
in the leading roles.
The third Of the Y. NJ. c. AS course
of entertainments will take place tonight
at the Guards hall at $50 O'clock The
attraction is the Nine. Bailey Concert
Company, consisting of Nine Bailey So
prano; Miss Bertha Eppinghousen, read
er, and Miss DOllie Williams, pianiste.
The programme is as follows: Piano
solo, Mazurka No. ? GODDARD; reading
Lasca lDesprez9; soprano solo, Polonaise
from AIgnon CThomas); duet Volk
Songs; ballads, (a) Der Asra (Rubinstein):
(b) Up to Her Chamber Window (NeVin);
reading, I'm the Old Barn" CrayloD;
children's songs, (a) Lullaby (Dennee);
(b) The Minuet (Fairlamb); Ensemble, Sc
lected Juliet's Potion Scene. from the
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. (Shakes-
peare) costumed; Margaretes Jewel
Song, from the opera Faust (Gounod),
cOstumed.
The programme is so varied that it
cannot fail to please both aesthetic and
popular taste.
The sale of seats for the Irving-Terry
performance began yesterday morning at
Q o'clock In spite of the rainy weather,
there were numerous inquiries for seats,
and many of the best locations were
taken. The indications are that one of
the largest audiences of the season, and
one of the best, will greet the perhaps
most famous Of living actors on the oc-
casion of his first appearance here. That
cordial welcome VIII be given irving
and his gracious coadjutOr in art Miss
Terry and to all of the one hundred and
more players who come with them Is
a certainty. The reciprocity of this well
come win be made in the form of an elab-
crate production of a great play. irving
carries upon his tour every scene, every
appointment, every effect for each play,
The presentation will be the exact coun-
terpart of the production at the Royal
Lyceum theater, London of which Irving
is the manager, and will make use OF the
same scenery, appointments ana acceSSo-
ries which recently won such large praise
during the New York engagement of this
aggregation of players. tTheater-goers
here will have a revelation in the way OF
scenic establishment and betting sur
roundings to splendid cast OF charac-
tiers.
is the most admired comedy of the inn
mortal Shakespeare, The Merchant of
Venice" The comedy is to be given IN It's
entirety retaining the usually omitted,
but most beautiful act five. Few theater
patrons have ever witnessed this act. The
comedy enlists the best powers of the
whole company, and engages every re-
source and appliance for magnificent
scenic effect Irving is to be seen in his
creation of the role of Shylock, char
acteriZation which has long been deemed
the most vivid and consistent in many
ways of all the varied and noted assump-
lions of this actor. TO the older theater-
goer familiar with the Shylocks of more
than one famous American actor, most
interesting field for comparison is to be
offered and possibly not always to the
disadvantage of the newcomer.
AT to-morrow's matinee and tomorrow
night Oliver Doud Bryon and his gifted
wife will present their latest play. Ups
and Downs of Life. 1t is a combination
of melodrama and comedy. Mr.. Byron
Dlays. the hero, Vivian Ransome, in his
honest, earnest fashion, while Mrs. Byron
is the Irish servant girl, Jane Judkins,
who nasqueradeS as a countess and mar
ries a grocer's. clerk, who is likewise
nlaving the ancestral estates dodge. The
discovery of the double fraud after the
marriage ceremony is worthy OF a Pinero.
Mrs Byron acts the part of Jane with
shirt and spontaneity, and MIR. Byron
makes an effective hero. The others in
fine company are r. f. Russell, who makes
a realistic sot; Fred Warren, the titled
grocer's clerk; Gertie McGill, as the dou-
Bile wife.