The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-19

The hero gets particularly hot in the col
lar many times during three acts. de-
nounces the wife he imagines TO be false
with all the fervor Of melOdramatic rhet-
ORC, declares the earth is not big enough
10 hold both him and the villain, and then
cOols or and forgiVes everything in about
one second. upon the barest suggestion OF
an explanation. Just before the curtain
falls on the last act, while the villain IS
still alive and in the grasp of two police
men who have just demonstrated their
inability TO hold fat boy. Mr.. Oliver By
ron has made a reputation in other plays
If he wishes to retain il he had better get
rid Of the play he is now on the road with.
The only redeeming feature of the show
was the clever work of Kate Byron IN the
irish female character. She IS too good an
actress to be hampered IN any such pay
The house at the matinee was fair; at the
evening performance it was small.
Donnelly & Girard, in the Rainmakers,
tomorrow night, are the only attraction
at the theater this week, besides Irving
and Miss Terry. The Lawmakers is a
farce comedy. Mr.. DOnnelly assumes the
character of Percival Alright, an ubiqui-
tous hotel clerk, and Mr.. Girard assists
him in the role of Phelix Bottles, the
proprietor of Hotel Chick has alb
seconded at the beginning of the play,
leaving Alright in charge. The rise OF
the curtain discloSes a strike among the
servants in full progress in the hotel, in
which the versatile hotel clerk has his
hands full in settling. The cyclone scene in
anism. The country home of an actor is
seen at the time when a professional rain
maker is about to begin operations. Air
tight and Bottles, who have deserted the
hotel force, appear upon the scene, and
having gotten rid of the scientist through
subterfuge, steal his explosives and de-
termine to earn his fee themselves. They
are ignorant of the uses of the various
explosives, so set them all off at once
A terrific thunderstorm Immediately
bursts forth. The rain comes down in a
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such force that the houses and barns
are wrecked, fences are carried away,
and everything movable is blown of the
stage. The lights are turned up, the COM
medianS are discovered under a fallen
tree. The third act introduces a series of
specialties, including the electric march.
A lecture will be delivered by Hon. John
F. Finerty of Chicago, under the aus
pices of the Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans. at Catholic Library hall Thursday
night, Jan. go His subject is, THE Story
of Ireland" Mr.. Finerty is making a
southern lecture tour, and has engage
ments in all the leading cities. He is not
only one OF the most prominent, but is
unquestionably among the most eloquent
representatives of his element in this
country. His lectures have been received
with great favor in the east and west,
and there is hardly a doubt that his south
ern tour will be a successful one. All
who attend the lecture in this city will
certainly enjoy an intellectual treat. Ma
tional President p. ]. OConnor and an
efioient committee have the affair in
charge.
Miss Frances E. Willard is in Georgia,
and is advertised to lecture in Augusta
Jan. %. She has been invited to Savan-
nah, and may be here the last of this
week.
Miss Willard is the president of the
Worlds and National Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union. She has fol-
lowing of 250000 members in this coun-
try, and has organizations in every civil
lized nation in the world.
The first of the Lanier readings will be
given Saturday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Gen. A. r. Lawton, commencing
at 20 O'clock.