The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
EASTER WEEKS AMUsEAENTs
The Season of Spring Entertain
ments to Omen Tomorrow

ments to Open Tomorrow.
With Easter week begins the spring sea-
son Of local entertainments Tomorrow
and Tuesday nights and Tuesdays matt
nee the Great Tycoon" will be given at
the theater. Tuesday night also, the
Daughters OF the Confederacy will give
their entertainment, IAN Evening in Dix
ie,' at Masonic hall. Thursday night the
operatta Laila will be given at the thea
ter for the benefit of st. Mary's Home. Re-
hearsals for half a dozen other entertain
ments are in progress
An entertainment IAN Evening in Dix
ie,' will be given at the Masonic temple
TUESDAY evening under the auspices of
the Daughters of Confederacy. An attrac-
tive programme has been arranged for the
occasion. Miss Lille Selig will render sew
eral descriptive and dramatic Rotations
She Will be accompanied by Prof. Franz
Hubner and two of his pupils, Masters Ar
thur Levy and Sigmond Mohr in violin Sc
lections. Mrs N Abrahams will preside
at the piano. After the rendition of the
programme, refreshments will be served
and the floor will be cleared for dancing.
The Great Tycoon. the operate extrav-
aganza. which will be given tomorrow
and Tuesday nights, for the benefit of
the Temple Guild, is now in shape through
dilligent rehearsing, to be produced. The
music is bright and catchy, and the libret-
to abounds with local hits. The topical
song, That's What the Wild Waves Are
Saying" contains many local illusions
that are sure to raise a hearty laugh. 1t
is rumored that the hits are not only
levelled at the audience, but at some of
the performers themselves. Miss Dolly
Dub has part hat fits her like a glove
Miss Blanche Belsinger and Miss Marie
Moynelo have attractive parts and sew
eral tuneful numbers fall to their share.
Miss Nelly Reynolds has a part that no
body else could fill so we'll as herself and
the chorus Is made up of young ladies
and gentlemen who act and sing with
a zest born of evident enjoyment in their
work. Mr.. Lloyd Owens and Mr.. Drum
mond have excellent characters and some
tuneful numbers fall to them. Mr.. Charles
! d. Coburn has comic part which he
| plays admirably. Mr.. A. L. Baker, under
| whose direction the opera is being pro-
| duced, is a finished actor and singer of
| long experience, and plays the part of the
crusty old gentleman in excellent fashion
Mr.. Spencer NJ White has been engaged
to give the opera, Chimes of Normandy,
and Ermine in Atlanta Rehearsals will
begin early in october. Mr. White will
give the Chimes in Chattanooga in De-
cember.
Savannah is drawing steadily from all
parts Of the country people unsteady in
clined. 1t is now recognized as a musl-
cal center The latest addition is Mr.. F.
I. McGrath of Boston. who occupies
high position as banjo, mandolin and
guitar player, and who will be heard dur
ing the coming week at Ludden & Bates
warerooms every afternoon.
Miss Lilly Selig and her pupils will give
another of their evenings of elocution and
acting at the Masonic Temple, April 16.
The operetta sLaila" Will be given at
the theater Thursday night and Friday
afternoon for the benefit of the orphan
girls Of st. Mary's Home. The operetta
Is charming little sketch in three parts,
the characters being peasants, fairies ana
gypsies. The leading part is taken by Miss
mer is the fairy queen and the other lead
ing parts are taken by Misses Rosalind
Conner, Aggie Kenney, Julie Bates,
Gladys Girardeau, Rita Roth, Stella Ball
ey, Harvey Hull and julie Screven There
will be several peasant and fairy ballet
dances, which will be among the most at
tractive features Of the entertainment.
Mr.. ]. A. Bates will deliver his illus
trated lecture on the Joys and Sorrows
of an Amatoor Fotygraffer" at the Guards
hall Thursday night April 16. The an
nouneement of the lecture is sufficient tn
Mr.. Bates first gave the lecture in Sayan-
nah year ago. 1t was applauded as one
of the most unique and delightful enter
tainments of the season. 1t was given
again at the Florida Chautauqua this
spring, and received not only the applause
of those who heard it, but complimentary
notices in all of the papers represented at
the Assembly. Mr.. Bates has changed the
lecture in many ways since it was first
written, 1t will be illustrated with 100
pictures in the calcium light, not all of
them humorous, as might be imagined. but
showing the wonderful progress of the
Photographic art. A professional lecturer
stopping at the, De Soto, who has read
extracts from the lecture, and seen the
slides, has offered to buy it, or paw a
royalty for the privilege of using it
throughout the country.
Mr.. Bates friends, who heard the lee
ture last year, and who heard it at the
Florida assembly, have induced him to
give 1t again, and he has consented to
do so.