The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18
4 CAY WEEK AT THE THEATER
PINCH ROBERTSON TO OPEN HIS
ENGAGEMENT TOMORROW
NIGHT.

NIGHT.
oxvning's Engagement Cancelled.
,haa 10 BE Seen In Merchant of
nice. Josephine, Empress of
.sio and Mary stuart-The
,,ave Combination Here in
January.
The theater will be open every night this
- except Thursday and for four NATL
nees
W. Nth matinees-Punch Robertson's
engagement.
81, matinee. Rhea in Merchant of Ven
roeenhine, and Mary Stuart. Robert
,;rq was billed for Thursday night,
-. Manager Coburn received a telegram
.,ordav cancelling. the engagement.
punch Robertson's company will begin
H. tbree nights and matinee engagement
,,orrow with matinee performance of
n,,oteve. At night Rose Cottage will be
played.
The sale began yesterday for both the
.formances. The popular priced Idea
ocular one. Robertsons company is
entirely different one from last years,
.1,. two or three members having been
i+b Mr. Robertson last season. All of
..ar, are. however, experienced artists.
- the company is considered the best
no has ever had. Frank Morehouse, who
baen seen here before, was last season
,on,her of the Mable Paige company.
Fannie Granger and Burt Walter, who are
.lso with the company, were last season
Leading members of the jolly Old Chums
.o,nanv Both are excellent in light
.,r,edv. Minnie Milne the leading lady,
Md the same position with one of Charles
Trobman's eastern companies last season.
Tbe leading roles in all the plays will be
+aten nv Robertson himself, and equally
f course. he will be well received. An
entirely new repertoire will be given dur
ing the engagement Matinees Will be
given every day at 2:30 o'clock, and for
The night performance tomorrow ladies
vriu he admitted free when accompanied
nv escorts with one paid S0-cent ticket,
which must be secured by o'clock, The
matinee prices are 10 cents, with 10 cents
extra for reserved seats.
one of the most pleasing to theater goers.
and lovers of the legitimate,is the engage
rent of the gifted Rhea, and her company,
opening on Friday night, when she will
present THE Merchant of Venice" This
is perhaps her most ambitious effort, fol-
lowing as she does the long list of distin-
pushed people who have become famous
in the play. Her Portia is said to be a
most artistic creation, sweet. womanly
and at the same time severe and absolute
ly impartial in the court room scene. Mr..
Edmond L. O. Conner will portray the role
of Shyock and a word of praise may be
due this rising young actor in the great
part Leading critics pronounce him more
than excellent, and Savannahians will
have an opportunity of judging of his mer-
# It's.
The ladies, particularly, will take inter
est in the Saturday matt
nee bill, which will be the
Napoleonc drama, Josephine Empress
of the French" AS Josephine, Rhea makes
her audience realize all the passions and
disappointments; the deep long, unaltera-
bic love of the sweet, noble and self sacri-
M fcing woman. Rhea's success in this play
has been most phenomenal and its pre-
sentaton here will be most pleasing to all
who attend
On Saturday night, Rhea will close her
engagement with Schiller's Mary Stuart"
This most literary of plays has been given
complete cast and staging by Rhea and
her managers.
One of the star attractions of this sea-
son at the theater will be the Wilton
Lackaye Company, which will be here in
Y January.
1t is not a msstatement of fact to say
that the company supporting Mr.. Lackaye
9eA in his play, DIR. Bel
sScSs<&sA graft" comprises at
- least a dozen ladies
Ia $~&s and gentlemen of