The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
NO LACK OF PLAYS IN LENT.
THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS" AND
HERRMANN's MAGIC THIS WEEK.

YaIe's New Spectacular Production
to BE seen Here for the First Time
Tomorrow Sight-The Firemen's
benefit Concert wednesday Night.
5. II. CIark's ShakesPearenn Read
inEs Before the Lyceum Thursday
Night at the Guards HaII-Herr-
mann in His New Production FRI
day and Saturday.
Lent, it does not seem. viii have any
appreciate effect on things theatrical in
| Savannah, so far as the number Of amuse-
ments goes. The audiences may not be
quite as large, but there are enough
Theater-going people who do not observe
Lent, or. II they do. who occasionally find
an evenings recreation in a quiet corner
Of the theater, TO keep up the average.
The Mabel Paige company closed
weeks successful engagement at the the
alter last night with THE Runaway Girl"
a farce filed in with many comicalities as
funny as they, We're laughable and pleas
ing. The house was filled as usual. Dainty
Miss Paige as ''Polly" shared hOnOrs with
Ed. O'COnnor, the clever comedian who
has made a decided hit. The company this
season is stronger than it has been in years
and justly deserved the liberal patronage
extended 1t I'm Savannah. Little Miss
Paige is a favorite here and will always
receive a warm welcome.
The theater will be open for FIVE night
| performances and two matinees this week.
Monday and Tuesday nights and Tues
day matinee Yale's Greater Twelve
Temptations"
Wednesday night. Firemen's benefit con-
cert
Thursday night. S II. Clark's Shakes
pearian readings before the Savannah Ly-
ceum. at the Guards han.
Friday and Saturday nights and satur-
day matinee. Hermann in THE Artists
| Dream"
There is nothing to remind one of the
old piece, produced by James Fisk, Jr in
| 1872. under the title of 1.-The Twelve Temp
tations," in Charles II. Yale's new effort,
save the title. The spectacle in it's new ar
| rangement is an absolute creation, being
in fact a brand new piece written to fit
the title, as a good title for plays is con-
sidered as of much importance as a valu-
able trade mark is in commercial affairs.
The quartette of gymnasts calling them
| selves THE Four Rosaires," are lead
ing feature in Twelve Temptations. The
ballet par excellence in the production
IS the ballet of the four seasons-spring.
| summer, autumn and winter, and calls
| Tor the complete corps de ballet" of
| thirty-two dancers. Each series of cos
| tunes represents in design and colors one
| Of the seasons, while the background Is
| formed of a special scene appropriate to
the month. Miss Ida Dexter has the i'm
| portant part OF "Solaris" the Snow
| Queen. Miss Dexter has been associated
| with some of the most important attrac-
| tons, her last engagement being with
A TaF ~
| will play the character of Hubert" the
| valiant. In previous productions the role
| has been impersonated by a well-knoWn
| leauing man, but Manager Yale is of the
| opinion that a handsome woman is more
| suitable. An original and highly amusing
| pantomimic abSurdity will be seen In
| showing practical lunch wagon, which
| Is driven on the stage and attacked by
! three hungry tramps. The driver in pro-
| tecting his eatables and destruction of
| horse and wagon is the victim of all kinds
OF mishaps which end in the tramps be-
coming victorious; A fitting and up-to-
date ballet creation, original with Mr..
| Yale, is The National Issue dance, a
trio OF characters representing gold. sill
| Yer ana Uncle sam. 1t is a dancing bat
| tie for recognition by the two metals Its
termination, however, is acceptable.
The next entertainment of the Savannah
Lyceum course is the evening of Shakes
| pearean readings by Mr.. s. H. Clark of
| the Chicago University, and principal of
| the Chautauqua School of Expression at
| clark will read from King Lear. His
| subjects for his Savannah entertainment
are: Lear" King of Britain; "Goneril,"
| his eldest daughter; "Regan," his second
| daughter; "Cordelia,' his youngest daugh-
| ter; king of France" Duke of BurgIIn-
az" C9rdelia's suitors; Duke of Albany"
| Regans husband; Earl of Kent" Earl
| Of Gloster," Lears advisers. Edmund
eril,s messenger, "a Fool" There will be
| an intermission after each act, except the
| fourth MIR. Clark is a native of New
| YORK. While quite young he chose the
| field of expression for his vocation and
| time quickly verified the, wisdom of his
choice. With marked rapidity he proved
| himself a worthy instructor and inter-
| prefer IN mis- art, so much so, indeed that
| within few years his pronounced ability
led to his appointment as instructor in
elocutlon at Queens College. This was
soon followed by his appointment at Trim
| ity College, in which he resigned his lee
| tureship to accept his present position in
the University of Chicago. In addition 10
| this he occupies, with singular Success
| uhe position of principal of the Chautau-
qua school OF Expression. Mr. Clark has
also been in constant demand as a reader
| and lecturer and has ever met with the
highest Communications from press and
public. Mr.. Clark, as an interpreter of
| literature, brings out wildly vet haT-
montously, all those shades and beauties
| which form so essential elements in ths
best literature. His work gives a two S'o
| 1old pleasure to his audience-an ethical
and an aestheticaL
| Hermann VIII be seen here at tbree nor
| formances this season. The charm of
| Hermann's entertainments are their nov
| eity ana distinct departure from anything
| else known to the drama His programme
this season is a new one, containing new
mysteries and Illusions in which the
magician is said to have fairly outdone
himself Among these are the Spectacular
magi-comedy The Artists Dream" The
production is something new in the field of
magic. 1t is called "magi-comedy' and