The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12
THE WEEKS ADJUSTMENTS.
THE GREAT TYCOON- At MANA
GER COBURN's BENEFIT.

The Free h1nderGarten entertain
ment at Masonic Hall a Most Sue
eesxfuI Event-''The Great Tycoon,
10 Be the Last Performance of the
season. Except wang" and Punch
RobertsOn's May Week Engage
ment-Mr. Bates Lecture at the
Guards Hall Thursday Night.
One of the most fashionable audiences
of the season assembled last night at Ma
sonic temple 20 witness the entertainment
.-f,-en BY the ladies interested in the free
ttr dergarten for the benefit of that insti-
tuc!on.
Ti7e first part of the programme con-
sist ID of an amusing little skft. entitled
the ''Ruggles." dramatized chapter from
;hs book. The Birds Christmas Carol"
The plot is briefly this: a little invalid
Girl carol Bird, has invited the nine Rug
eIes children TO dinner, and the efforts
of Mrs. Ruggles, who was admirably per-
soma. ted by Miss Emma Lawton, TO teach
The Zine young Ruggles the proper beha-
yior requisite at so important a social &C.
casio n formed the situation which caused
muchl hearty laughter.
The Ruggles children were cleverly
played b. Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Leaken. the
Misses Huger, Stoddard, Hopkins, and
West. and Johnston.
Du ling the wait between pants one and
two the Banjo Club, composed OF ten
young ladies and gentlemen, rendered sew
sral selections. The instruments used Were
guitars, banjos, and mandolins, and the
cOrnt dnation proved very pleasing one.
The second portion of the programme
cons kted of the very clever satirical COM
sIv ''Place AUX Danes" in which Shakes
pearA's four heroines. Juliet, Ophelia, Por-
ia and Lady Macbeth, who are supposed
10 have married, respectively, Romeo,
INaneG nTnfn or E0l 4 a
a water cure establishment for the benefit
of their liege lords.
The curtain rose on Mrs. William Low
as Juliet, who delivered a soliloquy on the
effect her marriage to Romeo had on her
romantic tendencies. Mrs. Low brought
to the part a grace, naturalness and keen
sense Of humor that were highly appre-
ciated. on her soliloquy entered Miss Mol
lie Johnson, as Portla, whom Miss johns
son portrayed as a blue-stocking female
of the type familiar to Boston, and bat
tie royal was speedily in progress be-
tween the two ladies, over the respective
merits of their lords methods of wooing.
Miss Johnson enacted the part capitai-
" and her indignation, when postal
card arrived from Bassanio, stating that
he an Antonio We're at the mercy of an
irate landlord, who had locked up their
clothes, and begging her to fly to their
relief. brought down the house.
Miss Bessie Johnston, as Ophelia, and
Mrs. Baldwin, as Lady Macbeth, entered.
and the four ladies beganthat eVer-popu-
bands 10 pieces. Miss Johnstons imper-
sonation of Ophelia was an exceedingly
clever piece of character acting, her con-
tnual 'as Ham. says" quotations caus-
ing much merriment
Mrs. Baldwin portrayed Lady Macbeth
as a severely respectable, middle-aged
Scotch lady, with broad accent and a
mind of her own. Mrs. Baldwin's acting
is deserving of the highest praise the
dry humor which she displayed keeping
the audience in roars of laughter.
The Indignation of the four ladies at
VIII Sahkespeare's willful misrepresenta-
ton of their characters, and their at
tempts to indite a joint letter to him,
which resulted in the usual feminine man.
ner OF their all talking at once, were cap
italy enacted.
Though the audience was as large a one,
as the hall could comfortably accommo-
cate, a large number of tickets purchased
were not used, and the entertainment re-
suited very satisfactorily for the kinder
gdrten.
The theatrical event of the coming week
will be the benefit to Manager Charles D.
Coburn, at the theater Wednesday night,
when the Great Tycoon will be presented.
The previous performances of the OPP
eretta were received with SO much favor
and the requests for its repetition have
been so numerous that ii was selected
as the best medium for Mr.. Coburn's ben
eft.
An orchestra rehearsal will be held to-
morrow at y a. m. and rehearsal of the
principals in the cast Tuesday a $50 a.
m. The children's dances will be rehearsed
Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock
Many novelties in the way of new gags
and verses to the topical song will be
added which will virtually make a new
performance.
The cast viii be as follows:
General Paolcash, descendant of the
N3bodles from Nowhere, rich American,
who wants his daughter Viola to marry
some titled foreigner. A. L. Baker.
Albert Manley an American speculator,
afterward the Great Tycoon" of japan.
Owens
Ray Sharpe. Albert's college chum. af-
of he Iohe a. Ut
gands, and Interpreter to his Royal High
ness sham" the Great Tycoon" of ia
pan. G. w Drummond.
Lord Helantoe, a brainless English dude
an search of an American wife with
(s2eents, Felix Kohler.
the old sod, c. D. Coburn.
capt: Tufenuff of the steamship Amer
Custom House Robber, Slim Jim
Lengthy, Deni John Shorty, footmen to
Gen. Paolcash.
Dot Dimple, Dolly Rimple. viola's school
friends, Miss Nelly Reynolds, Miss Mamie
Miss Blowhard, chaperone to the guile
less maiden en- tour, with designs on Gen
Paolcash. Miss Dolly Dub.
Viola, daughter of Gen. Paolcash, Miss
Chorus of tourists, hobgoblins, sailors,
9rlgands, japanese, ladies, mobiles ballet
The advance sale of seats has already
peen very large.
The platform event of the week will be
Mr.. ]. a. Bates lecture at the Guards
hall Thursday night on The joys and Sor-
rows of the Amatoor Fotygraffer. A
good deal of interest is being taken in the
lecture. Those who heard it a year ago,
when it was first written and was deliv-
cred before the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, were thoroughly entertained.
Since then the lecture has been rewritten;
new pictures have been added and many
features introduced which make it even
more entertaining than it was when ii
was first delivered. Whatever Mr.. Bates
does he undertakes TO do well, and in his
very best way. His lecture was a hit at
the first, and although he does not aspire
TO the professional platform he has al
ready had offers of half a dozen engage
ments in the north during the coming sum-
ner, and he will probably accept those
which do not conflict with his business in
terests. He does not expect to write an
other lecture and his appearance this
week will nrnhahlN he the last time he