The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-12
At THE THEATER.
pu.,eh Robertson and Popular Prices
Continue TO Draw.

Continue 10 Draw.
Punch's play and prices prove popular.
paving petty prices. people pack pit and
-orrlco, 'plauding Punch perorations- Peo-
ME prim, pedantic, pOmpOus, pretty, pom
r-rous, petite. proud, poor. panoplied. pour
Il portals professional presenting
,ses or paid pasteboards. periodically
tiigate proffering Punch profit
Punch's project prospers; popularity pays
Percentages.
That is 10 say Punch RObertsOn's en-
Casement is still on at the theater, anu
fhaI people are going out TO see MIN play.
He played twice yesterday, matinee ana
evening, TO good houses. The play at the
matinee was the Silent Slave, and last
night Polly and 1. The company gives q
show that is well worth the money chars-
IifIIe Myrtle. daughter Of Mr. Rob
erts0n, will sing and dance at the matt
nee this afternoon, and also at to-nights
performance
The box sheet will be opened this morn
Srg for the sixth and last OF the seasons
concerts of the Music Culture Club at the
xbeater on Friday afternoon a 2:SO O. clock.
rrha Sherwood Grand Concert Company,
which furnished the fifth concert last Fri
DAY night, has been secured for this con-
cert. The reasons for a matinee instead of
a night performance were given in Mon
days Morning News; but the entire mu-
sic loving community, as we'll as the sub
.scribers To the club, are delighted at thus
having another opportunity Oh hearing
There will be an entire change of pro-
cramne, and instead of the third act OF
Faust the second act OF Martha will
be given in costume and with thorough
scenic effects. This IS a good selection as
Il is the act in which the spinning quar-
rette is sung and also IN which me Last
Rose of Summer appears
Miss Osborne has one Of the most finest
soprano voices ever heard in Savannah,
nd Wit TrTh En he
sings and the artistic manner IN which
she uses her voice are most attractive.
She received double encore last FRIDAY
might and it is needless to say that she
will be warmly received.
Sherwood of course, will be the center
of attraction, as he is the finest pianist
ever heard here. His programme will be
entirely different. and on It VIII be the
witches Dance" by MacDowell and the
Spinning Song" from the Flying Dutch
man, by Wagner, arranged by List.
Subscribers who have used up all of their
season tickets, and outsiders desiring to
secure the advantage in reserVlng seats,
can secure tickets for this concert from
Mr.. Owens at the custom house at y
each, which will give four admissions in
Guiding reserved seats. The sale or these
tickets is limited TO twenty-five. Sub
scrbers who have not yet paid their sub
scriptions are requested by the commit
tee to do so by Friday.
Crowded houses will greet the new comic
opera Priscilla, or the Pilgrims Proxy"
at the theater this week. Everywhere the
opera has been given it has been received
with favor Its first southern production
being in this city it will be witnessed by
representatives from Augusta, Charles
ton and Macon, who are TO sing 1t later
on. The chorus comprises fifty of some of
the best voices in the city. all in correct
costumes and accompanied by an en-
larged orchestra. The cast is as follows:
Priscilla, the pretty pilgrim, Mrs. Il. Z.
Wickenburg; Resignation, a middle-aged
spnster. Miss Beatrice Launey; barbara,
Faith and Prudence, the Three Maytlow-
Lillian Hamilton and Miss Laurene
Stephens Baker, respectively; Myles
Standish, the doughty captain, Mr.. w.
+. BIois; John Alden, the friend in need,
Mr.. Calder; William Bradford, governor
of New Plymouth Mr.. Albert Meyer;
Ship AIayfiower, Mr. G. d. Melton; Squan-
TO, a friendly Indian, Mr.. Larry Doyle.
Chorus Of pilgrims, fathers, mothers, sons
Act I.2Leydon street, Plymouth.
Act II-Exterior Of Priscillas Cottage,
and view OF Plymouth Harbor.
Director-C. E. Macomber of Boston.
The sale of seats open at the theater
box office to-day. The price to all parts
Of the house, IS cents.
A concert and Dairy Maid Drill" will
be given at Masonic hall tonight for the
benefit of the Sacred Heart church. The
concert includes an excellent programme
OF music by well-known singers. The So
pranos are: Mrs. H. r. Altick, Mrs. +.
Barber. Miss Maggie Clark; altos, Mrs.
NJ. T. Taylor, Mrs. W. p. Bailey, Mrs. II.
a. Dumas. Miss c. H. Dykes, Miss Maggie
A. O'Brien; tenors, Mr.. c. +. Keller, John
Mcbride, II. j. Winkers, Jas. p. Deacy;
bassos, NJ. w. BassfOrd, ThOs. Dykes, +.
Il. Opper, H. A. Dumas; first violin, Z. NJ.
Common; second violin, Max Brock; clari-
onet, Prof. Seymour; accompanist, Julian
Walker. The Teutonia Glee Club, compos-
ed of, first tenors: 0. w. Schiller, Jas.
Clark; second, H. Mollening, G. +. Keller;
hrst BASES, J. G. Rendant. e. Otto; sec
ond passes, +. II. Opper, F. Furhans, and
Z. F. Keller, director, and the Euterpe
musical club, composed of Misses May
Roman, Nell Haslam, Emily Connor, Jen-
Me Strouse, sallie Black, Mr.. William Den
nafdt, John Butler, John NJ. Black and y.
NJ Connor. director. will also take part.
After the concert there will be dancing.
The Dairy Maid Drill win be by Miss An
ME Mcclure Miss Mamie Blake, Miss Jul
ia y Maly, Miss Mamie Ledley, Miss An
ME Mahoney, Miss Annie Ray, Miss Mag
gle Doyle, Miss Stella Strouse, Miss Annie
McQuade, Miss Mamie Dillon, Miss Ma
ne Brady, Miss Katie Cleary, Miss Katie
LLOYD, Miss Loretta Mccarthy, Charles P.
Rossignol, director.
The Bowery Girl will be seen at the
theater tomorrow night. The play is by
Miss Ada Lee Bascom, whose methods
o. EDWARD Harrigan. Miss Bascom is a
SanIornia girl, and prior to the produce
t nCn OF Bowery Girl she spent several
months studying the characters which are
depicted in her play. The BoWery and
various type Of Bowery characters are
euHclently picturesque to make material
t9r an interesting dramatic story, and
MISS Bascoml so it is claimed has sue
Seeoed IN writing a melodrama with many
noVel and sensational scenic effects. 1.-THE
BoWery at Night" the Palisades on the
audson," leap for life, a dynamite ex~
poison and fire scene on the housetops
Of New York ought certainly to catch the
popular fancy. Then, there are songs,
eances and specialties, so that the play
Is quite up-to-date.