The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

MISS MAJ Una JOunSloue NlOUnlSl.
c. B. Jefferson. Klaw & Erlanger's big
spectacular extravaganza, Palmer CoX's
Brownies, will be seen here in n short time
In New York, where it ran for $50 nights.
and in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston
in which cities il has had extended en-
ss agGmeh6S tne newspapers without ex-
greatest spectacle that has ever been pre-
scented in this country, and it has crowded
tne theaters 20 the dooiis everywhere, The
success OF the spectacle has been so re-
markable that ARRANGEMENTS have been
made for production of The Brownies al
one OF the principal london theaters dur
ing the holiday seasons of 1878. The
new c. b. Jefferson, X law a. Erlanger spec-
tacle is Infinitely sup arior to all that have
ppG IIsS e6e Il IN this country has been
IN lgO nights in New York it drew
Sl54;SlS; in three wee ks in Chicago, s27 400:
III l Jour weeks IN pston $S2 $40 in four
weeks IN Philadelp hia, $30,7S0 In New
iHisayen, city of 5000 inhabitants, il drew
$ll5O0 in one week, and the whole town
sdeipha Reeord To gTGte the Phil
epoch in the history Of theatrlcals."
Fanny Davenport relates a good story
apout Vaucauson, the celebrated mechan-
lclan, who constru cted duck that could
walk, eat and drink, and was all hut ma
ture itself. 1t seems that he was asked
py prominent actress to make en- asp
that would prove effective in the famous
death scene of Cleopatra "TIe nroduced q
mechanical asp" says Miss Davenport,
that was a marvel of ingaruitv and
which seemed to be endowed with life
When the actress, who had pd rfornned the
part wretchedly, was about TO raise the
snake to her bosom, il ran oft ifs forIed
tongue and Kissed. In the midst Of the
dead silence of expectancy that fell on
the house man in the Orchestra re-
marked In very audible tone s. Il am of
the same opinion as the serpe nt'''
Melbourne Macdowell tells in his ,nin-
liable dialect, of a young farmer from
Lanarkshire who having bee orne a recent
benedict, took his spouse to a Glasgow
theater on their honeymoon "trip. u see.
said the bridegroom, consult ing one Of the
large posters displayed outsl de the theater
peLore entering, that there's guild wheen
different kind o. seats. Til ere's pit and
stalls and dress circle, and famiIv circle
ana gallery. Which should we hae, Mag,
gie?" "Weel, jamie" replf ed the buxom
bride, with a becoming blua h. seem mat
were marrit moo; maybe W wad be mair
proper 10 SIT IN the FAMILY circle"
w. II. Bachelor asserts ahat nine actors
and singers in ten go 70 v ork with their
stomacns nearly empty. They take their
dinner early or have a Light tea before the
performance in which they assist and
some Of them eat their heartiest meal
after leaving the theatq at midnight
Most Of them say 1t IS an ficuit 70 sing or
act with any vivaclty, or any summon
Ing Of nervous force, If tney dine heavily
at a late hour In the afternoon.
Thomas w. Keene onge starred in "vir-
glnius" In the early days of his stellar ca
reer. AS the venture was not largely cap
italized, no properties were carried bv the
show and the local Uleaters were called
upon to furnish every thing. On one occa-
sion al a one hight 81 and no urn could be
found in which TO pbice the ashes OF Vir-
ginia, 50 they could be shown 70 Virgin
ius at the end Of the play. Nothing daunt-
ed, the stage manager, prolific In expedi-
ents, seized upon a large water cooler,
pasted a label over the words ''Ice
Water" and lugg cd Il on IN the last scene
and rendered 10 70 the dying Roman faith
er. He had forf.otten, however, TO let the
water out, and as V!rginius reached out
his hand forward to stroke the urn with
poetic and paternal tenderness. he acct
dentally turned the faucet. A small stream
OF cold water trickled down upon the ac-
tors thiniy covered legs. The s'ehiveringe
and shuddegings Of Ylrginius IN MS death
moments" were spoken Of as extremely
natural" by the local press the next day.
IL isn't every actor who lives Ia the
house Of a President of the United efatfe
Thomas W. keeno'a home on Staten ~.
land waa once the property Of Pre@ldenf
Tyler