The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
n START OFF WITH OPERA.
WOLF HOPPER IN "DR- SYN
r,Vr TOMORROW NIGHT.


nh. opera TO Be Seen Here for the
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"a. week With Ups and Downs OF
,.e.--The Local Amusement List.
r.s rbeater viii be open for three
,.rrts this week and for a Saturday
matinee -,
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i- UPS and Downs Of Life
..Friends" is a charming play; and it was
..,~rfnsIy presented twice yesterday at
,-s theater by Edwin Milton Royle. its
,,-aor. seIena Fetter Royle, his wife, and
,ssir competent company. The story Of
81 play may be summarized briefly thus:
r,hn Paden, ,Jr., cast off by his father
ts.ause of his determination to write
poetry, and Adrian Karje. a poor pianist,
are sworn friends. Both love Marguerite
0r-o an opera singer. who turns out to
he titled heiress. She is the step-daugh-
Ter Of Hans Otto. a drunkard and opium
tend. WHO UdS a EilAic " nut. IAdA JG
wins Marguerite's love, but Harold Hunt
irg director of the Metropolitan opera
house, and a scheQing VILLAIN, learns Hans
Ottos secret, makes all believe that Mar
e1erite was the result of an illegitimate
marriage, and for a time keeps the lovers
snart. Young Paden, who loves Margue-
rite, hides his love- sacrifices himself on
the altar of friendship and fights for the
happiness of Adrian and Marguerite, and
Is in the end successful.
Mr.. Royle plays the part of young
Paden. or Jack" the self-sacri6cipg
hero in a way that is simply perfect. His
manner to certain extept suggests Milton
Mobiles; but where Mobiles is melo-dra-
matte, Royle is smooth, polished, placid.
His voice is sonorous but never thunder
Gus. 1t is rather a musical voice of a
baritone pitch, and sends his words into
every corner of the house with distinct
ness that never fails to crafty. There is
no term that expresses Mr.. Royle's whole
performance better than 'clean cut" 1t
was decidedly sharp and refreshing
throughout.
Mrs Royle needs no introduction to
theater-goers. She is a woman of many
accomplishments, and an actress of abil-
ity. Lucien Henderson, besides being a
pianist of decided talent, is a pleasing
actor. 1t isn't often that a good actor
and a good pianist are seen in combina-
ton. Mr.. Bittner's delineation of the
character of Paden. Sr., was thoroughly
artistic snd enjoyable. The whole COM
pany in fact, is admirably selected. There
isn't a weak player in a speaking part.
The sentiment Of the play is pure and
enrolling, and the comedy is sparkling.
it is a play of the kind that one takes a
genuine pleasure in applauding and in
commencing afterwards.
DeWolf Hopper will be seen for the first
time in Savannah tomorrow night in
the merry opera, Or. Syntax." One of
the principal claims of the opera is its
delightful atmosphere of school girl and
college boy. This indeed has proved one
of the most important factors in its re-
markable success. The spirit is infectious
behind as well as in front of the curtain.
The extremely pretty girls and the ath-
letic looking young men simply throw
themselves into the various scenes as If
their very lives depended upon it. 1t is
also interesting to know that all the girls
OF the company are excessively pretty
and the young men exceedingly good
looking. Edmund Stanley and John Parr,
TENOR and baritone, are VIGOROUSLY two
handsome young men. Hopper, of course,
plays the all important part of DIR. Syn
tax and his charming little wife has one
not less conspicuous. There is the fat
girl Of the school, Sally Dimple, played
~ tlorine Murray, and the sleepy girl,
Psyche Persimmons, impersonated by Ida
Lester, who wears the FOOLS cap, slut