The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-21
AT THE THEATER.
An Old Actor Blocks the Production
of FoIIies of the Night.

Contrary to the expectations of the
night, the BILL as announced the night
before, was not put on.
The managers of the compsay stated
that it was impossible to produce the
"Follies of the Night" as he had hoped
and expected to do, but that I'm Old
Madrid" would be repeated. This came
as a blow to the audience, many of whom
had already seen the latter play on one
or more of the three occasions the COM
pany had played it within the past two
days The manager was disposed to act
squarely by his patrons, however. He
announced his regret that "Follies of the
Night could not be played. but said that
any who so desired could have their
money refunded by application at the box
office. Many took advantage of the offer,
but a large house remained to see the
very laughahle production.
The company was unable to present
"Follies of the Night" on account Of one
of it's members not being up in his part.
This was BILLY" Marble, as he is ia
miliarly known to his friends an actor
advanced in years. His receptive powers
are not what they were, and the old ac-
tor positively declined to go on the stage
with the possibility of breaking down for
the first time in his fifty years following
of the stage. In the award of the $25, Mr..
w. j. b. Adams was the fortunate man.
A biographical sketch of the great vio-
linist who is to appear in Savannah, Jan.
80, makes interesting reading.
Edouard Remenyi was born at Moskolc,
in Hungary about the year 1910. His mas
ter on the violin was Joseph Bohm, who
also taught the great Joseph Joachim.
During the Hungarian uprising Remenyi,
then quite boy, enlisted as soldier and
fought brilliantly; he became aide-de
camp to Gyorgey, when the latter was APP
pointed commander-in-chief of the hero
army of Hungary, and though at that time
a little lieutenant of sixteen summers,
Remenyi used to delight the old veterans
with his music and make their hearts glad
and brave for the next days fray. After
the defeat of the insurgents he had to
leave his country and resolved to go to
England. On the way he made the acquain-
tance of his celebrated countryman, Franz
List, who, recognizing his genius, became
his friend and adviser.
Soon after the young artists arrival in
London he was appointed solo violinist to
the queen When he obtained his amnes-
ty he returned to Hungary, where he aft
erwards received from the Emperor of
Austria a similar Distinction to that
granted him in England. In the mean
time he had made himself famous by nu-
merous concerts in the European capitals.
He then retired for a time from public
life but in 1876 he resumed his artistic ca
reer in Paris, where he was received with
great enthusiasm. His first tour of Amer
lea was begun Nov. II, 1878. Since that
time he has made a tour of the entire
globe, combining music with circumnavi-
cation, and charming with ducet strains
natives of the Sandwich Islands, Austria
liza, Tasmania, Dutch Indies, Java, India,
Madras, Ceylon, China, Japan, Philippine
Islands and South Africa, where he re-
manned for period of three years, return
ing to Europe for the final concerts of the
tour.
This is what the Augusta Chronicle says
of the Woodward Warren Company:
ut was raining hard enough last night
to make a tank drama in the streets and
yet in the theater there was good crowd.
The Woodward Warren Company, which
has been playing to good business, and
should continue to do so, presented the
well known and popular play, 1.-THE Dia-
mon Mystery" and everybody seemed
pleased. In fact the people who attended
seemed to think they were getting more
than they paid for. The unanimous ver-
dict regarding the company is that it is the
most artistic repertoire aggregation that
has yet visited Augusta"
1t was at the theater the other night
The company was one that introduced be-
tween acts pictures by the riatscope.
Three countrymen were interested spec
tators of the Offering glow of the repro
auctions of life but an element of doubt
struggled in the mind of one of the rural
frfA no. NsaNtR all .ferl.k hui he
did not think progress and genius had adj
vanced to the point where a machine could
produce those wonderful views His in
credulity and desire to explain the whole
business to his companions were manifest
ed, after the lights had been turned on
again, is this wise: 1.-THE whole things
just a humbug. They turn the lights out
SOS you can't see what they're gonter do
That there box up yonder under that piaz-
ger amt got nothin' to do with it. They
works the whole business from behind the
curtain. It's all straightforward" With
this lucid explanation of Edisons marvel
he closed. and his friends exchanged sat
isfied mods at his sharpness.
The cinematiscope will form the Satur-
day matinee and night attraction at the
theater. Two special exhibitions by the
apparatus will be given, at which an OPP
portunity will be afforded to see the work.
ings of the wonderful machine. The pic
lures will be shown and explained by
lecturer. The entire programme will be
about an hour and half inlength. Among
the pictures shown will be that of the
New York Central railroads Empire state
express running seventy-five mics an
hour. The price of admission will be %
cents with no extra charge for reserved
seats While the cinematiscope has been
seen here on several occasions no special
programme of pictures of any length of
time has been given and the opportunity
has never been afforded of examining the
apparatus. Manager Coburn will give the
patrons of the theater an excellent enter
tainment of the workings OF the wonderful
invention which will show inst what it is