The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21

that they should play one night in Homo
lulu, but, owing to some little difficulty
bringing them back 10 America touched
at Honolulu the company went on shore
to spend day of sightseeing and -.leas-
ure. In the meantime, arrangements had
been made with a California dramatic
company to open the new Royal Hawaiian
opera house, and they were then on their
way to Honolulu. Great efforts had been
made to have the opening night a society
event the like of which had never been
seen on the islands before. The news
soon spread that Goodwin and his COM
pany had arrived on the steamer and
would spend the day on shore. A few citi-
zens called upon the manager of the
theater TO see if he could not arrange with
the comedian TO give performance that
night, there being plenty of time, the
steamer did not leave until midnight. The
manager in turn hunted up Mr.. Goodwin
and made the request Goodwin did not
the reason that the company had not been
billed and no preparation had been
made for the event. At o'clock in the
afternoon however, he was won over, and
by o clock, after the dispatching of nu-
merous messengers, all the members of
the company were notified. Honolulu has
the most complete telephone system OF any
city in the world. The home of every white
resident is reached by telephone, and this
service was utilized to advertise the COM
pany'S appearance in lieu of bills and pos
ters. The actors hurried aboard ship and
had their baggage overhauled in the hold
of the vessel for the necessary costumes,
and at $50 O'Clock that evening the curtain
in the new Royal Hawaiian opera house
rolled up on the first act of THE Gilded
Fool" The house. it is said, was packed
to sutfocation, and the receipts reached
nearly $1,000. 1t would not be far wrong
to say that a theatrical performance had
never before been given on such short no
tice and under such Interesting circum-
stances. Just what the feelings were of
the manager billed to open the new house
has not been ascertained 1t is probable
however. that he did not entirely appre-
ciate the joke
The circumstances attending the on
gagement of Olga Nethersole to DR.. Oliver
are SAID to be very romantic. During
her hrst professional visit to Australia
Miss Nethersole was in anything but ro-
bust health, and one night during the
progress of the piece in which she was
playing she was taken seriously i'll.
doctor. who fortunately happened to lie
In front, was hastily called, and he at
tended her. Miss Nethersole returned to
England, and the doctor came over soon
atterward, proposed to her and was re-
FUSED Six years passed, and again the
couple nTet, by pure accident. and the day
before she started on her present Ameri-
can tour Miss Nethersole, upon again be-
ing appealed to, accepted her lover The
marriage is to take place in July.
Worth once told Fanny Davenport that
women in the world.
Nine, Adelaide Hermann asserts that
her late husband, Hermann the Great
was a firm believer in astrology re
always arranged his seasons so that +baV
should begin when certain lucky stars
were in conjunction.
According to the Dramatic Mirror Gu-
| seppe, younger son of Tomasso Salvini
and a brother of the late Alexander Sal.
Vlni, has perfected himself in the English
| language with view to visiting America
and England, playing Hamlet He has en-
| ioyed considerable success as an actor in
| Italy and in South America. He is de-
| scribed as being very handsome young
man and his stage work is highly com
mended by Italian critics.
The triangular operate combination.
! consisting of Lillian Russell, Della Fox
| and Jefferson de Angels, is now an accom-
! plished fact.
Charles Coghlan is to support Minnie
Madden Fiske in her production of Tess
! of the d Urberville.
| with an eXtravaganza company. There will
| be a minstrel first part with John as inter
! locutor and he will also give statuesque
| poses.
! Fanny Davenport does not believe in ge-
| MUS. with me-" she declares, 'it is SIM
ply work, work, work"
Nernona Jarbeau will he starred in the
| title role of a new burlesque called Little
| Miss Chicago" which will be produced in
| Chicago very shortly
'The Girl from Paris has passed it's
/ fftieth performance at the Herald Square
| theater in New York, and is making it's
/ way toward its Tooth. The managers are
| talking about keeping the farce in New
| York through the season.