The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31
|, WEEK OF PLAYS AND MUSIC.
80, OF JACKS TO OPEN THE
,,rr1 Al THE THEATER.

10 RIair in East Lynn, Cissy
Ius,,aId with Her ROguish
and James Young in David
r.rri.k and Lady OF Lyons I"
1.-THE Camilla UrsO Grand
ut and f. HOpkinson Smiths
'O'l IS the Attractions at the
Guards Hail.
tbaater will be open four nights
.7-o naatinees this week. 1t will
anu III, of comedy and drama. Pair
.i,s will be seen here for the first
o. Though it viii be presented by
several members of which are
,nar 20 savannah theater-goers, Miss
a. ~. blair CAIrs. Robert Downing,
ON the stage, whose Parthenia
mar is well remembered, will be
a new role, that of Lady Isabel, in
rsst LYNNE. Cissy Fitzgerald VIII
~ . her bow to. Savannah
''-. ..,--1oers in The Founding,
lanes Young will be seen in David
r.,ricl, and Lady of Lyons. These are
.,ttra,tiops at the theater. Two in
81, tbare Is not less interest are the
r.,,ra Urso grand concert, under the
.,.os of St. Johns Chancel Rectory
e-.is,,. and +. Hopkinson Smiths read
~ under the auspices of Savannah
r,.osum. Both of these are at the
r',,r1., hail. The weeks list of amuse-
ments includes:
At the Theater-
Monday night. A Pair of Jacks.
Wednesday matinee and night, Eugene
b. -T5ar 81 w. night, Cissy Fitzgerald, in
The rounding.
sotrrdav ma tinee, James Young, in
I'D Garrick. Saturday night Lady of
Lyons.
Wednesday night, Camilla Urso grand
concert. ,-. e...,.,-
readings.
Pair of Jacks is from the pen of II.
Grsttan Donnelly. author OF Natural Gas,
narksst Russia, Later On, and An Amer
ar Girl ard is said to be his best effort
me story deals with the troubles OF a
Ir1-e lack and a DIR. Jack, who are con-
,in1allv mistaken for each other by rea-
son ne their close resemblance. The music
is taken from all the late operas-such as
vi Capitan, the Geisha, Brian Barou, ana
,hs Mandarin The Oriental dance, in
reduced in the second act, and the dance
Of the Bacchantes, i'll the third act, are
new and novel, and are very sensational
II is not necessary to tell any one that
rast LYNNE is not a new play. Like
1ef 1aan hacked
about in the repertoire of every aspiring
t1espian Like the other pieces it was
weighed down with the burden of other
sins than its own. It's very own excellence
has been its worst enemy, for 1t has been
the magnet to attract all sorts-and no
sort-of genius. 1t was first given its
ughtful place in the list of great plays by
Lucille Western. a woman of genius and
an actress Of emotional superiority. From
that day TO this, through long list, 1t IS
said by critics that there has not been a
worthy successor in the roles of Lady Isa-
bel and Nine. Vine, until Eugene Blair
brought to the part the surety of her art,
and the charm of her personality.
In days gone by Clara Morris, the great
Isl emotional actress of her day., made
famous the character of Isabel Vane, the
heroine Of the story, in French version
called Miss Moulton and the well remem-
bered Lucille Western, as the beautiful,
hut unfortunate Isabel Nane, lives to-day
in the memories of those who saw her.
Eugene Blair has some advantage over
both Of these older actresses. She was
born in the sunny south, and as col.
Carter Of Cartersvile' puts it. "she is a
true southern woman, and brings to her
profession many necessary attributes
gathered from her native land"
Her beautiful home, "Edgermore, near
Washington, is filed with the luxuries and
comforts of life, where her well known
love Of violets is manifested in many
ways. She is an accomplished musician
and lingust and her cleverness in so many
different lines denotes a character of force
ana depth that will carry her through her
career as an actress and endear her to
me hearts of the public.
Her leading man, Mr.. Edwin Ferry is
Vel known TO theater-goers, and will
support Eugene Blair in her new effort,
ana Mr. Downing's sister, Miss Linda
downing as Barbara Hare, will no doubt
Ienect honor upon the production The
l.lolic Will be grateful for the revival of
hast Lynee in the hands of such talented
artists.
lhefe are few actresses on the stage to-
UdE which have created the sensation that
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