The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
THEATER IN MIDSUMMER.
BLACK PATTI AND HER TROUBA-
DOURs IN SAVANNAH THIS WEEK.

Mime. Jones to Sing Wednesday
Nisht-MHnnger shaw at work Ar
ranging for the Coming Seasonal
Week of Vaudeville Entertain
ment at YOngc's Hall.
The Black Patti is the attraction at the
theater this week. She will sing Wednes-
day night In her own concert company,
the Black Troubadours The Black Patti,
or Nine. Sesserietta Jones, Is a singer OF
considerable reputation, and Is highly in
dorsed She has demonstrated her musl-
cal ability by rendering the most difficult
selections from grand and comic opera.
She will sing the following selections
which have been most favorably COM
mented upon: Kirmess song; the Anvil
chorus, All Hail the queen; Labor song
from the Grand Duchess and viii con-
clude with the Last Rose of Sumner.
Coiored people will be admitted to all
parts Of the theater, except the section
provided for white people The sale of
seats Will begin tomorrow morning.
The Maree Constance Comedy and Spe-
clalty Company will open weeks en-
gagement at Yonge's hall Duffy and Whit
aker streets, Monday night, Aug. 2 The
company Is composed Of performers OF
well known merits, and the management
guarantees performance that will please.
Messrs. Fretwell & OHogan have engag
ed the company and under their manage
ment they promise a vaudeville entertain
ment which will be devoid of any objec-
tonabe features. Among the artists who
have been engaged are Miss Maree Con-
stance Qhe little singing and dancing SOU
icke and Holt. musical comedians. Larry
Clarke, eccentric comedian and Jos. OHIO
gan, banjolst.
The regular season at the theater will be
opened early in September by Darkest
Russia.
Al. G. Fields Ministries will be one of the
early attractions of the theater. The name
OF AL G. Fields at the head of any min
strel organization is a guarantee bond of
its superiority. For years Field has stood
in the front in this line of amusement.
The contract for the famous Kronberg
Grand Concert which is to be the opening
attraction in the Young Mems Christian
Association s Star Course, next November,
has been signed. The entertainment COM
mittee OF the association for some months
past has been thoroughly canVassing the
lyceum field for a strong opening attrac-
ton and il feels confident that the above
is the very best that it could secure. The
Kronbergs have been associated in the
past with the famous Thomas orchestra,
Gimore's band, and other leading musical
organizations. They are now engaged as
the soprano and baritone of the famous
Wagner seXtette, composed of solo MEM
bers of the Damrosch New York Sym
phony orchestra, and are only giving a
limited number Of engagements TO the
south In November. In addition to the
Kronbergs. they have associated with
them, Mr.. Frank Kennedy, a volinist of
note and Miss Marion Lafricani, a plan
ist of great ability.
The other attractions that have been
engaged are Chas r. Underhin one of
the very leading impersona tors in this
country. Alexander Black in his famous
picture play "A Capital Courtship." His
last appearance here has not been forgot
ten and the Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin
and Guitar club. Each member has had
a concert career of not less than twelve
years and for some years past have been
playing together. There Is one other at
traction to be engaged and the committee
is in correspondence with the principal en-
tertanment and lecture bureaus endeav-
oring to secure something very fine.
General Secretary Henry M. Johnson
has been approached by several parties de-
string to know if he had accepted the sec
retaryshlp of the Savannah Lyceum, they
having confused the initials of Mr.. H.
Wiley Johnson. who is the secretary OF the