The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19

ond act is the scene of a private room at
the French ball DOwne and his friend,
Swift, appear and decide that il will not
do to disclose the mistake that has been
made. DoWne's wife is suspicious and
has come to New York, employing a de-
tective and fake society leader to trace
her husband. Complications follow fas,.
Downe tries to respond every time his
name is called, but has no opportunity, as
"the stranger" pushes him to the rear.
Mrs. Virginia Pryde, a married woman
and belle of Richmond decides to go to
the ball attended by her friends brother.
The outcome of the complications Is that
Mrs. Downe goes to the ball, finds her
self mistaken, because her husband is
locked in the elevator. and the man bear
ing his name has no resemblance to him.
She tries to waltz with "the stranger, p
and is caught in the act by her husband,
all ending happily for everybody, except
Mrs. Downe and the woman spy.
A coming theatrical engagement of more
than usual interest is that of Otis Skinner,
which is announced for Dec. 81 and Jan.
l and 2. Mr.. Skinner is one of the favor
ties of the American stage The play
which he will present here is a new one,
a romantic comedy which has been adapted
from one of Robert Louis Stevenson's nov
els. The author has been very successful
in preserving the atmosphere with which
Mr. Stevenson has surrounded his people,
and he has turned out play which cannot
fail to please the most captious. The
story Is dramatic and the situations and
clmaxes are all that can be desired. The
play is called prince Rudolph"
Rosabel Morrison who's made hit as
Carmen" IS the daughter of Lewis Nor
rison, the famous "Mephisto," and whose
production Of Faust is familiar to thea
ter-goers all over the country. Miss Nor
rison bids fair to become as popular as
her father, whose genius she has unques-
tlonably inherited. Miss Morrison herself
is well known through her successful char
acterizatlon of Marguerite" in Faust"
in which part she starred for several
years. The rehearsals of Carmen" were
directed by Mr. Morrison, and his art is
plainly noticeable in many of the scenes.
She will be seen here Jan. T.
Mr.. James Neil is making a big hit with
his stock company in Columbus, o. About
ten days ago the managers of Pixies op-
era house at Cincinnati made MIR. Neil a
proposition to establish a stock company
i'm Cincinnati. At the time the proposition
was made, Mr.. Nell also submitted one,
and went to Cincinnati for conference,
the result being that a company will be
put on at the Pike and under the direc-
ton of Mr. Neil, the company is to be
known as the Nell company. All arrange
ments between Mr.. Nell and the man
ayers of the Pike have been satisfactorily
arranged, and 1t now remains for the
stockholders sanction for the agreement
to be carried out. Mr.. NELL is receiving
high praise for the excellent management
and his acting in Columbus.
The Atlanta Journal has been looking
into the domestic affairs of Mr.. and Mrs.
DeWolff Hopper. Their infelicites are
fast approaching a crisis This the Journ-
al regards as evident from the somewhat
summary action taken by the comedian in
Atlanta Wednesday night in issuing an
order which Mrs. Hopper may consider
an infringement on her personal liberty.
II appears that the Hopper company trav-
eled from Savannah to Macon Monday on
a special train, consisting of a day coach,
a smoking car and a baggage car. Hop
per, who. according to current reports, has
found the company of Mrs. Hopper ex-
ceedingly distasteful of late left the day
coach and took a seat in the smoking car,
as he has been doing often recently, to
be as far away from his better half as
possible. But on this particular trip Mrs.
Hopper, who has a mind Of her own, also
left the day coach and took a seat In the
smoking car much to the disgust of her
husband. Hopper said nothing, as he has
not spoken to his wife in some time. But