The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

toward the umpire who dared TO call
strikes on their champion.
Il was heart broken when he conclud-
ed some way his rendering didn't seem
right; il wasn't the real thing. l fiattered
myself that I had the correct idea.
My reflections were rudeiy disturbed.
A drunken actor, who had heard me re-
cite the piece many times and in whose
judgment l reposed the greater confidence,
had listened to Thayer with the most rapt
attention
Turning to me he said, in dead cam
est: I think YOU could make it go better
that way"
Some weeks ago, when May Irwin was
bicycling on the outskirts of Boston. she
stopped at shanty to ask for drink of
water, and was served by an old negress,
whose seven young grandchildren were
playing in front of the house. The actress
acquired so much in an hours talk with
them that in her gratitude she gave the
whole bunch passes for her matinee the
next day.
Three days later Miss Irwin called at the
cabin, and the entire family expressed their
joy.
Honey said the old woman finally
"soon as l heard You sing dem coon songs
l says She's one of us Your skin may be
white honey. but dat amt yoh fault; but
down underneath it, thank God, l knows
you've got a good, deep, honest black
heart"
Danjuro, the greatest actor on the jap
anese stage, is at the point Of death. Dan
juro's real name is Hori Koshi SaSaram.
He is now in his 10th year, and is the ninth
in his line who have obtained fame on the
stage. For sixty-three years he has been
acting, and in all that time has assumed
parts of every description, both male and
female. Speaking of Japanese actors calls
to mind the story of a Japanese trasedian,
Olowayo, who, in order to act the part
of a ruined merchant, burdened by domes-
tic troubles, submitted himself to a regi-
men which he conceived would properly
identify himself with his part. He appeared
in public in the shabbiest of costumes, de
prived himself of food and abstained from
his daily bath He sank into a state of
melancholy, his features became haggard
and his brain gave way. He became con-
WINGED that the ruined merchant of the
play was himself, and the cerebral shock
arising from this illusion was so real that
his friends were forced to appeal to medi-
cal assistance in order to save his life and
his reason.
There is every prospect that Mr. Joseph
jefferson will leave behind him a success
full play to ponder over long after the
final curtain in his grand career shall
have been rung down. At present Mr.. JEFF
ferson is at work upon a new play, which
is said to be founded upon the Romance
of Marsac," a prize story recently publish
ed in a New York paper. The story, ac-
cordng to Mr.. Jefferson,is full of dramatic
incidents, and who is there more capable
of extracting these same for stage use
than 1.-The dean of the theatrical profess
SION" No doubt If he is permitted to finish
the piece it will be a success.
William Gillette usually takes a walk
every night after the performance has
ended. One night while playing in Chicago
he left the Auditorium hotel, and was
walking through the Lake Front park. The
night air was bracing and made him feel
inclined to keen exercise, so he started
and ran until he reached the stone para
pet overlooking the lake. When he stopped
to recover his breath, he looked back and
saw two policemen coming at a lively
speed.
He stepped out to welcome them.
Good evening, gentlemen" he said, as
they came up. did you wish to see me?''
The putting policemen looked at each
other in apparent surprise, and then one
of them asked: what are you doing
here?"
"standing-just standing"
you ran over here"
Eyes, I did. am sorry if did anything
wrong. Any objection to my running?"
''Well, it's late at night, and we thought
"a good many people come over here at
night to jump into the lake, you know"
"You didn't think 1 was going to COM
NIT suicide, did you?"
Eve didn't know. We saw you running
81 assure you that I haven't the slight
est intention of jumping into the lake.
It's all right You needn't watch me. Will
you smoker"
And Mr. Gillette sauntered off with that
modest, sprinkling air which is one of his
characteristics.
Mae Titus, a Newport society girl, will
play the lead in the comic opera, "The
Mouse and the Carter to be presented in
January by the Society of Musical Arts.
Last year it was "Dixey, the comedian"
Now it is "DiXey, the magician" DiXey
gives a performance more varied, interest
ing and attractive than any of the magi-
cians 1t covers a much wider field than
could possibly be embraced by any man
who has mastered only the art of magic,
and it is presented upon a spectacular
scale that is novel. DiXey's personality IS
exceedingly attractive. AS a story teller
he has few equals, and he makes due use
of his hoard of funny yarns during his
performance. Then too, he gets himself
up like an actor for the various parts he
is to assume. He makes his first appear
ance in the diIectoire dress of "Adonis, -
and performs his early tricks in this cos
tune. Later he wears an Arab dress; ana
again, he appears in an evening coat.
broadcloth breaches and silk stockings.
His final act is performed in the make up
of Pierot. Combined with his magical
work is the sketch called Twenty Min
utes With Dixey."
The Hanlons are threatened with law
suit on account of a cat They use the fe-
line In one of their tricks in "Superba,"
and a short time ago, after its escape
from the basket in which it was conceal
ed it jumped first into a pail of water
that was standing in the fire rack and
then into the lap of alady sitting in a