The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

as principal comedian with the Lillian
Russell company
Stuart Robson produced a new play,
The Jucklins, at Louisville last week.
CaIve has purchased an old castle. with
some thousands of surrounding acres IN
the heart of the Cevennes.
John Philip sousa is writing a new
Sopera, The Bride Elect.
John L. Sullivan will take up his the
atrical tour next month.
Nat Goodwin viii be here the latter part
of the month One of the attractions of
his company this season is his leading
lady, Miss Maxine Elliott who is con-
sidered one of the best dressed women on
the stage. Her exquisite frocks have
formed the theme of discussion at many
a fashionable afternoon tea. Miss Eli
otis clothes are always handsome, but
she is never overdresSed. In a recent in
tervieW she is accredited with saying: Il
never wear anything unsuitable to me,
stylish. A woman who wishes to be
thought Well-dressed must first find out
what is and what is not becoming to her
and dress accordingly. OF course, it does
not follow that because one looks well
in white satin and swansdown that it is
necessary to wear il on all occasions. Pc
culiarity in dress is never in good taste,
nor can woman expect to De considered
stylish who entirely ignores the prevailing
fashion. | believe in following the die
tates of fashion as nearly as possible with
out sacrificing too much of ones own in
diVidua1ty. 1t is not necessary to look
like a French fashion plate to be well
dressed Mr.. Goodwin will be seen here
in An American Citizen.
A good deal has been said about the
reputation of actors. 1t is said OF the
great tragedian Edwin Forrest, that he
had a dread of what are known as
"Jonahs In the days of stock compa-
MES the first thing he did on arriving at
any theater was to ask for complete list
of the company. This he and his agent
or manager would inspect with scruDu-
lous care, not, as one might suppose, 10
people who could give the star adequate
support, but to see if any "Jonahs' were
in it, If a so-called Jonah" were UNI
earthed in this search Forrest would de-
mand firmly and solemnly that he should
be laid off during his engagement. He
would not play until his demand was COM
piled with
Alexander Blacks invention of the pic
ture play one of great successes of re-
cent years. introduced an entirely new
form of entertainment, the popularity of
which has been unmistakable from the be-
ginning. The story illustrated from life
is presented through the medium of $50
beautiful pictures with the accompaniment
of spoken narrative and dialogue. The
two elements move concurrently and in
harmony, the pictures projected on the
ly one into another at the rate of three or
four to the minute, while the voice is tell
ing those parts of the story which the pic
lures cannot tell. The characters in Mr..
Blacks story is shown not merely in three
or four scenes, as in play, but in large
numbers, covering every phase of the
story; and Mr.. Black has used the streets
and parks, the SeaShore and woods, as
actual back grounds for the personages
of his stories, who thus become extremely
real to the observer. The rapidly chang
ing pictures Illustrate not merely the ac-
lions but the thoughts of his charac-
tiers.
The unique entertainment will be given
as the fourth of the star course of enter
tainments, given by the Young Mems
Christian Association, Feb. II, at the
Guards hall.