The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

and received her inspiration from the nov
ell Taking the principal character and the
threads of the story, with the dramatists
ieeHse' Miss Clayton wrought them to
her own purpose and created a comedy
in which light and laughter predominant
The traditions of history present the purl
tan in the aspects of a long-faced.
straight-laced, religion-crazed, fanatical
zealot, with no bright side to his charac-
ter or surroundings. He had a brighter
side, though. This brighter side Miss
clayton has utilized for stage purposes
with such effect that her new piece has
at once become the talk.
Secret Service" will be presented for
the first time in Savannah. Like Held
by the Enemy William Gillette's first
war play, the new drama deals with the
civil war. All the action, however. takes
place in the city of Richmond, and the
time for 1t is during q siege of that place
by the union forces. So far as clashing
sabres and rafting musketry are concern
ed there is no real war in the play The
battlefield is never reached. but the story
Is based on the military operations around
Richmond in the exciting days of the ear
ly CO.'S. The plot is built around a remark
able love story. The heroine is the beau
tful daughter of a confederate general.
who is loved by two men, Benton Arrels-
ford and Capt. Thorne. The former
piqued because the heroine gives his rival
the preference, attempts to bring into dis
grace the hero who is''concerned in a plot
to bring about its surrender to the north.
Although the hero and heroine have differ
ences in sectional sympathy love finally
conquers all. An added interest in the
production will be the appearance of Mr..
Noble II. Kirkland, in the leading role of
Benton -Arrelsford' Mr.. Kirkland's
stage name is Hardee Kirkland He is a
son Of Gen. w. w. Kirkland and grandson
of Mr. Noble A. Hardee, formerly of Sa-
vanRah He has been seen here before in
Jim the Penman Company as Redwood"
the detective, and in Shenandoah in the
leading part of Gen. Haverhill.
The Peters & Green Comedy Company
is a novelty in popular price attractions
1t will present a round of musical and
farce comedies, with a company of four
teen singers and dancers, headed by Phil
Peters and James Green. During the com
edies specialties will be introduced by
Nettie Peters, a clever singing and dane
ing soubrette; Lillian Durham, soprano;
the Acme trio, the sisters DeIve the
comedy quartette known as the butchers
and grocers' quartette; Verne Armstrong,
the singing comedian; Billie Taylor de-
scriphve singer; Bert Winters, the coun-
ter-tenor. Ladies will be admitted free to
the opening performance. "Finnegan's
Luck Will then have its first presenta-
ton before a Savannah audience. The
prices are 10, % and So cents.
The minstrel performance by the Y. M.
H. A: Thursday evening promises to be
one OF the best entertainments of its class
ever presented by the association. The
members of the company are all enthusi-
astlc, and are working hard for the sue
cess OF the performance. The company
VIII be assisted by Master Sammy Brown
the young tenor, who will appear in his
speclaitles, and who seldom fails to make
hit.
Tickets are out for a concert To he
SNeh under the auspices of Savannab's
German Glee Club, Teutonia, at Masonic
temple Monday, Oct % under the author
sup OF Prof. Franz Hubner The society
mas acquired an excellent standard of eff
olGhcy' and while the coming soirie must
eaie VIII open a series of concerts to be
given during the season, the event prom
lseS 10 be one of unusual attractiveness,
o"ihS TO the participation in the pro-
Siamme of Mrs. Younglove. Mrs. Young
ioNe mas always been a most kind pat ron
tHe Ieutonia Singing Society The
uoupie quartette of the club win render a
lumber of selections from German opera,
d Wei as folk lore, and from. the indus
ulousy conducted rehearsals at their club
rooms on Drayton street the performance
Will excel any given. Mrs. Younglove will
1Snuer 'Allor Che Forto Corrono," from
Fo.di opera; "Attila," as an 20 Salu-
ttarls' with violin obllgato. This has
zen Tor years a favorite of the music
ioyI9g congregation of the Cathedral dur
its MRS. Younglove's connection with the
rnolr Of that church. Master Levy will
Pay violin solo from the first concerto
ne Periot. AS pupil of Prof, Hubner
T eS promising and clever young man has
,gl' good impression wherever he has
t-SS'd. In addition to this there will be a
40 selection for two violins by Prof Hub
paniment.
c -dI. Henry Moellering, who Is master IN
e vI,uan elocution, viii recite ''Der Kun
s'el'er This win doubtless carry away
MIN German-spealSing audience. There
W." De dancing after the concert
WE musicale of the knights of Pythas,
-'SH was TO be given Wednesday even