The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
A PLAY ON EVERY NIGHT.
MINsTRELS AND MANHATTAN STOCK
COMPANY THE WEEKS LIST.

Hearts" Next Weeks Opening At
traction The Y. NJ. G. A. Star
Course to Open Nov. 23-GOssip of
the Theatrical World.
The Manhattan Stock Company will play
every night this week except tomorrow
night and every afternoon except to-mor-
row.
Tomorrow night Richards and Pringle's
Georgia Minstrels will hold the boards
Minstrelsy is an American institution
originating in this country, as 1t did, many
years ago, and holding it's place in stage
amusement through all the changes made
necessary by a fickle-mlnded public. 1t
stands as one of the leading factors in the
atricals. There is no entertainment that
is patronized so largely by all classes of
theater-goers as minstrelsy. A great
many people talk of the good old time of
minstrelsy, and it is right they should.
Richards & Pringles, with russo & Hol-
lands operate MINISTRIES, give an old-time
minstrel show, with features up to date.
carrying over forty people, using two cars
to transport them. The show has been
seen here before, and was a good one.
"A Celebrated Case" at yesterdays mat
inee and The Hand of Fate" last night.
The repertoire for this week is as follows:
Tuesday matinee, Hand of Fate" Tues
day night, "Mr. Barnes of New York;
Wednesday matinee, "Rosedale;" Wednes-
day night, "Wife for Wife," Thursday
matinee, Arabian Nights" Thursday
night, Blue Grass Friday matinee,
'Wife for Wife, Friday night, Bankers
Daughter Saturday matinee, "Camille;"
Saturday night, ARABIAN Nights"
Next week. Monday and Tuesday nights,
Human Hearts will be in Savannah.
Much has been said and written about
people who go to theaters and air their
knowledge of the play and the actors by
anticipating what is to come in the next
act, and who is to do 1t. Much more might
be said and written The people who do
this sort of thing ought to be abolished
A patron of the Savannah theater, who
has evidently suffered from the annoy
ance of being told by the person in front
of him or behind him or somewhere
around, all about what is taking place on
the stage, appeals for relief 1t is not
likely however that there is any relief
from the practice. There are people who
Will uO IL as long as IQeaIefS last,
Julia Arthur has at last reached the pin
nacle of her ambition She has made
hit in New York, and can safely be consid-
cred a star of the first magnitude. The
Dramatic News says of her initial presen-
9 tation of "A Lady of Quality" Possibly
one of the largest audiences of the present
season of Wallack's theater assembled last
Monday night to witness the debut of Ju-
la Arthur first as a star then as the Clo-
rinda of Mrs. Burnetts play, over which
Mrs. Burnett and Daniel Frohman fell
out and because of which Olga Nethersole
quit America. Mrs. Burnett had her own
ideas of Clorinda, and she choose Julia
Arthur. Not knowing exactly Mrs. Bur-
netts ideas of the character, we cannot
say whether Miss Arthur has come up to
expectations The play was presented in
i've acts, all perfect so far as detail and
scenic art could permit. No less expensive
was the costumes and fixtures They were
in harmony with the period of 1701. and
from the boisterous first act to the rose
81 garden set of the second act we find much
to approve. Both were well set. The bal
ance filled out the story in an accepta BILE
manner. Allowing for Miss Arthur's nerv-
BUSINESS, her Clorinda was a dignified crea-
ton. 1t as quite fit of a character re-
curing the profoundest study, and calls
for some personal beauty to make it exact
ing These requisites Miss Arthur happilv
possesses. She is gifted woman with a
charming personality ana her talents show
out so strongly in the fourth act that the
success of the play as well as the stars
1hdlvldual vaiue were emphasized. "A
Lady of Quality" without Miss Arthur
would be tame. With her IL is a play to
talk about. Mrs. Burnett teaches us some
lessons in the career of Clorinda Wildairs
and Miss Arthur helps to assert them so
strongly upon the public that il NAV he
a Of
that both the star and the play are sue
cessful. Miss Arthurs company is not so
happy in its construction. Edwin Arden
is weak where George Woodward is
strong; Florence Conron made a sympa-
thetic Anne, and Joseph Allen was capi
tai comedian. OF the authors, including
stephen Townsend, little need be said "A
Lady of Quality has prospered. Walack's
theater has been nightly filed with fash
lonable audiences, and Miss Arthur's
triumph goes on record as being purely
earned. 1t is an absolute case where a
star has won on her merits" Savannah
lans have an interest in Miss Arthur
through her connection with the old Ford
Dramatic Associations summer engage
nents several years ago.
II always tell the author Of a play ex-
actly what think of his work." remarked
wilton Lackaye to newspaper man re-
Gently. There are many pairs of fringy
taHtaloons in New York that would not
De visible If writer's had not been encour-.
aged TO depend on fictitious future
mere are managers who, going on the
principle that to refuse play is to make
an enemy return unread manuscript with
me assurance that the work is one of the
uest ever brought to their attention, and
,Iat II is poignant regret that they are
unable to command the services of com
pahy strong enough for Its proper produce
.oh. The result is that an actors atten-
uon Is frequently invited to work which
IAN dozen managers have described as
the best play they ever saw, but which
tney cannot produce 1t is hard to get up
.1ucn interest In that kind of an introduce
uoh' What the actor wants to get a
olahce at is one which half dozen man
ger describe as the worst play they
:, saw, and which at the same time
"'ey are all fighting to produce"
ana so Henry e. Dixey has turned ma
5.lan and will do tricks with cards and
'audAerchiefs and funny stage furniture,