The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17

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OF the concert attractions that have
appeared during the present season few
will receive a heartier welcome than the
Remenyi Concert Company at the Guards
hall on Jan. 80 There is no other artist
who has so completely fascinated, en-
chanted and held spell-bound by his
superb playing and great personal magne-
tism all audiences as Remenyi, and his re-
turn to America is an important event in
musical circles. His reception in every
country during his extended tour of the
globe was unparalleled in the record of
any musician, living or dead 1t has just
ly been said of Remenyi: There is no OPP
portunity for criticisng such a player; he
sweeps criticism and every sort of ohjec-
ton away" The world is so familiar
with the name of Remenyi. the most no
ted living violinist, and the great artists
work, that to say anything further here
would be superfuous repetition of the
plaudits accorded him everywhere. In the
selection of supporting talent to assist
Remenyi, the management has exercised
special care and is highly satisfied with
the result, having happily secured an eff
cient and well-balanced auxiliary to the
great violinist's performance.
conversation between gilded but tempo
rarly impecunious youth, who was i'm
ploring a fascinating young woman in The
Girl from Paris chorus to be true to him
until the time came when he could call
her all his own. Il have no money my
self at present" said he, but my father
is rich and a widower." MY boy" re-
turned the practical damsel eagerly
would you mind introducing me to him ?'
James ONeill thinks that the American
way of putting plays on the stage is all
wrong. cit would be more conducive to
success" he remarks ''to adopt the sys-
tenn they have in Europe, which is to place
the play to be produced in the hands of
somebody who is not connected with the
company, or who will not think of shop
first In Paris especially, for all impor-
tant productions in which absolute sue
cess is considered a necessity, there Is
formed a committee, consisting of the
stage director, the musical director and
an artist especially engaged for that par
ticular play. There are many artists in
Europe who give much attention to this
kind of work All the spectacular plays
of the Chatelet, Porte st. Martin. Renais-
sance. Francois and Odeon, in Paris are
managed in this way, and it is this sys-
tenn which gives a special flavor to the
French productions There is always an
artistic feeling in them"
According to Fanny Davenport, who has
made extensive researches on the subject,
women first appeared in dramatic per-
formances in 1910. Desdemona was played
by a woman on Dec. of that year, but
it is not known whether the woman was
Anne Marshall or Margaret Hughes. Pepys
mentions other women in the cast of
"Beggars Bush" in the following year
Their first appearance was received with
disfaVor, and by writer's of the time the
first actresses were styled unwomanish
and graceless, not meaning them to be
ungainy or unfeminine, but that play act
ing was below their dignity and unbecom-
ing women born in an era of grace. Glad
am I to say" remarked Thomas Brand
speaking of these actresses, that they
were Kissed. hooted and pippin pelted
from the stage. so that I do not think
they will be soon ready to try the same
again"
Eugene Blair, the talented and beauti-
full wife of Robert Downing, is now star
ring the south and achieving the greatest
success in East Lynne" She has given
the play an admirable revival and every
where her artistic work and personal
charm have gained her enthusiastic greet
ings, as we'll as the most fiattering press
notices. In Richmond the company broke
the matinee record of the season at the
Academy while at Roanoke the audience
was the largest of the year.
William H. Crane has been playing char
acter parts many of them American types.
during more than thirty years. 1t is
curious fact that Mr.. Crane, in all his ca
reer, has acted in only two roles for which
he did not deem 1t necessary to wear
wig.
February will be gay month at the the
alter. Among the attractions are Cissy
Fitzgerald Jane Young in Hamlet, La
Loie Fuller, Eddie Foy. Primrose &
Vests minstrels, Thomas Q. Seabrooke
in The Spectator and The Merry World.
Jessie Bartlett Davis shares with Lillian
Russell the honor of being the most pho
tographed beauty on the stage Miss Davis
has faced the camera about $50 times.
When Leon Hermann. the successor to
the late Alexander Hermann, appeared at
Hoyt's theater in New York last week for
the benefit of the press, it was his first
performance in English, and the intended
comedy of some of his performances was
very much heightened once or twice by an
unexpected choice of words. One of these
occasions which threw the audience into
an uproar was when the polite magician
smiled and said: with the permission
from the ladies', for my next experiment.
/ viii roll up my chemise." That express
sion was greeted with a shout, and the la
dies present, instead of granting the re-
quest. laughed long and merrly. Herr
mann. as much surprised as the audience,
exclaimed "Ees not right. Ell? / have il
not right2" Some one in the audience who
understood the mistake exclaimed: 1T Is
shirt In English" Several others called 10
him that cuffs" would be better Thank
YOU" said Hermann. bowling. Cuffs ]
viii remember. No more chemise. Have /
permission from the ladies'. then. for my
cuffs?" And the performance continued.
While abroad two years ago Thomas w.
Keene was induced TO make visit TO
Hamlet's grave. He accordingly proceed
ed TO Marielyst, IN Denmark, a village sit
uated mile and a half from the ancient