The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-04
~ OLD FAVORITE.
r.st LYNNE Revived by Eugene
BIair and Company.


If Mrs. Woods famous old drama
..',, srotions. East Lynne, at the the
~ ,,.- rio.1t. As the jealous wife and the
e.r,,rsns and repentant woman she made
r,dv Isabel and Madame Vine two DOW
.fnI narts. appealing irresistibly to all the
.-o,gar human feelings. AS Lady Isabel
nos not only a beautiful woman, but
,osf womanly one, with all the con-
t-ssr;ng emotions of woman's nature
5snioted with a realism as artistic as it
-.ir,ed natural In the shadow which fol-
l--.s her errins and darkens her life she
..Connressed her hearers not less strongly.
NJ Edwin Ferry as Sir Francis Levi
IN. was quite the villain. Mr.. Bronnell as
III wrongel husband was rather artifi-
isl a good piece of work, and one that
oisased the audience was Mrs, Wren ttne
p-sT.s mother Cornelia Carlyle, while
5Tss linda Downing's Barbara Hare was
MI H. and pretty. Miss Wells and Miss Lee
~ 6ousemaids were acceptable. The whole
oisv went quite as well as if it had been
new one.
Tonight Cissy Fitzgerald will be the at
traction al the theater. There are few who
sroas hotter. The critic of the New Or
cans Picayuue, who writes as squarely
ab1pt actors and actresses as any writer
in Tbe country says of Miss F'itzgerald's
recent appearance in New Orleans:
CIssv Fitzgerald with her roguish wink
and pretty limbs last night satisfied New
orleans curiosity to see her, and the Acad-
e-nv was hacked with a characteristic au
dierce. Cissy's been the thing" for quiteI
some time in the east, because she isl
nrpttv and because they have told us herI
work was naughty. Prettiness and naugh-i
tness combined make a drawing card in'
New York as effective as a lodeStone.
Down here in the provincial south we
4 to Tfryla
forsooth, it is unfortunate to say, the ten
dencv is i'm that direction-as not to be
able TO enjoy anything on the stage I'M
les, il partakes exclusively of reckless
abandon. But last nights audience was,
10 some extent. surprised. The preconceiv- I
eli ideas of the unutterable naughtiness
of Miss FilZgeraldS turn on the stage
were not realized; and it is very much of
a pleasure to say that Miss Fitzgerald
male a more than agreeable impression /.
and presented her turns so neatly and so 4
clearly that not resultant blush Suf-i
\ fused any fair cheek. All the previous
formed notions of her good looks. of the
irreslsiby attractive roughishness OF her
wink of her grace and of her form Werd
fully borne out. Miss Fitzgerald had Il
beautiful face. as round as a Jap's, tllJl
biggest brightest and most laughabIdl
ewes a charming figure, lovely teeth, lim{l
BE feet and manners distinctly her ownll
Her dresses, with the yards of lacet andI
f0unccs and their bits of ribbons and loV-I
Il ~ $ hllutN. anu me. JEWELS ana Ing SOI-l
geOus hats she wears. are dreams and
when She WlirlS and sWirls about hostage
with every stitch OF clothing is beinf toss |
e about as if it had been caught in a
western cyclone while a beautiful black
slk-c0yJred limb ever and anon plays hide
ana SEEK in the perfect maze of lpces,
the effect is all that can be conceived. 1t
was no wonder therefore, that rissy,
English through and through, should have
won the very warm applause of the audi
Il ence.
Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith will give an
evening Of readings at the Guards han
4 tonight under the auspices of the SaYan-
nah lyceum There is no entertainer more
entertaining than Mr.. Smith. In fact,
there are probably none who are is equal;
certainly not as a reader of his own writ,
ngs and a delineatOr of his own charac-
lerS. This is the third winter Mr. Smith
f has appeared before Savannah audiences,
and under the same auspices. On both
occasions on which he has appeared here
be has read selections from his books and
H notably from that which is best known
Il toL Carter of Cartersvile." 1t matters
not what ne reads, however his audiences
are equally as well entertained whe her it
Il De an numerous or pathetic word pic
lure, poem or prose, Mr. Smith posltIon
n me IurkO- Armenian question has CIV
4 ann good deal of prominence recently!
4 ana ms views have been read with much
interest. I'm fact, whatever Mr.. Smith
Says or writes on any subject is of in
II crest not only because of his own views,
A uJ on account Of his unique way of treat
A ny the subject he has in hand. The Sa-
AMMAN yceum has been fortunate in Sc
ufng hm as one of its entertainers and
VIII no doubt be greeted by a large
udlence Mr. Smith is guest, while in |
ne city OF Capt. o. M. Carter.
Inc effectiveness of the productions
when James Young will present here is
afsely in the completeness of detail. Ev-
H. scene. look, action, pronunciation, in
eeloh' has been carefully thought out
nd rehearsed Mr.. Young is struggling
3e america representative actor in |
pgdiedn and romantic plays and |
,1 f2 Igd1zes mat hard, untiring study and
4 '"IIallon are demanded. Wherever he
Dstn seen in Hamlet the verdict has
ra. 'lal u was an ideal performance.
mans or the public to decide whether
3rest "ioily 70 be their representative of !
H. "oIInsi thelr great actor of great !
NE AIT, Young will be seen at Satur-
III au9ee m David Garrick and at :
lt N Lady Of Lyons.
5a aS iu G+arrick has been one of the most
8 or So ", Culne1leS ever written. The
y coo4l lcfu made a fortune with II
- GgouWln played it at the Fifth Ave
a ana aver New York, last season 10 ,
'"4ed houses. "
Il "a 'I' OF Jacks which made such hit
say AMMAN Monday night appears here
i .Jguih date tomorrow night. and
Il 5fab ms inc excellent performance
n GOOD 20" a.,i gwen il win undoubtedly have {
il ied al iiv ot The company has can
y now AN JUS FLORIDA engagements, and !
w" on us way north '''-N ]
4 @sI II ir of Jacks has been befora Tho !
aH puhlc for the last five wears [
Nav be, ia'ue many hearts merry. The
and 'u entirely rewritten this sea- 5
No. nri now IGnnier than ever. It's {
Il tn i'7"ldlltN, clear-cut incisiVe die S
\ has ,,' pretty girls. and catchy spec z
Dc MAJ anoVe all, its list of perforu1-
ID IIns n, UP 70 date in the farce com
Il and r,'rHe Jun IS described as being !
II he'd All .HliouS but of a select and no. | I
Il .e, V,ur', and through it ali there iS nor {
frmaSi nee spoken nor an action nnrs {
@0sf fae.,!!44l could in anyway offend Inc
snta siiouS taste The dance ~ no. | I
''ss Is entirely new. ''N - -'''e /
Il tba 'p3llnce that gathered last night
D. s"atoiloh street Church OF ChTlsf ]
<prk Of ,y pleased by the wonderfuI z
n he trn e monograph Messrs. Laing
HFat tb1t ling owners of the instru.
#ns OF Owes such life-lke reproduc-
H1scai 'Hss by talented singers snd
~ Nelcetions by the finest nerfo,noi 9
. Of he rnlt. tainment was for the bene- |
win h. aI7ohage fund of the church Z
hi T - expected. i"ise
4 hal bb5a,II1ument used is similar 70 the
altsrbri7 apa, with the execution Of |
%lul In Hi.ilt Tor the Increase OF the !
*foueh a I,m dlstinctness and volume J
II bs III both dstinctness ana vai,,, Wy I
II KY every note Of \ ,,,,,feT Nvluihe. ,