The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
ONLY ONE SHOW THIS WEEK
HUMANITY TO-MoRROW AFTER
NOON AND EVENING THE ONLY
ATTRACTION.

given at a matinee tomorrow afternoon
and again tomorrow night.
Humanity is the work OF Sutton Vane,
and is a romantic drama. It has never
been seen in Savannah. The piece is said to
be strong. and the company presenting it
a good one.
The Augusta Chronicle has the following
to say of Humanity, which was presented
in that city last week.
There is no small wonder that the play
Humanity should have proven so success
full in the past. There has never been pro-
duced in the city a modern drama more
strong. and / doubt if there will ever be
seen one of it's class that will surpass it in
dramatic construction.
1--WE have had Held by the Enemy, The
Girl / Left Behind Me and Shenandoah,
all of which were war dramas, and then
there was The Fatal Card. which is great
ly akin to Humanity, but none of these
have served to arouse greater enthusiasm
than does the piece presented here last
night
From the moment the curtain rises
there is not a tagging moment. That is
there are no tagging moments when the
curtain is up. for the waits between two
of the acts last night seemed ages. But
then when one remembers that the fourth
act is in South Africa and the fifth in
England, the wait is partly explained,
even in these days of fast steamships.
But TO get back to the piece. 1t is full
of good work; there are many cleverly
wrought situations and stirring incidents.
Were every single actor q stick still the
play itself would be well worth seeing,
for it is a masterpiece of modern stage
craft. The scenic effects are wonderful in
their mechanical conception and are. of
course, great aids to the thrilling climaxee,
of which there are no few
Although Manager Weis has been in
charge of the theater but short time he
has shown himself to be an energetic man
ager. He came here a stranger which
made his work all the harder at the out
set, but he has already made many friends
by his pleasing manner and bright per-
sonality He has not been abe as yet to
make all of the Improvements and
changes he contemplates, but in numerous
little ways he mas shown a desire to
please the people and give them thor
oughly up-to-date management.
Manager WeiS was surprised to learn
that there would be opposi-
ton to the system, which he
ing the premtl of hats in the playhouse.
Such a law is now in operation in most of
the leading cities of the country, while it
is a state law in Ohio and New York. The
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ordinance compelling women to remove
their hats at the theater and it is said to
work TO perfection, and every one is de-
lighted with it. The theaters have pre-
pared rooms where the ladies' hats can be
checked, and the managers say that they
have had no trouble in enforcing it.
Manager Weis has no desire to displease
any portion of Savannah's theater-goers,
but he thinks that they will come to look
at the matter in the right light and will
not complain. Should such an ordinance
be passed by council or by Georgia's legis-
lature, ladies hats will be checked at the
theater and will be in charge of a matron
who will see that the feathers are not
brushed the wrong way or the birds mash
ed out of shape
A new departure in the engaging of
seats for the play, which will undoubtedly
meet with the approval of the patrons Of
the house, will soon be inaugurated. Man.
ager Weis is having drawn up q diagram
of the house with all the seats which can
be reserved. One of these diagrams will
be placed at every public telephone sta
ton, in the hotels, prominent places of
business and in private residences for the
use of theater-goers in ordering seats. A
telephone will be put in the box office and
seats can be engaged through the tele-
phone. The diagram will show just where
or,1 he hoe cor r,fa
them out. His name will be taken and he
can call for the seats later. Matinee seats
will be held until u o'clock of the day of
the performance and tickets for the night
performances until o'clock
1t has formerly been the custom not to
put seats for the matinees on sale until
the day of the performance, but here
after they will be put on sale at the same
time as tickets for the evening attrac-
tons.
The form of the theater programme will
be changed, and instead of the large, un,
weildly affair which has always been
used, it will be lastly printed on good
paper in the form of booklet
Roland Reeds new play, A Man of
Ideas, was launched in Boston last week.
The play was written for Mr.. Reed by
Sydney Rosendeld, and the scene is laid
in a thriving western town, over winch
a wave of political reform has just passed
Mr.. Reed plays the part of a New York
promoter but is a former resident of the
town, where he has returned to work a
rapid transit scheme. He slips his troll
ley at various points, however, and has
a hard row OF etumps generally. The
comedy works out well. Cupid finally tri-
umphing over political jobbery.
In the second act is given what is sup
posed to be an amateur rehearsal of As
You Like 1t, in which Miss Isadore RUSH
appears as Rosalind. What a charming
Rosalind she must make.
Nearly everybody who has reading
acquaintance with American writer's has
read Capt Kings stories OF army life
His latest work, Fort Frayne, has been
dramatized and was presented for the
first time in Chicago last week. Fort
Frayne Is a fine story, and the play Is
said to be even stronger than the novel
due to the liberties taken by The drama
list The opening performance was
attended by Capt. King, Gen. Brooke and
all of the staff of army officers stationed
at Chicago.
rho triupnph If William CflIatfa and 60