The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-20
AT THE THEATER.
Manhattan stock Company to Close
Its Engagement Tonight.

Manhattan Stock Company to Close
Its Engagement Tonight.
1.-THE Bankers Daughter was a sue
cess as represented by the Manhattan
Stock Company last night. The audience
testified its approval.
The comedy was particularly well re-
ceived, and Mr.. Leffingwell and Miss AL
berta earned new laurels by their natural
and artistic treatment of the scene in the
fifth act of the drama,
This afternoon the familiar Camille
will be presented, and the company should
give an excellent performance of Dumas
masterpiece.
Tonight by general request, the sue
cess of the engagement "Mr. Barnes of
New York. will be repeated. The COM
pany then makes it's farewell appearance
in Savannah. The engagement has been
an artistic success, and should the Man
haitian company ever return 1t Will receive
a warm welcome.
The homely tale that Hal Reds play
opens up Monday and Tuesday nights
promises to be a surprise to Savannah peo-
pie, and to win popularity. It's tender
sentiment and refreshing sparkling comedy
so intermingled as to give variety as well
curtain to the close. 1t is a play, termed
an idyl of the Arkansas hills, and is en-
veloped in the haze of the Ozark noun
tans Its characters quaint, honest al d
natural appeal strongly to the softer side
of nature and give. one refreshing
draught of something really true and hon.
est Hal Reid is said to make a model
hero, and that his conception of the big
open-hearted crossroads blacksmith has
a charm that few cannot but applaud.
William A. Brady's vitoscope the orig
nal prize fight of the Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons fight, will be seen at the theater
Wednesday and Thursday nights and
Thanksgiving matinee Manager Weis
has a treat in store for the newsboys. He
invites them all to attend the Thanksgiv-
Ing Turkey matinee free of charge, and to
eat their Thanksgiving turkey with the
manager. Mr.. Weis has also cotton up
neat souvenir programme for the occasion.
There was a rush yesterday morning for
seats for the star course OF entertainments
by the Young Mems Christian Association
at the Guards hall, beginning with the
Kronberg Grand Concert Company next
Tuesday night. While many of the best
seats have been sold, there are still some
desirable seats to be had, they can be re-
served from to II this morning, and from
D 10 THIS AFTERNOON at the ASSOCIATION
building.
The Kronberg Concert company will be
one of the very best musical organizations
that will visit Savannah this season. The
artists composing this company are people
well known in musical circles. The Kron-
bergs have been associated in the past
with the famous Damrosch New York
Symphony orchestra, Thomas orchestra.
Gilmore's band and other leading musical
organizations as baritone and soprano AS
ISOLATED with them will be Mr. Frank Ken
nedy, a gifted violinist and Miss Marie
Patterson, an accomplished pianist In De-
cember, Prof. Louis c. Elson of Boston.
will lecture, illustrating his lecture with
his singing, and with the piano, thus af-
fording a delightful novelty for the plat
form.
Charles F. Underhill of New York. one
Of the most popular impersonators in this
country will make his first appearance be-
fore a Savannah audience in January Nine
times has he appeared on the philadelphia
Y. NJ. C. A. course, and ten times on the
Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A. course.
The return of Alexander Black is hailed
on all sides with delight. This season he
will give his picture play, "a Capital
Courtship." If it will be as good as his
previous one, Miss jerry" nothing fur
Their need be said.
The Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club will make fitting close for
the course. In the twelve years that this
organization has been playing together
they have shown themselves the superior
of all other such organizations.