The morning news., 1897-08-29
NEWS OF THE STAGE LAND.
OK THE BOWERY TOMORROW
NIGHT THE WEEKS ONLY
ATTRACTION.

,,-.,rfu.r of Large Hats at the The
oter-Nat Goodwin to Appear I'm
Trnnedy-MansiieId Has New
,,.,nqer-Lnwrence HanIey Quits
.,e FootIights for the Wings-TO
Re stage Manager.
,r,s tbeater will be open but one night
,t,. week. on The Bowery will be pre-
ssrred tomorrow night and the house
nir he dark for the rest of the week 1t
ain he a month or more before the sea-
eor is well under way and the rush of
attractions begin.
ON TIE Bowery Is said to be a produc-
,;on picturing life on New York's famous
or,st side" The plot can be more easily
,,,suined than told about 1t deals with
r7ssry life in all its phases and the scenes
srs laid in some of the Bowery's most
trro,s resorts, notably Steve Brodies sa-
,,oo N is announced that Frank Bush.
,,. qr.at impersonator of Jewish charac-
,a-s is with the company, which also in
.,,lss Chuck Connors of the Bowery and
Mott street.
II is understood that "notlce viii soon
he Given Of an intention to apply al the
,.,r session of the General Assembly OF
e.,reia for The passage of an act to be
enr,Iea AN act TO compel the removal of
b,t. at all theatrical performances.
Now don't everybody speak at once. Inc
member of the legislature who is said to
Is contemplating the presentation of such
q measure is one of the most prom nent
members of the Savannah delegation.
yt-fH rty
s,puorJ of not only every theater-Soing
i11-5ut most of the women as weil-goes
vj, hott saving. The father of such bill
would nave the lasting gratitude of every
man VINO has ever been unfortunate
enough 10 sit behind a Gainsborough OF
Legaorn, besides those women who feel
fine sting Of the blot that is placed upon
ne escutcheon of their sex by those
t7ougntless women who will persist in at
tending the theater with monstrosides of
h.3deear.
g9th New Y ork and Missouri have pass
I'd laws compelling the removal of hats
a, theatrical performances and other
states are expected to follow suit.
Such a law would not, Of course, apply
TO the majority of the women who at
tend the theater in Savannah. The mosj
of them wear no hats at all or opera
h0nnels-Which do not cause an obstruc-
ZION. But there are some women who do
wear large hats. 1t would seem that the
mere announcement that large hats al
the theater are not the fashion-to say
nothing of form-wouid he enough to pre-
Vent be wearing of them, but ii is not.
Mr. Richard Mansfield that fine, if
cratic actor, has engaged A. NJ. Palmer
to manage him. Mr.. Mansfield has for
several seasons acted as his own mana
ger but he found out that the combination
Of business and acting did not blend Wen
together Mr.. Palmer has a genial, per-
sIa i've method which will be of invalua-
bic use in soothing his new star when he
fails into one of those periods of his,
which in pGttiCOatS are called tantrums.
il was under the management of Mr.. Pal
mer that Mansfield won sudden fame, and
it may be that under Palmer he will win
those .auro. S which Mr.. Mansfield says
have been so long withheld from him by
the American people. The story Of Mans
holds leap into stage prominence is In
tt.es ing. He was at the bottom of the
wheel of fate when accident threw an op-
portJnitl into the embrace of his ambi-
uous purpose. In those old days Mans
no !, Kelly the sculptor; Abbey, the ar
t..; and a half a dozen other young fel-
lows with an abundance of talent, but no
money worth speaking of, used to dine
together al a cheap table d'hote on Sixth
avenue brought into companIonship by
one night Mansfield did not join his
friends and, IN alarm lest he had fallen
d. Kelly and Abbey started off to his
humble lodgings. on he way they found
Mansfield walking gloomily up and down
dark block on Sixth avenue, his hand
thrust In his bosom and his general air
t1tt Of Napoeon after Waterloo.
III Is dyspepsia" whispered Abbey.
That was terrible dinner We had last
Isa. and poor Dick is It's victim
no, cried Kelly "he is hard up and
is 700 proud to let us pay for him. He
is going hungry tonight"
4 N-l 4 ] know it, exclaimed Abbey.
We got dollar left and here it goes
VIII NnIeh he slipped his arm around the
actor saying Dick, l have lots of money
w-AlsHy-Just sold a picture-and l want
you 20 dine with me-"
.tnsield drew himself away nervously.
No. Dc said Il can't eat tonight
.' ai unstrung. Tomorrow night / shall
.'Ne my reputation. You will be proud
~ 'Ae ana next day the world shall know
.laiI Mansfield"
cure enough, Paris an Romance was
il oA al the Un!Cn Square, and, in the
" comparatively small part of Baron
".'ilaL Young Mansfield instantly be-
came i7m0ls.
'' Almost an incongruity of thought
'iA as ouc Of the most finished come
ON me American stage TO imagine
" ' .fa-edy roles. Yet, Mr. Goodwin
HIpit{es appearing in Snakespearian
7, ''e coming season. This will not be
'o'a"ln's debut in tragedy Several
ego he appeared in some Of Shakes
pays and was very kindly te-
IHs critics said that In lime Mr.
r "" would make a great tragsdlan.
"e comedy in Goodwin would out
,. would work In a gag" at a most
o.. POINT ln performance and break
"H'o company. AT one time he
, 'lNils in one OF The arge northern
f. D" d tragedy role. II was the frst
... "ti appeared there In that line.
f 'i Wdde-as Ear as The Derfo. M
ha. The versa iie press agent
r y '"s enafe AS "a distinct hit."
h,. "Hs an Impressive one. ana ihe
D., part of th audi, nee wa In
.t'H tho men were moved. and
amy Itself was ost in Inc plav
t. maX ~ The &c ne was 40 lie
I.. Ar Goodwin strod. across The
o. way char wolil have done
d.. hfo1i Booth. and turning TO