The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-16

ity of her playing but also in that she is
purely the result of an American training
Mrs. John T. Raymond Courtney Barnes)
| mas returned to the stage as a member of
Mckee Rankin Vaudeville Company Mrs
Raymond is a daughter of Rose Eytigne.
The announcement that the Actors So
| clety has voted TO apply for afiliation
with the American Federation of Labor
has caused good deal of surprise. not
unniXed with regret in quarters friendly
to the society's aims. The Dramatic Mir
ror has expressed the opinion that on gen
| eral principles the union of a representa-
| I'VE association Of actors with a labor or
sanizaton would be unwise, for reasons
that it has stated in detail. But there is
one point of view which, doubtless, viii
| do much to sustain the action of the ma
| jority of this society. As a former presi-
| dent once observed, 1T is a condition and
| not theory that confronts US" And
doubtless it is the deplorable condition now
confronting the rank and file of the dra-
matte profession that has led to the dec
laration for union with a labor institu-
ton.
THE average life of good voice" saws
the New York Press lis fifteen years
PATHS is an exception. So also is Sims
Reeves. Smoking and drinking have
ruined countless male voices Singers live
fast and their voices suddenly become
frogs in the throat. Women suffer all the
ailments of the vocal chords owing to low
neck and short sleeves, consequent expos
ure and late champagne suppers. Jeal-
ousy kills a great many voices of the
gentler sex. A voice well cared for should
last forty years, in which time it should
earn no less than 100000. Possibly one
singer in 500 has a nest egg and saves
something for rainy day. The rest live
from hand to mouth-ride to-day, walk
tomorrow, feast this week, famine next
They convert a safe investment into a
precarious existence
Judging from a synopsis of the plot and
the opinions expressed in most of the New
York papers, Paul Potter's new play, 1.-THE
Conquerors,' produced at the Empire the
ater is the most unbushingly indecent of
any which have been seen on the Ameri-
can stage for years. Disguised by the fire.
quency of similar productions, among the
most recent of which may be mentioned
'"The Proper Caper," THE Founding"
"a Night Session." many of the critics
advocate the appointment of censor
Siegfried Wagner is in Rome at work on
a comic opera, the book being on a story
of the Thirty Years war. His music is
said to be not of the school of his father,
but that of Humperdinck, the composer
of "Hansel and Gretel."
Paul Potter has written play for
Beerbohm Tree about the Indian mutiuy
of the SOS, but has decided not to use for
it Mr. Kipling's title, "The Man Who
Was" Leoncavallo is setting Potter's
dramatic version of "Trilby'' to music,
and Calve has promised to sing the title
role.
New York's permanent circus has failed.
Clara Morris was born on St. Patrick's
day.
William Winter has been dramatic
critic for forty years.
Buffalo Bilrs Wild West will be feat
ure of the Paris Exposition in 1900.
II is said that Corinne lost $4,000 in
Lillian RusselIs old opera, IAN American
Beauty"
LA Traviata, Tannmaeuser. Die Meis-
tersinger" and Faust will be the pro-
gramme of the opening of the Damrosch-
Ellis grand opera season in New York.
Ellis grand opera season in New York
this week.
zone of the best dramatic performances
given in New York this season" says the
New York Post, was seen al the Astoria,
when Julia Arthur played One Touch of
Nature at the Life fresh-air fund bene-
fit
1t is said that the income of John Philip
Sousa, the band master, is nearly Sl00W0
year, or nearly $1,000 a week. Besides ms
band he has a handsome royalty from his
opera Eel Captain" while the sale OF his
marches brings him in from $1,000 to $2O,-
coo a year Mr. Sousa is fast becoming a
very rich man. Re has no serious wees,
ana is almost as economical as Sol Smith
Russell.
Ibsen's latest work will be entitled THE
Rat Children" This information was
given in the "Aftonposten," without any
further explanation. in one OF his former
works Tbsen refers to an egotistic cruel
and dangerous woman as The Kat
Marie Corelli has dramatized her pow
erful novel "Barrabas," and Frank w. |
Sanger has nearly concluded ARRANGEMENTS
whereby James O'Nein may present the
play next season.
Duse. the Italian actress, has just given
n successful performance IN Monaco OF
1.-THE Second Mrs. IaHqueIdy' III
under the lite of ia Seconda Mogle. /
II is proba ole that Duse win also produce
an Italian version of Tess Of the D'Ur-
bervilles" next year.
condensed biography Of Richard Mans
feId says he went on the stage because ne
was moor as he himself has often sald' put
bie frst venture was not theatrical. lie
began in provincial city as picture
nainfer. For awhile he sold every produc-
lion of his brush, but for some reason ms
market suddenly contracted, ana soon ne
mad number Of canvasses on mana Ior
witch there were no purchasers Ihen ne
went TO London. There he failed again as
an artist and secured some sort Of place ~
business house. He couldn't make that
90 and returned to his easel WIN no
Greater success than before. He got so poor
mat he actually took 70 singing SONGS III
the streets for casual pennies ana raIely
was able to get a square meal save w V,il'
invited to feed at the famous Savage CluD'
Of which he was one Of the original n l'l7
hers sometimes he has SAID = a,ne s
On smells" AT last ae went 70 see W, ..
Gilbert. the composer, and sang LOT Aiiii' 4