The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

he has received as a bandmaster during
the last two years. He has been critics.
ed for playing music too advanced for the
lay mind Being better known as a pro-
found than as a frivolous writer of music
himself it may be that he has weakness
for the compositions of master minds. But,
lines is known as one of the greatest pro-
gramme makers, and in arranging them
he shows tact. Without injury to his ar
tistic reputation he meets the requirements
of everybody. He has a strange hold on
the music loving masses. There is a double
reason why he might swell with pride He
is possibly the greatest of trombonists and
is perhaps the greatest of band leaders,
For some reason he has succeeded where
symphony orchestras, operate and con-
cert companies have failed. 1t could not
be charged to simplicity of music, for, as
a rule Innes, intersperses his programmes
with the most profound works of Wagner
Mendelsohn, and other masters, just as the
symphony orchestra does. 1t may be that
he has learned the trick of bringing diff
cult compositions within the understand
ing of the populace.
Donnelly Girard viii open next week
with 1.-THE Geezer'' Monday night. The
play pictures the famous tea house in
China, where Nellie Fly, an American
journalist, is endeavoring to procure an
interview with the Emperor, when she
meets o lie Mosa Sam, a chinese prima
donna, who is heartbroken because Ii
Hung Chang, her guardian. is about to
force her TO marry him, and she is already
pledged to Kantal1er, a travelling minstrel
Nellie Fly plans an escape for o LIE Mosa,
which is successfully carried out, but ii
Hung Chang visits America, and while
there meets o lie Mosa, whom he cap
lures and takes back to China, when
Nellie Fly again balks the Ambassador
and o LIE Mosa is made happy.
The Young Mems Christian Association
consider the next attraction on their star
course one of the very strongest of the
season. 1t is the Boston Ideal Banjo Man
dolin and Guitar Club, which will be here
Thursday, March 3, A word of explanation
of some of the salient points which have
proved to be such potent factors in the
history of the reception and progress of
this remarkable club is interesting. Each
member has had concert
career of not less than
twelve years, an experience which
gives a confidential and easy bearing on
the stage not only reassurring to the au-
dience but agreeabl as well. This is
the only original banjo, Mandolin and gull
tar club ever organized in this
country for professional work, and the
mere fact that the same members have
played together ever since, is the best and
most convincing proof of its great sue
cess. The concerts given by the club
throughout this country and Canada have
been conceded to be the most novel, as
well as artistic and pleasing, which man
ayers and committees have engaged, and
the many encomicums of the press and
public will bear out this statement The
repertoire embraces what may properly
be termed genuine musical surprises,
which are original with this club only, and
cannot be properly rendered by any other
organization.
Roehm's orchestra has been re-engaged
to furnish the music at the theater.
The dramatizatlon of Ian Maclaren's
BESIDE the Bonnie Briar Bush" will have
its first presentation at McVicker's the
alter, Chicago, on Easter Monday.
Next season James A. Herne will add
to his repertoire 1.-The Reverend Griffith
Davenport and an Irish drama.
Dean Farrar's book, Darkness and
Dawn" is to be dramatized with the con-
sent of the author
The Primrose & West Minstrels will be
sent to England this spring for pro-
tracted engagement in London, to be fol-
lowed by a provincial tour.
Mark Twain has written a comedy en-
titled rs He Dead?"
Sol Smith Russell is As years old.
Rhea's real name Is Hortense Loret
Daniel and Charles Frohman are bach
elors.
Chicago is to Danish immoral perform
ances.
New York's Italian theater has closed
it's doors, owing to lack of support.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York Legislature preventing the sale of
tickets in theaters after all the seats have
been taken.
Miss Adelaide Hermann, sister of the
late Prof. Hermann. died in Paris few
weeks ago. Her death Is the second in the
Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, whose mar
Hal troubles with the Falstafiian eel Cap
itan" of Mr.. Sousa's opera, 1t is now pos
itively announced will retire from her hus-
bands company.
Poor Marion Manola Is evidently in a
sorry plight since her return North from
6avannah'-The stories which come from
New York are to the effect that the heart
broken mother and unfortunate actress
has relapsed into her old habits A report
er for one of the New York papers, ysko
visited the house where she Is stopping.
says that glimpse into her apartments
revealed a most pltiable sight. Lying upon
a couch. with her hair disheveled and fea-
lures wan and pinched, was the mere
shadow of the one time favorite comic op-
era singer. Her case Is regarded as al
most hopeless one. Her daughter Ade-
laide has retired from the stage