The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-06

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peare Mr. Shaw weighs everything in the
| scales of realism. He is a realist of real
lists, and therefore looks upon all things
quite Inherently from most people. His
| latest respects to Shakespeare are inter
estlng, and are given for what they are
worth:
Shakespeare's case, the leading one for
England, is beyond a doubt He would
nave starved if he had followed
MS bent toward a genuine science of life
ana character. His instincts for reality
mad to be surreptitiously gratified under
the mask of comedy. Dr. johnson pointed
out long ago that it was only in comedy
that our immortal stalking horse for bo-
| gus criticism was really happy. To this
| DAY such splendid melodramas as 'Othel-
| 10, with its thought; or, AS You Like IT.
with its Adelphi hero, its prize fight, its
i coquette IN tights its good father and
| wicked uncle, represent the greatness of
| Shakespeare 10 nine-te nths of his adorers
who mostly, when you mention Helena, or
the Countess of Rousillon, or Isabella, or
| Cressda, or Ulysses, or Bertram, stare
! at you, and think you are talking about
| Calderon and Homer. We admire Shakes
peare solely for his popular plays, and our
| habit of eXtolling to the skies what pleases
us in them is only our way of flattering
our own tastes. The moment we are
taken outside Hamlet and the half dozen
big popular meiodramas which the Bard
has submitted by his tempests of gran
diose verse we are compelled to confess
that we prefer Sherlock Holmes for priv
ate reading"
A Russian Prince who is fond of Verdi's
| music has spent $1,000 to enable himself
to hear "Rlgoletto" whenever he pleases
in his palace at st. Petersburg. The
| opera is acted by life-sized puppets whose
acting is regulated by machinery, and the
| singing is done by photograph. The own
err has secured photographic reproduce
| tons of the principal parts as sung by
| the principal artists of Europe, and
| changes his cast to suit himself. After
| putting the cylinders in place the owner
| presses a button and the opera proceeds
automatically, so says Independence
Beige.
Anna Held has been interviewed again,
| this time at Washington last week, and
here is what she had to say:
''Zere ISIS not much to zay," she said laz-
| lily. 81 like zis contrie-zis cetie-all ov
| it. American audiences need more to
| pleas zem Fan our wecked ones in Paree.
| What you call 'Frenchy is not French at
| all. 1t may be cause you do not under
stand re language, but-I mus'be more vul-
| gare here. In Paree l wear long skirts
and zing nice songs. Here I mus lif
my dress an shake my shouldairs. Paree
| is not so naughty ez America. An revoir."
In May. shortly before his departure for
Europe, Sousa will give a grand spectac-
ular production in New York under the
| title of THE Trooping of the Colors."
! The flags of nearly every nation will be
represented in it, and it will be one of
the most elaborate affairs of the kind
ever produced in this country. The COM
| pany, including chorus, band and SOL
diers, will number over 300 persons.
Rider Haggard's She has been put on
as a big ballet and pantomime at Buda-
| pest. The novel was the foundation of
| play which failed in London and here,
where Mr.. Gillette made the adaptation.
Five actors are now travelling at the
| heads of companies in Shakespeareau
| plays.
Bronson Howard is writing a war play.
The Eden Musee, New York, is now ex-
| hibiting new wax figure of Capt. Sigs-
bee of the Maine.
An American theater will be among the
attractions at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
Rose Eytlng and Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett are making a play on the subject Of
| THAT Lass o. Lowrie' s."
The city of New York, with nearly
S.5O0OOO inhabitants, is without first
| class permanent orchestra, and it is pro-
posed to raise 100000 to establish such an
organization.
AT least four playwrights in New York
are straining nerves to get out plays with
the Maine horror as the neutral point Of
interest.
Thomas w. Keene recently made in
Providence. r. L, his 2,5OOth appearance
as Richard III.
Irving is 60 years old.
Corinne has Joined the Wilbur Opera
Company.
The following is from the Cincinnati En-
ouirer: The local theatrical public will
take more than a passing interest in the
announcement that James Neill, manager
and one of the principal members of the
Neiu Stock Company at the Pike, are
separated~ permanently. Mr.. Neill is
handsome gentleman and has host of
admirers among the lady patrons of the
pike. A special dispatch from Columbus
saws; Mr.. James NELL, the well-known
theatrical manager and his wife have
separated. Mrs. Neil, who is manager
Of the stock company now playing at the
Grand in this city, and also member of
the cast stated that the separation is by
mutual agreement. She said;
"Our domestic troubles are matters
which [ feel the public would not care
10 have aired in print. do not believe
Mr. NELL would give out an interview on |
that matter, but if he should, why then
7 will have something to say. There VIII |
ba no divorce proceedings instituted; that
Is an impossibility.'
Mr. NELL, who plays an important part |
IN ,sweet Lavender" this week, was seen |
ar the theater last night and asked to |
make a statement regarding the trouble |
n,ifh his wife He said: Miss Blancke |
and were married in 1886. We got along |
vel together until 1892. Soon after |