The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-28

The theatrical season in Savannah will
open Thursday night with Down in
Dixie" The sale of seats will begin to-
morrow morning. The play has already
been announced. 1t is one of Davis &
Keogh's long list of productions, and in
the rush of plays of its class it is said to
be one of The best.
Manager Weis has had the theater reno
waited throughout, and while there are no
changes in ii, the interior is bright and at
tractive. Following the excitement of
war, amusement managers are predicting
a great rush for amusements during the
fall and winter. Savannah has about the
same list of attractions it had last season
Some of the leading attractions will not
come South on account of the trust which
now controls many of the leading theaters,
and Southern people will have to put up
with what they can get.
The theater staff during the coming sea-
son will be: Manager, d. A. Weis; treas
urer, A. M. Ybanez; doortender, Eugene
Luke; ushers George D. Robbins John F.
May, C. A. Raven, Thomas Powers and J.
E. Finney; leader of the orchestra, Mr.
Wilhelms; stage manager, Frank Hamil-
ton; assistant stage manager T. d. Perry;
billposter, M. j. Royal; stage hands,
Thomas Duffy and j. Rafferty,, and David
Blooger and Caleb Reid janitors.
Nine. Playter's concert at Isle of Hope
last Wednesday evening was a decided
success. The large audience present was
quite enthusiastic over the performance
Of Nine. Players pupil, little Yette Her
man. This young lady is exciting much
interest everywhere, and she has already
been engaged for several attractions later
in the season.
Manager Cohen will hardly bring the
Brinkley opera Company to Savannah this
season. The company collapsed in Hunts
vile, Ala. Ii is, from all accounts, prob
ably better for Savannahians, that the
company did not reach here. 1t saved them
from patronizing poor company.
"A Boy Wanted" Chas. F. Blaney's ex-
travaganza success, win be presented here
soon. Although it has no definite plot, it
serves for the introduction of number of
novelties songs, dances and specialties and
Is said TO be about as funny, clever and
lively combination as could be desired. The
three scenes are laid in the office of The
Evening Keg," a country newspaper; the
Starview Hotel exterior, in the day and at
night The incidents of the piece are sup
posed to deal with the history of a theat-
rical company.
When Sousa's "The Bride Elect" starts
on its tour in October ii will be with the
same cast as characterized the presenta-
ton of this opera at the Knickerbocker
theater In New York during its spring run
Among the principals are Misses Hilda
Clark, Christie Macdonald Mabella Ba-
ker, Messrs. Albert Hart Melville Stew
art, Harry Luckstone, E. s. Wentworth.
The comedian Willie Collier, in H. A.
Du Souchet's merry farce THE Man
From Mexico" under the management of
Smyth and Rice, who presented my
Friend From India" is underlined for an
early engagement in Savannah. Du
Souchet, through this play and my
Friend From India" has sprung into a
position of prominence. Much Of the fun
in The Man From Mexico" is concen-
trated in the prison scene of the second
act where Benjamin Fitzhugh, an ordina-
hy steady New Yorker, is serving a SEN
tence of thirty days for aggravated as
sault and contempt of court. In this role
Collier is claimed 10 be excellent. The
loek-step drill and the shambling gait
ne mimicks in a comical manner and his
interview with the warden IS feature of
the play.