The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
AT THE THEATER,
The Old Homestead" Tonight
wang" Tomorrow,

The Old Homestead" To-nirht
wang" Tomorrow.
Denman Thompson will make his first
appearance as Joshua Whitcomb in "rbe
Old Homestead" The Old Homestead, is
a delightful picture of rural life among
the quaint New England folk. II is fuu
of humor and pathos. The play is too well
known to require any account of its story
Tor almost everybody has seen it at some
time or other. This time, however brings
Mr., Thompson himself, who will appear
as Joshua Whitcomb for the first time in
TINS city. The familiar character Aunt Ma
ulda, Cy Prime, Seth Perkins and Ricketv
Ann will also be in able hands The double
quartette is still one of the principal al
fractions while the scenery is picturesque
IN its rural landscapes and realistically eff
IeclIVe III It's reproduction of city scenes.
Tomorrow matinee and night wang
will be the attraction A Charlotte notice
says of the opera: THE mirth-provoking
opera, wang" with its complications in
Volving an Oriental Prince Regent and a
Eufopeanized heir TO the throne French
widows and maidens Partisan dancing
girls, Cambodian and Burmese envovs. has
never laid claim to depth, but it has given
many person as delightful an. evening as
perlence of those who heard and saw the
opera on the Charlotte stage For five or
SIX years wang has been a popular ia
Voflte. There was never any doubt in the
theatrical or operate mind herea bouts of
the merits of the opera musically. but (this
a stage Whisper there was slight thread
OF doubt running through the minds of the
opera-house-go going element as to the style
and quality of production, the public gen
having at tba Of no
leVing all plays or operas poor, /. e. in in
depreciation and singing, until proved by
lrst-class performance, otherwise Shean
and Roy, managers of wang" the Siam
ese Sentimental Tommy" removed by one
act every doubt the Charlotte public had
OF the excellence of their company"
Alexander Black, inventor of picture
Plays" and author of Miss jerry" will
present his latest success, "A Capital
Courtshlp, a picture play with the ma
tonal capital for a background. at the
Guards hall Thursday night. under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association, this being the fourth attrac-
ton of their Star Course" for the sea
son.
The union of real personages and real
scenes with the fictitious action of the
story is a unique characteristic of Mr.
Blacks scheme imparting, as it does a
reality to the fiction, and the interest OF
narrative TO those elements which are
real In both of the picture plays the
story, as such, occupies the leading place
and holds the attention to the end. ut IL
IN this way" says Harper's Weekly.
speaking of the effect introduced in the
picture plays, that 1t has been possible
to Illustrate not merely the actions. bur
the thoughts of the characters" The pic
ture' dissolvlng softly one into another,
are telling what the character look like
and what they do. What they saw is left
to the oral accompaniment. What they
think IS expressed some time by the pic
lures, sometimes by the voice of the
speaker. The fact that the plot is laid in
the national capital itself is everywhere
throughout the country a theme to attract
attention, and the incidental glimpse. of
Washington city are peculiarly vivid
Seats can be reserved Wednesday morn
ing at $50 o'clock