The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27

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over the stage. The audience and people
on the stage Uttered, the actors forgot
their lines and the curtain was actually
run down TO permit the removed of the Of
Tending breeehes.
1.-THE Heart of the Klondike" proved
about as big a frost as the coolest day
registered on the Yukon. and has gone
into permanent winter quarters.
Fay Templeton has again decided to
gladden. the hearts of New Workers by APP
pearing before them. She is to wear tights
and play principal boy roles in burlesque.
Minnie Dupree has been engaged to
to play the ingenue role in '"Fhe Heart of
Maryland" when that play goes to Eng
land in the spring.
Ada Rehan has played 800 parts.
Mr.. James Neil recently received a
quaint letter, addressed to him by a rising
dramatist, who may be a winner some day
If the ink holds out 1t is worth reading
Dear Sir: Mr. Neil have worked on
a play from July 20 to Sep land will
have it finished Friday morning which
will make it thirty two days l would
like to sell il for ten dollars a day, as
1t Is the first Play which is worth while
selling. this does not mean the first one
which have written. 1t is my eight play.
the whole thing together would cost You
three hundred dollars If you would like
to buy ii you may come to this Office
Thursday morning I will be here at any
day except this after noon,
1t is called The Italian Marriage, If
you wish you may come and see it,
have though of writing this play since
February. l have written it over twice
so it aught to Be good, l am But Is years
old So if you think l am too young you
need not buy 1t But l bid you welcome
to my fathers Office to come and look
1t over want in all for this play 1890
for it as 1t Is the first play l wrote worth
buying. there is about one hundred days
that l have studied on this Play
You will have to furnish copy Right on
this Play, if l had the money to pay for
it / would do it and If 1 had the money
to start it l would do it But no one on
earth can Buy money without having
money. So Mr.. Neil as soon as / get
the money, l will start play of my own
l would write you plays for $1,000, that
is all 1 am going to sell If l can, 1 have
about six Plays in my desk now.
A large audience greeted the perform
ance of Mrs. Mize, Miss Ashley and Miss
Broekway Thursday and Friday evenings
Mrs. Mize has pure and cultivated So
prano voice a delightful style and a
charming personality.
Miss Ashley is possessed of musical tai
ent of a very high order. She plays with
exquisite taste, and has a sympathetic
touch
Miss Brockway is an accomplished read
er, and is endowed with a voice eminently
dramatic. Her rendition of the scene
from THE Hunchback" was especially
fine.
Hanotaux, the French minister of for
eign affairs, has sent circular to the
representatives of the French republic in
foreign countries requesting them urgent
~ to prevent by all the means at their
command any giorification of ex-Capt.
Dreyfus on the stage. This circular seems
to nave been successful, for the represen-
tatlons of the French minister at the
Hague resulted in the immediate stop
page of the performances at Amsterdam
Of sensational drama about Drevflls
which had been playing to full houses for
several weeks! In Belgium all Dreyfus
plays have been forbidden, among them
the drama by the Paris journalist Sanzie.
"Retribution." which was TO have been
performed at the Alhambra theatef in
Brussels. The theatrical company of
Clnadori, now giving performances at San
RENO, on the Riviera, was nor permitted
to bring out the new play by the Roman
author Rosini entitled "Dreyfus on Devils
Isle" which was stopped by the police.
This is probably the first instance on rec
ord where the entire diplomatic apparatus
of one of the great powers has been set
10 work to stop expressions on the stage
about an internal affair
Victorien Sardou, the famous French
dramatist, has received a doll-head for a
present, not of the kind which sends ioy
into the hearts of little girls, but a bust
of Sarah Bernhard about one-half life
size The little bust is a remarkable work
OF art; 1t looks surprisingly like the head
of the great Sarah made up for the stage
in the character of Glsmonda. with gen
uine red-blonde hair comhed up high, Just
as she wears it in that part and fastened
with branch Of scarlet-red blossoms. The
coloring of the face is SO life-Iike that It
almost breathes life itself. The AcademIcIan
Gerome, the creator of the little bust. has
frequently made such little heads, but he
has never before succeeded In creating a
more wonderful work of art than this por-
trait-bust of Sarah Bernhard.
Adelina Patti, who but recently lost her
husband, lives now very quietly at the
lLOtSl COhtAAEildlf 10, WneTe she GX-
poets to remain for few weeks in entire
seclusion. She has just written to a friend
that bodily she feels well, but that she
realizes her loss keenly and is dreadfully
lonesome" She has Cancelled her engage
ments at the Riviera and at Monte Car
10, for she feels unable to meet the social
requirements. Probably she will return
shortly to her Welsh estate and remain
there until late in the spring After that
she will fill the engagements she had clos
ed contracts for previous to the fatal ILL
ness of her late husband
Georgia Is developing some eloeutIonists
and readers, to whom success seems GER
tainly promised An Eatonton special to
the Constitution gives an interesting ac-
count Of the success of young lady Of
that place. II says:
Miss Julia b. Reed began her career ;
p stage elocutionlst at the Eatonton Opera
House a few nights ago. She was greeted
with large and appreclauVe audience.
The refinement and culture of the town
was out in full force, and seemed to en-
joy every moment OF the time. The pro
gramme was made up of choice selections
from the best authors, including a scene
from her own play Caesars SON. which
she has recently written, together with