The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

me time that it was first performed in
england in the sixteenth century to the
present day 1t is estimated that that trag-
edy has been acted in various parts of
the world no less than 10000 times. 1t has
oeen translated into German nine times,
INTO French seven into italian six, into
modern Greek three. into Latin and Swed-
lsh twice and into Croatian, Danish
Dutch, Frisian, Polish, Roumanian, Rus
sIan' Magyar, Portuguese and Yiddish
1here are seven or eight English acting
editions of the tragedy. But one attempt
actually to alter and improve the play has
ever been made. This was in 1922, when
John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, di-
ylded it into two parts at the death of
caesar, calling it THE Tragedies of Ju-
Illus Caesar and, Marcus Brutus," and
made many other changes. To enrich
this poor play (or, rather. these poor
plays pope furnished some choruses. But
they had the usual effects of ill-adiusted
ornaments-they served only to make the
meaning of the thing they bedecked the
more conspicuous"
Mrs. Langtry ordered tea cakes served
TO 1000 persons who had waited for hours
to gain admission to the one hundredth
performance of THE Degenerates," in
London, week ago, and made a neat
speech to the enthusiastic crowd.
Here is the latest theatrical combination
announced: Tod Sloan, the diminutive
jockey, is to manage DeWolf Hopper, the
elongated comedian, when his new comic
opera is produced.
One of the most interesting figures in
literary history is Oliver Goldsmith, and
it seems strange that never up to the
present time has a drama been written
founded on his life. The many ludicrous
errors that he made, his humorous ap-
pearance and his ability to make a friend
of gruff old Samuel johnson, is sugges-
tive of almost a whole theater instead Of
one comedy, 1t is said to be the best play
that Augustus Thomas has ever written,
and undoubtedly it shows Stuart Robson
in his full strength.
The demand for Richard Mansfield in
'fCyrano de Bergerac" has been so heavy
that the run in New York has been extend
ed for two weeks when it is said Beau
Brummel" will be revived There is some
talk that owing to the fatigue Incidental
to presenting the great Rostand play Mr..
Mansfield contemplates retiring 1t for
awhile.
Bronson Howard says that the hubbub
about the present tendency toward immor-
cause for alarm; that is, so far as regards
its permanence. These so-called eras, Mr.
Howard says, he has always found to be
ephemeral and that his observation
teaches him that only the good seems for
some reason to last In any art or pro-
fession.
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" has
again been called off the road. This was
the third attempt to make the Scotch piece
a success.
Kathryn Kidder is said to be contemplate
ing retirement from the 8 age for the quiz
eiude of domestic life. 1t is further ru-
mored tfat a promin Mt young lawyer in
New York named Hitchcock will be the
groom az tais prospective wedding.
William Gillettes production of "Sher-
lock Holmes" at the conclusion of its New
York run is to be sent to London intact
by Manager Frohman. A tour of America
will follow this enga cement.
Those quaint little bonnets that are out
this fan and winter looking something like
the headge1r Of a sal att Army girl,
with q few Dlumes added, were inspired by
the production of Becky Sharp" in New
York. In fact 5 nee the presen alton there
of Mrs. Fiske's stage version of VANITY
i ar there nave Dte4 noticed several
changes in gentlemen's and ladies' wearing
apparel that are attributable to this pro-
ducion Who says the stage doesn't serve
a valuable mission?
His Grace, the Duke of Manchester, an
other of EngEands titled craps, is to take
to the American STAGE. This latest aspi-
rant will make his bow with that we'll
known semi-professional club, the Stroll
ers, at the Waldorf Astoria this mon h in
a new play to be produced at that time.
The Fernandina Mirror gives this ac-
count of the marriage of one of the Whit
man sisters with prince Ishmael," the
East Indian magician, who figured as a
star attraction in the midway here two
weeks ago, and who went with the Whit
man Sisters Vaudeville Company when 1t
left Savannah on it's tour of Southern
towns: "P. Ishmael, a Senghalese Indian
native of Colombo, Island of Ceylon who
practices the magic learned from his an
cestors when on the borders of the Maha-
weIli-gonga, came here with the Whitman
Sisters combination. He must have tried
the powers of the black arts upon pretty
Essie Whitman, as it is apparent that
Prince Ishmael. In company with Mrs.
Caddie Whitman, Essie repaired to the
Court House followed by the dusky Ish-
mael parchment with a red seal and
then few caballstic words in the Mala-
bar dialect, pronounced by an official, and
presto change!-Essie Whitman energies
from the Court House as Princess Ishmael
of Toprobane Sorendid. No cards."