The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
AT THE THEATER.
Tonight Murray n Mack VIII Be
Seen in .sFinnfgan's Ball"

Seen in .'Finnigan's Ball"
The attraction for tonight is the Irish
comedians, Murray and Mack, Americas
representative stage Irishmen, in their
latest edition of "Finnlgan's Ball" Con-
siderable interest is manifested by all
lovers Of clean, wholesome amusement,
for Murray and Mack have clearly shown
il their previous visits here that they are
not only very much alive, bur always
thoroughly up-to-date with their songs,
sayings, parodies and always surrounded
by company of good average Their play
is conceded 10 be by all odds the best We
hicle they have ever had for the display
of their versatility, and not a hodge-podge
of nonsense, simply cooked up for an even
ing's entertainment; the comedy being not
only consistent, but carries an even thread
of complications, which admits the intro
duction of specialties without destroying
the continuity of the farce.
Tomorrow night the management an
nounces Miss Eugene Blair, in "A Lady
of Quality" The play win be repeated
in a matinee Thursday. and again in the
evening. Miss Blair opened the week in
Atlanta with phenomenal success. "A
scenes, which have been amply utilized
by Mrs. Burmese and Stephen Townsend
who dramaiized it into its stage form
Some of the episodes which may be men,
toned are the delivery of suggestion for
the better training of Clorinda, 10 the
angry father by the timid chaplain; Clio
rindas last banquet as a boy, her sudden
Transformation from a boy into dashi-
ng, woman, her spurning of the
villainous John Oxon, her train
ing of Devil, the widest horse in Lon
don; the sudden and accidental death, by
Clorinda's hand, of her haunting lover and
death-bed scene of her sister. These are
amply made use of, together with many
more picturesque situations in the five
acts of the play.
Altogether, "A lady of Quality is the
portrayal of a highly tempered, masculine,
yet beautiful, woman, who only takes on
womanly character when she meets her
real mate.
The epoch of the play, which takes place
in England in 1701, allows of romantic and
picturesque costuming, and the scenic eff
fects have attracted sensation and atten-
ton. Miss Blairs costumes are exceed
ingly rich and beautiful. She will wear in
all. seven different costumes, her first
appearance being in boys clothes, and
later following a remarkably ingenious
apparel of beauty of design.
The lecture by Mr.. Frank R. Robertson
on Manila and the Philippines which
is to be given at the Guards Hall under
the auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association, March q, will hard
ly fail to attract attention, and
by al odds this contribution to
knowledge of the Philippine Islands is
the most timely topic illustrated this sea
son. Ii would be wen worth seeing and
hearing if Admiral Dewey had never at
tackled the Spanish squadron in Manila
bay. but the events of the Memorable
first of May make it doubly So His 200
pictures are in color, and are projected by
stereoptcon and his own expert operator.
They are as fascinating as a personal jour-
ney and lend a new and striking interest
to the narrativ {, and make its events singu-
Iarly vivid and real. The condition of
the army and navy in the East is accur-
ately set forth. Mr.. Robertson has just
the kind of information that many news
paper readers during the past four or five
months have been seeking and have prob
ably not found elsewhere so conveniently
or systematically arranged Mr.. Rober-
son is no novice on the lecture platform
and will doubtless delight his hearers in
Savannah.