The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
AT THE THE AFTER.
aThe Little Minister" Before "A Large
Audience.

Audience.
THE Little Minister was presented at
the theater last night before a large au-
dience. The play. it is perhaps unneees-
sary to say. is founded on the stors OF
J. NJ. Barrie. and the novel has attained
such sale and has been SO widely read
that it is unnecessary 10 ten OF the plot
The AUD LIGHT kirk" "Babbie" and Mr.
Dishart. whom Mr.. Barrie writes Of in
such delightfully."- Scottish style, are de-
picted in the play in a remarkably true
and natural manner The 'locaiism' is
there, while there is not so much Of the
dialect as there is in the story, and, to
most theater-goers, this is strong VIZ
tue in the play.
The company was Mr.. Frohman's, and
was a good one though 1t contained no
stars. Miss Adelaide Thurston, VINO
played the role which Maude Adams has
so successfully played, made a charming
and altogether bewitching "Babbie. Mr.
Horace Mitchell as Gavin Dishart, ne
Little Minister" was not as strong as ne
might have been. His portrayal was good'
but he did not seem TO have just the
conception of the role which is intended
In the story. Mr.. Henry Weaver Jr' as
Thomas Whamond, the chief elder-and
a peculiar old parsonage ne Was-was IN
imitably fine. He depicted the handy, Sc
rious and strict old Scotchman, VINO low
ed his church above all things, In
splendid manner.
The others of the company were good
and the performance was altogether
meritortous one.
The following is the cast of characters:
Gavin Dishart ............ Horace Mitchell
ord RtntouI Frances Powers
Capt. Halliwell ......... Frederick Sumner
Lady Babbie, Lord RntouPs daugh-
ter Adelaide Thurston
Felice, her maid ........... Hilda Engiund
Twaits, butler ............ Thomas Gibson
Thomas Whamond, chief elder.
................., Henry Weaver, Jr
Bob Dow ................. Theodore DeNere
Micah Dow ...........,.... Lillian SULLIVAN
Snecky Hobart, Elder ...............
................... George Conway
Andrew Mealmaker, elder ...........
Observation-Disclosures. Irving Williams
Silver Tosh elder ...... VIM. Henderson
Sergt. Davidson ............ j. NJ. Watson
Joe Cruickshanks, atheist ..........
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Louis lie Bay
Mamie Webster ...... Mary B. Henderson
Beginning with matinee this afternoon,
the Arnold Welles players will fill the re-
mainder of the week with programme of
repertoire in farce comedy They Will
open with My Mother-in-Law," and at
night will present one of their best come
dies, I'm the Social SWIM Ten cents,
20 cents and 30 cents will be the prices for
the entire engagement night The mat
inee prices will be 10 cents and 20 cents,
Conforming to the usual custom, all la
dies will be admitted free tonight when
accompanied by person with a paid 30
cent ticket.
A local entertainment at the Savannah
| Theater is announced for next Monday
night, April 8, for the benefit of St. Phil
lips Monumental Church. The Whitman
Sisters will appear in various single and
double singing and instrumental turns and
specialties. A pickanniny cake walk and
an attractive vaudeville programme will
complete the evening
Old Gypsy. the famous elephant, and her
little baby, Barney. are still with Harris
Nickel Plate show and can be seen in
their performances twice daily at East
Broad and Bolton streets, April 4, and g.
at popular prices.
Washington's colored MINISTRIES was pre-
scented in the old Ford's theater last night
to a large-sized audience. The show was
organized and presented under the man.
agement of boy Is years of age, and its
merit reflected credit uDOn him