The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-24
AT THE THEATER.
Engagement of MISUNDERSTANDING Co.
Successfully Opened.

engagement of Baldwin Melville Co.
Successfully Opened.
The Baldwin-Melville Company played
my Wife's Friend" to big house. last
night. The fact that the weather was
bad and that it was the night before cleo
ton. did not seem to have much effect on
the size of the audience.
Nearly all the old favorites of the Bald
win-Melville Company appeared last night.
Mr.. Murdoch, Mr.. Findlay, Mr.. Day, Mr..
Hart Mr. McKaye, Mr.. Gagnon, Miss
London, Miss Pollock and Miss Day were
there.
The illustrated song act is still pleas
ing feature of the performances of the
company, which is really one of the most
meritorious of it's class on the road.
The Prisoner OF Algiers" will be the
attraction at to-days matinee, and 1.-THE
Black Flag" will be played tonight.
Tomorrow night Savannah theatre go
ers will witness the first production here
of Jack and the Beanstalk," Klaw & Err
langer's successful spectacular play, which
has been the sensation of the north and
east for the last two years. Mr.. George P.
Goodale dramatic editor of the Detroit
Free Press and the Nestor of actively en-
gagged dramatics in this country, recently
gave this tribute to Klaw & Erlanger' S
wholesome extravaganza:
This glittering and luxuriant section of
Fairyland is a thing to be commended for
several reasons. 1t is a fanciful, clean
imaginative and is charmingly alike to
young and old; it is inspired by the very
spirit of mirth; it represents the latest
achievements in stagecraft, in which APP
Piled electricity is an important factor; it
is a work OF art; 1t has infectious celebrity;
1t carries us beyond the border line of
care for a little while, and SO performs a
benefcient office of untold value; and it
helps to raise sophisticated and world
weary men and women to the plane of Tn
sophisticated childhood. Could the theatre
render us a greater service?"
In points of scenic and costume
beauty The production is said not to be sur
passed by any, and in strength and at
tractiveness of the company it is equal
to the best. The special features are the
wonderful electric ballet, designated as
"The Birth of the F'ire-fly," coming in
for repeated applause at every perform
auce. THE Blackbird' ballet, the march
es and a dozen other brilliant spectacles.
The company presenting the extravaganza
numbers eighty people-the largest COM
pany that will be in Savannah this year.
The sale of seats for Otis SINNERS two
nights and matinee engagement in Rose
nary viii begin this morning.
Something of the romance of a bygone
day, the sweetness of young and ingen-
uous love, the uncomfortable passion of
middle age, the manners and quaint dress
es of the time when Victoria was made
Queen of England and Charles Dickens
wrote his first book, an absorbing story
with some dramatic high lights, an abund-
ance of good comedy, together with a
complete production from the Empire the
alter. New York, and an excellent COM
pany of comedians, is what Otis Skinner
promises to present in his comedy. The
nlay is by that interesting and talented
pair of playrights. Louis N. Parker and
Murray Carson, who are producing prob
ably more good plays than any other au-
thors in England to-day. Mr.. Skinner has
hitherto established and maintained a
high standard in his field of professional
labor. and he is not losing sight of the
fact that the public expects him to offer
the best In the way of plays and COM
many. That he is fulfilling this expecta-
ton is evinced by his securing Rose
mary" for the vehicle of his work this
wear.