The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

word from you for several days? Is any
thing wrong?" A few hours later came
the terse reply, IAN well. but out of post
age stamps
Admiral Dewey had quite an adventure
while attending a performance of Francis
Wilson's new opera at the Columbia The
alter, Washington. The famous sea fighter
mad a jolly hard time of 1t attempting to
get out the regular way, because the peo-
pie pressed about his box, and he finally
jumped over the rail and footlights, and
at the suggestion of Mr.. Wilson, whose
guest he was Dewey disappeared behind
the curtain. But there he had more trou-
Bile. He ran into nest of hero worship
ers, composed of the members of the COM
pany, and was introduced TO every individ-
ual on Mr.. Wilson's pay roll. Finally as
sisted by several policemen. the Admiral
was enabled to make his way through the
dense crowd that fingered on the sidewalk
to see him emerge with the comedian
A London paper, commenting on the
large sums paid to opera singers. declares
that Henry Jarrett and Henry Abbey were
chiefly responsible for them. Jarrett gave
Christine Nilsson $1,000 a night at DrurY
Lane, whereupon Paurs sum at Covent
Garden at once went up to $1,000, and on
her next American trip to $1,000 But aft
er all pianist called Paderewski has sur
passed all these singers for while they
need a whole opera company 10 hep them
earn such sums, he often makes $1,000, and
has made over $1,000. alone and unaided, In
one evening or afternoon.
THE dramatization of undramatic novels
is being overdoue," 10 quote Chicago
critic of standing. The assertion was
prompted by the recent production there
of Frances Hastings adaptation for stage
purposes of James Lane Aliens THE
Choir Invisible" The play, however, en-
joyed a fairly enthusiastic reception N
Chicago.
Since his arrival in New York Clement
Scott, the famous English critic, has at
tracted considerable attention at the first
nights by his appearance The foreigner
is reported to be a rather cheerful looking
chap, with a rotund face and iron gray
hair. that is carefully combed, while his
entire appearance is that of a well groom
ed gentleman He has an odd Inverness
cape that he wears over his evening
clothes. which has attracted the greatest
attention to him 1t is lined with bright
red silk, and beside 1t the other reviewers
look quite tame. 1t is also matter OF
comment that his New York confreres
have not received Mr.. Scott with wealth
of cordiality, but this is explained by the
statement that the majority of them do
not speak to each other and could hardly
be expected to fall upon the neck of the
muchy dreaded Clement.
In London the best theaters are expen-
sive. Stalls corresponding to our orchestra
are not less than ten and six" about $3.50;
dress circle, our first balcony, seven and
six" about $l.S5; pit, 60 cents; top gallery,
% cents. In many it is necessary to pay
sixpence az cents) for programme, and
the same for care of wraps.
An Englishman never at any other time
shows so much imagination as when he
states fact-about America. There were
number of weekly gossip papers designed
simply to carry advertisements intended to
reach the eyes of Americans in the big
hotels of London. One of them, wishing
10 be especially newsy, succeeded in evolv-
ing the following paragraph:
when Mansfield travels through Amer
lea very special arrangements, as is well
known, are made for his comfort There
is a big car called the Richard Mansfield
containing a fine four-post bed, bathroom.
drawing room and kitchen, all for him, and
two other cars containing bed rooms for
his company of 100. When they come to
a specially fine neighborhood they leave
the train, pay ball games on the prairie.
have pistol practice and amuse themselves
generally"
1t has definitely been settled that the
Buffalo Bill Wild West and Congress Of All
Nations will not be a feature of the Paris
Exposition next year This leaves the
field open to the big Barnum and Bailey
show. which will likely be sent across the
English channel for the exposition, and
later will tour the continent.
Barbara Fritchie," Clye Fitch's drama,
which was written around the Whittier
poem, and which Miss Julia Marlowe has
given to the stage, seems 10 be another
success for this clever young dramatist
In New York, where Miss Marlowe was
seen last week, the praise was unstinted
and all the reviewers voted the pay a
sure go.