The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-16
AT THE THEATER.
Miss EuEenie BIair's strong Presen-
tatiOn of "a Lady of Quality"

Miss EuEenie BIair's strong Presen-
tatiOn of "a Indy of Quality"
"A Lady of Quality with Miss Eugene
Blair in the principal roe. was presented
at the theater last night 10 a fashionable
and critical audience
The play, which is a dramatlzation Of
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnetts novel, is
done in FIVE acts and follows. for the most
part, the lines of the story. II is unlike
the story in important detail only in that
the action begins IN the eighteenth year of
Clorinda. while the story opens at her
birth. This. however is necessary to make
the dramatization possible.
The opening scene at Wildairs House,
where the 18th birthday of Clorinda Is
being celebrated, and where the young
madcqp is appearing for the last time IN
knickerbockeTs, is one of The best 10 the
play, and was admirably acted by the en-
tire company The play was handsomely
and extravagantiy staged. The garden
scene was particularly fine.
Miss Blair certainly does as good work
in the character of Clorinda Wildairs as
she ever has done. AS the beautiful,
naughty and imperial lady of quality. she
Is eXcellently cast. and was enthusiastical-
BY received being several times recalled.
The Sir John Oxon Of Mr.. William Bram-
well was a splendid portrayal Indeed, il
rivaled Miss Blairs for the stellar honOrs.
Miss Lucia Moore was good Lady Tam
tillion, and Mr. Arnold gave a very nat
ural presentation of what a superb old
rake Sir Godfrey was
The following is the cast of characters:
Duke of Osmonde ....,...... Edgar Baume
Earl of Dunstanwolde Wv. b. Downing
Lord Humphrey Ware ........A. l.. Sackett
Lord Eldershawe ........... George S. Fell
Lord Charles Lovelace Stuart Robinson
Lord Twenlow ............... Henry Morgan
Sir John Oxon ..........W William Bramwell
Sir Godfrey Wlldairs...... W. b. Arnold
Sir Christopher Crowell....J. r. Armory
Sir Harry Granville Edwin Gallagher
Sir Joseph Grumble ........W. W. Maurice
Chaplain to Lord Twemlow. .............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sutherland
DICK Hardy ....................W Willis Morris
Jeniter ......'..,........,......A Albert Gordon
Gregory ................,....Wi William Proctor
Lady Betty Tantlllion Lucia Moore
Annie Wildatrs ...........Carrie Lee Stoyle
Mistress Wimpole ............... Cora Wells
Clorinda Wildairs ........... Eugenia Blair
The play will be repeated at a matinee
to-day and again tonight.
Tomorrow night Hoyt's "A Day and a
Night" viii be given for the Elks' charity
fund benefit. The company is headed by
Otis Harlan. without question Hoyt is
The most prolific and fertile writer of
American farces in the history of the
stage. Hardly season passes that does
not give the theater-going public one OF
two new plays His name has become a |
guarantee that any play that has his name
as author will tickle the public palate |
Mr.. Hoyt has for many years most sue
cessfully felt the popular pulse in hilari- |
GUS entertainment. He is a playwright |
who always has a reason and a good one |
for whatever he does For instance. in !
his latest comedy. "A Day and a Night In |
New York, one act is supposed TO occur !
during the day, while the other two are |
a. night Mr.. Hoyt has received many |
inquiries why this division has been made |
in favor of the night IF had made two !
acts IN the day and one at night" said |
Mr.. Hoyt. at would not have been posi- !
BILE for me to locate the comedy in New
York at all. What is dinner time In a
good many places is the hour for early
breakfast in New York. Dinner is eaten
barely In time to let the diners reach the
theater as the curtain rises, while the
third meal is taken leisurely somewhere |
toward midnight. In fact, IL were TO re- |
write this comedy / should divide the first |
act into two scenes, and only have the |
first one of these occur while the sun |
shines