The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-16

| imrrces lous-thos. not founded upon act-
| ual knowledge ana cxperifnee-arc IA the
long run the most correct
Prom Florence visited Venice
I wished 20 see the ola city ~ the Doges
I before the modern Vaudal with his uaph-
tina launches and steamboats, altogether
| wipes out the native g0ndoller. before The
I time comes when the lagoons shall no
/ longer resourd with tho ancient melodies
I Of this weird water city Around Venice.
I so appropriately called the Bride ~ the
/ Sea. their etll fingers the sadness ~
I frustrated b pes and ambitions. Venice 10
/ impressed m. with her own melancholy
/ that ! was glad 20 hurry 20 Paris where
I humanity Dis given 20 the exhibition 81
I extremes. fooushness ard enlightenment
/ "paris-cnplttutc interesting. distract
I ing waile tho flppart mood O. uppfrmesi,
l how she pals when the quieter. enner
mooI s. dominant A. her best I should
/ llksn Paris 20 hvcy courtesan and 40
/ her worst 10 an ugly virago The latter
p, "a pect may make itself fe.t especially nt-
| ter the exposition.
Il saw an the plays worth seeing;
T. Aiglon. Cyrano de Hereerac. MADAME
/ suns Gene and the great company 90
| players az the Antoine Thester.
The Exposition IL is snare and a
/ deiusiou The o'd woman making last
| superhuman attempt 10 catch lover.
] AtNhaHA 30 MtANHf ANiNFn anu most NMtAttF
] SIX. powdered ard rosued 70 hide The
| wrinkles ana the print Of time All fake
! Clap-trap aud fsi-c. The Exposition TO
my mind has served but one purpose-to
divert the French and other nations from
the internal ailments gnaWing al her ma
tional heart. In other words u Is an at
/ tempt 60 gloss over. as in 1870. the crav-
ing for change IN the form Of govern
ment But France ike "a hummer. Iusts
| "a h.
pose, and her motto is. Think what YOU
VII Of me. be Il good or bad. but ignore
me you shall not
The production OF Janice Meredith"
dramatization OF Paul Leicester Ford's
pretty novel Of that name, is certain 20
arouse much interest and g will doubtless
be one OF tho events Of he season
! Preparations for the production at the
star Thcater in Buffalo. Oct ]. are going
| forward rapidly. Mary Manuering and her
| supporting company are rehearsing daily
/ 20 the Madison square Theater In New
/ York under the direction Of r. A. Rob
| erts. The dramatic version of Paul Lei
cesier Ford's Hory viii be told Ia four
acts The opening scene win be the farm
OF Squire Meredith. Greenwood. IN New
Jersey. Here the leading characters arc
| introduced-Janice Charles Fownes. the
bondman; Squire Mercdish. the stauch
| Tory. and his Calvinisiic wife; Tahitha
/ Drinker. Squire Henni0n. Meredlth's sly
| scheming ucighhor. who seeks TO secure
Janice for his son. Philemon. a country
pumpkin who afterward develops into a
fighting major IN the British army: Lord
Cloves. the British spy: Lieut. Mobray.
| an honorable soldier IN the Kings army
and Joe Bagley. the trimming. time-serv-
| ing capsain Of the village mllhia. The
/ finale Of tho first act Is tho arrest OF
/ Charles Fownes and his escape 20 Gen.
| Washington's lines. aided by Janice. with
the gunpowder purchased for BaGleys
| company.
The second act shows the homeiy life
| or the revolutionary time IN scene
which represents the living room at Green
/ wool. Here Fownes. now known as Col
John Brcreton 81 Gen. Washington staff.
is met again hard pressed by Lieut.
Mobray's patrol Janice aids him 20 es-
| cape the British.
The third act Is lah IN the headquar-
| ters of the drunken Hessian COMMANDER
Col. Rail- at Trenton. Janice Is under
arrest for aiding Col. Brereton 20 escape
| Brereton comes there disguised as "A Hes
sian soldier 10 secure plans ana inetrnc-
| tons (which Washington desires. Aided
! ny Janice. he secures the papers. but is
detected ana condemned az spy lie as
saved ny the Coutinentale. who unex-
| pfctedly cross the Delaware. despite the
ice. and surprise the hirellng Hcssiaus.
The locale % the fourth act a. York
town. the day 81 Cornwaliie' surrender
The latter scene viii be unusually elab-
crate IN mechanical and lighting effects
The dramatic version Of Janice Mere
attn VIII no particularly strong in it,
love interest. The mutual attachment
between Janice ana Fownes viii be- mad.
manifest f." the opening OF the play AMI
VIII not be held in allegiance as in the
book The development Of coherent
dramatic story has rendered necessary
some departures from the book tale Tho
play VIII not. however. lose in any wov
| the fascinating interest OF che original
| All the characters in the book In which
| the reader became intcrcste will be tr,pa-
ih'ed TO the stage in the dramatic version
Rehearsais II The Choir Invisible"
which WIZ be produced az the Park The
alter. Boston. on Oct /. were begun last
Monday. The principals include Henry
Jewett. William J. LeMoyue George
| Woodward. T. j. McGrane. william IA.
| zelune, Walt Hitchcock Gertrude BEN
| mott. Mabel plNey. Ala pcaveE. sarah
Summer and Judith Hathaway. The chi
oaso lnter-ocean inquiries II this last
named actress Is IN reality Mrs. Henry
Jswett Francis Hastlngs). who orirluateI
/ ~ q RANNNFfs HNN EM n ~
not the case. Mrs Jewett dramatized
''rhc Choir Invisible" from James Lane
Aliens story. and cousid rs that sufficient
labor and honor
Henry +. Dixcy. who began rshearsais
OF the title role In 1.-THE Adventures OF
/ ftancois" on Monday. feels especially
happy in having Tor his stage director.
/ Herbert Gresham. who was associated
| with him IA the o'd "Adonis" days. and
was assistant etage-manager with Angus
1 Tin DAILY when Mr. DiNey was a member
Of Days company Dixey played Malvo-
80 and Gresham Sir Andrew Agueeheclt
In one 81 the best productions Of Twelfth
! Night ever given al Days Thcatcr. In
this connection an amusing story g. told
Of the production shcridln's "The Crit
&c." IN which DiXey played Pun During
rchearsals piNcy was looking rather rum
ana disgruntlcd. when sir, DAILY remark
ga TO him:
whats the matter. you don't seem 70
like the way things are going"
Il don't" responded Dixey frankly, II
think Gresham could direct the piece
much better than you can.
| wen. lei him thcn" said DAILY. who
promptly retired from the stag, plxry
ana Gresham thereupon got their heads
t1gs Their and introduced volled skIt
upon "rniby" then uuproduccd as a
play with Miss Rohan in the utis role