The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

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Mr. Davis from the mere song-and-dauee |
man, worked until he reached the day |
that his name was known in almost every |
town OF America that boosted of a thea |
ter The name alvin Joslin' Will NOT |
soon be forgotten, and the handsome the |
ter he built in Pittsburg will not be the |
least important factor in perpetuadng it. |
From losing diamonds, going through |
sOul-Stirring perils and making thrilling |
rescue s, actresses now seem to have tax
en- to literature as means of publicity.
Olga NethersOle and Mrs Leslie Carter
have both rushed into the magazines with
stories of strugg es and defenses of plays,
and last week Elsie DeWolfe took issue
with Clement Scott because the great
dramatic writer expressed his adverse
opinion to THE Surprises Of Love-" in
which she is appearing. This is all very
interesting, but no one is convinced of
the morality or immortality of play be-
cause the actress of the part recommend
ed it, and Miss DeWolfe's approval of
the play in which she appears will carry
no more weight than the disinterested
opinion of such a critic as Mr. Scott.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Standard says: The question has often
been asked why Shakespeare removed
Hamlet who was born in Jutland, to the
caste of KronbOrg, near Heis,nger. or
AAlSIftOI, III RStt-tilO, dllI IOW ne NAlAit ~
have such a curiously exact knowledge OF
the local conditions of the hItle seaport.
These questions are answered by an Old
document found a short tine ago in the
archives of Helsignor. According to this
document the burgomaster of the town
mad wooden fence erected in the year
1855, and this fence was destroyed by a
troup of English actors. The names of
the latter are mentioned, and among them
are found some of whom one knows for
certain that they were members of
Shakespeares company. From this it is
concluded that this troup, or several MEM
bers thereof, had given representations in
the year named in Hels.ngor, and that
Shakespeare had obtained from them Il
description of the castle of Kronbors and
lis neighborhood.
Nat Goodwin has colTded with a queer
but pleasant circumstance. He regretted
being compelled by agreement 20 produce
H. V. Osmond'S pay, when We Were
Twenty-One." Now. he is making one of
the greatest hits of his career in the play |
II is something more serious than any
thing Mai has done.
John Drew, in a recent article on the
stage, remarked that there is less muscu-
lar eXertion in the actors work to-day
than formerly, but it is more arduous in
other ways. He also said that the influence
of the stage was for morality, but thought
the teaching should be by suggestion rath-
er than direct His theory is said to be
borne out to a degree in his new play,
The Tyranny of Tears"
They are telling a story at the Lambs
Club in New York at the expense of Clay
Greene, who recently sold a sketch to
George Leslie to use in vaudeville.
On the night of its first production out
of town Greene sent a dispatch to Leslie |
saying: How did it go?'
In due course the answer came by wire
from the actor. 1t read ''The gong saved
it,"
A New York writer recently kicked up a
fuss in Gotham by declaring that Ben
Hur'' was all right, excepting that young
Irishman was playing the title role, which
he seemed to think was not consistent.
Wonder what he would think of Wilton
Lackaye playing Rabbi Shemuel in the
greatest Hebrew drama of the day, The
children of the Ghetto" Or again, what is
his idea of the actors art if Jews cannot
play Irishmen and Irishmen are not to be
seen on the stage as Jews?
Rumors keep trickling in that there is
to be a combinat on of comic opera stars
next season that will make a sensational
bit of theatrical news, and of late these
reports have carried with them the innu-
endo that Francis Wilson and De Wof
Hopper are to twinkle as twin stars-at
advanced prices. A note from Philadel-
phia states that Nixon and Zimmerman
contemplate sending Quit next season
icint star combination, and as that firm
is now directing the tour of Wilson and
once backed Hooper, those that are the
habit of putting two and two together
could figure out four rather quickly IN
that connection.
Though both of the comedians have
made large profits as indepe ndent attrac-
TONS there could lie wisdom in their pool
ing issues No less a star than Edwin
Booth found it to his advantage to ally
himself with Lawrence Barrett and Nine.
MoGieska Jefferson's most prosperous
tours were when W. J. Florence shared
the honors with him. Coquelin and Jane
Hading came to this country together.
Henry Irving findsit worth while to give
Miss Terry not only a large salary, but
also a share of the profits.
There is dry humor lurking back of the
press dispatches now and then, and last
week furnished an excellent illustration
of this When Miss Isabelle Evesson re-
signed from the Hopkins Stock Company
in ST. Louis rather than play 'Sapho'
she p rpe rated a joke which in stage par
lance lis to laugh" A wave of virtuous
Indignation sweeping over an actress who
last season was seen here in the disrob-
ing act of the nauseous Turtle is indeed
to laugh. One trembles for the outraged
Miss Evesson.
Don Juan's Last Wager" produced by
Martin Harvey for the first time in Lon
don. according to cable advices proved
a dismal failure. 1t is new version of
the famous Spanish legend, and was to
have been US d as his piece de resistance
by this gifted English actor when he
visits America next season. The play is
slated as a ludicrous effort to produce a
theatrical novelty by combining the nat
ural and supernatural.
Secretary Long has made an interest
ing collection of the naval flags and sig
nails of all nations. Many of these flags
are the gift of Samous sailors Of this and
other countries
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