The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14

brette, with a contralto voice that is both
rich ard full, and who is easily one OF
the foremost members of the company.
The gentlemen of the company, James I.
Powers, the immensely funny comic opera
comedian; Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, the
eminent young English baritone, who IS
quoted as being quite wealthy and English
as we'll; Arthur Cunningham, the popular
basso, as well as George Lesoir, Henry
Stanley, Joseph c. Fay, Maurice Abbey,
Charles Ruthven Smith, Miriam Law
renee, Carolyn Gordon and many others.
Report says that the chorus of this fine
company is the best seen on the road for
many years, and that ii is brimful of pref
ty young girls with pure fresh voices and
a complete knowledge of their use, ana
that "A Runaway Girl" which proved
such fine favorite in New York, Chicago,
Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and De-
troit last season, viii be given in our city
in alb its entirety and perfection OF detail,
The reserved seat sale for the engagement,
which is limited to one night only, opens
at the box office on Wednesday morning.
Mr. James O'NeiIl will present THE
Musketeers" in Savannah Feb. A. Miss
Maude Odell of Beaufort, will be seen as
Madi. Miss Odell will be very pleasantly
remembered through her appearance here
in "A Prisoner of Zenda," two years ago.
She is daughter of the proprietor of the
Sea Island Hotel at Beaufort, and has
won prominence in the stage world dur
ing the last few years. AS Miladi in fThe
Musk she has been sensation in
New York. A large party from Beaufort
will attend her performance in Savannah
next month.
Stuart Robson. who in disclosure mo-
ments is an omniverous reader, has for
more than ten years contemplated play
based on the life of Oliver Goldsmith
Several years ago he suggested the sub
jecr~to the dramatst who, in Mr.. Rob
sons judgment. is first among America S
dramatic authors-Augustus Thomas.
When Mr. Robson preached the subject
to him, Mr. Thomas was delighted with
the idea, and he Immediately set to work
to fashion the play according to Mr. Rob
sons suggestions. "Oliver Goldsmith
will soon be presented in this city More
than usual care has been given to the pro-
duction by Mr.. Robson, who is credited
with a great personal hit in the title role.
over twenty-five people are in the cast.
Henry L. Dixey appears as David Gar
rick a part second in Importance to that
of Goldsmith. The appearance of two such
famous comedians as Robson and Dixey
in one play should alone constitute a
memorable event. Beautiful Florence
celebrated in poetry and prose as one OF
the notable beauties of Godsnith's day.
Miss Rockwell has ranked with the pro
fessional beauties" of the stage for about
three years Before she began to attract
attention by reason of her good looks, she
hadbwofl renown as a prodigy having
played Juliet and Ophelia for Thomas w.
Keene when she was only fourteen years
of age. Miss Rockwell should certainly
make an ideal Mary Horneck. Other nota-
BILE PLAYERS in the cast are Jeffreys Lewis,
Walter Hale, Beaumont Smith, Ellen Nor
timer, Clifford Leigh, and the veteran II.
A. Weaver. Among coming productions,
none promises greater interest than Stuart
Robsons presentation of "Oliver Gold
| smith,"
II is said that an American minstrel
| company once went to Germany and scored
a gigantic failure because the Hawkshaw
| critics discovered and exposed the fraud
| of the manager in trying to palm Off on
| the unsuspicious audience white men ar
| tificially blackened! Perhaps the remem-
brance of this caused William II. West
| to discard burnt CORK in the first part OF
| his big Minstrel Jubilee. At all events
| his Ministries appear in white face, with
powdered wigs and gorgeous court cos
tunes. the scene, aided by palatfal stage
settings, resembling a stag reception al
arch of a century ago.
The critic of the New York Evening Post
has this 10 say of James O'NeilPs ID Ar
| tagnan:" In action and in general con-
| ception, his (Mr. O'NeilPs) D'Artagnan
was a capital performance full of youth
| full spirit activity and audacity. 1t is one
of the best of its kind that has been
seen in this city for long time, and shows
that the art of romantic acting is not yet
| all lost"
Mr.. James Young, the popular young
actor, is shortly to appear here in a new
| play, entitled Lord Byron" written for
him by Miss Rida Louise Johnson There
| is no doubt that the stage is one of the
most direct and effective means of APP
pealing to popular thought and arousing
| popular interest. In spite of The conflict
| ing views as to the life of Lord Byron,
| there is a distinct ideal in the popular
mind as to his personality, and TO realize
this personality on the stage would be TO
crafty thousands to whom Byron's poems
are a delight. This difficult and some
what hazardous task has been accom-
plished with entire success. Mr.. James
IsY6ttiig has been the first to usher Byron
| lpen fhe Amer ican stage as a dramatic
figure. Now that success has been achiev-
3D. it seems strange that the attempt
has not been made before-but among his
many histrionc triumphs Mr. Young may
always point with justifiabe pride that be-
longs to him as a manager in-helping to
perpetuate through truthful and dignifi ed
representations the memory of one of the