The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02

the boards oil of ha week. The com-
pany s meranoas organization ana
presenting. as II da.a standard plays, s.
ecseryInr o. success
pe-embcr at tao Thcater is NOT very
strong end about The best attractions vtn
~ "The Runaway Giri" auI Barbara
Frishle" The month preceding Christ
mas b always tc4rsd ry tho travelling
couu1uier ara rot until after the hou-
dave viii sayarnahiaus have she better
ATTRACTIONS Blanche walsh. the young
American actress who has gained a rep-
uiauou zoo she ast two Of three years
Ias just been booked Tor AN engagement
10 January. She vail appear 90 "More
Than queen" Among other bookings
after Christmas are Ous skinner. Frank
Daniels ana when We Were Twenty
One"
I.eavitts "The spider ana Fly Com
plry closed It's engagement with Two
performances yesterday "a neither per
f1rmance was the audience large.
Manager weis states mat the reason ne
allowed people 60 Doe seated az the peg
he reasoned that the features % the hrst
a. were OF such a nature that would
not cause any annoyance % 80 on Wlth
the seating. He suy., however. that ~"
rule which has been established by inc
fsouse-not 20 aeat anyone during the ae-
ton Of a pleco-wiI be- lived W 10 IN iu-
ture.
George Kllmt and Alma Hean. the pop
t,lar favorltes. will b, seen here nA OF
ellis week in series q scenic
productions which promise 10 excel al
other efforts Of popular priced companies
Only one play in thcir extensive roper
to.re has ever been seen here al popular
prices. ana this Is the naval mciodrama,
ssThe Commodore" which created such
ftlrore when put on here last season. The
firing OF the blr FiX-fnch guns on the
American flagship is probably the mos
realistic stage effect ever produced.
The onragemeut viii open with William
H#wortAs pastoral comedy drama =
Nutmeg Match" All the original seen
cry. mechanical ard electrical effects viii
be used. giving a performance that viii
surpree the patrons o. tie THeater. This
viii be followed by DuMauricr's "Iriipy,
Tim the penmnn." The Diamond Break
er." THE Power OF Cod. The Fatal
card" "Old Curiosity shop aud Held
hv the Enemy.
AH
Of pays. and the interest b doubly keen
when IL 81 announced that each play viii
he staged with new special scenery Tor
watch Manager khmt has expended sla.-
CO.. curing the past summer.
The klimt-Hearn Company has gone
into the production Of their plays with
a lavish expenditure % money never be-
fore known ia tho popular priced business
IN the South.
There Il considerable unfrtendly gossip
IN New York regarding clacques in the
theater a. nrst night performance. We
IN the ao-called provinces are not Wor-
RED BY this sort o. thing. but one can
easily conceive that the manager Ia New
York desiring his piece 20 have an en-
thusiaauc reception upon its first night
might resort 10 this sort or deception. II
T. pertinent thas this subject should come
up when a disposition has been shown 60
have the critic % the drama give way 20
a theatrical reporter who VIII write how
a new play has been received. treating
It as an item az news instead 81 comment
ing upon tho merits Of the piece The
Judgment OF play from the standpoint
q the audience IS 70 "a degree proper. but
shs clacque VIII make the path OF the
theatrical reporter more difficult han
that OF the direst srausgressor. The
weakest star. the most absurd play. the
most blltherng and vapid dramatic offer
ma can 60 With wild hurrah and endless
curtain calls IN the hands q the olacque.
Indeed. az soon as che theatrical mana
ger discovers that hia production will De
Judged as news item, then win be Guilt
waite the olacQue
Is good news that Mr.. Richard Mans
ns.d proposes TO produce stephen Phiiiips'
'sHerod" IN the Herald square Theater
IN March. This Is one OF the most uota-
he dramatic pieces OF modern times, and
II win b. sure 81 fun artistic appreciav
zion a. his hands. In such part as
Herod he ought 10 md peculiar oppor-
tunity for his finest ability.
Jessie Mackaye, who made delightful
personal impression with Jeff De Angels
here intends retiring from the company
a. the end Of this week and perhaps from
ths stage. Paula Edwards IS to succeed
her with De Angels.
One cause Of serious worry 20 Sir Ar
thur Sullivan was his enormous CORE
spondence. 1T is the burden OF my life.
ne explained one day. somewhat aggrieV-
edly. Il receive about forty letters a day
and ] assure YOU that thirty-five OF these
are. as q rule, begging letters. Is Il not
curious" he continued, that people
should ignore The fact that comnoser's
ife IS fraught with hard work ard con-
sequent anxlelies and that ones time Is
noe ones own 20 devote 10 lettcr-wrfting?
You would be surprised 90 zee some or
the letters I receive Not only do they
mostly contain demands for money. but
even persons Who are utterly unknown 20
me ask me Tor letters of Introduction TO
managers and musical people generally :"
Concerning his most popular song THE
Lost Chord" sullivan related the follow
ing:
/ was nursing nay brother through So
we're illness. and had hardly loft bis bod
aide for several days aud nights. Finding
one evening thar hs had fallen into doze
] crept away into a room adjoining his
and cried 20 snatch "a few minutes rest
] found this impossible. however. 80 !
reused myself a. work. and made one
NOR Of my many attempts during four
years 20 set music 10 Adelaide Proctor's
interesting words This tame ] felt that
the right Inspiration had come 60 me az
last and there and then composed The
Lost Chord" That song was evolved uu-
der the most trying circumstances. and
was the outcome Of a very unhappy and
troubled state OF mind.
Mrs Lanrtry has decided practically TO
rebuild the New Imperial Theater At
Westminster. She will begin her mana
ssariaf rnaeon Nth Tho Marie Aufoiuaffe