The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-05
at THE THEATER.
CLAYTON Before a large Audi
erce in Darkest Russia"

,,ax+ou Before a large Audi
noe i'm Darkest Russia"
,.s, ina Clayton Stock Company open
s,,a-nights' engagement at the the
last night with production of the
,.,rama. Darkest Russia" The play
NV yerv well done. and the audience,
W. was of good proportions, was dem
'-.--s,ively appreciative
Mss Clayton and her company played
.,gaaement at the house earlier in
a. oason The company is changed
" and it averages well as popular
sH''' 90 1ization Miss Clayton is
Lever little actress ana souoIe'te' az az
ee' roIa of Ida Barosky was capable.
u l.barIes B. Middleton, matinee Id 1,
~ - With another r. T. T. company,
""o al a cordial greeting from his old
I5s md won applause by his acting.
n.I.re in the company are X A Hew-
OllI'' E+r,psis Morey, Fred Conn, j. b.
n.eSrotto Kenan Buell. Belle Edwards,
80 pale and Rosabel Leslie.
Entertaining specialtes were introduced
~. uu and Edmunds, Fred conn anu
~ woodruff. The bill at the matlnee
mis- afternoon will be MISS hod~e anu
.LDr. win be a change OF bill to-nlSnt-
l..,.,;. onera by the Bostonians is the
80, far Saturday, matinee and night
,r,a .omnany will present for the first
~. here its latest success, The Vice
g,.,, rroduced in New York last spring
LIN ain the scenery accessories and light
that MAJ ked its Lortrai ure du. Tag
- ,,stropo. itan run. THE Niceroy' IS
tLor,uehlv saturated with music IN VIC
+,r Herberts best vein ana the song
.1ts5onna Mia" as rendered by he young
..onr,no H da Clark, is conceded by crit
is To- be one Of the most popular anu
.,s..tive ballads composed in years. Henry
Ii,,. Rsrnabee. the droH comedian, has
e.',,,ral Of the gems entrusted to his role
-, his work. while w II. Macdonald,
1,-or,s rockingham, Albert Parr w. Fl.
1-t.,,.ra1d Adele Rafter, Mabel Pierson
-.,J others are happily fitted musically,
a. well as in character situations. The
1,i.srovo will enlist the entire service of
+ba company in which nearly 100 people
are employed.
An engagement which is looked forward
ia with anticipation is the first presenta-
tion in this city next Tuesday by May
irwin of her latest comedy success,
.M9dee Smith, Attorney" Those who
have enjoyed any of Miss Twins per-
forr7uces will find in this. her latest
tlav the most delicious bit of fun-making
which has hoped mark the career of May
irwin as the woman humorist of Amer
lea. Incidental to a lot of fine comedy
acting. which distinguishes Miss Irwin 5
mart is one scene which has gained the
widest reputation for both the star and
the play In it is shown the most delicate
blrlesaue of the modern police court
methods 1t provokes as much applause
auj laughter as do her extremely taking
songs and her inimitably clever repair
tee
Mr. a. NJ. Miller is in the city arrang-
ing for the presentation of "Quo Vadis'
next week. Wednesday and Thursday.
The success which has attended the
Whitney Knowles "Quo Vadis'' is sa d
to be due to the play, the company the
scenery and the costumes. The latter are
line examples of the costumers' work an |
the scenery shows a sceries of beautiful
picures. each surprising the other in
richness. until the final scene, the eXte-
rior of the Circus Maximus with a view
of the arena, closes the play, leaving an
impression Of Vastness seldom taken away
from a theater.