The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
events Of the present theatrical season

The fun in 1.-THE Girl From Calcutta"
is said to be exceedingly rich. 1t
bubbles up and effervesces all through
the piece from start to finish, while the
business and music is every bit new
and fresh; no antiquated songs or
Jokes, everything the latest, up-to-date
in speech and action. 1t sparkles from
beginning to end. Its wit is keen, its
repartee is delightful; Its humor free
from vulgarity, and its whole tone that
of merry. inoffensive nonsense. The
play Is mentioned with City Direc-
tory" THE Man From Mexico" and
my Friend From India" Miss East
lake who plays the stellar role, was
formerly a prominent member of Will
son Barrett's company, and is the niece
of Miss Helen Eastlake, the co-star of
Wilson Barrett's first American tour.
Young, beautiful and petite. she has
gained for herself an enviable position
Among the leading comedians of this
|. country. Miss Eastlake's support is
| said to be of the very best. Among the
leading members of the organization
| are T. B. Bridgeland. for eight years a
| favorite with Augustin Days London
| and New York company. when Miss
| Ada Rehan was the leading lady, and
| others of almost equal note. who have
made names for themselves in comedy
% Il
| en- at the Savannah Theater, Wednes-
| day and Thursday evenings and Thurs
| day matinee.
AL Fields will be here on Oct. II.
| Fields Is one of the most popular of
| the minstrel shows that come to Sa-
vannah, and his annual visits ara al
! ways pleasant. His organization THE
| year is said to be bigger and better
than 1t ever was.
HV. Esmond's beautiful comedy
when We Were Twenty-One," which
was the hit of the past season Of the
| Knickerbocker Theater, New York,
and which is certainly the greatest
success OF any play ever presented by
Mr.. N. C. Goodwin and Miss Maxine
| Elliott, will be presented here this sea-
| son.
Mr.. Goodwin plays only IN London
this season. and he has therefore ar
ranged to have his charming play pre-
scented in all cities not visited by him
| personally. The story of when We
Were Twenty-One'' briefly outlined is
that of youths infatuation for con-
| cert hall singer and his rescue by self
sacrificing love. The orphaned son of
! one of five old and fast friends, he was
| committed as child by his dying ia
Their, to the affectionate care of the
| surviving four. One of these, Rich
ard Carewe, has acted as special guar
dian, and sharing the latter's home as
well are a respectable lady in the ca
| pacity of housekeeper. and her lovely
daughter. Phyllis. The daughter and
the ward are engaged to be married as
a result of well-meant Vaccinations,
but there is an absence of love on eth
er side. Such is the play when the cur
tain rises, and the story is carried for
ward by the boys infatuation for the
| FREELY, as she is called, a confusion
| OF correspondence due to two Dicks,
boy and guardian; self-sacrificing as
sumption of a comprising compact by
| the elder, and eventual explanations
leading to renunciation of the earlier
attachment and awakening of the
youth to his folly and the discovery
that the daughter has all along loved
the middle-aged bachelor guardian.
The result is happiness all around. The
incident of when We Were Twenty
One" is ingenious and the dialogue is
brilliant and sparkling with wit
The tour of Madame Modjeska and
| Louis James, whose joint appearance
is regarded as the most important the
atrical combination effected since the
memorable tour of Booth and Mod
jeska, will begin In Orange, N. j.. on
| Sept. 30, in a production of Henry
VIII. They will appear in the prin-
cipal cities of the East and South, to
be followed by tour of the Pacific
coast. Their season will end with a four
weeks engagement in New York. be-
ginning early In April. Wagenhals e.
Kemper, who have presented many
elaborate shakespearian productions in
the past are said TO have excelied
themselves in Henry VIII. which sug-
gests so many opportunities for spec
tacular effect They have surrounded
their famous stars with a company Of
well-trained and experienced legiti-
mate players, among whom are Nor
! man Hackett Mrs. Loretta Wells,