The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
AT THE THEATER.

Foxy Quiller" last night displayed
his Intelligent front teeth" permitted
"rogush smiles TO emphasize the dim
rles OF his cameo-like features and in
words and actions offered an audience
that packed the theater from the stage
10 the doors and from the pit 10 the
roof All opportunity 10 realize that M
was the incarnation Of wit and hui
NOR, II not, as the playbills labelled
him. the quintessence OF human in
telligence"
Savannah theatergoers will remem-
Der the part of Foxy CUTLER in The
Highwayman," one OF the comic operas
presented here last season. The produc-
ton last night is built up around this
character lifted bodily from the earlier
opera, but in no other respect are the
two alike. In scene. IN the other char
acters. even IN treatment, the two are
essentially different.
All of It's action turns, of course,
upon the laughable mistakes of Foxy
CUTLER, a detective who does not al
ways manage to. deceive himself. but
who is successful almost until the end
in impressing upon everybody else the
belief that he knows IT all. In the
hands OF Mr.. Jerome Sykes, an actor
comparatively new to the Savannah
public. the part offered opportunities
for delicious and contagious drollery
from the time OF his first appearance
TO the fall OF the curtain. TO the tune
full accompaniment OF the closing
chorus. MI Sykes took advantage of
them all To his very decided excel
lence as a comedian, he adds a gift
rarely in the possession of comic opera
stars-a good voice and the ability to
use it.
His support was almost uniformly
good AS Daphne daughter of the
rich shlpbuider of Portsmouth. Miss
Grace Cameron was dainty and attrac-
tive and musical In speech and song.
Mr.. julius Stegar played and sang the
role of Paganino, "a Corscan with a
vendetta on his hands. with spirit and
Intelligence. while Mr.. Arthur Earnest
made a capable Ned Register. Mr.
Eleanor Kent contributed some sweet
~ rendered ballads TO the audiences
enjoyment of the evening. Adolph
link, the little man who has delighted
audiences everywhere, delighted an
other last night.
The chorus was comedy. shapely and
musical, the costumes handsome. every
scene very triumph of the scenic ar
tist. Taken all in all, the perform
ance was one of the best of its kind
given in Savannah in many years.
At the conclusion of the second act,
Mr. Sykes was called before the cur
tain by round after round of applause
and in the characteristic fashion of
Foxy CUTLER made his response.
"As he appeared before this large and
distinguished audience" he said lit
was plain even to the casual observer
that the eminent sleuthhound was
somewhat embarrassed even nervous.
However recovering himself quickly,
he rests gracefully against the curtain
while he consoles himself with the
thought that he is undoubtedly among
friends The master mind then pro-
ceeds on behalf of himself and his
neither humble nor inferior associ-
ates. to thank the ladies and gentles
men for their kind expressions of APP
prevail So saying, a bland smile re-
vealed the roguish. coquettish dimples
of +. CUTLER" who is proud of the
reputation which Mr., Sykes is max
ing.
The Baldwin Melville Company will
continue its weeks engagement to-
| day. presenting at the matipee, The
| Charity Ball. and at night Edwin
| Thorne's play The Black Flag" Both
| of these plays are staged in an elab-
crate manner. and theatergoers are as
sured of excellent performances.
While the Baldwin Melville Company
Is playing at the low prices, 10, 20 and
! 80 cents. the price of admission lis by
no means a criterion of the perform
ances; in fact, the Baldwin Melville
! Company give a series of performances
equal to and superior to many high
priced organizations. Manager Sees
kind is giving the patrons OF the The
alter a holiday season of excellent at
| fraie lions