The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-28
AT THE THEATER.
''The Little Minister" the Weeks
Opening Attraction.

Opening Attraction.
THE Little Minister" has made the
greatest success of any play ever pro-
duced in this country, the success be-
ing of the sort that manager, play
wright and all concerned could most
desire. 1t is to be presented at the
theater tomorrow matinee and night.
"The Little Minister" is a comedy
founded on Mr.. Barrie's novel. Its re-
cord consists of a run of 300 nights in
New York city, to that time. the great
est business ever done by an American
play The theater was crowded to the
doors at every performance. Not once
did the curtain go up on a perform
ance that every last inch of standing
room in the house was not filled. The
comedy has had like phenomenal ac-
ceptance wherever seen.
Mr.. Barrie has made an exceptionally
sweet and fragrant play out of his
novel. 1.-The Little Minister" of the
stage has all the charm and quaint in
terest of the book. 1t is a compact SIM
pie love story in which the roguish
laughing eyed Lady Babbie" is the
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characters of the village of Thrums
seem to have been actually called to
life to aid in her pranks, and make it
all appear real and earnest. The at
mosphere of Mr.. Barrie's novel has
been completely transferred to the
stage in the comedy, and the produc-
tion which Mr.. Frohman gives it is said
70 be in every way worthy of both his
own reputation and that of Mr.. Bar
RE.
THE Pride of Jennico' will be given
Monday and Tuesday evenings and
Tuesday matinee. Nov. and 5. This
highly successful romantic drama ran
for the greater part of a year at the
Criterion Theater in New York. 1t is
based upon the chief incident in Eyer
ton. Castles novel of the same maine
and was put in its dramatic form by
Abby Sage Richardson and Grace i.
Furniss. The hero, Capt. Basil Jen-
nico, is well-born young Englishman
and the favorite of his great-uncle a
doughty old warrior whose life has
been spent in the military service of
a foreign prince. and who, dying. leaves
his immense estates and wealth to his
nephew. Basil, the old mans sole in
junction being that his heir shall con-
Jennico settles down to the enjoyment
of a large income in his castle at Toll
lendhal. There comes within the
boundaries of his domain a princess.
accompanied by her maid. A girlish
fancy prompts the princess to mas
ouerade as the maid and to pretend
that that young woman is really the
princess.
Basil makes love to the woman whom
he supposes to be Of royal birth. and
an engagement is made between them.
the bride-to-be insists upon the utmost
secrecy. and in the darkened chapel,
where the marriage takes place. the
sunposed maid is substituted.
OF course, Jennico Is wild with rage
when he discovers the state OF affairs
which exist. but soon finds. strange IS
n may seem. that he loves the little
maid in waiting more than he ever
diA the princess, and 50 matter iest
FOR a time. Actually he has, OF course,
married the real princess though II 10
several months before he finds II out
shortly after the marriage the cou-
nile have a disagreement, which he
comes a serious quarrel when Jennico
taunts the bride with her humble sta-
don In life. Then the princess leaves