The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-22


seating capacity of each theater being
tested nightly. The local papers were
more than generous in their praise and
it gave great scope for booming Anna
Held and THE Little Duchess" for the
New York production. but Mr.. Ziegfeld
would not permit his representatives to
use the abundance of material that
could have been utilized for that pur-
pose. Instead he insisted ON his agents
making plain announcement that
Anna Held in The Little Duchess"
would appear at the Casino on such
and such a date, and so 1.-THE Little
Duchess" was brought to New York
without any blowing of trumpets or
horns. Those that attended the first
performance. at the Casino and came
expecting to see the ordinary musical
comedy saw instead one of the fin
stSproductions ever seen on, the Casino
stage. The Casino has sfor many years
been identified with many popular
4 new play to be. produced at the Ca
sino meant more than it usually would
at many another house. The initial
performance was a red letter day in
its history. Manager Ziegfeld presented
cine of the most gorgeous settings ever
seen on the Casino stage. Money has
never been more lavishly spent in the
WAY OEtCOStdltl6SysS anu ulGCndl-
ical effects than Mr.. Ziegfeld has spent
for 1.-THE Little Duchess" IN
The, New York Winter Garden, the
only winter garden in America, wilIsbe
opened for the season tomorrow night.
The garden is on the roof. of the New
York Theater, and is one of the pref
test and most unique places in the
country. When the Messrs. Sire decid-
ed, some time ago, to build a winter
garden, the skeptical ones smiled and
declared that it was impracticable but
these enterprising managers set to
work at once, and with their natural
ingenuity have prepared a resort which
is bower of loveliness and a decided
novelty in the annals of theatrical
ventures. Winter gardens abroad are
numerous, but in America there are
none, so the New York Winter Car
den stands pre-eminent. In its cone
struction and decoration the Messrs.
Sire have not spared expense; they
have done everything for the comfort
of their patrons. BY a new process
the place is comfortably heated 1t is
impervious to the elements, and right
royal excellent show has been pre-
pared. Everything about the garden
is comfortable and pretty. and the pre-
vailing color is red; chairs, walls and
ceilings being of this color. Beautiful
paintings in bas-relief are in evil
dence. japanese houses, surrounded
by gorgeous banks of roses bamboo
palaces, caves, etc, lighted by numer-
GUS Japanese lanterns; myriads of cleo
trio lights from the roof render a sub
dued light which lends tone to the
whole. The entire garden is carpeted
with q beautiful red carpet, which adds
TO the warmth and harmony of the
place. The opening will be marked
by the initial production of THE Sup
per Club" a musical comedy by sgd
ney Resented. 1t is one of this au-
thor's happiest creations, full of fun
and jolly situations, and will be pre-
scented by the New York Winter Car
den stock Company OF $50 people
'"rhe Supper Club is q place where
congenial spirits can meet and Is a
thorough eXemplification Of Bohemian
ism. II is a vehicle for the introduc.
ton of a score of stars, female and
male-oue OF the strongest aggregatlons
in the history Of theatricals. There il
plot. a coherent one. that binds the
many humorous scenes, In which each
particular participant owing TO the