The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-25
AT THE THEATER.
of the Finest Productions Ever
Seen Here.

Lady HuntwOrth's Experiment." One
of the Finest Productions Ever
Seen Here.
While thousands of people jostled
each other in a mad desire to see
wild west show last night, a small
number of people with discriminating
taste went to the theater and saw
comedy of most delicious humor pre-
sented by a company of clever people,
every one of whom was an artist in
his particular role.
Lady Huntworth's Experiment" is
from the pen of R. c. Carton. one of
the cleverest of the English play
wrights. 1t is a picture of English
life of certain sort, told in the ARREST
manner, but with a subtlety of con-
struction, and with such fine humor
that it could not help but delight, and
when presented by such company as
Mr.. Frohman's it is a positive treat
The characters are all familiar. There
is the vicar and his young assistant,
the army captain--a delightful fellow,
even if sometimes stupid-the renegade
and vicious nobleman, the staid old
lady and the charming English girl.
The Experiment" in itself is a tritie.
1t is simply a groundwork for the
story. Lady Huntworth marries un-
happily is divorced, and, as an expert
ment, obtains position as cook in the
wears family. All the men fall in
love with her from the butler to the
vicar and the humor that is furnished
is of a fine and charming character,
without bringing in anything of sala-
cious nature.
While Miss Hilda Spong was featured
as the star, and while her picture of
the refined cook was a piece of charm
ing acting, it would be unfair to men
ton particularly any member of the
company without commencing the 9TH
ers. Each seemed equally we'll in his
part Arthur Forrest as the jolly cap
tain, late of the Bengal Cavalry, gave
a representation of the best type of
English soldiery that we are familiar
with and his mannerisms were excel
lent, while Mr.. Stewart and Mr. How
son, as the vicar and his curate, were
both capital. Mr.. Courtenay as the
renegade lord, a vicious rascal was ex-
cellent and his character work was
finished.
Miss Beatrice Morgan, as the wears
niece, deserves mention with Miss
Spong for work of a very high order.
and hers was pretty picture of a
sweet and bright girl. William F.
Owen and Miss Nevada Hefron, as two
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little to the excellence and humor of
the performance by their portrayal in
a typical and interesting manner of
the English servant, as he is pictured
to us, and as sometimes found in books
of the best English writers.
It is a pity that such a fine play as
Lady Huntworth's Experiment" was
not more literally patronized. Ger
tainly those who saw it have no re-
grets, and those who did not, missed a
fine play.
Tomorrow matinee and night Guy
Woodward and company will be seen
in Charles Townsend's farcical absur
dity, "Wanted-A Family" one of the
neatest pieces of stage conglomeration
that ever made an audience laugh.
The play is especially constructed for
those who enjoy an evening of solid
fun. 1t is replete with bright lines
and amusing complications from the
time the curtain rises until it falls on
the last act. The many trials of the
young fellow who suddenly finds him.
self called upon to produce family
keeps the amused audience in an up
roar from start to finish. The finale Of
the second act, when the man of many
troubles is blessed with a whole show
er of wives and babies babies of all
| freshing a piece of pure comedy as
has ever been placed upon the stage.
Mr.. H. Guy Woodward, the popular
! comedian, has always made big hit
through the Southern States where he
has appeared with his company. He
is up to his usual form this season,
and is assisted by a new and stronger
cast of characters than he has ever
carried Mr. Woodward needs no in
PRODUCTION to theater-goers. His ge-
MUS is too we'll know for lengthy COM
ment to produce any impression upon
those who have laughed at his vaga-
ries. A number of new, bright and
novel specialties are introduced. No
production that will appear this sea-
son will afford the lovers of comedy
a more pleasureable evenings enter
tainment than "Wanted-A Family"
Geo. H. Murray, manager of VIM. A.
Brady's "Foxey Grandpa" Company,
is in the city arranging for the produc-
ton to be given here next Friday and
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