The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14
AT THE THEATER.
''The Idols Eye" the First Opera OF
the Season

the Season.
1.-THE Idols Eye" will be to-day's
matinee and night attraction. The
opera Will be seen here for the first
time.
The Idols Eye" was the piece in
which Frank Daniels made his great
est success. After phenomenal run
in New York, he took it on a tour
through the country with great finan-
cial, as we'll as artistic, success. 1t
has achieved more success than any
other light opera written in years.
Jack Henderson, who has been accept
ed by Harry 3. Smith and Victor Her.
bert as the legitimate successor of Mr..
Daniels, will be seen in the opera, and
he is said to be a wonderfully clever
little comedian. Col. Thompson has
provided an excellent support for Mr..
Henderson in Charles f. Huntington,
Phil Corners, Alex Joel, Eleanor Bur-
ton, Daisy Howard, Marion Rae and
Sara Carr.
An American cenjuror studying the
magic of the Hindoos, a comical
Scotchman with a penchant for other
peoples chattels, an irascible Cuban
planter hunting big game, a ruby
stolen from the eye of Juggernaut. are
woven into a story of ridiculous situa-
tions, and bright dialogue. set to
sparkling music and called The Idols
Eye" Abel Conn, the magician from
the States, saves the life of a would
be suicide, James MacSnuffy, and I'M
der the Hindoo laws becomes respon-
sible for the acts of MacSnuffy, as
the latter has ceased to exist as le-
gal entity. AS MacSnuffy is an incur
able and confirmed kleptomaniac, and
the spasms of his disease come early
and often the situations in which
Conn is placed by his misdeeds are
exceedingly uncomfortable for the lat
ter, but highly entertaining to the au-
dience. Among other pilferings, Mac
Snuffy steals the eye of Juggernaut,
which possesses the property of MAX
ing the man who carries 1t irresistably
fascinating to women. The onslaughts
made by the Oriental beauties of the
temple on Conn and MacSnuffy, as
one or the other carries it, cause many
mirth provoking situations.
Manager Seeskind has decided not
to sell reserved. seats in the pal
cony for matiness during the
season. giving the children an
opportunity of getting first class
salts for rs cents. The rule will be
first come first served. The lower floor
seats as heretofore, can be reserved
several days in advance for the matt
nees.
This decision on the part OF Mana
ger Seekind will be appreciated by the
patrons of the theater and will tend to
| popularize matiness, which is Mr.. Sees
| kinds chief aim. He is great be-
lever in matinees and proposes TO
make them a feature of this winters
season at the theater.
The sale of seats for Eugene Blair
| opened yesterday morning with the in
| dication that Miss Blair will play to
large audiences in her presentation OF
Peg Wellington The play was
specially adapted for her by Wen
dell Allison Hobart from Charles
Reade's celebrated classic of the same
name. The production is said to be
complete in every detail, new scenery
having been designed and executed by
REIN, and elaborate costumes furnish
ed by the houses of Van Horne, Dazian
and Azzimonti. The dramatist has fol
lowed closely the lines of the novelist
| and the result is a play sparkling with
bright dialogue and teeming with high
| " dramatic situations. The cast is sale
to he strong with Miss Eleaonr Montel
as leading woman, and Mr.. George
| Forbes at the head of the male support