The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-25
THEATER OPENS NEXT WEEK.
Manager SeeslSineI Expected in n
Few Days.

Manager SeeskineI Expected in n
Few Days.
The theatrical season in Savannah
win open next week, Monday, Sept. 2
two weeks later than has been the
custom for several years. Manager
Seeskinel, who succeeds Mr.. f. G.. Weis
in charge of the Theater, has not yet
arrived, but is expected during this
week.
The season of 1912 in New York,
which fairly began Aug. 10, is golden
in its promise, since every American
actor of note, except possibly Ada Re
han, win be there, and nearly all of
them in new roles. Besides these, there
will be such foreigners as Irving, Ter
ry and Won Sonnenthal. The best work
of modern English and American dram
artists viii be offered, and there will be
several Shakespearean REVEALS. The
first theaters to open for the season
were the Fourteenth. Garrick's and the
Academy of Music. Wallacks and the
Criterion would have started az the
same time but for an unfortunate con-
tretemps J. X. Hackett, who was to
have appeared in the former, and
William Faversham in the latter, hav
ing each hit upon a play in which Don
Caesar" appears. Wallacks. however,
will open this week with Hackett in
the principal role.
Those who are Interested in the
strides achieved by woman's intellect
into the domain of practical and useful
literature will note the following COM
plment paid by Mr.. w. r. Antisdel,
dramatic editor of the Philadelphia
n
and Marion Short, who wrote the play
"Sweet Clover" in which Adelaide
Thurston stars this season: ''It is not
too much to declare the piece to be the
most brilliant and promising dramatic
work yet given to the American stage
by representatives of the fair sex. The
authoresses have truly developed their
theme through a series of situations so
realistically and skilfully handled, as
to impress the faded playgoer afresh,
and with a certain touch of quiet real
ism that stamps the drama with a
distinctive value. The comedy is de-
lightfully blended with the serious in
terest of the play, and one is little
short of amazed at the cleverness of
stagecraft displayed"
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman have
arrived from Europe, and will present
although this title may not be retain
ed, at the Savoy Theater in New York,
the latter part of September. Piet
Prinsloo, the old Boer, to be played by
Louis Mann, is "stone deaf in the first
part of the play, but regains his hear
ing through an operation performed by
an English surgeon. He keeps secret
the restoration of his sense of hearing.
terday of her new version of Peg Wof-
fngton, which she win give at the
opening of her season, Sept Q, at
Brooklyn. Miss Coghlan will include
all the leading cities in her forthcom-
ing tour closing at San Francisco,
whence she will sail with her COM
pany for Australia.
In accordance with the policy which
he adopted when first he decided TO be-
come his own manager, James x.
Hackett has announced that early in
October he will produce a new Ameri-
can play, by an American author. Mr.
Hackett is a thorough American, and
proposes, so far as possible, to give en-
enlargement to American writer's. Don
Caesars Return" in which Mr.. Hack
EFT will make his first metropolitan APP
pearance as an actor-manage ger is by
Victor Mapes, one of the cleverest
young American stage writer's.
Peter F. Daley and company, that
will support him in Augustus Thomas
new comedy champagne Charley"
began rehearsals at the Madison
Square Theater last week, under the
direction of the author. The new piece
will be presented in three acts. The
scene of the first act is the veranda
of summer hotel at Shelter Island;
the second the reception room in the
Herald Square Theater New York, and
the third the restaurant of the Grand
Union Hotel, 1890 a. m. The charac-
ters are Charles Carey, a wine agent;
Admiral Delavan. u. S N, retired;
Will A. Mcconnell, a theatrical mama
ger; John Mako, a bandmaster; Stet-
son Hall, merchant; Mr.. Gibbons, a
lawyer; Adolph Krieter and Charley
Bostwick, musicians; Sunday Ed
wards, small boy; Dorothy Williams.
the AdmiraIs niece; Nellie Mako,
Marko's wife; Fay Edwards, a widow;
Mrs. Gibbons, a writer, and Letitia
Kemble matinee girl. Christie Nc
Donald will play Dorothy, the Ad-
mfral's niaca