The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-18
AT THE THEATER.
BarIow's MinstreIs without the Bar
lows

lows.
An organization which travels under the
name of the Barlow Minstrels, but which
has absolutely no connection with the OLD
Barlow Brothers troupe, so far as their
presence with the company goes, gave a
performance at the theater last night to
a small audience.
On the principle that there is something
good in everything, there were a few good
things in the show, but they were lone
some. The jokes were particularly aged
and went very badly. The act of the Toll
edo brothers, equilibrists, was excellent
Mr.. James G.. Reaney, of Augusta, who
Will be remembered by many ex-members
of the Second Georgia, is with the show
He is the interlocutor and does various
sorts of stunts.
Although she enjoys much fame in Eng
land ana the Eastern section of the Unit
ed States as an actress, lyceum reader
and woman of literary eminence, Sarah
Coweil LeMoyne is not so we'll known to
the theater-goers of the South. For this
her first visit as a star to Savannah to-
night, her managers have selected for her
a play and company of such excellence
that they can hardly fail to win the APP
prevail of even the most captious among
habitual theaters-goers.
The play, called THE Greatest Thing
in the World" deals with mother-love-
the tremendous struggle of a fond moth
er to restrain a wild rake of a son and
10 save from herself and her love for the
absolute youth, a sweet girl, who has
been almost a daughter in the household
since her childhood. In the unfolding of
this absorbing story are intertwined three
pretty and very effective heart romances
and a number of comedy situations which
are classed as among the best mirth-pro-
vokers seen on the American stage in
number of years.
Supporting Mrs. LeMoyne in this play
are Adelaide Thurston, Fanchon Camp
bell, Mrs. John Glendinning, Corneiia
Hunter Anna OMalley, Howard Russell
Frank Lander, John Glendinning, Walter
Thomas, Charles Stanley, Edwin James,
John Mathews William Phillips and sew
eral others. The play will be produced
exactly as it was during its run of two
months at Wallack's Theater in New
York. All the scenery. drapery and other
accessories will be brought from New
York Speaking of the great scene in
act third where Mrs. LaMoyne, as the
mother. denounces her hayward son, Ac-
ton Davies, the critic of the Evening Sun
said:
ut was in this scene in which Mrs. Le-
Moyne's acting reached climax that
stamped it as a performance worthy to
be ranked among the best achievements
in American dramatic art.
The curtain will rise at $40 O'Clock
sharp.
Tomorrow, matinee and night, why
Smith Left Home" will be the play.
1t is one of Broadhursts best produc-
ions. The story is one of domestic In
idelity with "a newly married couple as
the central figures, and troupe of aunts,
uncles, brothers and sisters-in-law who
persist in visiting them as an excellent
cause. A grim and somewhat dictatorial
.ook and an old gallant and German
count, who makes love to Smiths wife,
under the impression that she is his sis
ter. complete the roster of the principal
characters.
Next Monday night Mr.. Joseph Brooks
and Ben Stern will present Miss Blanche
Walsh in More Than Queen" a thrilling
story of the tragic love of the beautiful
Creole, Josephine, whose charms easily
held captive Napoleon. The New York
critics are agreed that no modern drama
has had the setting of this play. 1t IS
said that Blanche Walsh as Josephine, "
has won and deserved her triumph. She
has penetrated deeply into the nature Of
the Creole beauty, and portrays every
shade of mood and manner which the
varying fortunes of the il-starred Queen
demands. Physically, she realizes the
character as could no other American
aetress. The scenes of the play are pic
t9res of the extravagant period of Ma
poieons reign, and follow each other in
the following order: THE Garden of the
PaIais Royal" 1.-The Chantereine Resi-
dence of the Bonapartes," THE Garden
of Malmaison," "The Palace of the Tuil-
leries." The Church of Notre Dame,
1.-The Palace of Saint Cloud and the Pal
ace of Fontainebleau."
Charles II. Yale's 1.-THE Evil Eye" will
be here next week for two nights-Thurs-
day and Friday.
Miss Marion Convere, who will appear
in Savannah next Tuesday night in My
Dauehter-in-Law," is one of the four
daughters of Col. Hamilton c. Jones, who
are known throughout the South as four
of the prettiest and most accomplished
society bellies of North Carolina MISS
Marion and a younger sister were par
ticularly known as amateur actresses, and
there are very few towns in their native
and neighboring states In which they have
not played at one time or another for
charitable or purely sociable purposes.
GEO. $. McALPIN SUSTAINED.