The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-17
PLAY PLEASED THE GODS.
liking of the Opium Ring Did NOT


stNiu& OF the OpAuhi MOI
Impress the Pit Wen.
The king of the Opium Ring was
nlayed at the theater last night. The au-
dence was fairly large. The more alti-
,udtnous the seats, the better their occu-
nauts seemed to be, pleased. The barome-
Ter of mirth showed extreme depression
in the pit, but in the gallery it was light
OF and the brave words and heroic ac-
lions with which the play is replete
caught and held the enthusiasm of the
Gods. If location in the house were de-
,srminate of the degree of enjoyment of
y nlav, those downstairs would doubtless
have been pleased by little elevation as
to position.
Tonight Barlow's Minstrels will be the
attraction. The company is no stranger
m lovers of minstrelsy in Savannah and
as in previous engagements will be greet
ed by a large audience. 1t is said this
wear to be made up of even better ar
lists than it has had before. The usual
parade will be given.
Tomorrow night Savannahians will
have an opportunity of seeing Mrs.
Sarah Cowell LeMoyne, supported by
nractically the same people who filled the
cast during it's New York engagement in
The De Nille-Ford Society drama THE
Greatest Thing in the World" This Is
the first stellar tour Mrs. LeMoyne has
m de through the South and West, and
rarely, indeed, has it happened that an
artist has been received with such marked
favor and approval. The supporting cast
the trend of public sentiment--a senti-
ment so pronounced that it seems almost
extrava gant-is aptly illustrated in this
paragraph taken from the Rochester
Herald the visit to Rochester being a
return engagement: There is no other
actress on the American. stage who could
so beautifully play the role of Virginia
Bryant. Every note stuck in the gamut
of emotions demanded of the actress
sounds true and clear. Her method is de-
void of trickery; her art is the embodi-
meut of naturalness and simplicity; she
attracts and fascinates the attention and
plays upon the sympathies of her au-
dience by the sheer force of her excellent
womanliness, illumined by keen intellec-
tuality Instinctitvely one feels that back
Of the actress is the analyst the rea-
soner, the thinking brain that dictates
every tone, every action, every gesture
committing the player to no effort with
out its complement of cause. To witness
this performance by Mrs. LeMoyne is to
realize and appreciate for the hour the
lendid possibilities of the drama, even
the modern drama, and to remember,
with a sense of loss and regret, how lit
tie the modern stage contributes of the
best of which it is capable"
Mrs LeMoyne's support includes John
Glendinning, Harold Russell Walter
Thomas. Charles Stanley, Adelaide Thurs
ton. Fanchon Campbell and Mrs Glen
dining. The play has for it's theme a
mothers devotion to her hayward son,
who is the victim of an hereditary vice
It is one of the purest as it is one of the
strongest dramas on the stage.
why Smith Left Home" which will
endeavor to prove at the Saturday matt
nee and night performances that laugh
ter has not departed from the earth, is
the fourth successful play of Mr.. George
H. Broadhurst. 1t is to be noted hat
Mr.. Broadhurst is an Independent candi-
date for favor. that he is under the man
a9ement of the Broadhurst name, and
that the production of one of his plays
does not depend upon whether Pinero or
Henry Arthur Jones have or have not the
right-ofway i'm some other managers OPP
erations. why Smith Left Home" is the
problem, mainly worked out by multiple
cation of humorous complications. To
those at all familiar with the theater the
names of the people who figure on and
IN this problem there can be small ques-
ton of the entertainment that it holds
ont The company includes Dean Ray
mand. Margaret Wycherly, Forrest Sea-
bury Edward West, May Thompson, Iva
Meryn, Donald Harold, Fred w. Cousins,
May Kintzing. Kate Griffiths, Gertrude
Mlllington and Jane Elbing.
Blanche Walsh will open next week in
"AIore Than Queen" Miss Walsh is prob
ably the youngest American star. She
celebrated her 18th birthday in Rome.
Italy, in September. Most of the So
called young women who are prominent
on the stage to-day have attained the
ages of So and 40. Miss Walsh" says a
writer in a well-known magazine, ''is the
Sarah Bernhardt of the English-speaking
tongue. She possesses all the briliancy,
dignity fire, pathes- and intelligence of the
famous French queen OF the stage, with
the very desirable addition of refined
beauty