The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23
OFF WEEK IN PLAYS;
IMAM FROM MEXICO" ONLY ONE.

! will witness a play that will prove
! highly satisfactory in every respect.
With each passing week the popu-
| larity of the English farce, The Night
| Of the Party now being played at
the Princess Theater, New York, by
! Weldon Grossmith and his company.
appears to be increasing. To Ameri-
can play-goers Mr.. Grossmith is a
revelation There is probably no actor
with whom he can be justly compared
although Nat GOodwin's quiet methods
of comedy suggest those of Mr.. GrOs-
smith. while there are times when one
sees in William Collier a second edi-
ton of the Englishman. The press of
New York is unanimous in saying that
Mr.. Grossmith's company is far and
away the most evenly balanced in all
particulars. ever seen on the New York
stage. As one critic expressed ii, They
play like a champion football eleven"
There is no sign of decreasing at
tendance at the New York Casino.
where "A Chinese Honeymoon is rap
idly nearly its 200th performance in
America. The hold that the merry.
tuneful and brightly beautiful play
has on New York and out-of-town the
ater-goers is not so remarkable when
the many eAGeUeHGlES Oh the
tion are considered. 1t has undoubt-
eddy the best story and wittiest lines
of any musical play which has been
produced in America in several de-
cades. Musically. il has not been
equaled since 1.-The Mikado." But. in
addition to this, Messrs. Sam S. Shu-
bert and Nixon & Zimmerman have
given the play a production so laVishly
rich in equipment that they have set
cfa OIL Mo
ers to follow, and they have provided
a cast which has never been equaIed
on either side of the broad Atlantic
The scenery and costumes are so ele-
CANT in make and texture and so bright
and correct that they are a delight to
the senses. The opera will be seen
here later in the season.
Miss Rose Coghlan, who stands in
the forefront of actresses famous for
depicting such parts as the Notorious
Mrs. Ebbsmith, Countess Zicka and the
Countess De Mohrivart. will soon ap-
pear here in A. w. Pinero's engrossing
study of the social problem whether a
woman who has erred can, or should
be allowed to regain her status in So
ciety as set forth in his brilliant play,
THE Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Miss
Coghlans performance of Paula Tan
impressive one. Her supporting COM
pany is excellent.
Theodore Kremer has written many
melodramas which have suited the pop
ular taste, and most have been sue
cessful. His new play, The Great
Poison Mystery" is founded on the Mo-
lineux case. Sullivan. Harris &
Woods will manage and control this
NO,
ed in all the principal cities for the
season. The plot of the play is inter-
esting, and the characters portrayed
are doubtless of those who appeared
in the life-drama enacted in court. The
trial will be reproduced with attention
to detail. The scenic display will in
clude the death house at Sing Sing.
the interior of the Tombs, counsePs
room and corridor, "Murderer's Row."
the exercise yard, Ind the interior of
the court room. Molineux is shown
throughout the play as an innocent
victim of the law. He is falsely ac-
cused, convicted, retired and trium-
phantly acquitted. A number of anus
ing comedy characters offset the
heavier portions of the drama, such as
Apple Mary" and comical persons
who seek admission to the trial. Be
sides this melodrama the firm will
| shortly present a new four-act comedy
| drama by Hal Reid, entitled THE Ped
der" in which Joe Welch, the Hebrew
delineator of the East Side German
Jew, will portray the leading role.
The Gay Lord QueX," Arthur w.
Pineo's best comedy, which ran 600
nights in London at the Garick The
alter and three months at the Criterion.
New York, Will be presented at the Sa-
vannah Theater Tuesday, Dec. by
Sylvia Lynden and her New York
company of players. which include
Brandon Hurst, Alden Bass, Frank H.
Crane, John Hons. E. w. Lewis, Ann
Warrington, Adele Clarke. Ada Zell,
Harriet Sawyer. Edythe Rowand, Fam
ny Yantes, Margaret Dunno and 9TH
ers.