The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-28
AT THE THEATER.

Adelaide Thurston viii be the at
traction to-day. The pretty play
Sweet Clover" which was presented
here last October for the first time
by Miss Thurston, brought back the
good. old principle of stretching forth
a helping hand to a sister in adver-
sity. In that play the wronged little
woman is much in evidence. This may
account in no little measure for the
accredited success Adelaide Thurston
is achieving in the role of Lois Hol-
combe in Sweet Glover. Supported
by Otis b. Thayer and a big com
pany, Miss Thurstop will appear again
in Sweet Glover" at a matinee and
night performance to-day.
Tomorrow night Mary Mannering
will be seen in Janice Meredith" The
publicity given the book, lends an
added interest, and the story touches
a chord in public interest not struck
since J Fennimore Cooper's romance
first appeared Translated to the stage
and presented in an environment of al
most reality itself, the characters por-
trayed so faithfully that every antici-
De ton of the reader of the book is full
filled, il is not to be wondered at that
the new play has made one Of the
greatest dramatic hits of the year TO
Mary Mannering, however belongs the
chief success and credit. No star of
recent years has made such strides, or
achieved so much in so little time, and
Notwithstanding this is her second sea-
son as a star, she is recognized by both
the public and theatrical managers as
one of the biggest histrionic features
before the public.
The Casino Girl will be the at
traction Monday night. George w.
Lederer who brought out THE Ca
sine Girl" tells the following story,
which he claims does well to illustrate
the London cockneys idea of faceuous-
ness: Il was waiting for a cab, when
/ heard a big costermonger talking to
a group of admiring friends. Last
night he said, me and Bill was COM
ing down the Strand when we saw one
of them swell apartments on fire.
There was an old guy on the roof in
his night shirt and he was running
around like a geezer. Bill yells.
Jump, you bleeder, jump. We've got
blanket ere" My word, the bleeder
Jumps and lands on is blooming cad
in the bleeding gutter and breaks his
bloody neck. Me and Bill, we larfed
like ell. We didn't ave no blanket"
The largest and best minstrel com
pany on tour this season is one of the
new Haverly's Mastodon Mnstrels
which is now the sole property of w
z. Vaudeville, and the equipment he
has given the EIaverly company is the
talk CT both press and public every
where this burnt cork organization
has appeared. Something heretofore
unknown with a minstrel attraction
is a fun scenic environment and cleo
trical features, and the performance
verges on the spectacular. The come
dams are many headed by George
Wilson, who has long since earned an
enviable position in the minstrel field;
George Morgan, the phenomenal male
alto from Moore x Burgess Minstrels
at James Hail. London, England.
Other clever ones are Johnnie Swor,
Eddie Mazier. Tony Conley. William
Gould, Francis Switzerland, Harry
Richards, Joseph Bury. Edwin Plat,
VIII Mack and others. Garden and
Somers, Marion and Pearl, the famous
Young family in a big, black, laughing
pantomime. entitled The House of
Troubles" Sig Michileni. Walter Wall
ing, Benson Rathrick, Samuel Nanke-
Wills, Harry Richards, Claude Menkee
and hosts OF talented ones, make up
the ensemble of this years Haverlys
Mastodon MinstrelS