The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-29
AT THE THEATER

The sale of seats for Warfield in
ing at o'clock and the prices will
range from $50 to 20 cents. Friday
night Belasco will present Warfield in
what has been his most successful
play. The leading character is that of
Simon Levi, an East side Hebrew who
owns an auction store at Five Points"
The scene shows a typical shop of
this quarter, and the people who come
and go are likewise typical of that
locality. The play opens at a time
when the only Levi" has decided to
sell his store at auction. and purchase
a more pretentious home on Lexington
Avenue. All this he does. And further
more, with some of his surplus wealth
he buys for young Dick Eagen. who
is engaged to marry his adopted
daughter, Helga. a partnership in a
brokerage firm, thereafter to be known
as Groode and Eagen. Through this
new firm he subsequently purchases
some shares in the Puritania Trust
Company, thus investing the remaind-
ed of his fortune.
The second act shows Levi and his
happy little family in their new home
on Lexington Avenue. A reception in
honor of his daughter and her sweet
heart, whose engagement is Just an
Eounced, is in progress. The act is re-
plete with ludicrous happenings to
the parvenu .East-Sider but right in
the midst of the festivities a serious
oloW falls. This is the arrest of young
DICK Eagen on a charge of swindling
The boy is innocent of any wrong, but
through his INSCRIPTIONS partner
Groode, he is the one made to suffer
when the truth is discovered that the
shares which Levi had bought were
worthless. With his fortune gone as
quickly as 1t came, Levi finds he is
once more reduced to the necessity of
earning his living on the streets. and
the third and last act shows him in
this occupation. The scene is an inter
esting and familiar part of West 23rd
street, in front of one Of the large
dry goods stores and in close proximi-
ty to the moving staircase of the Sixth
Avenue elevated. This act abounds in
striking incidents. and is rich in local
color. Presently the guilty Groods ap-
pears and is recognized From this
point the climax is swift and sure. the
play ending in Lewis recovery of his
original possessions and the happy re-
union of the young lovers.
Tomorrow matinee and night Quin-
| Ian and Wallis Imperial Minstrels will
| be the attraction. The street parade
VIII take place at II a. m. In line will
be the array of premier artists, who
| appear in first part and olio. and the
Quinlan and Wall Imperial Military
Band, headed by Monsignor Ricaldo
VINO Is Europe's most famous drum
major All paraders will be attired in
the full dress uniform of the rear adj
miral of the United States navy. The
parade in it's entirety is entitled 1.-THE
Admirals of Minstrelsy." The United
states flags and the banners are of
nnest silk. representing an outlay of
small fortune. The Quinlan g. Wall
Imperial Minstrels exhibit more on the
streets free than any other minstrel
show exhibits for admission price on
the stage. Seats are now on sale. Mat
inee prices, adults, SOC: children. 25c
admission to the balcony. Regular
prices at night.
Next Monday night the Gagnon-Pol
lock company will begin a weeks en-
gagement presenting a repertoire of
standard plays at popular prices. The
sale of seats will open Friday morning.
Ladies will be admitted free with every
paid SOC ticket. The Montgomery
| Journal says: THE Gagnon-Pollock
| Company closed its engagement at the
Mobile theater to a big house, the plav
being 'Sappho.' The company has
done well in this city and has given
good performances at all times. The
| cycle whirl, by the Castellane brothers,
Is an unusual speciality attraction and
| worth the price of admission. Last
night during the ride the tire on the
wheel of Tony Castellane blew out with
a report like a pistol. The rider stop
ped without a fall, but he had a mar
row escape. He rides a wheel geared
to "a, which is low for ordinary work,
but especially adapted to the kind of
riding he does. The other wheel is
geared to ~, much higher"