The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-26


is a jovial, cheerful Bob Ingersoll"
sort of fellow. He sat in the audience
here when Al Wilson played THE
Watch on the Rhine" a few days ago
and enjoyed the play. Said he: "Al
plays 1t all right-pretty much as it was
written. Occasionally he filings in
something of his own and opens my
eyes,"
little piece of good sense as well
as manners is to sit as still in the the
alter as one can. Avoid ducking your
head here and there to get glimpse
OF the hero. There is Invariably some
body who has paid for seat, right
behind you, who wants to see the bal
let girls.
"Florodora" has not worn out it's
welcome in New York and an
other new company will be formed
to take the place of the present one
IN the metropolis when it leaves the
New York Theater the latter part of
the month. The new company will be
sent up on the roof of this same thea
ter, where winter garden is flourish
ing, and the musical comedy will be
kept on going for an indefinite period
Thomas @. Seabrooke is mentioned as
the newest comedian to seek honors
as Tweedlepunch. David Belasco, since
leasing the Republic Theater from Os-
car Hammerstein, says he will remodel
1T to considerable extent. AS to it's
future bookings, he says he has made
no plans, but expects to till in all the
time there with his own attractions.
Probably no actor living to-day has
been the making of, or been intimately
connected with so many great actors
and actresses, or has had such an in
teresting career. as Daniel e. Band
mann, who plays at the Theater to-
morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday of
| next week. He played alternately with
Forrest at Niblo's Garden, New York,
and with Forests Company, while
Edwin Booth was making a name for
himself at the Winter Garden Theater
at the same time. The company in
cluded John Mccullough, it's leading
man. While playing in London in 1868,
among the stage struck girls who APP
| piled to Bandmann at that early peri
od, was the present Miss Ellen Terry.
In the seventies, playing an engage
ment at the old Baldwin Theater, San
Francisco, he was supported by one of
the best companies ever gathered to-
| gether under one management among
others were Clara Morris, Louise Beau
! Diet, Adelina Stanhope, Jeffreys-Lewis,
Lima Cary, as well as James O'Neill,
Bradley, Morrison and Bishop.
At Hamilton, Can, Ida Lewis, the
| Julia Arthur of to-day, came to Band
mann, and after she had been sent to
London and other European schools,
she came back to America, and played
| ShakespeareS heroineS while with
Bandmann. Among the actors who
| have graduated from Bandmann's
company and won fame on the Amer
lean and English stage, must be num-
| bered John Mccullough William Owen,
| Clay Clement, and many others Min
ma Gale, Booths leading lady for many
years. was a pupil in the Bandmann
Company.
Tomorrow night Mr.. Bandmann will
be seen in the dual role of DIR. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" on Tuesday evening
! in "Othello," on Wednesday afternoon
as "Shylock' in 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice and on Wednesday night as
Richard III"
| At the popular prices which will pre-
vail this should prove great attrac-
ton for lovers of the legitimate drama.
Since the death of Verdi one year ago
tomorrow, his operas have dominated
the stage in Italy more than they
ever did and the contemporaneous
! Italian composers are said to have dis
appeared almost entirely this year in
! favor of Verdi.
The announcement that Manager
| Frohman has secured the American
rights to Pinero's latest play, Iris"
| which is now the rage in London, as
sures his newest female star, Miss
Virginia Harmed, a splendid vehicle
with which to follow her success in
Alice of Old Vincennes." The play
has created a furore in England and
will doubtless go just as strong in
this country.
Six theaters are to be built in or
close to Broadway within year. The
growth of the theatrical business in
New York outruns the increase in pop
ulation. The demand for playhouses
of the first class is in excess of the
supply.
"Biff" Hall says now that the South
ern ladies have placed ban on I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" the gentlemen of va
zoo, Mich, are expected to take sim
liar action concerning Ten Nights in
a Barroom."
The municipality of Paris offers an
other prize of $4,000 for the best new
symphony or opera received by Dec. l,
1903. For the performance of the
work the city will further give $4,000
to $1,000.
f.. ]. Morgan and j. E. Dodson. 1t is
said, will be the only American actors
sent over to England next spring to
appear in the forthcoming London pro-
duction of "Ben Hur." Mr.. Morgan is
to play the title role again and Mr..
Dodson will be the Simonides of that
cast.
Otis Skinner will retain Francesca
da Rimini'' as his sole offering during
the present season, at least, with the
greatest profit to his artistic reputa-
ton, for in it he is doing the finest
work of his career. finding in Boxers
beautiful play the full reward for his
efforts to give the stage something that
is at once intelligent and interesting.
Richard Mansfeld's tour in Beau
caire," which begins Jan. rs, will cover
1850 miles. From New York he goes
to Richmond, Va, then plays the
Southern circuit, going as far as New
Orleans and the principal Texas cities;
then back up through Arkansas and
Tennessee TO Kentucky and Cincin-
natl and Chicago. After five weeks
there he will visit Milwaukee, st. Paul,
Detroit. the leading cities in Ohio and
Indiana, ST. Louis. Kansas City, Den
YER the Pacific coast cities, returning
East via Butte, Helena, Winnipeg and
Duluth.
FIRST OF ARTISTS CONCERTS.