The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-12

scene have led critics repeatedly to de-
clare that the scene is quite improba-
BILE. Since the death of Paul Leicester
Ford. however, the original notes of
the novel have been read, and the incl
dent was discovered to have been
based upon fact. Instead of a spy. &C
cording to Mr.. Ford. there was a young
HeSsian officer who was found to be a
traitor, and who was to have been
shot. just as the spy is in the play.
when the Hessian commandanf arrived
in time to prevent disgraceful muir
der that might have made a paragraph
in history. This probably explains why
Mr.. Ford would not allow the scene to
be altered.
Paul Gilmore. the clever young So
cietv actor, will appear here in Had
don Chambers famous comedy of tent
permanent on Oct. %. There are few
actors better qualified by nature to en-
act roles requiring the display o. the
gentler and nobler phases of the hui
man mind and heart. In such manly
characters as William Prescott IN
Men and Women" the husband in
The Wife" John Van Buren,. in The
Charity Ball" and as the dashing he
froes of THE Musketeers' and Under
the Red Robe" Paul Gilmore had made
a name for himself The character If
Clement Parbury in Haddon Chambers
delightful comedy enables him 10 APP
pear to the best advantage and the
supporting company is an unusually
strong one.
The London Telegraph of Aug. rs,
last says: A hearty welcome was ac-
corded Mile. Zelie de Lussan, who
once more exhibited a full measure of
vocal SKILL a complete grasp of the
dramatic possibilities presented by the
warm blooded and hayward Gypsy
heroine, in which role. by-the-way,
Mile. de Lussan Immediately estab-
lished herself in favor with habitues
of Covent Garden when she made her
debut al the opera house fourteen years
ago. In full possession of her ample
vocal resources, the talented artist
made the dramatic points with her
usual adroitness and certainty, and Sc
cured the emphatic approval of her
audience
Mile. de Lussan is booked to appear
at the Theater Wednesday night, Jan.
IA.
"Life's Great Lesson which will be
the attraction on Oct. 81, is a play
which appeals strongly to all classes
of Southerners, because it is written
with great reverence for those ideals
and traditions of which the people of
the South are so proud. No play offer
ed this season, it is said, is closer to
the hearts of the people, and this is
evidenced by the enthusiastic praise
which it has received from press pull
pit and public. The author is Clar-
ence Mako, a we'll known journalist
and dramatic writer. who is the au-
! thor of several successful plays.
Herr Andreas DIPPED, the German
tenor who tours America in concert
and recital, under the management of
Loudon G. Charlton this season. has
made a notable record since his debut
/ in Bremen in 1887. After five years
! engagement with the Court Opera in
: Vienna, four seasons with the Royal
Opera at Covent Garden, London, being
with the Imperial Opera at st. Peters,
burg, the Baireuth Festivals and four
seasons with the Maurice Grau Opera
| Company, Herr DIPPED will be heard
in Savannah during the present sea-
| son.
AL. H. Wilson. the German come
! dian, is appearing this season in "a
Prince of Tatters," under the manage
ment of Charles H. Yale and Sidney
R. Ellis, who have provided him with
a vehicle that gives Mr.. Wilson OPP
portunity to introduce several new
songs. The scenes are laid on the
coast of Long Island and at Fort
George, and the picturesque scenery
and costumes make pretty stage pic.
lures. Mr.. Wilson will be seen here
shortly.
-Butcher-"Would you like some
nice canvasback duck this morning
ma'am?" Mrs. Newed-"Really, 1 DOM
know. How much a yard is it?'-Chi.
cago Daily News.