The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-21
THEATER
HAS In STORE

company is owing to the fact that a
hrSt-class performance, by the pick of
cooh-toWn entertainers is always pro
Floed. The great Black Patti is a
whole show in herself, the greatest
singer of her time; but there are a. lot
OF others, two score. in fact, of enter
tanners. The new farce of this year is
called 'Darktown Circus Day" with
1ohn Rucker, THE Alabama Bios
som, the funniest colored singing
comedian in the land. Bobby Kemp,
Leslie Triplett Slim Morgan, Muriel
Idngold and Ed. Greene, in the leading
comedy roles. The Whang- Doodle
comedy Four" Soldier Camp Glees,''
ana festival of Partisan melody are
among the many new features.
The Augustin Daily Musical Com
pany will be seen here this season in
San Toy" the melodious operetta
which scored so heavily in New York
and London. A very large company Is
concerned in the presentation of San
Toy, there being over sixty live per-
sons connected with the organization.
The prominent members of the COM
pany are Elgie Bowen. Samuel Col
Inns, George K. Fortescue, Nellie
Lynch, Sarony Lambert, Hobart
Smock, Isobel Hall, Maggie Barry, Jo-
seph Cauto and Norah Lambert. The
orchestra will be considerably increas-
ed for the occasion, the one carried
by the company being combined with
the local one, and both to be under the
dictatorship of John Braham.
David Belasco has arranged features
OF Importance to give added interest
to this greatest event of his career
the opening of the new Belasco Thea
ter in New York. 1t will mark the
contamination of his ambitions, and in
order flttingly to signalize it's mean
ing and to express his appreciation of
the sympathy which the generous pub
lie has bestowed on his works each
lady will be presented with a book,
entitled 1.-The Story of Du Barry"
written and published for this occasion
1t is bound in purple and gold, with
eight etchings and fifty-five photogra-
vure plates. representing scenes from
the play. The narrative has been pre-
pared by James L. Ford. 1t is to be,
perhaps, the most costly souvenir ever
presented.
jams Fox, who painted the Vir-
ginia scenes which form part of the
beautiful stage settings of "Lifes
Great Lesson" the strong Southern
drama, which will be seen here this
season, is one of Americas celebrated
scenic artists. He visited Virginia last
summer for the purpose of studying
the architecture of the old colonial
homes, in order that the old mansion
in which the action of the play large
ly takes place might be an exact re-
production of the most perfect type of
it's kind in existence. Mr.. Fox is an
authority on colonial architecture.
Now that the players have recovered
from firSt-night nervousness, THE EN-
erald Isle" has won it's place as one
of the substantial successes of Broad
way. Jefferson De Angels has sue
ceeded in greatly building up the COM
edy in the role of Prof. Bum, and the
story of the opera has been very ma
terially improved. There has never
been any question that this last opera
by Sir Arthur Sullivan is musically
the prettiest and best creation of many.
many years.
When Janice Meredith" was first
presented by Mary Mannering, the
play was at once christened the San
dow of drawing room melodramas."
But now that William Bonelli, holder
of the weight-lifting championship of
Columbia College, and known as the
"Sandow of the stage" is to star in
the piece, "a strong all-around per-
formance may be expected" say the
photographers.
Thomas w. Ross, who has been Sc
lected as the representative light COM
edian to succeed William Collier, will
be the attraction at the Theater Tues
day, Sept 80, in Augustus Thomas
greatest comedy success, "On the
Quiet An excellent company has
been engaged and the original scenic
production will be employed.
Miss Maude Odell of Beaufort, S. c.,
who has been seen here in seasons
past in Shakespearean roles with lead
ing companies, is now leading lady
with the Baldwin Melville Stock Com
pany, and is scoring much success in
repertoire work.
Julia Marlowe's complete original
production of Charles Majors ro-
nance of chivalry when Knight
shortly with Effie Ellsler as Mary Tu-
dor"
The we'll known conservatism of the
Springfield, Mass, papers did not pre-
vent them on the 18th inst. from
speaking highly of Adelaide Thurston
IN her new play, "At Cozy Corners
shortly to be seen here. The Union
called the play a comedy drama of
perhaps more than ordinary interest"
The Republican said: "'At CoZy Cor
ners' is one of the best plays seen
here in a good while. and it is in ex-
cellent hands"