The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-18
AT THE THEATER.

"Reaping the Harvest was the Of
fering at yesterdays matinee and last
night. This is the first time Savan~
nahians have had the opportunity Of
witnessing the production. The story
is a good one. 1t is elevating, and the
company is evenly balanced and does
the work cleverly
Mr.. Tom Fitch, the author assumes
the title role. He is a young New
Yorker, a relative of Clyde Fitch, and
has some half dozen plays which are
now being put on. "Reaping the Har-
vest is one of his latest. 1t concerns
a young man, Donald Stewart, who,
upon inheriting a large estate, WITH
out proper training, launches a Dusl-
ness with an unscrupulous man as
partner. Failure IS the natural end.
Through the intrigue of his partner
following the crash, the young lady 10
whom Stewart is engaged to be mar
ried, refuses Stewart and marrles the
partner. They come to grief stewart
is a man with a heart and at last sue
ceeds and becomes the husband Oh ms
sweethearts sister, who was MS feai
lover after all.
The play has just enough humor
tc be interesting and ii is not pur-
dened with pathos. 1t is one OF the
few pieces, where an old Southern
nanny plays a part. 1t is always
difficult to reproduce this character
Dialect differs so greatly in every part
of the country. Even in our own state
it is not the same. Miss Nellie Car
men is cast for Nanny jimmy and
portrays it well.
Mr.. Rowe as Marcker, the villainous
partner was clever, as was Harold
Shaw as Phillip Larken, the father-in-
law. The sisters, Louise and Grace
Larken, by Miss Romaine, and Miss
Chapman, got about all there was to
be gotten cut of the parts.
Among the rest who deserve mention
are William Warren, James Grayson
William Morton, J. D. Phillips, and
William Phinney.
"Florodora" will be the attraction
tonight. This is the first time the
opera has been produced in Savannah
and a brillian audience will witness
the performance.
Lewis Morrison himself win appear
Friday matinee and night in new
revival of Faust" supported by
company of legitimate actors The cast
of the play will be augmented by vo-
calists who will render some newly
written choral music, composed as an
accompaniment to the new first scene
of the play. Armbruster of Columbus
and L. w. Seavey of New York have
provided a gauze and cloud effect,
which, painted on seventeen separate
scenes, is gradually dispersed, and to
this is added a skillful arrangement of
electrical effects which merge into one
pure white ray, resting on the final
picture which represents the archangel
surrounded by his host, listening to
Satans plea with an allegorical repre-
sentation of Paradise beyond. The
scene lasts about eight minutes and
is merely a prelude to Mephistos ap
pearanee on earth. Every device and
effect for the new prologue has been
protected by patent and copyright. The
performance of Lewis Morrison in the
part of Mephisto is too well known to
need detailing. The fact that this bril-
liant star will himself assume the part
of Mephisto, and the elaborate nature
of the production will be sufficient in
ducement to make Faust" night an
attractive one
Mr.. MacLean and Miss Tyler, who
will appear in Sheridan's "SchoOl for
Scandal Saturday, are especially suit
ed to the characters they present.
Nothing could be more fetching" than
Miss Tyler's impersonation of Lady
"Teazle." Her husband, Sir Peter,
has married a young wife and brought
her to London. when she was scarcely
more than a child. Lady Teazle has
all the gifts necessary to become a sue
cessful lady of fashion except one. She
seems oblivious to the intrigues which
surround her. and in consequence of
this she is very nearly made the vic
tim of an intrigue by the hypocrite
of the play, who poses as a man OF
sentiment. The famous screen scene"
in which the hypocrite is exposed. Sir
Peter chagrined and Lady Teazle
awakened to the danger of her posi-
ton, is acted by Miss Tyler, Mr.. Won
Mitzen, Mr.. Henning and Mr.. Mac
Lean. The company is said to be one
of unusual excellence, the stage APP
pointments are complete and the cos
tunes fine. The sale of seats will
open Wednesday morning at o'clock.
The prices at night are 81, zoe, SOC and
25c, and at the matinee prices are SOC
and 25c.