The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-22
AT THE THEATER.

Lewis hoIElsol presented fauSl
at yesterdays matinee and last night
to large audiences. The announcement
that Morrison will appear in any
thing. and especially Faust" is
enough to insure him an audience, and
an aristocratic one.
1t is doubtful if there is another ac-
tor so successful as Mephisto. And
theater-goers who have witnessed his
productions time and again believe that
his work grows better with each pres
entation. The new scenery was no.
ticeable yesterday.
The garden of Marguerite's home. the
scene of her temptation and fall, Is
made impressive by the beauty of the
Home. the foliage of the garden and
the sanctity given by the Nuremburg
Cathedral, whose shadows seem to fall
over the garden as the sun sets. Be
hind this, Satan turks, prompting
Faust to pour his passion into the ears
of the maid.
The inferno scene with it's vivid
electrical display is a wonderful piece
OF stage contrivance. Mr.. Morrison has
surrounded himself with capable ac-
tors. Rosabel Morrison, his daughter,
was cast for Marguerite, and she was
clever. At her downfall, in the third
act, she was powerful
Mr.. William Ewing as Valentine was
enjoyable. He is a finished actor OF
great strength. In the third act, when
the fall of Marguerite is revealed, he
gives the audience as domestic a bit
of acting as has been witnessed here
recently. Selby Tapsfield was a good
Martha, and afforded a great deal of
amusement. The sextette. composed
OF Misses Dimont and Benson and
Maurice Lavigne, Frank Wallace. Will
liam Ewing and George Herbert was
good, and was encored Mr.. Morrison
and his daughter, with other members
or his company, received curtain
calls more than once during the per-
Torrance. After the fourth act Mr.
Morrison made a graceful speech,
thanking the theater-goers of Sayan-
nah for their approval and patronage
Mr. Frank Flenniken is with the
company, and was called upon by Sa-
vannah friends AS tenor in the quar-
tette his work was particularly clever.
Mr.. Flenniken has shown marked abil-
lty as an actor. and gives great prom
Use or rising in his chosen profession.
This afternoon and tonight nThe
School for Scandal" will be presented
by MacLean and Tyler Mr.. Mac
Leans impersonation of Charles Sur
face has proved to be of great enjoy
ment to his warmest admirers Ac-
knowledged as a Shakespearean actor
Of unusual and studious ability, and
identified with work of the most Sc
rious nature, his change to the lighter
characterization of the dashing Charles
Surface has been surprising because Of
its perfect rendering. The actor has
shown wonderful versatility and has
thus become the greater, actor Miss
Tyler's Lady Teazle has been praised
for being the best of her many sue
cessful efforts. The charm of wo-
manhood, the innocence OF a girl, the
archness of a coquette without knowl-
edge of such profession, and the win
ming manner of each mood. has so
placed her in the role that Others sue
ceeding must needs follow her.
The supporting company is capable.
Every member was selected for his or
her experience and ability to preserve
the best tradition of the old stage
while presenting the naturalness OF
demeanor and speech that audiences
OF to-day demand
The stage appointments are elabor-
ate. Scenery and costumes are not on
ly appropriate but superb. Every de-
tail is provided for as perfectly as ex-
perience and expenditure can suggest.
Superior excellence Is the motto of
the MacLean-Tyier combination, and
superior excellence is what the audi
ences get.
That merry melahge Of mirth and
music, "Finnigan's Ball." will be seen
Monday matinee and night. This is the
eighth year of "Finnigan's Ball." but
like all other farce comedies, 1t pos
sesses that advantage which can be
found in no other style of dramatic
performance, the advantage Of being
changed from year to year, new spec
ialties introduced, new cor1lcalities
added. In fact, even the plot itself has
changed about and still passes as 1.-The
Ball" So it happens that those who
have seen this famous farce before
need not hesitate to see II again, think
ing that they are to see the same old
piece. On the~contrary, IL has been en-
tlrely rewritten this year, and the au-
thor of the original piece would 10,
find a line of his work. The entire plot
of the story has been changed and
nothing remains of the old production
except the title. The new piece Is
bright, fresh, full Of the latest with
cisms and the newest music. and goes
with a swing, and dash that promises
to make its eigth edition the most sue