The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-07
AT THE THEATER
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When MIR. Jolly of Joliet chose his
name he made a vast mistake, for.
whatever else it might lead one to ex-
pect, there seemed to be some justifi-
cation in thinking it would be funny.
1t was not funny. Horse play is Mr..
Jolly's idea of humor, and that of his
whole company, and, as impersonated
last night by Mr.. Edward CARVE, he
had tiresome habit of saying "Gee"'
and a trick of winlling one eye heavily
and turning up the corner of his mouth
in a manner that in real life might
have been called tough. There is no
improperly or vulgarity in the piece,
nor is there anything else. 1t is moth
ing more than a piece of dramatic
patchwork-songs and dances strung
together without any excuse and not
Il shred of a plot. AS a popular show,
it might have been all right, but as
first class musical farce it was decid-
eddy lacking.
The house was fairly we'll filled, and
applause from the gallery was fire.
quent.
The Four Cohans in George NJ. Co
hans successful farce, The Governors
Son." will be seen at to-days matinee
and tonight. The -Four Cohans-Jerry
j., Helen M, Josephine and George M.
Cohan-comprise a family of farceours
hardly equalled on the stage. The play
is one of the brightest seen on the
stage to-day.
The attraction next Thursday, matt
nee and night, win be Sweet Glover,
a play that is credited with having
charmed large audiences in every city
in which it has been presented. Sweet
Glover" is a delightful four-act come
dy drama, staged and acted by a COM
pany headed by Mr.. Otis B. Thayer
and Miss Estelle Carter
This idyl of the Connecticut farm
lands was written by Pauline Phelps
and Marion Short, two young women,
who, 1t is said, never essayed dramatic
work of any kind before, and their
initial attempt at play-making came
as a surprise in it's great strength and
quiet, but appealing beauty. The man..
agement seeing in it's sympathetic story
and dramatically made scenes, merit
of high order, accepted it at once
and gave it perfect mounting and
excellent company-the same equip
ment, identically, it is said, that made
the play so successful M the East last
season.
Interest in the story is aroused in
the first act, and, from there goes on
with accumulative force until almost
the concluding scene. Mr.. Otis b
Thayer, as Jerome Holcombe, the old
New England farmer heart broken
over the loss of his wife, and further
distressed by the unfortunate love of
his daughter for the adopted son of
her mothers betrayer. gives q strong
exhibition of character acting, while
Miss Estelle Carter, as Lois, the
daughter, is both charming and con-
vincing, displaying remarkable ability
in the line of emotional acting. The
sale of seats will open on Tuesday
morning. The matinee prices are so
and 20 cents. Regular prices prevail
at night.
Richard Carvel," the dramatization
of Winston Churchil's celebrated
novel, will be presented next Friday
night by Andrew Robson and company
in a manner, it is announced, thor
oughly in keeping with the high class
of dramatic work and production with
which Mr.. Robson has been identified
since he became prominent among the
stars appearing in romantic drama
as the successor to Charles Coghlan
in 1.-THE Royal Box
Mr.. Robson provides the entire scenic
equipment for the play and it is de
clared, presents performance
throughout that is at least the equal
in point of elaborate production of any
that is on tour this season.