The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-12
AT THE THEATER


Sweet Clover" will be seen again
by Savannah theater-g oers at to-days
matinee and to-night-this time with
Otis B. Thayer in the role of Jerome
Holcombe, and Miss Estelle Carter as
Lois. Two clever young newspaper
and magazine writers, the Misses
Pauline Phelps and Marion Short are
the authors, and that they have con-
tributed to the literature of the stage
with their pretty play is evidenced by
the success the drama is meeting with
in all cities where it has been given.
Sweet Glover" is said to be of the
class of plays that endure more than
one season. 1t tells a charming,
strong, coherent story and happily
blends pathos with humor. The char
acters are possible human beings, and
the plot, situations and climaxes plaus-
IDLE enough for the auditor to recognize
their possibility.
There is no more charming adjunct
to a good play than rich and appropri-
ate costuming. and Sweet Clover" adj
mlts OF the most elaborate kind. The
scene of the second act is laid IN the
interior of Mrs. Emmett's New York
home during the progress of a table,au
party. Romeo, Rosiland, Carmen,
Priscilla, Queen Guinevere in her eor-
geous robes, and other historical per-
sonages are there, and the silks, sat-
ms, laces and jewels worn, make
notable display.
In the third act, which occurs in the
drawing room of the Grosvenor man
sion, an opportunity is afforded the
ladies to display some marvellous tot
lettes.
The locale of the stirring incidents
of the play is on the farm of Jerome
Holcombe. The first act is an exterior
and shows the pretty Connecticut
home with its beautiful flowers and
wide spreading oaks which shelter the
door yard and extend a welcome to
the visitors of the Holcombe farm.
The sun has set, leaving a crimson
glow in the horizon the tinkle of the
cow-bells grows dim; crickets chirp
and tire-tiies warn that peaceful night
is approaching
The second and third acts show the
homes of two wealthy New York fami-
lies, and these are the faithful repro
auctions of the most magnificent
apartments ever conceived by an ar
chitect and executed by a multi-nIil-
lionaire, the original of which exists
to-day on Fifth avenue. The last act
shows the interior of the Holcombe
home. The old-fashioned furniture is
quaint in the extreme. No detail has
been neglected to preserve the atmos-
phere of the play.
Andrew Robson appears tomorrow
night in the dramatic alton of Winston
Churchills novel Richard CarveI."
AS the romantic hero Of Revolutionary
days, Mr.. Robson has scored a success
that has added to the laurels earned
by his earlier endeavors in this class
OF dramatic work, and that has placed
him easily among the foremost expon-
ents of romantic roles. 1t is said that
without an exception each city visited
by Mr.. Robson and his company this
season has accorded to star, play and
supporting cast a reception that was
warm and hearty, and that the success
achieved during the thirty-five weeks
tour of last season has been more than
duplicated. The production is COM
mented upon as being as nearly rer-
rect as that made by any organization,
the scenery for each of the four acts
that contributed so largely to the sue
cess of the production at the Empire
Theater, in New York, where the play
achieved run of seventeen weeks, be-
ing carried by the Robson manage
ment
The standard of excellence establish
ed by Ernest Shipman in all of his
previous productions will easily be
maintained, if not exceeded, in his lat
est offering, THE Prisoner of Zenda,"
which makes it's appearance Monday
matinee and night. The drama, now
on its third tour, is the recipient of
the most fiattering comments. The
fact that for three years the romance
has gained in popularity is proof
enough that it deserves the recognf-
ton accorded it. Older plays have
been discarded and new ones added
in the list of productions, but THE
Prisoner of Zenda," as the standard
for good plays, has stood the test of
years.
The cast presenting it has been care
fully selected. Harry Leighton will be
seen in the dual role of Rudolf Res
sendylP' and Rudolf" King of Rur-
tania," and is fittingly qualified by
temperament and natural attributes to
portray the varying phases of charac-
ter which the parts demand. Miss
Florence Gale, who was the object
of such favorable criticism as Mary
Blenkarn in 1.-THE Middleman," will
appear as Flavia. Scenery and cos
tunes are new, novel. and complete.
The sale of seats will open tomorrow
morning.
Dolly Warden" the comic opera by
STANCE and Edwards, which ran six
months at the Herald Square Theater,
New York, and which is now in it's
second season of success, will be seen
for the first time in Savannah Tuesday
and Wednesday nights 1t will present
Lulu CHASER, whose abilities as a sing
err and as a clever comedienne are well
known, in the title role, Dolly Var
den" is not, as is generally supposed,
musical version of Dickens "Barnaby
Ridge" in which one of the personages
bears the name. 1t is because of it's
suggestion of spirited and yet girlish
character that the name was selected
for the title of the opera. The dainty
costumes, the stately mnuets, the GUS
toms of the days of Louis XIV and
the charming music which is of the
order that is sure to be whistled about
the streets, while it is of a really pre-
tentious character all combine to add
charm to Mr.. STANCES clever story.