The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
AT THE THEATER

Howard Kyle in Rosemary" proved
great attraction yesterday. The mat
inee audience was one of the largest
of the season. MIR. Kyle is very
clever actor and his company was good,
but their talents might be more sat
isfactorily displayed in a better come
dy than Rosemary" The action is
slow, and the play is over-burdened
with character parts" 1t is of the
sentimental class wholly, and there is
not enough variety in the incidents and
little or no wit in the lines to relieve it,
Such as it is. Mr.. Kyle his pretty
little leading lady, Miss Prindeville, and
his good support made the most of it,
George CASTOR as the irascible old sea
captain, was one of the finest in the
cast.
The matinee performance was much
marred by noise In the audience, and
the laughter and crying of children
The value of the last act which intro
duces only Mr.. Kyle, was almost en-
tirely lost for this reason, and by the
commotion made during the last few
moments when people We're getting on
their hats and wraps. This is a COM
mon cause of complaint among those
who appreciate the climax of a good
play, and it was particularly offensive
yesterday, since Mr.. Kyle had to bear
the annoyance unsupported by his COM
pany.
Tonight Mr.. Charles D. Coburn will
be welcomed by Savannah theater-
goers as John Storm in THE Chris
tan" He will be supported by Miss
Katherine Angus as Glory Quayle. OF
Mr.. Coburn Savannahians win have
the opportunity to judge the merit of
his acting. A Virginia writer says of
Miss Angus: "She was strong and eff
fective in the role of Glory Quayle
She is an actress of much emotional
power and found full scope for it's ex-
ercise in the part she essayed." That
Mr.. Coburn will receive a warm well
come, goes without saying. OF the
play, it may be said that few melo-
dramas have achieved the success of
THE Christian" The production has
won favor, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that the present revival will at
tract large attention, inasmuch as the
company is so well adapted TO the re-
quirements of the roles. The Mob
Scene" in the second act is made a
special feature, and the scenery and
effects are the same used in the orig
inal New York production.
Alexander the Great" in which
James and Warde will appear Monday
night, is described as a stirring, ro-
mantle drama with a historical back
ground. Passion, love, intrigue and
heroism are its chief ingredients. It's
general treatment is that of a dramatic
spectacle, it being the aim of Mana gers
Wagenhals and Kemper to enchain the
attention of the spectator as much by
the grandeur and massive nature of it's
scenic effects. as by the dramatic sus-
pense incident to the plot. The sale
OF seats will begin this morning. The
prices are: Orchestra, 81 so: balcony,
$1.00. 75c and soc, and gallery, Csc.
1.-THE Burgomaster," with a company
OF sixty people, will be the attraction
next Thursday evening. This year 8
production of the tuneful opera comes
with the prestige of having had a sue
cessful run in Chicago, where the crit
les declared that it was superior in
mountings. costuming and cast to the
original production. The company in
cludes such well known people as Ruth
White Oscar L. Figman. Thomas
Ricketts,, William Riley Hatch Charles
Sharp, r. ]. Moye, George McKissock.
Helen Dexter. Harriet Sheldon, Louise
Bracket and Josephine Dit. The
chorus is said to be remarkable for the
beauty Of the girls. There are half a
dozen new song hits in "The Burgo-
''Mdlle. New York" is said to rival in
popularity the famous The Tale of
the Kangaroo" The sale of seats will
open Tuesday morning.