The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-21
AT THE THEATER

The cleverest amateurs in Savannah
will be seen tonight in vaudeville
and minstrel show to be given in the
theater for the benefit of the Uniform
Rank, knights of Pythias. Those who
will take part in the various acts and
scenes are amateurs but they have
taken part in so many performances
of this kind that they know just the
kind of show to give and are confident
that this will prove the best that they
have ever presented.
The knights of Pythias will, of
course, be largely represented in the
audience and a large general attend
ance also is expected, as in addition
to a fine programme the admission fee
will be 75 cents for any part of the
house except the gallery, which will be
10 cents. The programme will be as
follows:
Proprietor of Hotel Ponce de Leon,
Mr.. Edwin c. Ryals.
Guests, Messrs. Banks, Fowler, Bes-
sellieu, McCardle, Purse, Chandler.
Saussy and Darrow.
Minstrel boy choir, Masters Hunter,
Corbett, Jaudon, Hunt, Vandiver. L..
Falligant, r. Falligant, c. Simon, l..
Simon, and Bolder. V }s-
Waiters-Messrs. Thompson Hull,
Sickel Morrisey, Logan and Sullivan.
Bell boy, Mr.. Arthur NJ. Robinson. r.
Visiting walters from the Royal
Ponciana Hotel-Messrs. Connerat and
Clarke. 6,
Musical Director of the Ponce de
Leon Orchestra, Mr.. Howard A. Win
burn.
Drum Majors-Masters Hanlon and
Sickel.
Vocal selections, opening chorus-(a)
Il Want to Be Military Man." tb)
MY honolulu Queen" (c) "Oh, Mr..
Moon" (d) "The Order of the Golden
Key" by the company.
Oats de Way to Spell Chicken Mr..
Sickel.
mo One But You" (Bowers), Mr..
Fowler.
Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life"
Mr.. Morrisey.
My Evening Star" Master Carter
Darrow
Eva" Messrs. Connerat and Clarke.
MY Mississippi Sue" mid the Pines
of Old Forsyth" Mr.. Banks.
Ding-a-Ling- Ding" Mr.. Clarke.
''The Song of the Light House Bell"
Mr.. McCardle.
Dat Lady With the Rag Time
Walk" Messrs. Connerat and Everett.
MY Caroline. Caroline" by the
company.
"The Coming Doc ouigley." Master
Regnial Futch.
In the rhymed st ,ry of "Perdita" Ga
statuesque poem in costume), Mrs.
Claudia Hazen White.
The original Master Preston Ever
ett, the South's favorite song and
dance comedian.
Masters Silva, Hoynes and Bridges,
in their celebrated acrobatic feats.
A few minutes with Master Sammy
Brown. the young Primrose.
The closing scene is entitled, Plan
tation Pastime," introducing Mr.
Banks and Mr.. Hull.
Farce. comedies are seldom staged
with any attention to scenic details. An
exception is, however. to be seen in
the new three-act piece. THE Irish
which Manager Sees
kind will offer at the theater to-rnor-
row night. The management of the
is said not, only to. have
equipped the piece with care, but to
have provided a company composed of
the headliners and stars of comic
works: Sullivan and Mack" and Ma
lle lTuIHDull, WHO nave dCultVeQ great
Ness and sometimes had it pushed at
them. But they can stand all the hon
ors that are coming to them, and with
out fiinching or winking. There are
said to be others in the company, too
who are winning prizes and laurels
In the pacemaking farce comedy. The
prices are: Orchestra, 81; balcony, rs
and so cents, and gallery, 25 cents.
There is no play outside of the
the classics are only oc-
casionally presented and with doubtful
has stood such a test of
public judgment as RIP Van Wrinkle"
In the form in which Joseph Jefferson
uses it, considerable of the late Dion
skill as a dramatist has
been employed. For forty years it has
in this shape, and to-day 1t Is
as fresh and charming and in as uni
versal demand as It was a quarter Of
century ago, when Mr.. Jefferson was
IN the first heyday of renown. The
actor had appeared in RIP Van VIM
<le" previous to having Mr. Boucicault
go over 1t, but the fame and prosperi-
~ of play and comedian date from the
of the drama, which was
lone in 1865. so that 1t has really been
N public favor about forty years. No
play in the English language can
ally enthusiastic admirers so surely or
30 quickly. 1t will, therefore, be pleas
ant news to Savannah theater-goers
10 learn that Mr.. Jefferson is to be
;eon in tha nlaV at SATURDAYS matt