The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-23
AT THE THEATER

| George Ober and his company closed
two days of comedy at popular prices
with the production of that laughable
comedy of errors, 1.-The Wrong Mr..
Wright" last night AT the matinee,
/ "What Happened to Jones" was the
bill, and at both performances the au-
| dience seemed thoroughly amused and
satisfied. The two days engagement
may be considered successful from the
Istandpoint both of entertainer and en-
tertained.
The Black Patti Troubadours will be
the bill at to-day's matinee and to-
night. This seasons company COM
prises over forty people, said to excel
not only in numbers, but in quality, all
former ones and includes Black Patti
Bob Kelly, THE Real Coon" the ma
jor domo of the Black Patti fun folks;
Allie t. Gillian, The Shinin Light;
Mack Allen, 1.-THE Twentieth Century
Equipoise MARVEL; Ada E. Robinson.
THE Louisiana Lassie"; Ward &
Dobbs, Champion Speciality Artists
and Dancers; Emma Chacon, "The
Black Lily; ]. Ed. Greene. The -Ches-
terrified. Comique"; Ida aForcen, THE
Honolulu Pickaninny Buck Dancer;
Nettie Lewis, THE Unbleached Sou
brette'; Bessie Gillian, The Genuine
Charleston Gar; Sarah Green, 1.-The In
diana Nightingale; Leslie Triplett,
.The Funny Policeman; William
Nichols, THE Elongated Comedian and
Great Mimic. Anthony Byrd, The
Black Edouard de Reszke''; James P.
Read, The Unriyalled SBasso- Profun-
da"; Will Cook, THE Comic Monk;
James Worries, THE Sweet-toned Ten
orr; the renowned Troubadour Quar-
tette, The Buck Dancing Brigade"
the champion cake-wallsers and the
Black Patti chorus, presenting a smart,
spa ppY. up-to-date show. The matt
nee prices are: Orchestra, so and %
cents night, rs and SO cents. The en-
tire balcony will be reserved for colored
people at so cents for the matinee and
IS cents for night. The gallery will be
Is cents for matinee and 80 cents for
night. rms .--
The coming of Adelaide Thurston will
be an event to those who have become
endeared to her by herpe1arming girl
ism. comedy performances. This time
she comes heralded by fthe NEST glow
ing criticisms of any star in the list,
for she has made the hit of her ca
reer in Paul Wilstach's comedy of old
Georgetown, Polly Primrose" To say
that her Polly. is better than her menu
ora Bile Lady. yBabbie is praise indeed,
but it is the praise most often found
on the pens of the critics who have
written of Miss = Illusions polly
Primrose" It is also pointed out that
there are many other djverting per-
formances in the Tonga east, thanks
partly to the amusing conceptions of
the dramatist and partly to the ex-
ceptional cleverness of Miss Thurston' $
company. One feature much praised
in the mounting Is rough suite of
mahogany antique furniture. Every
piece of furniture and all the scenery
seen on the stage is carried by the
company Polly Primrose" will be
seen tomorrow, matinee and night.
Matinee prices are: Orchestra, 75c;
balcony, adults. SOC; children 25c. Reg
ular prices at night.
Martial music, old-time songs and
spirited ensembles are among the chief
elements that have made the success
of the new military comic opera,
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" as presented by the Whitney
Opera Company. Stanislaus STANCE
wrote the book, and Julian Edwards
the music but it is the music, its orig
inal treatment, novelty and jingly
quality that is responsible for the great
success of the piece. The women In
the story wear the crinoline hoop
skirts of a generation ago in a man
ner that is altogether charming. They
taunt the Yankees and break out into
the strains of Dixie" on the slightest
provocation. The men all wear the
Northern blue in the slim-waisted bell
skirted coats and peg-top trousers of
the old uniform of 61-'65. There are
marching troops with. their foragers
and their stragglers, bugle calls,
alarms, hurrahs and apostrophies.
| when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" will be the attraction Monday,
Oct. 90 Seats on sale to-day. Orches-
| ira, $3.50; balcony, 81, 75c and 5Oc gal
| lery 25c.
Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night" with
Marie Wainwright as Viola. supported
| by an all-star cast will be presented
next Tuesday matinee and night. Miss
| Wainwright is the. recognized exponent
Of Viola and Cesario in this comedy.
This is not as generally assumed. a
dual. role, for Viola merely masks as
the youth Cesario for her better self
protection. The diversity of charac-
tiers in the comedy marks the genius OF
| Shakespeare. and a star cast is abso-
lutely a necessity for the adequate In
depreciation of Twelfth Night"
1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew'' will he
presented next Wednesday night. The