The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

The cost Of transporting an organi-
cation like Fisher & RyIey's No. l New
York ''Florodora" company of 100 peo-
pie is something that TO the average
person would sound like the widest
sort of romance If figures were quoted.
The company travels exclusively by
special train Of six cars.
/ The route, which commences at AL
bany. y. Y. in August, extends TO the
Pacific coast, thence east to St Paul
and Chicago, and from there d tour
OF the South will be made, covering
Texas and all Of the principal cities in
the entire South, closing in Nav in
Philadelphia. II anybody conversant
with the cost of special trains will
take pencil and figure the mileage
covered II VIII be patent that the rail-
roads alone viii get enough money
from Fisher q Ryley this season 10
make fortune Of very considera BILE
proportions. "Florodora," with. the big
100, Is due to arrive here shortly
Success succeeds" is the slogan of
Manager Jules hurry, who is present.
ing Miss Sadie Martinot in His Excel
lency the Governor" this season, and
which Will soon be presented here. And
| he very wisely works on the princi-
pie that to succeed you must give the
public the very best. Miss Martinez
| and His Excellency the Governor" are
| certainly the best.
The one is the most exquisite come
| dienne of modern times and the other
certainly the most delightful comedy.
Miss Martinez, who is a remarkably
| beautiful woman, is the original of
His Excellency the Governor" and
her personal success. both in London
and New York, was as great, if not
| greater, than the success of the come
| dy itself. Every detail of the produc-
ton is carried and the comedy will be
presented here on the same elaborate
scale as seen in New York, where il
had a long run.
An elaborate, rich and handsome set
ting for the first part, in cerise and
| gold-elegant costumes Tor the fifty
members of the company to harmonic
with the setting-a clever lot of come
| dans-a talented coterie OF singers
rendering the most popular ballads
| and songs of the day-an expensive
and varied lot of single and double
| specialties executed by the best talent
obtainable-and an excellent and en-
| joyable feature, entitled, The Wizard
| Of Boz which is a clever and ex-
| ceedingly funny burlesque on the most
| popular extravaganz of the day
| namely The Wizard of o. all these
| constitute in the main the smart, up
| to-date minstrel performance present
| ed by Mr.. Sanford B. Ricaby with the
| famous West Minstrels, which will be
I in Savannah shortly.
| There Is a great deal of real bright
ness in Cranes new play. The SPEND
ers." which is shortly to be seen in
| this city. Many of the lines in the
comedy fairly sparkle with wit. Crane
has a number of sententious lines that
evoke loud laughter.
In one scene he explains the rudi-
ments Of golf to Billy Brue. Billy"
! he explains. you just place the ball
on the ground. Then you swipe at it,
If you hit it, chase it. If you don't
! copper the ace and leave the queen
open. 1t is a good deal like faro"
In another scene he is trying to
arouse his grandson's ambition.
Pete" he tells him do something.
We need more money. You know they
| haven't got to making calendars yet
with the rainy days marked off on
them" Cranes personal hit in the
play is very pronounced.
The plot of King Dodo." the sue
cessful Pixley and Luders comedy
opera in which Richard Golden and an
unusually strong company VIII ap-
pear at the theater soon under the di-
| rection of Henry w. Savage. is not
| alone funny, but unconventional as
well. Richard Golden is at his best
| as the jolly old monarch in this merry
| comedy opera. Among the notable
MEMBERS of the powerful cast are Ar
thur Wooley as DIR. PhizZ; Charles w.
Meyers as Nudge; Marry Davies as
| Pedro; Maude Williams, the prima
donna, as Piola Claude Albright as
Queen Lii: Daisy Hamlin as Angela,
and Gertrude Barnes as Annette. Mr..
Savage has given King Dodo" an
elaborate production and there is a
large, well trained chorus of pretty
girls who have good voices and can
dance.
Those who miss seeing "A Friend
Of the Family will miss a show which
guarantees more laughs in two hours
and a half than has ever been
squeezed into twice the same length
of time. The play, the artists, the
costumes, the stage settings and 9TH
er environments all combine to make
this production one Of the most elab-
crate comedies OH the road. George w.
Barnum and Alice Johnson, who share
the comedy honors. are said to be
more happily cast in "A Friend OF the
Family than in any Of their former
successes.