The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-25
AT THE THEATER

Miss Bob White" with Miss Mae
Phelps as Claire and Frank Deshon
as Van Million, was the opening at
traction of the week. 1t was the Sec
ond time the opera has been sung in
Savannah. The first presentation was
three years ago. That of last night
was not in any feature equal to the
first. There was a leaning to low COM
edy that was not in keeping with the
character of the opera The company
Is good one, however. and the lead
ing roles were well sung. Miss Benson
as Goldenrod was well received, and
all of the choruses were thoroughly
trained. J. L. Mcclure as Ire Billion
shared the comedy honors with De-
shon.
Wilson Barrett's powerful and reli-
gious and historical drama, 1.-The Sign
of the Cross" will be presented to-
day, matinee and night.
The love of Marcus Superbus, a
noble patrician, for Mercia, a lovely
Christian maiden, is the central idea
around which the intensely interest
ing and sympathetic story of 1.-The
Sign of the Cross" is constructed, and
which tells of the gradual winning
over of the man to the faith of the
woman whose beauty alone at first
attracted him. While teaching a
strong lesson and presenting a faith
full picture of the life in Rome during
the reign of Nero, the production is
essentially spectacular, presenting
rich and beautiful scenes with the
luxurious wealth of the sumptuous APP
pointments of the Roman court and
the grace of the Roman draperies.
Messrs. Berger & Craerin will give
the play strong dramatic treatment.
That forceful actor, George Flood,
will appear as Marcus Superbus, and
many members of William Greet's
London company will be welcomed in
their original characters. Matinee
prices are Orchestra, 80 cents; balco-
ny, adults so cent. children, rs cents.
AT night: Orchestra, $1.00; balcony,
20 and so cents; gallery, % cents.
Murray and Mack and the latest
New York Casino Theater success,
"An English Daisy" make a happy
combination and form one of the best
and most substantial successes and
novelties of the present season. They
night. Forty choiristers and a compa-
ny of sixty people are carried for the
proper rendition of this successful
piece. Matinee prices are: Orchestra. so
cents; balcony, adults so cents, chill
dren 25 cents. At night: Orchestra,
$1.00; balcony rs and so cents; gallery,
25 cents.
The story of THE Sultan of Sulu,"
f.a sr,F, h. h.
attraction on Thursday night shows
how a company of Americans visit
the island of that name, the largest of
the southerly group of the Philippines.
and informs the Sultan that the place
has come under the rule of the United
States. The event is founded upon
history and the theme of the book is
based upon information obtained by
George AIDE. of Fables in Slang
fame, during a visit to Manila.
The American invaders decide to
made the potentate a governor in
stead of an absolute ruler. They also
deprive him of his superf1uous wives
and turn things topsy turvy generally.
There are many intensely amusing,
complications before affairs are
Strengthened out.
Among those in the cast are Thomas
Whiffen George O'Donnel Walter A.
Lawrence, fTSQ FFedf, fSDOcft w.
Parkin, Willard Curtice, James L. Nc
Gee, William Hetherington, John ].
Fogarty. John T. O'Day, Maude Will
liams, Flo Irwin, Nellie V. Nichols,
Helen Tomlinson, Bernice Hart, Beryl
Gomez, Maude Earle, Harriet Ken
dali, Julia Gloss, Hazel Clayton, Oc-
tavia Broske, Mile Murray, Matte
Rivenberg and Effie Hasty. Seats on
sale this morning at 8 o'clock. Or
chestra, $1.5O; balcony. $1.00 and rs
cents; gallery. % cents.
There are so many songs in Babes
in Toyland'' that every taste is graft
fed. Among the brilliant musical
numbers which Victor Herbert wrote
for this pretentious effort is the now
worId-famed "Toyland March" And
these must not be forgotten: II Can't
Do the Sum-" over which New York
raved: Beatrice Barefacts," Don't
Cry, Bo-peep." There are many 9TH
ers, however, which charm every one
who hears them. Babes in Toyland''
will be presented on Saturday matt
nee and night. Seats on sale Thurs
day morning. Matinee prices are: Or
chestra, reserved, $1.00; balcony, rs and
so cents reserved; gallery, rs cents.
At night: Orchestra, $780, balcony,
IS cents and $1.0O; gallery, % cents.
The fame of Ghosts" is not confin-
ed to one country. This masterpiece Of
Henrik Ibsen was first produced in
1881 in Norway. 1t has several times
been presented in Berlin and has al
ways been a great favorite with Ger
man theater-goers 1t was given in
German undr the title of "Gespenster'
at the Irving Place Theater, New
York city, in 1901, and in 1897 it was
given under the name of "Ravenants"
at the Theater-Libre, Paris, and car
ried the French metropolis by storm.
Several revivals of the play have been
made in the French language. The
most important ever given in this
country was seen in New York when
Ghosts" scored a tremendous hit.
The much talked-of drama will be seen
here on Tuesday Nov. 2, with Claus
I3nral In the leading role