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AT THE THEATER.
Monday Mgrht—Mine. Nevada.
Tuesday Mk lit—“ Children uf the
Ghetto.”
There will be but two performances at
the Theater this week, but they will both
l notable. Mine. Nevada, the famous
diva, will usher in the week with a con
cert to-morrow night, and Tuesday night
will come Zangwill’s much talked of
play, the “Children of the Ghetto.” The
season is rapidly drawing to a close and
bt sides these attractions there will be but
two more shows of an account, De Wolf
Hopper and “Under the Red Robe.”
Mme. Emma Nevada, the great Ameri
can prima donna, reached the city his*
KM>IA NBl'ADi.
1 i -' i " and Is at the DeSoto. Him. Nevada
c * n "' from Jacksonville, where the night
' ' ' she sang with the greatest success
1 ''a on* of ihe largest anti most brilliant
"'tnences of the season. The trip, logelii
w‘>h the fatigue Incident to singing at
K'eessive concerts, caused Mine. Ne
-1 to vary her usual rule of retiring at
■" o'clock liy retiring tilm st Immediately
tier arrival.
Nevada, who Is prohibly the m si
'o" H of American sinters, has hula
remarkable und hrlhlaiit .aieer, ihe
of Mme, Marchesl. the most celtbral
‘™t<%ehir of t’aris, she hes sung
uvi a i cst success In Ihe most fu
-OUa al ‘d dllflcult roles In ull o l the piln
V connERCE
SWAYS THE WORLD.
cipal ciiies of Europe and this country, re
ceiving not only the most enthusiastic
praise from the greatest of the critics, but
being recognized by royalty in the persons
of the late Czar Alexander, who presen led
her with a decoration accorded to only the
most distinguished artists, and Queen Vic
toria, who last July received her at Os
borne and presented her with the jubilee
decoration after hearing her sing her cel
ebrated parts in Lakne, Dinorah, and a
group of German songs with which Her
Majesty expressed herself-as particularly
pleased.
Mme. Nevada’s fame rests upon even a
firmer foundation than that of royal
favor, however, for in her many of the
world’s most famous composers have
found the ideal person to interpret their
creations. It was in recognition of her
portrayal of Aminia in “La Sonnambula”
that her figure robed at Aminia was
chosen to grace the pedestal of the statue
erected to Bellini at Milan. Gounod, the
immortad composer of “Faust” and of
“Homeo and Juliet,” telegraphed his con
gratulations when she sang the role of
Juliet In the latter opera before one of
the most critical audiences or Berlin.
Massenet, one of the greatest and most
popular ot ihe present French composers,
Is now engaged on an opera of which the
title role Is being written especially for
Mme. Nevada. The name of this opera
has not been made public, nor, although
nearly completed, will it be given until
after or at least near the end of the Paris
Exposition.
With the exception of a short engage
ment In Philadelphia about four years ago
when Hhe was come ten with the Hein
richs Opera Company, Mme. Nevada has
spent the last fourteen years In Europe.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, APRIL 1. 1000.
On her present visit to this her native
land, she began the season with a series
of most successful concerts at the Metro
politan Opera House, after which she be
gan her present tour, going first across
the country, singing in the various c;t!es
en route, as far as the Pacific coast,where
in her native state. California, she re
ceived a perfect ovation. Her present trip
through The South which she now visits
for the first time began in Atlanta, afP r
which she went to 6t. Augustine, and
to Jacksonville, where she sang Friday
night. During her stay at the Ponce J)o
I con in St. Augustine. Admiral Dewey ar
-1 rived, and they held a joint reception in
the : arlors of the hotel. Such a meeting
j between two famous Americans was par
! ticularly fitting, for while Dewey achieved
endless fame by lowering the Spanish flag
in the Philippines, Mme. Nevada, also
achieved her share of applause by unhold
| ing the American flag in Spain itself.when
'in Seville, after war had been declared
j between the countries, she sang despite
the hisses of her audience and the
threats of personal vi< h nee with which
she was greeted on account of her na
tionality.
Mme Nevada will appear at the Thea
ter to-morrow night, when the following
programme will he given:
“Widmung Schumann-Liszt
Mr. Pratt.
“Bell Song,” from Lakme Delibes
Mine. Nevada.
“Hungarian Caprice” Dunkler
Mr. Blumenberg.
(a) “Nocturne” (b) • “Scherzo Chopin
Mr. Pratt.
Two songs (a, b)
Mme. Nevada.
(a) “Romance” Saint Saons
(b) “Spanish Dance” .‘Popper
Mr. Blumenberg.
(a) “Etude Hanselt
(b) “Tocatta” Sgambati
Mr. Pratt.
“Shadow Dance,” from Dinorah. 1
Meyerbeer
Mme. Nevada.
The best writers both in this country
and in England, who have seen Mr.
Zangwill’s play, “Children of the Ghet
to,” give the author credit for having
striven honestly and faithfully to strike
a new' line which they claim he has suc
cessfully accomplished. If is urged that
he has displayed remarkable courage in
putting on the stage realistic pictures of
human habitation: that h# has made the
most accurate portrait painting and ob
served aH the accepted dramatic unities j
ir> the development of a plot with an in- j
tensely |human basis.
It was Mr. Zangwill's purpose to pre
sent a chapter of English life as he saw
it; to bring human nature in the finest
and most sensitive point into acute con
flict with the eternal principles of the Le
vitlcal law'. It is asserted that it pos- |
sesses a boldness that must of necessity j
command successful attention. It has the
reputation of being a play of Individual- t
ity and nothing that may happen can
rob it of that distinctive mark. “Chil- j
dren oY the Ghetto” has aroused consid- j
erable controversy. Dealing as it does ;
with a certain feature of the Jewish re- j
ligion appertaining to the Mosaic law.
with reference to marriage and divorce,
the refttlt has been that many of the best
writers of the Jewish faith have discussed
at considerable length in the newspapers
the merits of Mr. Zungwlll's play. From
a religious point of view it appeals very
strongly to the Jews, but from a dra
matic view’ point it appeals to all classes.
There runs through the entire play a
'very pretty love story, but the strict ob
servance of the letter of the law, as in
terpreted by the rabbi, Reb Shemuel, the
lovers are not permitted to marry. It is
a play where duty triumphs over love,
where the heroine makes the personal sac- j
rlllce of the choice of her heurt and la J
governed w'holly by the mandates of the
Mosaic law. While it is not of the ad
vanced Jews that the play portrays the
customs of the present day, but of what
was practiced in the early part r. f the
century by the strict orthodox Jew. A
great many rabbis throughout the coun
try have become interested in the play,
and those who have seen it commend Mr.
Zangwill for having writtefl a play so
truthful to history. Messrs. Llebler &
Cos., managers of “Children of the Ghet
to,” are presenting the p?aj| with a cast
of unusual strength. The company is
hendtd by Wilton Laekaye, whose Sven
gali in “Trilby” is so wed remembered.
Mr. Lackaye impersonated the character
of Reb Shemuel, the rabbi, and those w’ho
have seen him in the part, give him credit
for having created a character the equal
of that of Svengali in “Trilby.” There
is another distinctive character in “Chil
dren of the Ghetto” known as Melchltso
dek Pinehas, a poet, and out of W’hich
Mr. William Norris has received univer
sal commendation for his art as a comedy
character actor. •
Miss Rosabel Morrison, who plays the
part of the heroine, is a daughter of
Lewis Morrison, the well known actor.
Other members of the company assigned
to the more important roles are Guy
Bates Post, Fred Lotto, Oils Frankel,
Adolphe Lestina, Henry Dolan, Ada Cur
ry, Laura Almosnino, Mme. Cottrelly,
Ada Dwyer, Mabel Taliaferro. Louise
Muldener. Alice Evans and Zelle Daven
port. Mr. Hearne’s reputation as
a stage director is of very
high order. The scenes of the play were
made from photographs taken by Mr.
Zangwill himself. It is safe to presume
that “Children of the Ghetto” will be
given a cordial reception in Savannah.
When De Wolf Hopper was In London
he had no more ardent admirer than Hen
ry I>abouchore, editor of Truth, and one
of the most famous and* influential men
of England. Lnbouchore admitted that j
when he first saw Hopper he could not
understand his fun; but the comedian
“grew upon him.” till finally Hopper had
no stronger admirer. Labouchere’s trib
ute to Hopper is one word) reproducing
4‘First find what sec-ms the suitable
frame for Mr. lie Wolf Hopper’s talent;
then break it. One is tempted to go over
to Ireland in one’s search for a definition
of this lofty, angular trans-Atlantic, thi !
talent of studied opposites, as he standi
there, swash-buckler and tyrant of his
stage, with the fragments of his com
pany revolving in vertiginous obedience
around the extended digit of his left
hand, or bowing quiescent beneath his
Jovian nod. Mr. De Wolf Hopper oston- j
ished me many times during the evening,
but on no occasion so much as when 1
towards the end of the display he actual- !
ly walked up to a bench and sat down
upon it. For lo! none of these prcxkgio*
which are the bread and butter of Mr.
Hopper's audience, occurred. The bench
rem lined absurdly obedient to the stale
old law of gravitation (long since abol
ished by Mr. Hopper), the sky remained
fixed in its place, and Mr. Do Wolf Hop
per it: his, for quite five minutes. The
moon did not descend to kiss him. Really
his return to the normal is the cleverest
of the astonishing displuys of the Jan
van Beers among the players. In the
house of that distinguished Belgian artist
you open a door and find the shivering
whiteness of the North Pole; you go to
bed and the w’elght of your body sets in
motion panoramas of a Brazilian, forest,
with astonishing monkeys, scarlet scream
ers and prepos*t rous blossoms, the ei
shore of Troubilie bedecked with Paris
lennes, the serious call of Charlotte Cor
day on Marat, a thousand pretty Im
promptus. So It Is with Hopper. He will
tiring in a real locomotive to crush his
beloved, ho will play billiards in the air.
and will bo sellout* when you expect the
inevitable smile. Hopper will be in Sa
vannah this month.
The retirement of Julia Arthur from the
stage, if it is true, is a matter of re
gret. Miss Arthur was a young aetrea*
who began to struggle for success when a
mere girl, and it must be said that she al
ways aimed at the artistic. She had about
attained a position where she might have
gratified her highest artistic ambition,
when ill-health drove her to a temporary
retirement, at least. Her “More Thin
Queen” was a thoroughly artistic produc
tion, ami one needs on' r v to think of the
real characters of the period represented
and there will be an immediate Interest
j und realization of the power of the play,
her work was crude in a way, and she had
some disagreeable mannerisms, but Julia
Arthur was improving, and a position of
honor is for her if she clings to her career.
She had been on the stage since she w is
11 years old. She first achieved distinc
tion as an emotional actress with A. M.
Palmer’s company. She went abroad ami
was honored by Henry Irving’s praise and
encouragement. Her greatest success ns
an independent star was in “A Lady of
Quality.” While playing this piece she
met B. F. Cheney, a multi-millionaire, and
a member of one of the oldest and proud
est families in Boston. There was an ar
dent wooing, and a brief courtship, follow
ed by a marriage that was not made pub
lic for some time after Us occurrence. Miss
Arthur, or Mrs. Cheney, as she now
threatens to be known, was ill when In
Pittsburg, a noted physician from New
York having been summoned to her a
week before. He traveled with the com
pany.
Mirs Arthur is well known in Sivannab
through her connection with he Ford
Dramatic Association some years ago.
Theatrical managers attribute anew
clause in theatrical contracts to Miss Ar
thur. In every contract now, it is inserted
that for the illness of the star or failure
to appear the manager of the traveling
company must reimburse the manager of
the local theater. Inasmuch as Miss Ar
thur is the wife of a man of double mill
ions, she is able to do this. It is aaid the
managers of the Broad Street Theater, In
Philadelphia, were paid a neit sum by
way of indemnity. Previous to Mi S3 Ar
thur’s having offered this stipulation in
her contracts, the local managers share I
ihe loss with the star that did not *hine,
but now the star must pay and pay well.
It is now settled that Jessie Bartlett I)a
vis will be th** companion of Francis Wil
son next season. Pauline Hell will also
continue with Wilson. and will have a boy
pan in the new opera he is to produce.
The dramatization of “David Harum,”
which is being made for W. If. Crane, la
about finished, and rehearsals for the pro
duction will begin probably in a few
weeks.
The following telegram from New Or
leans to the New Ycrk Herald announces
the leasing of another theater in New
York by Henry Greenwall: “After a con
ference to-day be*ween Henry Greenwall,
manager of theaters in Texas Georgia
and of the Grand Opera House here, and
an agent of Mr. Zborowski, of London,
Eng.. Greenwall obtained a five years’
lease on the American Theater. New
York city. Greenwall will pay s*l,ooo an
nually for it and will enter into iiosse*-
sion next October. His object is to put
into the theater a stock company to play
at popular prices—fifteen to fifty cents—a
repertory of old standard dramas, such
as have made a phenomenal success in
the New Orleans Grand Opera House dur
ing the present season. Greenwall will
put at the head of his company William
Farnum, who has made an immense suc
cess here this winter. After one season,
should Farnum’s success In the East
equal that obtained in the Bouth, Green-
SAVANNAH THEATER,
TUESDAY, APRIL 3.
Messrs. Liebler & Cos. present the original New York
and London Company in the season’s sensation, Mr.
Israel Zangwill’s widely discussed play,
CHILDREN
OF THE
GHETTO.
WILTON LACKAYE. ROSABEL MORRISON.
WILLIAM NORRIS. MME. COTTRELLY.
GUY BATES POST. ADA DRYER.
GUS WEINBURG. MABEL TALIAFERRO.
ADOLPHE LESTINA. LAURA ALMOSNINO.
GUS FRANKEL. ADA CURRY.
FRED. LOTTO. ZELLE DAVENPORT.
JOHN A. HOLLAND. LOUISE MULDENER.
HARRY R. HANLON. ALICE EVANS.
STAGED BY JAMES A. HERNE.
PRICKS— 35 cents lo sl.nO.
Tl.r curtain rises Mil.', prompt on.l the story of the piny t>r K inn
AT OXC K.
wall proposes to start the young man
wfth a lavish setting under his own man
agement. Farnumx wife has Just signed
a contract as leading woman with W. A.
Hrady’s No. 2 “Papho” company.
James O'Neill Is contcmplatlng an elab
orate revival of his Monte Cristo, mak
ing It a “production" on a scale commen
surate with Its possibilities and in ac
cordance with the latter day fad.
AGI.VC OF THE EYE.
An Old Theory Controverted by
Vo unit < I,lngn Oenllst.
From the New York World.
All occullsts know that, from middle'age
on. the pupil of the eye grows smaller, un
til In old age It. Is no larger than a pin's
head. Heretofore they have tried to ex
plain this by saying that the muscles and
nerves controlling the pupils become ‘tltT,
or weak, sooner than do the other muscles
or nerves of the body.
This theory Is controverted by n young
Chicago oculist, Ir. Norbume Jenkins,
who criticises many old theories in regard
to the eyes.
Dr. Jenkins was In'New York recently,
and was seen by a reporter. "1 And." said
he, “that advancing age only brings Into
action certain defects of the eye, and these
defects alone are the causes of the small
pupil, whether In age or in youth; und the
greater the defect the earlier the pupil
gets small.
“This is proved, because the pupil re
sumes Its normal size and activity after
the defects are relieved by perfectly Ailing
glasses. In brief, the amull pupil corn s
from eye strain, and i not present In per
fect eyes. As only about one perron In
a thousand has perfect eyes, the mistake
has easily been made ot thinking the small
LEADING
STYLE-HAKERS.
ONE PRICE,
PLAIN FIGURES.
pupil came from a natural loss of ton*
from age. but perfectly fitting glasses
show that these defects have exist, I from
youth, and that age only reveals them, and
also that when these are relieved ihe pu
pil resumes its youthful action.
"It Is not age nor loss or lone of the
muscles or nerves that causes the pupils
to be small In adults. It is either caused
by astigmatism, unlike eyes or far-sight
edness.
"Astigmatism Is an eye trouble seldom
understood. The apple of the eye and ihu
curtain of the eye are covered in front
by a tough, round and clear, saucer*shai>-
e.i skin, something like a watch-crystal
This Is about as wide and thick as a silver
half-dime, and the white of the eye frames
It. If It Is perfect It has a shape some
ihlng like the big end of an egg. If it | s
faulty, it Is more like the side of an egg,
1 or a warped saucer, and blurs the im igej
I that pass through It.
' “In about hair the people the two eyes
are not alike in their defects; for astUmi
llsin. farsightedness or nearsighted!!.-is
are apt lo be worse In one eye than in the
other. One eye may be perfect and ti e
other not quite so good, or even very lm-
I>erfect.
"In farsightedness ihe eyeball Is (oo
small, or too short; the images come to a
focus behind the retina, causing eye stra n
and a small pupil. The great work or ih
pupil Is lo act In harmony with Ihe lens
and the focussing muscle to focus perfect
Images on the outspread nerve, and this
smallness of the pupil that attends the ad
vnnee of age is a sign that the pupil Is
striving to make up for shortcomings In
other itlirt* of the eye.
"This discovery will prove of Importance
lo Spectacle wearer*, for II will enable
ihetn lo tell by the slxe of their pupils
whether their in. u matter lamely
of guesswork heretofore."
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