The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-10
NO THRATBR THIS WEEK.
The Grau Opera Company to Be Here
Easter Week

The Grau Opera Company to Be Here
Easter Week.
The theater will be closed during Holy
week. The Grau Opera Company, which
was booked for weeks engagement, to be-
gin tomorrow, will not be here until Easter
week, opening Monday night, April Is.
The Grau company has been playing most
successful series OF engagements in the
\ south and has received the most fattering
notices. The sale of seats will open Satur-
day morning.
Faderewski, the pianist, is said to have
MADE $50, 900 on his American tour this sea-
son. -
A young Danish composer named Emma
has become famous in Copenhagen by the
production Of an opera called "He1en" the
| Witch.
| Young Salvini is about TO revive the old
romance, THE Brigand." in which the elder
Wallack was so successful years ago. Wal
lack first played it at the Drury Lane thea
| ter, London, and afterward at mis- New
York theater. 1t was one of his substantial
successes. The role Of "Massaroni" is a jolly,
rocking bandit something on the Robert
Macaire order and should prove an excel
lent part for young Salvini. He will pre-
l
rena version of "Cavalleria Rusticana" maxi
ing an interesting double bill
Henry Irving's great production Henry
| VIII" at the London Lyceum does not
draw as strong as was expected. 1t will
soon be Withdrawn.
The matrons have decided that society
! belle who takes part in amateur PERFORM
| ances may elevate her dress with propriety,
| just nine inches above her slippers, thus
avoiding the enormity Of ten inches, and the
prudishness of eight.
The question as to the origin of the famous
| song, "Ia-ra-ra Boom de-ay,n has become
one Of national importance, and the follow
| ing account OF its origin comes all the way
from London: Mr.. Gilbert, father of the
famous sculptor. Alfred Gilbert. composed
an opera in which the refrain occurred, in
| 1854. An American gentleman saw the score
and said he should like to have it, The COM
poser consented, and it was only the other
day, when on a visit to the Grand theater,
he recognized his own composition. l cou-
| graduate Mr.. Gilbert, senior, and the Eng
l1sh nation. Ta-ra-ra Boom decay.
Sir Arthur Sullivan and w. 8. Gilbert
have agreed again to collaborate in comic
| opera.
The manager Of the Paris Port-Saint-
Martin theater will. it appears, never pro-
duce piecs on any day Of the week but
Friday. Dejazet used to say that all the
| greatest successes she achieved in her long
career we're won on the 18th day of the
month, and the chef d'orcheStre who
directed Offenbach's greatest successes used
a baton made out of the handle of broken
croupier's rake which Offenbach picked up
of the gaming table at Baden.
NJ. B. Curtis has been released on $50, 900
bail.
Joseph Jefferson has declined the invita-
ton to appear at the Vienna theatrical ex-
hibition.
William R. Hayden, Stuart Robson's
manager, has bought ten acres Of land ad-
joining Portland, Ore. A town will be built
on it which will be called Haydenville.
W. R. Palmer. Jr., nephew of A. NJ
Palmer, has organized company of players
to travel on bicycles. They will be known
as the Palmer Bicycle Tourist and will be-
gin at New Rochelle May 9, with a musical
comedy entitled "Love on Wheels"