The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
EAsTaR WEEK ADJUSTMENTS.

the citizens of Griffin will give a hearty
welcome to the troops.
BAsTaR WEEK AMUsEMENTS
The Grau Opera Company to Open in
said Pasha" Tomorrow Night.
Easter week promises to be brilliant
week at the theater. The Grau Opera
Company will open It's engagement TO-
morrow night The operas for the week
are as follows:
MONDAY night .......................S Said Pasha
Tuesday night ..... ............ Black Hussar
Wednesday matinee. .GondoIiers
| Wednesday night .............. Bohemian Girl
Thursday night ..................Fra Diavoio
Friday night. Observation-Disclosures. Martha
SATURDAY matinee. .....-... Said Pasha
SATURDAY night -........, -. .FatinitZa
The Grau company comes with the best
OF Endorsements wherever it has PLAYED
Most of the singers have been heard here
before and are artists of reputation Those
who bear the opening opera can determine
| for themselves whether the company is a
good one or not "Sald Pasha" will be heard
here for the first time and will be sung by
the following cast:
Said Pasha Observation-Disclosures Francis Gaillard
1eranno. .............. $500. Thomas H. Purse
Hassen Bey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Frank Rissdale
Hadad, ........................,.H Herman Waldo
NocKey Observation-Disclosures. Stanley Fetch
haJay .....-......,.-.........C Charles Wallace
Erouoedad. .'.....'..... ...-.....-.. w. Ashland
Serena Edith Mason
queen Altl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lille Aldrch
Balah SoJah. Alice Gaillard
The Columbia Is. c. State says of the
opera and the manner in which it was
recently sung in Columbia: 1t is long
| time since Columbia audience has looked
upon fairer face than that of Edith Mason,
the prlma donna of the Grau company aud
not for long time has a sweeter voice than
hers echoed along the walls of the opera
house. ,-,
Few tenors Of swester tone have teen
heard in this city than that of Mr.. Tom
Purse. No one would ever feel that he or
she had heard enough of his singing if he
| always sings as sweetly as he did last night.
The barytone of Mr.. Rlsdale is deserving
likewise of most complimentary mention.
His notes are full aud true and wonderfully
| sweet as well.
The choruses were given in an admirable
manner, full in volume, exact in time, and
with a snap that made that portion especi-
| ally attractive.
Francis Gaillard, the barytone, is an art
ist OF unusual ability both as actor and
| singer. His voice is rich and sweet, and he
manages it delightfully."-.
Alice Gaillard adds to a very attractive
form a pure contralto voice Of great power
and sweetness, and her work throughout
was admirable. A eEzo-soprano love song
| which she introduced in the second act was
deservsdly encored three times
| The comedy work Of Messrs. Waldo and
French was such as to make every one roar
with laughter whenever they would make
their appearance. They are first-class come
dams, and furnish enough fun for any COM
! bination.
The company will play at popular prices.
| IS, so and rs cents. Manager johnson has
daEAFmiuAd tn mako a trial CT apFfnu
at popular prices, and it remains for she
patrons OF the theater to say whether il will
be a success or not. It is pretty certain
that Manager johnson has secured q thor
oughly 7rst-olass attraction. The sale of
seats so far has been unprecedented for
popular opera, and there is every assurance
that the engagement will be success.
The modern drama OF England, as we'll as
for Italy, Spain and France, is founded, not
on the so-called miracle plays, but on the
Latin tragedies. ''Lusus Ebriorum" was
translated into italian and published in
1872 under the name Of "Catinia,n and this
is the earliest printed comedy in any
modern language. A native Italian comedy
C'I Suppositi'0 was first represented in 1901
by Ariosto. In England limitations of
Latin models in Latin plays were done until
it occurred to a head master of Eton
(Nlcbolas UdelD to amuse the boys, and he
wrote play IN EnBllSn Ralpn fLoYsGer
Doister," 1534-154D, which probably is the
first English comedy. 1t was written in
lively rhyming couplets. The first native
tragedy was "Gordo. Due" Q56D, the story
of which, like king Lear was taken
from Godfrey Of Monmouth's Chronicle.
The first two theatars in England we're
called respectively 1.-THE Theater" and
"The Curtain" and were built outside of
London in 1876 Shakespeare was II years
old them. Before that time it is interest
ing to know that plays were presented
chiefly on Sundays and saints days. and
from then until now this has been one Of
the principal grounds Of contest between
the PrecisianD or Puritans and their OPP
poDents.
Lewis Morrison has purchased a rural
home four miles from Peeksville, n. Y,
on which he is expanding $4,000. THE
Homen is in the center of seventy acres
and overlooks the Hudson river.
Rubinstein, the great Russo-Jewish tone
master, is to make tour Of America next
season, and is guaranteed 100000. He has
been before the public for fifty-three years,
beginning as an infant prodigy when only
years old. AT II he was alone in the
world, making his living as a music teacher;
at q he produced his first opera in st.
Petersburg.