The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19
A WEEK FULL OF OPERA.
THE GRAU COMPANY TO GIVE
EIGHT PERFORMANCES


"Boccsccio," the Opening Opera, to Be
Followed by"5aid Pasha''-The Bald
win-Melville Company Closed a Sue
cessful EnEegement-The Company
to Return Here During May Week.
Monday night. Boccaccio
Tuesday night. O.. Said Pashs
Wednesday matinee. ............ Bohemian Girl
Wednesday night ..........-......-.Fra Diavolo
AHIlsuay Hl6uI. itnA
5Euay nlght. .....---,.... clover
saturday matinee. L atlnltza
saturday nlgnL........ ..-......-... .GOndOliers
Tomorrow night Greu's Comic Opera
Company will commence a weeks engage
meut, presenting for the first time in Savan-
nah the original "Boccaccio." The New
Orleans Picdyune says:
"Boccaccio," as presented at the Old
DrurY, WAS a brilliant success, and the re-
suit was that the seating capacity Of the
house was tested Co its utmost.
Jules Grau's Opera Company is an art
fully selected aggregation Of finished vocRi-
lists. which, when the scale Of admission
prices is considered, has no peers and but
very few equals. AS q matter OF fact, it
readily puts TO blush very many more pre-
tentious operate combinations.
he chorus is very strong one, and the
ensemble so nearly perfect that it frequently
S44GAAcG lAlNsb MATURING applause hlAu GUUl-
plimentary expressions
The staging is very pretty and the COS
tuning costly; in many instances mag
nidcent.
Miss Edith Mason sustained the role OF
"F1ametta.n AS prina donna she IL charm
ing. She has a very sweet voice of con-
siderable scope. at times displaying that it
is really more powerful than the auditor
would Rt first imagine. Tall and lissom
she is very graceful, and there is something
OF angelic sweetness in her beautiful count
ensnce.
Miss Bessie Farbalrn is very good
'Perouella." A more than ordinary comedi-
enne, possessed OF a fine voice that she
knows how to use, she established herself in
high favor with the audience from the
start.
AS "Boccacoio" Miss Alice Gaillard's
rendition is praiseworthy. Her voice is
rich and we'll cultured; hep acting eVinces
considerable painstaking and close study.
Misses Ada Bernard as Isabella" and
Edith Depew, as Beatrice" are also emit
tied to words of praise.
The prIncipal male roles are ebly sus-
tanned by Messrs. Francis Gaillard aud
Thomas H. Persse. The comedians are ex-
cellent.
Incidentally. a serpensine dance and
widows dance, somewhat different from
what have been served up thus far this
season, were presented and provoked con-
siderable applause.
This is the first and last opera of the
season.
The Baldwin-Melvil Company closed
weeks successful engagement last night
" N ages of sin" was the play. The audi
ence was an unusual one for Saturday
night. The company and play were we'll
received as they have been during the en-
tire week. The drawing at yesterdays
matinee was an interesting feature. Mrs
Quinn won the hat at Krouskoff's. Last night
there we're two cash prizes Of S25 each. W.
h. .Quinan won the FIRST prize and Henry
Shepard the second prize The company
will leave for Augusta to-day, where it will
begin a weeks engagement tomorrow
night. It will play a return engagement
here May week. Mr.. Baldwin has estab-
lished the popularity Of bis company here,
and will hardly fail to play as successful an
engagement then as he has just closed.
Since the burning of the Opera Comioue
at Paris. IN 1887, 1t has been the effort Of
nearly all French theatrical managers to
adopt speedy means of lowering the iron
curtain in an instant, and electricity has
been found TO supply the demands of both
managers and public for shutting off IN
stantly any fire occurring in or about the
stage from the audience. The frat theater
in Europe known SO far to use the electric
iron curtain is the Coincide Francois at
Paris. The curtain is hung by four steel
wire ropes which run over pulleys, the
ropes then meeting at and going over
wooden drum. This Is driven from the
pulley by an electric motor.
A step forward has just been taken by
the women Of the stage by the inoorpora-
ton of the Professional Woman's League.
The objects are: To bring together women
engaged in dramatic, operato and literary
pursuits with a view of rendering them
helpful TO each other; to minister to the
pecuniary needs Of the members, aud aid in
procuring them outfits and other things
necessary in order TO obtain employment.
The 2-act drama "Bread on the Waters.
will be presented by the Fleming Dramatic
Association for the sick benefit fund of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers at
Masonic temple April 4. AS the object for
which the play will be presented is a most
worthy one and the Flemings one of the
finest amateur organizations In the state, a
large audience will, no doubt, be attracted.
A full rehearsal was held last night.
"The Player" in which Lawrence Han
ley will make a starring tour beginning at
Norfolk April 3, is taken from the same old
0CIAhhl pAeJ lLOl4l WnlCu JULIUS LOOK ''EouA-
livan,n and T. W. Robertson David Gar
rick" 1t has been modernizsd for Mr.. Han
ley by Blanche Marsden, q daughter of the
late Frederick Msrsden, who has drawn
largely from the original, but also from
both of the celebrated adaptors.
By the death of his father in Windsor,
Canada. last week, Mckee Rankin will in
herit property that will leave him indie
pendent for the rest Of his life. The estate
Includes vast forest lands aud great deal
of unimproved property is valued 100000.
Etelka Gerster. the ouce-famous prima
donna, is living secluded from the world on
mountain near Bologna Italy, and passes
her days in experimenting the education
Of her children.
W. J. Seaman is failing steadily and il
is not believed he will survive many weeks
longer.
You need not despair! Salvation Oil will heal
your burnt arm without scar. 25 cents.-dd.
Call on Appel & schaul for your hat to-
daY.-dd.
Call on Appel & schaul for your hat to-
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