The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-26
A WEEK OF GOOD OPERA.
THE GRAU COMPANY's SUCCESS
FUL EN- GAGEMENT.

The "Charity Balr' Tomorrow Night
the Only Attraction During Holy
WeeR-Fanuie Rice in ga Jolly Sur
prise" TO Come After Bas;er-Law-
renee Ranley's Engagement TO Le-
gin April IT.
The Grau Opera Company closed one Of
the most successful weeks operaEc engage
ments ever played In Savannah last night.
Emma Abbott's was the only company that
has played to larger audiences. Mr.. Grau
and his company leave this morning for
Galveston, Tex, where they play this
week. The success of the Grau company is
q proof that good opera at popular
prices Will pay. The theater was packed
at every night performance last week. Had
it not been for the rain it would have over
flowed at yesterdays matinee. AS 1t was
there were few vacant seats. The company
is one Of the best comic opere companies
that has ever visited Savannah. Its re-
cepts for the weeks engagement were well
up toward $4,000.
Mr.. Grau lost three members OF the COM
pRny during the EEK. The cornetist or the
orchestra and Miss Ward of the chorus
ware summoned to their homes on account
of sickness, and yesterday telegram was
apSoiNoO odylhk budh bbO AoShOA "a NASSASA
OF the chorus was dying.
The only attraction at the theater Holy
week will be The "Charltv Ball, Tomorrow
night, and, possibly, at a matinee. although
the management has not as yet decided TO
give one The ''Charity Balh is an old
1avorite here. 1t made q great success
when presented last year by the same COM
pnny which played "IEe Wife" st Janu-
ary and the really fine performance given
OF that play is the best of recommendations.
The Charity Balp having been seen before.
detailed account OF the story Is needless.
II received it's first production at the Ne"
York Lyceum in the fall OF 1889. and ran
there for nearly year, when IL was sent on
the road, and has since then achieved as
great O success as in the metropolis. IL is a
story full of pathOs. yet frightened by
sparkling gems of comedy. The CHARITY
Ball" was written by Messrs. David Belasoo
aud II. c. DeMille, and Is a four-act society
drama OF New York life at the
present time. David Belasco is clever
stage manager and adapter, knowing the
stage III every aspect aud with keen eye
10 every dramatic scene. His partner,
henry G. DeMille, is a man OK scholarly al
tainmeuts, and comes from a literary
family. The company has been carefully
rehearsed in New York at the Lyceum, ana
Manager Frohman hos given his personal
NsNOhSAOu W I'LL Juo ubbalo VIVA - 'ASF
giving a performance identical in oil
respects with the original New YORK pro
duction. The principal actors engaged In
the representation are Messrs. Arthur
Elliott, Walter H. Crosby, Homer Gran
vile. H. A. sheldon, Fred Conger, A. W.
Gregory, and the Misses Charlotte Tettell
Blanche Weaver, Ethel Greybrooke, Jean
Coye and Eliza Logan.
Savaunah's favorite actor, Lawrence
hanley, will begin his staring tour, proba-
Oily the best advertised actor OF the day
The play Of 1.-THE Player" the play IN
which Mr. Hanley will appear, is an interest
ing one. The story begins where the father
OF the heroine, " Mathew Clifford" &
wealthy East Indian merchant, disc yers
she has fallen in love with the actor. The
Ia her entices the player to his house ana
tAere proposes to pay him large sum oil
money TO leave the stage, il not the coun
Try, as he desires his daughter to marry
Crcddock,n a hurse-raclnR, wiue-drlnklnR
squire. whom Ada heartily despises Tue
star suggests to the merchant that he ex'
sena TO him an Invitation to dinner pro
vlalng that he would so behave as to IN
0oee ada" TO accept for husband the