The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
A WEEK OF MERRY OPERA.
GRAU's ENGAGEMENT TO OPEN To-
MORROW NIGHT.

diana in the List-TwO Matinees
TO BE Gfven-The Coming season To
BE a Lively one Among the ANA
teurs.
The Grau Opera Company will begin a
weeks engagement at the theater to-
morrow night.
Monday Night-Tar and Tartar.
Tuesday Night-Black Hussar.
Wednesday Night-Beggar Student.
Thursday Night-Grand Duchess.
Friday Night-New Mascot.
Saturday Night-Indiana.
The Grau Opera Company. which for
the last twenty years has been owned
and managed by Jules Grau, is in point
of continuous seasons. the Oldest oper-
attic organization i'm the country. Other
companies have come and gone, have rid
den on the toD-most wave Of prosperity
only to sink when the weather changed.
The last was the worst theatrical sea-
son ever known in America. only the
best companies those with an estaD-
Hshed reputation and which are adroitly
managed, survived it and yet in point
of numbers, in ability of principals and
general equipment the Grau Opera Com
pany is in a better condition than ever.
The reason is not far to seek. During
the last ten years it has been handled on
a business basis, every promise has been
kept and every obligation fulfilled. In
consequence Of this, the responsibility OF
the company has been established be-
yond question. The companies present
ing legitimate comic opera in America
to-day can easily be counted on the fingers
of one hand. Prominent in the van OF
these is the Grau opera Company which,
with its excellent cast of principals, its
carefully chosen chorus, is giving pre-
nations not readily surpassed. No pains
have been spared to make the productions
complete in every detail and in pursuance
OF this policy, in addition TO the features
above mentioned, the company carries its
own orchestra. Among its artists are
Miss Adelaide Randall, Amy Leslie, Hat
tie Arnold, Kate Trayer, Fred II. Frear,
Tom Martin, Herman Waldo and j. Aid
rich Libbey together with a young and
strong chorus and Grau's own orchestra.
Much interest is being taken in the re-
hearsals for the play Sweet Lavender to
be given at the theater Wednesday, Nov.
6, for the benefit Of the Temple Guild.
The following are the casts by which
the play was given in New York, and
by which it viii be given in Savannah:
Horace Bream-New York cast, Her
bert Kelley; Savannah cast, Edwin NJ.
Geoffrey wedderburn-New York cast.
Charles Walcott; Savannah cast. Mon
roe r. Stern
Clement Hale-New York cast. Henry
Miller; Savannah cast. Julian S. Hexter
Dick Phenyl-New York cast W. j.
Lemoyne; Savannah cast, Moses S.
DR.. Delaney-New York cast, T. c.
valentine; Savannah cast, Max A LET
Mr.. Bulger-New York cast. W. B.
Royston; Savannah cast, Joseph NJ.
Mr.. Mow-New York cast. Walter
Bellows; Savannah cast, Duvalle S.
Sternberger.
Minnie Gilhnian-New York cast, Miss
Georgia Cayvan; Savannah cast, Miss
Beulah HeXter.
Ruth Roit-New York cast. Mrs.
Charles Walcot: Savannah cast, Miss
Lavender-New York cast Miss
Louise Louise Dillon Savannah cast, Miss
Mrs Gllfllian-New York cast. Mrs.
d. Dub.
The following are the important attrac-
IONS announced for this week IN New
YORK; The Great Diamond Robbery at the
american; Charleys Aunt. at the Grand
Opera house; His Excellency at the Broad
way theateri Joseph Jefferson at the Gar
Den; n c, Goodwin at the Fifth Avenue
theater; The Capitol at the Standard; The
Gay Parisians at Hoyts; The Heart of
Maryiand at the Herald Square; The
Vile at Keith's Union Square theater. The
Shop Girl at Palmer's; John Drew at The
empire theater; May Irwin in The Widow
zones at the BiJou theater; Leonardo at
the Garrick theater; Hansel and Gretel al
theater.
reform which the majority Of the
patrons of the theater would appreciafe
Is the prohibition of big hats. The big hat
IN tneater II 1t is worn, amounts to
tOtal eclipse of the performance to any
1ody VINO sits behind It. Everybody who
wears one with as much audacity and com
placency as if she were the entire audf-
enee, and nobody else had a right to see
the snow II the management would es-
taDlish rule that big hats must be re-
moved before entering the theater il would
WIN the lasting favor of the male patrons
ana would entitle ii to a monument. Shut
out the big hat
%, One o. Of the musical events of the week
VII pc the complimentary concert 10
Mrs. Laura Mehrtens at Mehrten's music
nan thursday night. The concert has
Deen arranged by subscription nv Mrs
Mehrtens friends in recognition az be a.
services She viii be assisted by some Of
me leading talent in the city both vocal
Snu instrumental, and the concert will
De one worth hearing to those who are
fortunate enough to attend.
The Lyceum directors are much encour-
aged by the patronage of their entertain
ment course. 1t is very likely that the
SAFE OF tickets may Justify seven enter
talnments, instead of five or six. The al
Teclors are in correspondence with Col
hlcnard Malcolm Johnston, with a viev,
70 securing him some time in March or
3pIl. The first entertainment will he
ROBERT J. Burdette's lecture. Nov 10 On
"a twice Told Tale. or the Rise and Fail
o. the Mustache." This is said to he one
OF Burdette best lectures President
andrews of Brown University win lee
Sure on Robert r. Lee Dec. L. Prof IT
= clark of the department of English of
me University of Chicago will lecture
Dec. - or q. The subject of Prof. CLARK 5
lecture has not been announced one If
ms pest lectures is on Sidney ] Ianier
ana Il IS possible that this lecture NAV he
selected. Mr.. Ernest Francisco Fenailosa
OF the Boston Museum of Fine Arts will
lecture on art some time in January. Hon
henry Watterson will also be here IN
January with his lecture on Abraham lin
com The delivery OF course ticIets
subscribed for during the summer is in
progress at Solomons', where the reserved
seat diagram is located.
A Washington dispatch to the Morn
ing News says Stuart Robson's prodic-
tlon of The Rivals was given LAST
night al the new theater in the presence
OF the President and Mrs. CIeveIand
members of the cabinet and their fa1n5
lies, the French Ambassador the ~
gllsh minister and Mrs, John A. LOGAN
ar. Robson's previous appearances as
Bob Acres. which he played with rare