The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

most of the members of the old COM
pany being retained. New in the cast
is Miss Beulah Dodge as Violet Gray,
the Salvation lassie. Miss Dodge is
said. when she made her metropol-
tan debut in this part last season,
TO have given a most worthy and mer-
itorious performance.
The Baldwin Melville Company will
begin a two-nights' enga cement. with
two matinees, Friday night, Dec. 6.
This organization is favorably remem-
bered here, having visited Savannah
frequently. The company is a strong
one. numbering eighteen people. Fri
day matinee it will present "A Young
Wife" Friday night "The Charity
Ball" Saturday matinee THE Bank
ers' Daughter and Saturday night
'Reaping the Whirlwind." Popular
prices will prevail, 10, 20 and 30 cents.
Of the thousands who have been en-
tranced by Nordicas voice and art,
in her appearances in Grand Opera and
at important musical festivals during
the last few years in this country few
know of the early struggles and tri-
umphs and the gradual but steady
growth of her fame with the causes
that led up to it. Her first engage
ment, when still a young girl, was in
the choir of the First Church, Boston.
The following year she was engaged 10
sing at DR.. Putnam's Church with the
highest salary ever paid for cholr
position. A little later she appeared
as soloist with Gilmores Band, New
York. then in the zenith of its success
and subsequently she made tour or
America with this organization, and
another through England. Those tours
provided means for her operate train
ing and after many brilliant triumphs
in England and on the continent, NOR
dica made her first appearance in OPP
era in Boston as Marguerite. Her real
American debut was with Henry e.
Abbey Company at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York. Nearly every
season since she has sung the great
dramatic roles in German, Italian and
French operas in New York, Boston,
Chicago and as far West as the Pa
cific coast, besides important appear
ances as soloist with the leading SYM
phony orchestras and at important
musical festivals. but never before has
she been heard I'm recital as she VIII
be this season. Loudon G. Charlton
who is her exclusive manager, an
nounces a transcontinental tour which
will cover so to 100 recitals. which
promise to be a series of oyations 10
the great American singer.
The Morning News has received an
invitation from Mr.. Jas. Neill, well
known here, to attend a Luau given
on the Lanai of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel. r.. H. in honor of the birthday
of his niece, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Forbes.
Messrs. Klaw & Changers produc-
ton Of Beauty and the Beast at the
broadway theater surpasses everything
that has been seen on Broadway in re-
4 cent years. 1t is the old story of
beauty and the beast told with a gilt
tering of lights, scenic effects, pretty
girls. costumes and bright music that
holds the attention of the audience
from curtain rise TO curtain fall. The
following we'll known names are in the
cost Of this wonderful performance
Harry Bulger, Charles j. Ross. Joseph
Cawtborne, John Page, John Hyams
Eus SNYDER, Viola Gillette, Phoebe
! Covne Nellie Thorne Florence Heng-
lar Nav Hengler Nora Cecil, Jane
Vhitbeck. Annabelle Whltford, Nina
! r,ityvyiliiaros. susie Rusholme. Kathryn
! calvin Pearl Ianders, Lillian Hudson
| kline Norman. Viola Kellogg. Myrtle
| steele susie Rusholmc. Pearle Ian
| ders leila Lewis. Virginia voorhees,
/ Iernostine Walter, Bessie stanton
| Nnude cummings Nellie Reed Mile
/ Martina. Jeanette Mozar' Lillian
/ Rice
Mmo Modjeska and Louls James arc
having such Il phtnoin.,g,lla, su.I and