The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-03
SOCIETY AT THE OPERA.
Enthusiastic Audience Witnessed
Production of ''Powhatan' at the

1t was a brilliant and enthusiastic
audience that filled the Theater last
evening to see the great chief Pow
hatan and his brave Apache tribe in
fierce array. with every warlike ac-
compartment of feathers. war paint,
weird yell, and mystic dance. As an
amateur production, the opera has
rarely been equalled in Savannah, and
except for the lovely Indian girls,
whose fair skin made pretty betrayal
in spite of strange garb, and the added
enjoyment won from this circum-
stances, it was easy to forget the
everyday world in the realism of the
scene. The music was of that delight
full sort that rings in the memory and
was so prettily sung, both in solo and
chorus, as to be a constant pleasure.
The lines were trimming with fun that
lost none of its point in intelligent de-
livery, and the acting throughout
was uniformly natural and good. For
costume and general makeup it would
be impossible to imagine. anything
more effective, the brilliant dresses of
the girls showing in vivid contrast to
the soberly clad warriors. The opera
was DIOuuCSu unQeT the ulfeCllOD OF
Mr.. Albert l.. Baker, who has thus
added another success to his reputation
in Savannah.
Mrs. w. I. Dixon presided at the
piano, and it was largely owing to her
skill as musician, and her patient
attention to the minutest points of the
score that the choruses went with
such swing and harmony.
Mr.. w. T. Dixon made an ideal
fnIn oh nf o.aA lOxri
father, and his two daughters, Poca-
hontas and Laughing Star, rulers of
the camps and bewitching alike to
paleface and Indian, were excellently
done by Miss Saidee King
and Mrs. Howard Warlng,
who captivated the audience by
their sweet singing and clever acting.
Heap Little Chief" and Panther,
Heap Big Chief and Scout" were de-
lightful, and on the arrival of the lat
ter to recount to the assembled tribe
the coming of the pale faces, there fol-
lowed a war dance that was we'll
enough acted to seem almost a part
of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show. This
was one of the hits of the evening, and
those who took part We're: Eansome
Harvey, terror of Thunderbolt, Mi.
Steve Harris; Tom Tom, the snake
charmer, Mr.. Howard Winburn; White
Cloud. the Pathfinder, Mr.. w. w. Cor
con, Jr., Messrs. Pierre Holtz, Ham
mond Eve, John Banks, Joe Low, Ber-
tie Sullivan, VIM. Blum, Louis Morgan,
w. Leroy Dekle, Fritz Opper, Tracy
Hunter, Gordon Saussy, Steve Harris
Gordon Howard j. Robert Koerper. D.
g. White, w. A. Tennille, Jr., and
Frank Hayward.
Seated on the rocks in the back
ground, charming picture, were the
Indian girls: Misses Marion Hammond.
Nina Crane, May duBignon, Edith
tombstone Ethel Taylor, Josephine
Weed, Mrs. Stephen Harris, Misses
Righton Habersham, Maud Williams.
Frieda Rsuers, jeanne Haines, Clifford
Munnerlyn, May Won Gundell, Emma
Bulloch, Carrie Lou Meldrim, Fannie
Meldrim Mary Wayne, Eileen Hunter
Marion Maclean and Elsie Barnard.
The humorous parts of the play Cap
tam John smith and Captain Rolfe,
Two jolly Rovers out for adventure
and lost in the great Ameri-
can forest were capitalIy done
by Mr.. Dietz Clark and Mr. Robert
Ellington, who kept their audience in
roars of laughter. Mr.. Billington's
solo at the opening of the second act,
and Mr.. Clark's typical song, 1T
Points That Way" were both warmly
encored. Mr. Fritz Opper, as a rover
bold, led his brave sailors to the rescue
of their brother Englishmen. In the
last act Mr.. Clark appeared with the
Sun Dancers" in what was one of the
most charming features of the play
The parts were "Lightfoot,' Bright
face" ''Silvertoe," 'Flashinghand,'
and they were filled by Miss Marion
Hammond. Miss Maud Williams. Miss
Ethel Taylor and Miss Nina Crane.
The second act opened upon the pref
test of scenes, the girls seated in a
semi-circle surrounding Sunbeam"
the little papoose, alseep in his ham
mock, and near by, with gentle hand
upon the couch, Miss du Four, as Song
Bird, singing his lullaby, while the
surrounding group swayed gracefully
to and fro. The peaceful quiet of the
scene was suddenly broken by the rude
invasion of the Little Crow Indians
who entered with mimic yell and were
hushed by Miss Mary Won Gundell,
who as Minnehaha, related the tale
of the terrible paleface for their delec-
tation. In the band of little Indian
braves were acknowledgements,
Master Gilbert Trezevant; "Not-a-
fraid- SNAKE" Master Marshall Bur-
roughs, two bad little Injuns; Messrs.
Peter Trezvant, VIM. Winburn, Charlee
Vandeviere. Edward Kollock, TatnalI
Koliock, George Kollock, Maurice Lar
mer, Frank Bisbee, Kingman White,
Alex. Macdonald, Hugh Stiles, Charles
Mills, Hayward Trezevant, George
Maclean, Davenport Bryan. Raymond
Denere, William Hunter, Porter Mack
all, William Mackall, Archie Bur-
roughs, Charles Maclean, Stephen Ell
lott, John Postell, Garnet Starr and
Catesby Jones.
This was followed by the beautiful
dance of the Forest Spirits and
Feather Bearers who were Misses An
ma Hunter, Sophie Meldrim, Josephine
Jette, Sallie Carmichael, Gladys Girar-
deau, Margaret Haines, Margaret Wes-
son, Isabel Postell, Louis Kollock, Lal-
lie Kollock, Lorraine Allen, Marion
Boothe, Norma Montague julie
Screven, Fannie Bloise, Marguerite
Boothe, Lucy Dancy and Miss Webster.
Then came the feature of the even
ing, the dance of the little papooses,
who captured big share of laughing
applause. They were Misses Vera Cold
ing, Edna Colding. Rheta Oliyeros,
Misses Boyd, Louise Davant, Lena
Burpee, Gertrude Burpee. Agnes Tison,
Sarah Perkins. Louise Kelly. Gertrude
McLaws, Margiebelle Shackleford, Car
RE Clay, Nell Clay, Cleland Bacon,
Marion Gray, Eloise Daniel, Frank
webster. Mildred Webster, Dorothy
Harrison, Hazel Daniel and Emily
Montague.
The production was so successful that
1t was decided to give a matinee this
afternoon. that LITTLE FOLKS may have