The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-16

The Grau Opera Company closed its
engagement last night with 'Doro-
INV " At the matinee Wang was
e,,rq While it was not as successful
financially as some of his previous en-
oegements in Savannah have been,
Mr. Grau presented a week of opera
that delighted everyone who attended.
The spooner Dramatic Company,
headed by Miss Allie and Mr.. F. E.
snooner. will begin weeks engage
nent tomorrow night, presenting as
the opening play Nell Gwynn" with
Miss Spooner as mistress Nell" Dur
ing the engagement will be presented
THE Romance of a Poor Young Man."
.Ben Bolt, Camille" "A Husband on
salary" THE Pearl of Savoy" THE
TWO Orphans, East Lynne" and
"The Last of the Seminoles." Matinees
will be given Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday. The night prices will be
10 20 and 80 cents, and the matinee
rrices 10 cents to all parts of the
house On the opening night one lady
will be admitted free with the holder
Of every paid thirty cent ticket pur-
chased before o'clock that day. The
Jacksonville Times Union of March IL,
said of the company THE Spooner
Dramatic Company played to the larg
est house of the season "a house that
even exceeded the record made when
the "Florodora" company was here.
The presentation of Nell Gwynn'
came up fully to all expectations, and
was well staged, the costuming being
especially fine and effective. The
specialties introduced during the even
ing were greatly enjoyed by the large
audience"
The breaking up of Mary Manner
ings engagement to play Camille"
with Kyrle Bellew has deprived theater-
goers who were waiting for the produc-
ton of much anticipated pleasure. The
plan had been arranged and every
thing settled upon when Miss Manner
ings husband, James K. Hackett, OBJ
jected to the character of the play and
the production was called off. Bellew
was to draw 800 a week, and Miss
Mannering's salary was also highly
respectable. Miss Mannering will lose
a remarkably good chance of adding to
her fame and bank account. Bellew
will lose half salary-he was paid $4,000
by Mckee for a release. 1t seems that
it was Hackett's original scheme to
revive Romeo and Juliet" with his
wife as Juliet, Bellew as Romeo and
Hackett a co-star as Mercutio. The
last time Bellew played with Mrs.
Potter in New York. Hackett played
small part in their company, and
when Bellew produced Hero and Lee
arder" in London Miss Mannering
made her first stage appearance under
his direction. All hands discussed the
tour, and then for some reason it was
abandoned. Camille" was then pro-
posed, and one afternoon in January,
when Miss Mannering first appeared in
San Francisco, Hackett was entertain
ing Bellew in his home in New York,
congratulatory telegram was sent to
the Pacific coast and toast to Ca
mile" was drunk. 1t was not until
Hackett recently interviewed Manager
Mckee, apparently to his dissatisfac-
tion that he discovered Camille" is
immoral and wholly unfit for his wife.
Edith Warrington retired from the
Burgomaster Company at New Or
leans, March /. after having played
the leading role of Willie Van Aston
bilt for eighty consecutive weeks. She
resigned solely because she stood in
need of rest. Her role has been taken
by Edith Bradford. On the occasion
of Miss Yerringtons final appearance
with the company she received many
tokens of affection and esteem from her
fellow players. During the perform
ance she was fairly loaded down with
flowers, and at the end of the last act,
with the entire company on the stage
and the curtain up, Mr.. Cawthorn
came forward and on behalf of the
company made a charming little speech
Of farewell. At the same time he pre-
sented to her a handsome pearl and
diamond pin from the principals and
business staff, and a silver loving cup
and purse trimmed with gold, from
the members of the chorus. Miss Yer
rlngton went Immediately from New
Orleans to her home at Winona, MINI.
Maurice Grau recently purchased a
residence in New York, and will make
it his home.
Ada Rehan left for Europe last week,
expecting to remain there until next
fall.
The remains of Billy Rice, the min
strel, have been buried at Hot Springs,
Ark, by the Actors Fund. Mrs. Rice,
who is at present a member of the
Du Barry Company, desired to have
the body brought to New York for in
terment. but the fund cannot accord
ing to its regulations, undertake the
removal of bodies from one city to an
other. Mrs. Rice endeavored to secure
AID in her project from friends and
societies to which her husband had
belonged, but without success.
BY an ingenious arrangement of tele-
pnone receivers placed along the foot
hghts of the theater at Wichita, Kan,
Where Nordica sang one night last
week, the music of the concert was
transmitted to various parts of the city
and to nearby towns. Nine. Nordica
was ignorant of the devise until near
the close of the programme, and then
became indignant, saying that those
VINO heard her over the telephone would
nave false impression of her singing.
Where are the American actresses
OF the future to come from" asks the
New York Times. With the activity
me Gerry Society manifested so strong
~ at the Savoy Thea+or recently, one
may well ask the question. in the be-
ginning Of the run of The Way of the
Norld' Elsie De Wolf carried on the
stage real live infant, properly taught
not % souall in intense situations. But
the Gerry agent, in the vsrracular of
me day, got busy" and a paplerm ma
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