The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-13
AT THE THEATER

The weeks theaters will open to-
morrow night with The Wizard of
the Nile" to be repeated Wednesday,
matinee and night. The opera had
run of over a year at the Casino in
New York, where ii was received
nightly by crowds and achieved one of
the greatest successes known in this
country. The Wizard" is full of pref
ty airs and catchy music. Some of the
beautiful songs sung in this opera are
such as a ''Dreamland Starlight" and
the greatest Of them all That's One
Thing Wizard Can Do" This will
be one Of the greatest productions of
comic operas this season in Savannah.
The company carries all its own special
scenery and the wonderful trick alli-
gator. The costumes used in Wizard"
are the most gorgeous ever seen here.
Nj. Charles B. Hanford is one of the
few actors and producers whose work
presents the quality of permanency.
There are no sudden lapses into me-
diocrity, and the city in which he ap-
pears for only one night feels secure
In the assurance that it is witnessing
the same performance that will be Civ
en- where the engagements are for
week or more. The only variation from
fixed standard of merit has been
that OF improvement. Mr.. Hanford is
quick observer of talent, and al
though high in the personal esteem
or all who are associated with him in
business, steadfast disciplinarian and
ruthless believer in the survival of
the f1ttest. Good work done last sea-
son brings a number of the players
who were then favorites back to this
city. Mr.. Hanford has attained a po-
sition where he can exploit his ideas
unhindered by considerations of ex-
pense or collateral influences. The pub
lie having once bestowed its favor on
a star demands as close an acquaint-
ance with him as possible, and will
this season enjoy a<roduction which
represents Mr.. Hanford personally in
every detail. 1t is the dream of every
performer to have his own ideas car
ried out intelligently and consistently,
and this dream Mr.. Hanford, with the
assistance of corps of associates
whose efforts are warmed by the en-
thusiasm of success, has now realized.
Mr.. Hanford will present at the matt
nee on Thursday THE Tanning of the
Shrew," and at night, Much Ado
About Nothing" A souvenir will be
given to every lady with a reserved
seat coupon at each performance.
The Gordon-Shay Opera Company
will be seen at the Savannah Theater
for the first time in this city next
Friday. Advices from other cities,
notably New York, Norfolk and Rich
mond, speak in the most fiattering
terms of Miss Shay and the company
of artists which accompanies her is in
every respect exceptional. and this city
is to be congratulated upon having the
<1l g. L. -
The organization is composed of
more than fifty people, and the produc-
ton of Carmen" which is the opera
that will be sung here, cost over $685.
900. Especial preparations have been
made to make the occasion here a
noteworthy one. In addition to the or
chestra, which the company carries
with it, all the local orchestra will be
augmented to the regular organization.
The company is under the direction of
j. Saunders Gordon, impresario OF
New York and London, and there has
been lavish expenditure on his part to
make the stage settings worthy of
Miss Shay's intrinsic art, and betting
the work of Bizet There is every rea-
son to believe that the companys first
appearance here will be brilliantly sue
cessful. The company has an extend
ed repertoire of numerous great op-
Faust" III Pagliacca," and "Cavale-
ria Rusticanna." In the long list OF
artists that are in the company there
are such names of Albert, Noldi.
Dunsmore, Fredericks, Wheatley.
James Dunbar, Eloise Bishop, Pauline
Johnson, George Francis Beard and
others of lesser note. There is a
large chorus of voices, more than
half of whom are from the Metropol-
itan Opera House in New York. The
sale of seats will open this morning.
Prices: Orchestra, $3.50; balcony, s1.O0,
rs cents; gallery, 80 cents.