The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-05
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She and the Others Pleased the
Academy Audiences
Yesterday 5
GRAND RI I OPERA For q ot.AlGHT

55NNVagncr's Lofengrin tile Open
ing Bill8ofG Savage's Company
i 81 English Singers. 81
1.-THE Girl From Kay y. il came to the
Academy yesterday, bringing with her q
lot OF other girls and d few men Those
ofsth g latter who were In the cast were
clever while tho girls. II not, all clever.
knew low TO handle their petit coats and
st that dounted for much The piece Is fill
8ofl bright life peeches that 60 Just far
enough, and which are ut all times safely
on the right side Of tho proprlety line.
+ Tho plot Of the p eco has to do with o.
4 Is Interrupted BY an accident, . an Incl
dent 81 i more Inp,oor tunsce than the
bridegroom kissing a mIliner,
but which IN the eyes OF the brlde-lli1.j
reasonable CREATURES +, al ffense beyon nd
4, M ostsmen arc found out sooner OF later,
but few are SO fortuna to Il asst TO be
cauk at such tric lts Gonl vi a few min
4 formed. 81 Y ct, as 1t Is q time whenIthe
L bril- e #is ecelvng SO many X isses, IT. GER
tniniY. seems + enable that he room
sotlttSo@ much adj d being made. But u'o--{
man Is 6 and as soms 9
o1s has SAG te e = no getting aiong
Il. There we're some very cleyers PEI ple In
the company. ~ ok Bernard got almost
ALTO the laug which are punched. -, TO-.
i Hog ger,hemer tho man who. lis n cil, and!
TO iknow IL. He Us one VIII he lieyes hat
The part i. cIeveriy satires a. type that Is
Ben jamnin Howard aid capita work sas
gbles.S; Roy SAtwell.s who has not been for,
4 Percy Fitzthistle with enough Sexagge
stunnine lookiag ste mliiners assst
ant and played q the 'part well. Carolyn N
but sise had a very, q Weak y voice that hat
inarred the eff Get OF her singing.
lily Lorrell as Ellen, the .maia 3w fia,s,
With smiles, each one Of which showed 3 g
ro " OF pretty teeth. f .
The most museal nun lps !, rsn,
asrsa Iele asa Indy ss
"a Care The first and lastsof
these were sting by Mr.. II oyr IA q
SssI3s Story of q Lohengrrilnl ss5 t
cohen n n, that is to be sung IN Eng
S,tshtbvSth Savage Grand Opera Company
at1tha ademyI't tonight. Is L one #of thef
earliest works OF the great German az; TONG
dramatist and remains 70 .thls gay ole
MAR compost ton. Before Wa nerS had en-
3tirely7 completed the opera he; had talreaayE
conceived the plan Of = he S8'' = 1belunge
Ring Is not surprisin therefore.
that some II orlglnal to1le moaivsss
m m. oh ngrin'. should be- al ter~ards
n ore eiaboraie ely ped In his su t bseT
Lehengrin the story ot Pisa, The
Princess 81 Bra ban who va talselyy as.
acused of numbering her prot her. 4, the
charge Is made by an eny ious .rela tive
Irrede rick Telranlrnd,s llusban d Of Ortrud
who Is CONSUMED ith fjea iousy Of 5tns
beautiful I5lsn. Telramund n wishes to
usurp Elsa's inheritance nsa f Gl0S SeE
m the list s. accortiing i % the ausages OF
the Dark Ages, and In her despair 81
appeals to heaven In one OF the beautiful
classic The 9PeTa ,kn e VI az
beautiful swan a ppears, q rawing a boat
IN which is az glorious knigh inSfull r.
nor OF white.
#S, This y Is none Hoth her than 70 = engrln
sword 7avenges the princess. II e then mar
5ries Elsa, exacting from her the promise
that she shall lever nq utretI as ms
birth or whence he came. Butsth enVlous
prIde,untilf she at last puts the fatal cues
3tion 70 her KIN ght: ~ Then she lea rms the
story Of Loheng grim who, when his Identity
becomes known co n 10 longer rema,n.88
The swan q gain appcnrs and bears nm
The famous g wan Son s. = sung by $l1o-s
iiengrIn occurs both on his arrival and nc
at his departure, and Is one OIL he$mosts
ifulEmotiYcs o the oper ne music
drama ubounds In sonorous melodle s, the
great Wedding March, x occurring In; the
third act.sE Il n & .SSSs
$f Nj, q sava ge has furnished one Sof q the
most IN ella borates scenic prod auctions for
opera being presen ted
.witl, complete detail and faithful adhsr--Es
ience to- the ditional merriam ms ruc-
tons The cast for Loheng rim is one
,of2the{ finest Mr.. Saw &c can turn sn any
OF his operas. X 555
A Digni6ed Actor.
HAIRY Markham, s, CLIFFORD q" IN
playing to successful engagemen at
the 81 jou, Is one Of the most m attcr-of-
fact and unstagy q aetoTs' I, 3 goes !,
careful and deliberate mnnner-.just as
though he were actually en- 90 ged In the
business OF managing ia thea ire or some
big enterprise, and e Is absolutely free
from OVERRIDING his work, He Is simply
a business man, attending to by slness.
Calling Gun on the Stage.
Patrons OF tho 81 jou for theala twol
seasons will recall the pla y. Il Across the
iPacific,," In which Harry G lay Blaney. a
brother OF the noted author. is the news
pnper Corresponds dent. u Is a play Of the
war@in the Philippnes ana there !s bfus,l.
transport, the firing line. thu, assault on
the Americans by the natives Of the
philippines and AZ the repulse by means
81 a eGattlingS gun, I are all FAMILIAR TO the