Henry Wilson Savage
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Biography
Henry Wilson Savage was born in New Durham, New Hampshire, on March 21, 1859.[1] He earned his degree from Harvard in 1880. In 1895, he was recognized as a wealthy real estate investor in Boston before he got involved with the theater. His initial foray into the theatrical field was in 1900.[2]
Savage was the first pioneer in performing Grand opera in English. He lavishly staged these productions, making each performance a grand spectacle for the viewer. Savage staged some of the most popular musical shows of the early 1900s, earning a second fortune. Before he stepped away from production in 1925, he was acknowledged with over 50 stage successes.[3]
He was the president of the Henry W. Savage Company, Inc., Castle Square Opera Company of Boston, and the Director of the National Association of Theatrical Producing Managers of America.[3]
Productions
Savage's more notable productions include the following:
- The Sho-Gun
- The Prince of Pilsen
- The Girl of the Golden West
- The Merry Widow
- The College Widow
- The County Chairman
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Madama Butterfly (the first American performance in 1906)
- Little Boy Blue (1912)
- Somewhere Else (1913)
- Toot-Toot (1917) – featuring "The Last Long Mile"
- Everywoman (1913–14)
- Mr. Wu (1914)
- Lass O'Laughter starring Flora Le Breton in 1925, Savage's last production in New York
Death
Savage died in Boston on November 29, 1927.[1] In the 1953 memoir Bring On the Girls! (by P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton), he is depicted as an "Template:Em"[4]
- Henry W. Savage produced musicals
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Pom-Pom starring Mitzi Hajos 1916
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"The Merry Widow" 1908
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"Peggy from Paris" showgirls 1904.
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"The Florist Shop" Marion Lorne and Louise Drew 1909
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Wagner's "Parsifal" Flower Maidens 1917
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