Henry Wilson Savage (1859 – 1927) was an American theatrical manager and real estate entrepreneur.
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:
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 "extraordinarily manipulative and money-grubbing entrepreneur."[4]
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ab"Henry W. Savage, Producer, is dead". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 30, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via timesmachine.nytimes.com/.