American theatrical manager and real estate entrepreneur.
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. 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. 
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.
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.
Productions.
Savage's more notable productions include the following:
Death.
Savage died in Boston on November 29, 1927.
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."
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