Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-15

''pR SNNTAN OF ACT |.
 sic for 1t and submitted 1t to Augustin Daily, who produced it, and Ms Ada Re han. who was not quite as famous then as now. played tho part of the stuttcrIng girl who was everlastingly chewing gum. Miss Rchan's work, by the way, in that not important role added considerably to her reputation and attracted much attention to her. MT. Morsc's comedy as Mir. Daily presented 1t was called 'Cindcrclla at School" IL made a very good impression, was generally conceded to possess a grcat many strong points. but 1t was put upon the shelf until a few months ago, when Morse pulled It down, gave 1t to his collnb
 orateur, J. ChcOver Goodwin. to do a new librUtto and himself set to work to com- pose any quantity of new music Tho re-
 suit of their joint efforts Is ''Dr. Syntax," which Do Wolf Hopper and his really fine company produced at the Broadway thea ter n few nights ago. 'Dr- Syntax" Is not n costume opera In fact. to bc exact, 1t is not an opera at all, but a musical comedy. And what an improvement 1t Is upon Wang. " '' Pan jandrum' and other such nondcsCriptsl The librctto fairly bubbles over with bright lines, nearly all of which arc evolved naturally from the prcSumptivcly surrounding circumstances The music Is excellent, with several num- hcrs which arc certain to be very popular. The OrchcStratiOn in many respects Is the least mCritoriOus fcaturc of ''Dr. Syntax." Thcrc Is a tendency to bring the flute into prominence, which, unpleasant and jar ring at first, becomes positively offensive after few rcpctitiOns But, take it all in all. ''Dr. Syntax' Is the bcSt thing in its line which New Workers have had the pleasure of hearing in q long, long time.
 Do Wolf Hopper in ''Dr. Syntax" has made his only bid since hc assumed the dignity of starhoOd. for criticism as a rcl- sOnably legitimate actor and 1t is no cI- aggcratinn to say that he surprised even | those enthusiastic followers who arc wont | to exprcss In hotel Hobbies the opinion that ''Dc Wolf can do anything from extrava- ganZa tO sentiment His prcscnt engage ment at the Broadway will do morc to make Mir. Hopper permanently popular in | this city than any that he has yet played here. The supporting company this season is exceptionally strong. Cyril Scott, who ! voluntarily gave up magnificent position | In Charles Frohman's stock company, has aladc mistake in going into opera There are some fussy people who still cling to the opinion that a singing voice is abso- lutely indispensable to an oDeratic artist Cyril Scott evidently does not agrcc with these old fogics. Neither does Edna Wal | lace Hopper. All that can be said In fa-
 vor of the vocal abilities of these two un- | equivocally competent comedians Is that each is no worse than the other. In the first act Mrs. Hopper and Mir Scott have a duet, which was 10 times as amusing as 1t was intended to bc. We have so few really | good players on tho legitimate staE;c that 1t is to hc rcGrcttcd that two such people should have deserted It. Bertha Waltzsin- ger, n charming ex-prima donna of the Bostonians, who. really believe, is the | coming woman in comic oTcrS, GOcs to waste in "Dr. Syntax." In Robin Hood" Miss waltZsinGcr had a command