The sun., 1902-01-28

principal bass song was about a cellarers
toast The supply OF pretty ballads was
chorus and the air for n country dance
were among the liked compositions.
Sghtliness was plentiful. The first scene
WINS AT the gateway Of Huntington Castle,
where Marian was In charge OF the absent
Robins estate, where huntsmen and peas
antry assembled picturesquely and where
the action led up to the start Of the princi-
pals for Africa. The second view was
at the military camp OF the erstwhile bandit.
now, the Earl Of Huntington, where the
Marian was for a while enslaved, the Sheriff
became nominally her husband In order
TO elude the amorous Dame burden, and
Little 'ohn got a sweetheart. The robin
Hood atmosphere was lost, but a martin
spectacle was gained, for at the climax
OF the act battle was shown.
There was return TO Merrie England
for the last act, with a Twelfth Night as
semDlage in the banquet hall OF Hunting
ton Castle. Snow was seen through null
lioned windows as It fell on moonlit fields
the Ginning Of bells was followed by the
singing OF glees. crowd of mummers
entered, and all the troubles Of Mold MdrioH
ana room Hood were settled TO an accom-
paniment OF holiday pastimes: So the
play began and ended In the right manner
and place, though IL went far away for
fun In the middle.
The most remarkable thing In the new
comic opera at the Herald Square last
evening was that the co medians. dressed
In the garb OF two hundred years ago,
did not sing topical ditties or otherwise
merrily jest on Tammany Hall, library
giving millionaires or other local and con-
temporaneous subjects. Dolly Warden"
possessed many other qualities commend
able and otherwise, but this consistency
10 period and locality was unusual enough
70 justify and even force one to pause and
consider. 1t has been 80 long since Gilbert
wrote libretto, and 20 many by others
have been cramned down the throsts of
this suffering public, that one without
Hindoo monarch "gagging- about Carrie
Nation, or gay buccaneer Of the last
century vocalizing on wireless telegraphy,
seems strange and almost unclassable.
Indeed. some doubt may arise ~ 10 whether
Dolly Warden really In a comic opera,
and Harry B. Smith may call a mass meet
ing of American librettists TO investigate
and classify this stranger In a strange
land
Peooy Thrift appears under the new name
Of Dolly Warden. and does very much the
same things that she did under the old
designation. She comes, an innocent and
rather hoydenish country girl. TO Beau
| champ Towers, London ON Thames, In
| the spring Of 1880. John Fdirfdr. her
guardian, desires TO wed her for her wealth.
| She turns the heads of many gay fops and
| gallants and one OF them turns hers. Dom
ming boys clothes. she purposes to zee the
town, but her guardian catches her and
makes her write n letter dismissing her
| favored suitor. She substitutes another
letter, and all ends happily and brilliantly
In the hall Of the Towers. minor love
affair OF another couple also eliminates
pleasantly at this juncture. and the Dres-
| den china play comes TO a Dresden china
end
The daintiness, artistic consistency and
| lack Of any word or incident out OF the
period cannot fail TO excite praise. This
same suggestion OF old England, neatly
| and richly sustained in the costumes and
scenery. is commercially present in Mr..
Edwardss music. Always a composer OF
charming sprightliness and intelligent.
musicianly execution, he has In this case
| added character 10 the other merits Of his
score. The ensemble music 10 psrtic-
ulariy good But all OF The art OF Dolly
Warden would be Of no avail, were not
the subjec pleasing, its exposition amusing
and the tunes catchy. All Of these merits
arelin the new piece. 20 it's success will not
end with praise Of its artistic qualities,
but will bs long continued In appreciation
of its value as dainty, humorous, tuneful
| entertainment
Lulu Glaser In the hoydenish title role
| plays with infectious vivAcity and sings
| clarIningly Her voice II rich, fun and
| musical, although trihe uneven, but u
| Is much better than the usual vocal organs
Of comic opera. particularly In women who
are able actresses. Mark Smith, Tom
| Daniel. Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, Estelo
| Wentworth. Albert iarr, lila Niles, Ada
| Palmer Walker, Harry Lott and Percy
stephens make up a caft that h really better
and lirtriouically a. good az any comic
| organization ~ reoent ss.asons ln THESE
| days ~ novelty mania, a mad rush FOR the
latest sensation, the lHcf 81 anything Of
/ startling or unusual merit Ia Dolly Warden
may keep u from great sucosss, but there
! IL little douha thai people Who do s~e u
viii thoroughly ENJOY aud admir" u.
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