New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

Tn. week Just passed has seen one Of the most
sudden and successful bids for popularity 'hal any
shoz has made this season The Sultan OF ouiu
onened last Monday night at Wauacks
,,iavinx 10 a crowded house because OF the reP0'"
- a,,oxe5 by George Ade in other helds OF
writing It was. however his first attempt as
writer OF comic opera and the music "a9 og
,-oury man unknown to the general pupile.
leading comedian was a player eqCaiis :l
80 Fsroadvay The remainder of the cast pronliseD
1i+.l. .,d no claims were held out in advance ior
elaborate costumes remarkable show slrlS oi HoN
mechanical effects It was just Aoes ope
47u+ AIDES onera and Frank Moulan' the uilho', .
a5izr IN the vernacular of the faples' hlaus
-. - +,e instant WaIlack's has been crowoeu
= +he doors at every performance me ~ 0ul'aI
:. c,,l,-. rronises 10 be the comic opera S"00''
OF the season -. eel Mr. Ade's
ne feasOn 1. ,aan Uittv and filled with bits OF
-. a+i,e II is stimulating and cnallehsee
,.,+io, II is filled with brisk conVeF7d'io ~
onsd horse play. Ard Frank Moula'' nc -. of
ia7 the mart OF the Sultan IN 4 nllNe" ~;
zrotesqueness and good natGreu WI. o,+rer,e hut
1ooLe and his actions are droll in the -. u
:, 80 makes the utmost of each brleht
80 &c given him to speak or sing anu " 1t
a.. ,.,ice is refreshngly true ana TIC" i' -
-era comedian. The music 10 ne s -, I,,,+ry
- = IS not like the music OF ne Gun .' =,
pon..- pt e ;-starce But the entire proonciion -
..a, not English, in theme a'niof"
workmanship and staging a,,5ian fol-
-, ,,ooess Of Frank MoUlan, Inc CUM
-, +,af Of Raymond Hitchcock III ~
IoWihs ut ,z eect 10 the credit Of Mr savage
s,,oe5 both operas. MI s9aFa6" - -,
.sl estate dealer One ol hiS rs.I..
,e wears ago was the efecuo" " -. ,nuob
some sa,o and Hotel in Boston. After 1hu'N %
"l,a a,6 financial loss in the coaoH1 n ccn1pamy
sstre be decided 10 organize ems ms So the castle
.r5 have done with th@ 49, ;,,to existence. Ano
square INKS 81 that company pom n, tbe nick
from ,, ~. tis,e risen. whether OF ho' srie5 10
aio saf,itste5 comedians has oegh 5 no1 baye
3sr. savage docs no no yhole field TO choose from
cone Nqo,,lsn was porn in tIs aars ago he
choir boy IN ~ no iored insignifcant oPg Shi
..a,,an nv ahzf never plaFeaL - ~ York and Joined an
cage IL, ~ earnpany which made a @ doG y his sole
fyvania and this f, state, stange & Edwards,s The
- and lasted only zen Ten s-oer;can Thea
joined MI Sa3gcock was leading colnealsI
has been with thern ne5 f his Wife Maude Lillian
season ~ tli ~ Win the Sultan OF 1uiu ~
has sung g al sGs siksdo % ROmso and Jglis5 ~ fe
% sbe Barber Of seville. 70 notice in the
space Of eTs t%o Seid Pixiey and Lnoerl Mnlsn Not
f5itrbcocs George Ade ana ran"
had record
5o,,lsn himself is more pleasen e.,,tan Of sulu'.
MULE" ne hook Of The suiiah u ..a
cepuch 80, -, success on Broadway Ai
~ .us1i : -,,se IN illustrates what haS -
- - ,ontsntion" he said the o'hei ,be
vaudeville can be kept ~nefe !" ,,hout imam
o Inso 70 fhe manager who produces S0e 1ne
opera and without brsang gsoud 9hd be very
la.nc, ,nsn sif down in pork PIE, nork pie 10
necessary for man ss1 10 s' G9e thinks: And the the
.,ar NE come round his way % mis- country
fsS,er bas,e !, M vii be for comic opera IN TINS
suggestion as made at the piayens a,s,ess that
rigb, 10 doubt inspired by ACES su :, mat
.,vcr HEREFORD who popular uaeHiOer - n.s,ton
-1,h Try his hand al light opera Inc @ueS , AR
g. f.,i-a yitE general approval. iiODe