The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-17

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.bacco workers She sang the. music
.of the part with considerable beauty.
and dramatic s expressiyeness While
Mr.. Caruso's itnpersonation OF Don
lose 50 far as appearance and action
are concerned, was not AS convincing
as those Witnessed here iil the past, he
showed a much stronger dramatic COM
ception than might have been sup
posed. The music he delivered with
much beauty of, tone. In the second
act, his54ingrail1cd impulse, to acknowl7$
Sloverlike attitude behind Carmerls in
different back to respond to the ap-3
piause, after which he resumed his po-5
sitior1 of the suppliant lover. To say
that Miss Fremstad was amazed at his
strange act and the audience amused at
Its absurdity IS only expressing the ep-t
ISOLDE mildly. On Thursday evening,
the special benefit, performance OF
Haensel and Gretel, for the Legal Aid
society was given. On this occasion,
Mrs. Roosevelt who, with the presi-
dent, were elected members Of the So.
ciety last year was present to grace
the affair. III M N
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At the concert Of the Boston SYM
phony orchestra this week AT Carne-
gle hall, which ircidentally is the last
concert that this orchestra is 10 give
here during this season. William Ger
icke who has been its conductor for the
past eight years and to whom more
than to any one else its high standard
4.
time. It. doubtful if after his retire
ment, he will ever take up a baton
in this country again. s
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!, If there was belief that the field Of
farce comedy had been 15layed out and
that since nothing but old situations
gilded over could be presented, audi
ences would not stand for the sham,
that belief was dissipated by Francis
Wilson in The Mountain Climber.
While there is a continuous round 8of
laughter from the rise Of the curtain
in the first act until the final drop. II is
in the 1ast act that laughter takes or,
the form Of scream. In this act Sib-
old guides whom he had never seen
but OF whom he had spoken. very famil-
iarly in his letters to his wife. The
meeting however, is nothing compared
with his encounter with I,vdbrook. the
real mountain climber who had been
trying almost as hard to find the man
who had appropriated for his own use
pages OF descriptive narrative from his
book as the latter was trying to avoid
him. Convinced that he is about 10 Be
disgraced, lie is ia despair when he dis
covers that Lydbrook is in love with
one Of his step-dauphters. He he
comes naughty and makes bargain
|fis daughter provided his future fath-
| ERIN law is acknowledged to be- the
greatest mountain climber on record
The ensuing scene in which inresporse
/ to appeals Of his family to give. tip his
dangerous fad Of mountain climbing,
| he finally agrees and to prove his word
smashes a papier 1nache alpeiisackz IS
overwhelmingly funny. Without having
climbed anything higher than 4 step
ladder, he is acclaimed by All as the
peerless daredevil of. Great Britain.
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III these days when new plays are
presented bearing titles of an odd OF
Complex nature, very little comment. is
aroused over the similarity Of names
between Richard Harding Davis com
!edy which is based UPON David Gray's
Eshort stories OF club life iii was
Mr. Davis intention to name his nlay
The War CORRESPONDENT But llnfort,l-
nately another playwright had preceded
| him and had copywrighted the name.
| The management that IS presenting
Gallops would have given the pIay 4
different title ii 1T could have done So,
but as its connection with the book ,lps
on which ii is based prevented It. the
condition of tMo plays bearing the res
pective titles Of The {ssa Homer and Gal
|iops arises to confuse the tleater goer.
However. this status is moi likely to
continue throughout the season for
while The Galloper is to keep Ray
|nond Hitchcock and his company IN
the play of the Csarrick Theafer Stock
Co, which IS producing Gallons Will,