The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18

slant, who in an ardent advocate OF
universal peace.
At the Playhouses.
The local playboards are Offering
such wealth of good things that one
lis bewildered as to which he shall ac-
cept first. For quaintness, original
ity and delightfulness of interpreta-
ton can commend The Road to
i Yesterday" now in its second week
at the Herald Square Theatre. Its
central character, Elspeth Tyrrell, is
portrayed by Minnie Dupree with the
simplicity and righteousness that are
the great charm of Annie Russell and
Maud Adams. 1t is that of an impress
ional American girl who has been
reading more historical fomances
than she should, and upon arriving at
London attempts to visit the first day
the scenes of all the stories she has
been surfeiting herself with. Upon
her return to her sister's home that
evening, utterly exhausted, she takes
part in conversation about reincar-
nation and listens to the Irish maids
tales of the realization Of wishes made
upon Midsummer eve which 1t
chancs to be, therefore it is not sur
prising that when she falls asleep she
should in dreams be transported back |
to the year 1903. All the thrilling in
cidents of that period described in
novels she takes part in, and decides
that they are not so pleasant to live
as to read about. Upon awakening /
it is hard to distintangle the dream
from reality, and she is precipitated
into the arms of just the sort of lover
she had pictured in her day dreams.
1t verify seems that Reginald De
Koven's new opera, THE Student
King" is going to duplicate the sue
cess of robin Hood It possesses
every qualification for doing so. The
music is melodious and sparkling, the
plot is interesting, and unlike that Of
most light operas, connected, and
above all, it is sung and acted in a
style that must please the most carp j
ng critic Lima Abarbanell, who sings (,
he chief role, that of Princess lisa i
If TyroI. has a voice of marvellous /
iweetness and power, which she uses .
With ease; she is graceful dancer, n
POSSESS that indefinable something r
which we term magnetism, and Of \
curse, has dramatic ability of an I'M /
Isual order as evidenced by her \
riumphs in the field of drama. The .
omedy element is supplied by Alex r
nder Clark, whose extremely atten- o
ated figure would excite ones risi- II
les even if he did not utter word Ii
is the sort of opera that one wants n
) hear again and again with new r,
ppreciation OF It's beauties at each u
earring. In,
attended the premier performance e
| Clyde Fitch's latest play, "The
traight Road" at the Astor Theatre "
st night. and II the applause with r.
hich it was greeted is any index 1t tr
i'll achieve the popularity OF THE OF
Toman in the Case,' the stellar part nj
which was also played by Blanche nc
'alsh, whose role OF Mol O'Hara in oil
is last production calls into play all in
Q emotional strength for which she M
eminently known. At the end OF be
e third act in which occurs the ire W,
endous climax. Mr.. Fitch was call he
before the curtain and compelled to pl.
IKE speech He has many claims
be regarded as our greatest play ms
light. chief among which is HIS YER 70,
tility. And his understanding OF III,
} complexion OF the feminine mind as
another The motif OF The In
-aight Road" Is that every human thr
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