The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-12

cess OF dA NAlAuN atsAAAA- We'll
trained chorus that dons three or
four beautiful costumes in each act.
well-knowu principals Who possess
grace. talent and voice and above
all music of the sort th&t sets ones
! feet to patting and ones lips to hum
ming. When both the eye and ear are
pleased the triumph Of On entertain
ment intended for summer eOnsump-
ton is certain. In such productions
the matter Of a plot is Of slight conse-
auence. it is the incidental music.
dances and jokes that count. But
this is the story of The Land OF
Nod" Bonnie, dear little girl,
played by Mabel harrison, falls
asleep and awakens in the land OF
Nod where she meets the characters
she has often heard of. namely the
Man in the Moon, the Weather Man,
the Welch Rarebit, the Sandman, the
April Fool and the Jack of Hearts.
With these she has adventures OF a
humorous and sentimental nature.
/ Then the Sandman takes the company
IN his palace of dreams where they
are entertained by an operate war be-
tween Hammerstein and Conreid.
This clever skit which is called The
Song Birds" was written by George
V Hobart, and the music was pro-
vided by Victor Herbert. The latter
conducted the orchestra, and was
given the usual ovation. The grand
opera singers burlesqued were Boncl,
! Caruso. Plancan, Games and Melba.
Their make-ups were almost TO the
life and the whole thing was eXcruc-
iatingly funny. Among those VINO in
ternreted these parts and did excel
lent work in other roles were Helen
Bertram, Carrie DeMar Gus Vein
burg. William Burress and Joseph
Howard. A few of the many catchy
numbers in THE Land of Nod, are
Gross Your Heart, You Look GOOD
IN Father" Same Old Story and
THE Same Old Moon"
As dissipater of the doldrums,
can recommend "Rrewster's Millions
! which seems destined to round out
tho season at the Hudson Theatre.
AS nearly everyone has read McCutch-
aon's novel from which this clever
comedy is adapted, it is needless 10
outline it's story. The role OF Monty
| brewster, who has to get rid OF
million dollars in year in order 10
acquire seven millions has an apt
dalinaator in the person Of Edward
Abeles. The realism OF the scene
aboard the yacht when it encounters
storm in the Mediterranean Sea
around the widest enthusiasm, and IL
is indeed marvel of stage craft. IL
!. was designed by Frederick Thompson
~ Lima Park whom Tennessee
is proud to claim as son.
J! Rernard Shaw is always entertain
ing even when he is naughty out III
uv;dowers' Houses" he eliminates all
!, that would occasion a blush, ana WIN
his usual cleverness shows us no"
cnicklv we see the mote in our neiSh
boris eye and overlook the oeam ~
our own. Even were this play oull
q would be endowed with life by the
: snlendid cast now interpreting II al
matinee performances at the Heraio
: Square Theatre. In this cast are
r Efie Shannon. Herbert Kelley, Henry
Ko1rer William F. Hawtrey anc
Ferdinand Gottschalk. DR. Henry
, Trench. a young Englishman VIII
oristocratic connections, while traVei
Y ing on the continent meets MI
/ sartorius and his daughter blanche
! and promptly falls in love with th'
latter. She responds with equal celer
r itv then comes the momentous '"''
Of asking father" He gives his con
4 cont on conditian that French's lam
S uy cordially welcome Blanche ih1'
r tho;r midst but furnishes no infor
, nation about himself save that ~
60 man of wealth, and that III
5 daughter has been educated TO MI
3 nosition in the best society. french
:. family look with favor upon the alll
a ance and everything seems orlgn
] for the lovers when Trench learns ina
t the income of his future fatner-in-iaV
D is derived from the most disreputaDl'
: tenement houses in London, 1eVel
8 trans. where the most wretcheo y
= human beings are made to pay REM
q 70 the utmost fsrthing. Not VISIBLE
+ 70 share this shocking discovery VIII
;, his betrothed, he tells her his prio'
g forb,ds him living on the hahusohi'
settlement her father is to make u
her and that they must get along u
: HE income of seven hundred pounos
t This she declares is imposslple any