The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-03
The STAGE

Ben Greet Players, Sunday Afternoon.
The performance of TIA Mendels-
sohh score 10 the Midsummer Night $
Dream" which the famous Russian
Symphony orchestra gives here with
the Bon Greet players in The Detroit
opera house next Sunday afternoon
and evening. requires a master hand.
The performance is OperatiC I'm extent.
hut while the conductor OF opera die
tates the tempo, ana the exits ana
entrances are made 90 musical signals.
I'm this performance the conductor
must follow the words of the play,
which are sometimes spoken and
sometimes sung Five great orches-
tral numbers are allotted. however 10
the orchestra. and in these the actors
follow the score.
While both the play and the music
were written NAM many years ago,
r. is an interesting fact that the mod
ern opera is moving rapidly TO what
IS practically the spoken word, or
declarations based upon great
orchestral score which follows the sit
uations I'm The play.
The Ben Greet players have always
hcan noted for the beauty with which
they speak. and this orchestral ac.
compartment only hcightCns the
charm OF their speaking. and brings
pointedly 10 light the fact that the
human speaking voice can bc Is beau
tiful rs music, that it can ZEE invested
with All the variety OF zone and color
which We are apt 10 think belongs
alone To the singer This is partcu.
larly true 10 the people east for the
fairy parts TO which there is in most
cases an orchestral commandment.
This presentation OF the Shakes
aie,Mendclssohn music-drama takes
little over two hours and a half to
perform. and there are no Interrupt
tions from the beginning of the over
ture II moves with splendid tempo,
and considering that The numbers for
the orchestra alone are a program. IL
= remarkable how easily the audience
IS held
Reserved seats are now selling in
the theater box Office
Kathryn Osterman, with her hand.
some gowns and fascinating and mag.
petic personality Will hold the boards
of the Lyceum theater next week IN
her new comedy. The Night of the
Play" This Offering gives Miss Os.
terman splendid opportunity to dis.
play her abilities as a comedienne
The entertainment, while light. is a
bubbling fountain of mirth, relieved
by the charming presence or the star
and her many handsome gowns.
Wherever THE Red Mill has played
q return engagement this season. The
wonderful success OF last year has
been repeated. a second engagement
of eight weeks in New York. a second
engagement OF four weeks In Boston, 4
return engagement of three weeks IN
Philadelphia and repeats OF one
week each IN Baltimore, Washington
Cleveland. Pittsburg and Montreal
have all been characterized by sue
cesson of capacity houses Montgom
cry and Stone and the excellent com
pany with which Mr.. Dillingham; has
surrounded them are coming back q
Detroit next week Monday for weeks
engagement in the Detroit opera house
Already indications are that the story
Of repeated success from these other
cities will be retold here.
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Contracts have been signed between
b. G.. Whitney and Milton and Sar
gent Aborn for the appearance OF the
Aborn English Grand Opera company
Tor a season OF four weeks OF grand
opera. opening in the Detroit Opera
house early in May. This company
which has been producing opera II
English for the last five years i'm New
York, Boston, Brooklyn and Philadel
phia with great success. will present