The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-23
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Waiting, Wesdless "Merr
Midos", at-the Detroit.

udHltu tlltf mauiN fascinating an
that has been heard around the world
and after an article OF feminine hea-t-
gear that extends about rs far. eve
get our idea OF the nomenclature o.
| this Intoxicating three.room rlotous
ness from the observation OF that
youthful historian who maintainel
that all the presidents were named
after streets in Chicago)
Ii Is belicvable that the opera ante
dated the world-girdling melody or the
firmanent-eclipsing hat, but how Is
Detroit 10 know this unCl the tunnel
under the Detroit river gets us upon
a main line running between New
York and Chicago? Once seen, IL Is
like the forcrunning infection OF the
tune, upon cveryone's lips; being seen,
IL Is like the all-encircling millinery. II
shuts out the world and all Even
made every one OF the brilliant as
scmhlagc Monday night oblivious Of
the fact that we are in the midst OF :,
fierce traction agitation.
This Is all the more remarkable
from the fact that this production OF
the antithetical terms deals entirely
with the relative merits Of the public
and private ownership OF glorious cir
eulatofy- system. fhe system Is
Sonia. L.mited-that is, as 10 owner
ship; unlimited, as TO Marsovian coin.
The Marsovlan embassy in Paris, IN
painful appreciation Of the impending
insolvency OF the province. have a deep
and abiding conviction that Prince
Danilo, who is attached TO the en-
bassy nominally and to Cafe Maxim
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to Sonia. the merry and monetary Mar
sovian survivor OF the late lamented.
Against this plan OF public acquisition
and operation the prince (haVing loved
the girl once in the dear. dead days OF
ungilded girlhood beyond recalD in
terroses with an entirely selfish AMI
rather dog.in.thenanger plan OF oper-
ating and controlling the circuatory
system but moi owning. Ayers thai
he sought TO acquire once on patriotic
and reasonable terms. but was passed.
UP for the predatory rich or something
OF that sort and now even the wei
fare OF the common people will no.
impel him 30 seek TO acquire again.
tWc are unable TO reproduce here the
real workings OF Danilo's heart or OF
his left eye; but our readers under
stand.
In the meantime the committee OF
80 OF Partisan bankrupt and BAN
boozlIng bon vivants come forward
with their safe. sane and conservative
scheme Of private ownership OF the
Widows might tfinanciaD. urging that
experience and the civic federation
had demonstrated that Marsoyian own
ership of the Sonian circulatory sys-
tom would work incaleulable harm tp
the common people. They all propose,
but Danilo is there every time 20
thwart them, gadzooks,
Now let US return 10 Sonia. mas
much as every body Is going in that di-
rcction. She wants public ownership,
with the prince as the holding com
pany. But She is roy. She is not sus-
pending her heart from her sleeve
tsleeyes are always tguraIive N
Vicnnesc opera. of course) any more
than Danilo is I'm fact. between Sonia
and Danilo. the Marsoyian supply
OF coyness swamps the market. Thf
cold. bitter way in which they pas.
slunately embrace: the warm ineftable
exchange OF whitening glances: the
rhymthic, romantic way in which their
spirits rush to tear ont each other :
hair: the way in which they cry,
Goodbye forever. - what. back
again." and Il shall never marry
name the day. darling" has all the
contradictory and contravening stun
in a tariff bill chased far ahead of tn ?
Roosevelt expedition into darkest
Africa.
But as the holding company for tn
Marsovian public ownership plan
Danilo Is 4 rhythmic. redblooded, ar
dent Circulatory success. And Sonia,
the beautiful, roguish system. seems
content simply to be held In the great.
acrobatic, catch-as-catch-can waltz.
Danilo runs up and down the column
OF contorions and has one 10 carry.
The exhibition Of physical versatility
in this wild. passionate waltz scene
ranges from assault and battery "a
that tender. clinging contact that hal
lows lovers moonlight walks. De
votion. defiance: affection. ferocity;
attraction. repulsion-what study III
conflicting emotions as Sonia AM
Danilo uttered their alleged farewell
with twinkling talking feet,
or course. public ownership wins
Danilo. having acquired the habit u;
becoming intoxicated at Maxim's tnot
the gun shop, but the loading place.,
he fetches up there finally only to get
intoxicated with, love- and Sonia and
her fortune are saved for Marsovia
Danilo is rescued from the Maxim
maidens and the amours. jealousies
and intrigucs Of the whole embassy
crowd-which SAVIOR extraordinarily 81
the Partisan environment--are all for
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public ownership. All Of which IL typ!
fed in the dawning or a better das
which sends its warning glow through
the glass roof at Maxims while the
wcaricd jewellers sway 10 and fro &c
the notes OF tho sensuous music.
The Merry Widow" has settinl
most gorgcously betting the passion
ate and romantic note that is upper
most in the story. The near-madnes'
OF its unfoldings is reflected in a mos
inspiriting and faithful way by an al
mirable company OF actors and sing
ers-Rosemary Glosz and George
Dameral. principals in the tender-ter
rife lover.hater conflicts. being mos
inspiring centers Of the full-pulsed an
imation Of IL all There was no lie
down anywhere in the economic arg,l
ment. so Il were vain To indiyidualiZe
hut IL should be set down that Thomas
I.eary, as "Nish." was both "mcssen
Ger OF embassy" and OF unstralned iol
lily, while Charles \ Pussy. w
Straunz and Charles w Kaufman cor
tributed to the Merry Widow" merrl
mcnt
The engagement is for the week
with matinees on "Wednesday and Sat