The San Francisco call., 1909-04-01
MERRY TUNES HEARD
I IN "NANCY BROWN
Grand Opera Score Unsuited to
Musical Comedy. Written
for Marie Cahill
Changes impending in Compa=
MES at Local Theaters and
New Engagements
BY Walter Anthony


Sitting in front of the Princess per-
formance a night or two ago when
Nancy Brown was played / won
dered whether the music was really by
Henry K Hadley of New York His
name was printed in large letters on
the program as having contributed the
tuneful part of the production, but 1
couldn't reconcile the merry jingles Of
the piece with Hadley's serious and
deeper music.
asked Selli Simonson, director of
the orchestra, about it yesterday and
he told me. There is no Hadley music
in Nancy Brown Hadley was COM
nissioned by Marie CahilT to write the
score of the musical comedy which
was to surround her song hit, Nancy
Brown He did. and the result was
disastrous. AS in Edgar. Stillman Kel-
Iey's comic opera, '.Puritania, the
music was grand opera score to light
text, and the combination was incon-
gruous. So in Nancy Brown the
Hadley. music was cut out and other
music written.
Cole and Johnson. the negro team of
Jingle writer's took a hand and sup
piled some up to date melodies, and
other leading purveyors of tune fur
nished other parts. AS Nancy Brown
now stands there isn't a note of music
which was written by Henry K Had
ley, who is one of the best and most
classic of American composers. He
may not be able to write a musical
comedy score, but he's there" with
symphony or a concerto.
BY the way, speaking of Hadley, Ru-
pert Hughes called attention in an
article on American composers to the
similarity which exists between Had
ley and "Macmonnie's American type
as represented by his ideal statue of
Nathan Hale"
QUITS BATHING GIRLS PART
Rita Stanwood. who is the bathing
girl In Carle's production of 'Mary's
Lamb" will leave the company soon to
appear in Carle's new musical comedy
THE Boy and the Girl" which is to be
presented in New York. A telegram
from Charles Marks, Richard Carle's
manager, brings the information that
THE Boy and the Girl made a hit
last night in the Whitney theater, Chi
cago. The music OF the piece was
written by H. l.. Heartz, who collabo-
rated with Carle in The Tenderfoot'
Evelyn Vaughan at the Alcazar says
she is not going TO New York to be
Belasco star.
OPERA SINGER AT ORPHEUM
Zeie de Lussan is one of the few
great stars who has gone into vaude-
vile and has stayed. The gifts of
music and comedy which she possesses
nt ner for the grand opera stage as
well as for the variety; and her singing
appeals to the gallery as we'll as to
the orchestra. She will sing her Car
men song at the Orpheum. but will not
present herself in the Carmen costume.
She sings in concert garb.
At the conclusion of her season at the
valencia next Wednesday evening Miss
Blanche Stoddard leaves for Salt Lake
City. She has been engaged there for
orle1 starring season with the Willard
Mack stock company, at the Colonial
theater. By coincidence her opening
performance will be in Pretty Peggy ;,
which is the weeks attraction at the
Valencia
FIRST TIME IN TIGHTS
Harriet Worthington, the new lead
ing woman at the Valencia theater. who.
has completed a six months engage
nent with Thomas Wise in THE Cen
tleman from Mississippi in New York
VIII make her first appearance before
oan francisco audience in Peter PAN
which is now under rehearsal This ia
the first time that she has ever p1ayed.
a role which did not include skirts and
she says she Will be as embarrassed as
a chorus girl in her first Amazon march
J. j. Gottlob of the Van Ness tbeater
Will return to San Francisco tonight
atter three months visit in New
York. where he has been arranging for
bookings at the Van Ness and Now o-o
lumbia for next season: