New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
NAUGHTY MARIETTA sung
Victor Herbert's Comic Opera
Wins Triumphant Success.

Oscar HammerStetn ana the "hiih
fate have had many merry bout togethei'
but If the whirIigig whirls fast MI Hani
rnerstein has generally managed 10 whiri I
faster And this was the case again ias'
night. when his latest Operstic venture
Naughty Marietta" won an instant and .
distinct triumph at the New York Theatre /
Time has indeed brought its revenge to I
the doughty impresario. for his triumph /
was won in the very home Of perhaps ms {
worst reverse the theatre that was cruelty /
torn from him nearly at the instant of its
completion
Mr.. Hammerstefn built the Olympia |
Theatre when Long Acre Square was the
habitation of bats and wolves II IS SAID
that until last night he had never re-
entered his old theatre. Long Acre Square
is now the centre OF New Yorks theatre
world, and it welcomed back It's father
right royalty.
Naughty Marietta is a comic opera.
music By Victor Herbert. book by Mrs
/ Rida Johnson Young Featured in the cast
were two Of Mr. Hammerstein former
grand opera singers Mile. Emma Tren5f1t
and OrviIle Harold There were. besides
a number Of lesser lights a large and good
looking chorus and an orchestra under the
personal direction of the composer
WIN SAtH duE lcS E9ipc'tAF@e-1 ~SN''-- --~N
fail but turn out, ana Broadway did not
appear 10 be disappointed.
First in the triumph must come Mr. Her
bert himself His music brought one back
10 his paImy days Of The Serenade-" II
was far and away better than anything he
has written Of late years. There was mel
ody and tenderness and humOr in the score.
good resOunding choruses. and songs that
we're meant TO be sung and were sung
One of the numbers. Meath the Southern
Moon" admirably sung by Nine Duchene.
had something much deeper than the music
/ usually associated with comic OpeTa-a
spirit of real poetry and romance. America
wishes more such music from Mr. Herbert
But Mr. Herbert vas worthily supported
by his company. Mile. Trentini. as the
Italian heiress Who runs away to New or
leans disguises tcrseIf as a boy. breaks
the hearts Of two men and finally marr1es
the American captain. sang and acted her
way straight into the hearts of her audi
ence She did not spare Ter tor notes. 'er
acting was winsome. and her accent Simply
, delicious.
Mr. Harold as Captain Dick showed
again the voice he disclosed last season
in grand opera. Its upper tones we're de-
IightfuIIy pure and clear He. too, did not
| Mile Trentini AMI the applause that they
? evoked rocked the house.
4 Mr.. MartindeI as Bras Priquet and
Mime. Duchene rs Adah filled out an ad
. mira bic quartet while the humorous antics
i Of Harry Cooper and Kate Gilmore kept the
, house In commissions of laughter.
= Yet right here comes a reason for pause
The story chosen by Mrs. Young was d
Il charming one. one in which there was
abundant opportunity for poetic treatment
- / Unfortunately the atmosphere Of the
: dreamy creole New Orleans Of two hun
torn apart TO make room for the broadest
sort of vaudeville stunts
The saIome dance of Kate Gilmore wa'
n undoubtedly Iudicrous enough. but it wa!
20 sadly out of place The CHASTITY entertain
q ment that passes for hurnor on broao" a
N IS slreIv unworthy both OF Mr. Herbert
charming music and the spirit Of Mr.
D. Young's story itself
d To close the record. the staging OF tn
al onera was excellent. the chorus was fair
le look upon and sang and danced WIN SPIT
and Mr.. Herbert led his musicians with m
feeling for the score
There was turnulruous applause after u
first act and finally Mr.. Herbert ana a
thur Hammerstcin. TO whom fuI creo
must be given for the production We
! dragged bAforfe the curtain Mr.. Oscs
st Hammerstein simply rose in his box al
j. bowed 1t was MS sons opera. and by
s. smiles he proved that he was proud OF u
L. offspring.
d Naughty Marietta" is probably IN for
or long run