The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

| mortal scamp" 10 In for an all wintss
run. IL has just thar generous supply
u ssnslmsnfality that is uksd In this
part % me work. and q good bit Of local
color. though % q day already passed.
II h not likely 90 be exported beyond
where the German tongue u spoken; ~
fact 1t - no ,ypically and essentially
Austrian that one might uues' ion whether
any public outside 81 this would care
for u at all
The early par Of IN. nine'een cen
ru-fSrsA so-called "Biedermeier' epoch
thnt is bNng now unearthed w:ih such
prrdilection in Germany and Austria.
has been chosen for the time OF action,
and he al mosphere Of those days OF
simple living has been caught with every
indication Of verisimilitude. Dorrnann
has fashioned his hero on characte or
that really existed IN Vienna and the
vicissitudes Of whose career tell Of much
talent but Of more inclination to disri-
patton We are introduced TO him in
the first act rs poor school teacher in
love with the prettisst girl in a small
Aust riah village. who returns his ahec-
tions. But there seems no prospect
OF their marrying. till unexpect eddy the
news reaches him that an opera 81 his
has been accepted at the court theatre
in Vienna He starts for the capt. al
int ending to return and fetch his Anna
a. soon "a he shall have the wherewithal
to support them both. But the gay city
seduces him from the path 81 honest
living. and after an initial success when
his work il produced he follows his baser
inst incs. takes a downward course and
after Eft cen years has sunk so low that
he IL glad to earn livelihood In one Of
the night cafes as a humble tapeur.
PLAYING dances and accomplishments to
music hall songs. There he not only
meets Young girl whom he had helped
with encouragement and advice when
she was "A child and who now is making
a name for herself with popular ballads.
bu, also his old love. Anna. who. tired
of wal, ing for him and thinking him dead
has married the burgomaster of their
native place.
so completely has he been forgotten
that he il generally supposed to- be- dead.
and that a monument Ia TO be erected by
his former fellow citizens TO honor the
memory 81 one who through his compost
tiops brought fame 10 his native place
He comea 70 the unwilling: no on. recoG
nizes him. and though Inc is inclined TO
rebel at n condign fate that has brought
HIM thus low he goes back TO his desolate
Bohemian life. led by the young singer.
who. We may imagine. will do all TO con
sole him BY way OF comic relief To this
none TOO cheerful tale Of artist hopes md
-orrows some amusing music hall types
ar. presented that pleasantly fill the
second act with their drollery These
and the aforementioned old fashioned
-entimrntality were the most potent
features in generally excellent per
Torrance. while Herr Eysler- music.
like 80 much OF its kind. though certainly
not -tIikingiy individual or distinguished
has that quality Of suiting the general
public taste with unerring tact and dis
elimination A young artist. Otto
Storm by name. who started life an
Austrian officer and then tried himself
in the legitimate for several years, has
been specially engaged for the title role.
which fits TO perfection and wall probably
IN. the means Of his making a name for
himself Already he ia duly accredited
a. the foremost among the young men
who have devoted themselves TO this
lucrative career
What the current season may have in
store cannos at present bs foresold.
though many eyes outside Of this busy
theatrical town are betimes on the out
look for what Vienna produces but
unless something exceptionally good
should be- ofered-a new comic opera by
Leo Fall il among the more imminent
possibilities the honors Of the present
year would seem likely 10 be enjoyed by
The Immortal scamp
W Won SACHS