The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-23
LULU CHASER IN A new OPERA
"fHF 6IRL tND THE ktISE r.
tT THE HERiLD sQt IRE.
ANOTHER Ofs~re,ta From vienna Trans
lated tnt~ Engiish s'ors af the ~
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The score pro,es Commonplace.

brrttO tiarr, s'onor Also IN the at
The score pro,es Commonplace.
Another opsretta was brought To New
York. last night from the hanks ~ the
Wien. IL has heen prosperous Tor several
years in Europe. and but for the nora hla
success Of some other compositions in
this same field New York might hsv.
languished still further without the op-
purtlnity tn hear the music W GsoTg
Jarno and witness the action ~ Bernard
Bnchhinder's text in IN" vernactIlar.
The Girl and the Kaiser" was sung
here last winter at tn. Irving Place The
atTs under the original title. -Die Forster
Christi az course ths production AT
the Herald Sauar. Theatre Last night
was much more elaborate than this ear
hsr performance" The original op"-
retta had. like IT. title. been very much
amphfied
The action Of work has a certain roCoCo
claim that would probably assert itself
IN any Language Their. il some sort nf
historic foundation for the legend that
Joseph III OF Austria once met while hunt
ing the daughter OF one Of his for"-Iars
She mistook him for a poaCher. treated
him a. such. bui remembered tn. dignity
mat hedged him about When sh" fol-
lowed him to Vienna To plead for tn" par
don Of her lover -h. again found the
Emperor but had expressed her opinion
q him freely before his identity was re-
>esl~d to her
u viii bee seen that these episodes have
long ago proved their value IN similar
circumstances. There was less famll-
Iaity with the subsequent turn ~ the
story last night when the naive fnr"ster's
daughter began tn feel such deep sfs"-
ton for the sovereign that she rs."t'i
the lover on whose behalf she had inter
fered and took HIM back only when IN.
Emperor suggested that 1t was not na".--
sary for her TO feel for him any deeper
passion than all grateful subjects should.
All op@retfaS ara not supplied with such
good texts this II possesses ~ itself
n dainty old fashioned charm that an
NOT hA DESTROYED evan hy the attempt
10 convert thu p.rforman'" into girl"
show Of the kind that ~ supposed To b.,
Indispensable To the deli ghts II New YORK
'heatragOers. Enough of the original '.yt
respected last night IN l"av" SONS.
uncommonly charming epso'i-- 10 de-
light the audience
he first act u stands - .ntiraly
too long for IN. amount Of entertainments
u provides ard he "sg srn..-- ~ tho CON
duC'or to repeat every niIu'r.r hat as
received with ~. l.'"s' favor prolonged
tho whole performance IN a vary dam
aging extent I, took misses to hiring
him 10 his -an-.- in the -.rond act when
he Was about to bring hack the "hnrI-
"a repeat a dance which WAS highly anus
ins Ia th-audienC~st first hut los all charm
for any hut the professional applaud"r~
after " had been done five time
II managers and conductors could D1lv
lie rnai. TO realize how damaging Ibis
uncalled for repetition ~ "a IN. real s'i"-
cess of d first performance"
1t y..l
GIL and the Kaiser came dlirrrE IA"
second act The fore~tsrs daughter
has come {" cour- 20 p@'i'ion IN" Emp.sror
60 pardon her lover She r. immediately
mistaken for his latest love. dr." ""d ~
court costume and laugh IA" rlId tn"nts
of courT etiquette
she lose. her heart to h"r >r,"rciGn.
delights in the honor ~ a dane" Win him
and refuses IN. plear'Ir'. h. hi- pro-
pared for her hy sending her l"v"- -
stored To full military honor~. - tho hali-
Miss Chaser acted this seen" with "NTuI-'t"
tenderness and an artistic restraint mat
mons IF her previous performances had
ever led her admirers To expect Vat -"'.
mas not often had ,uch inspiring nh'"rHI
she was amusing III her r". ~ hoy
dauI-h way in the other -C"ns- and nos ~
looked younger. nor lpv-.il.'r. nor WA h-r
command 81 her artist" 'nHiIin "Ner
more complete She II an ivan pie II
the great merit 81 clearneS- and Ger
not always have something bright :"
say or something amusing - do. Rat
she brings ont the final meaning nf every
phrase and there u never tho least DOUBT
a. 10 what the meaning of evsrv little
motion - intended To- b."
Last night sha had th. a>slStfnC. II
at least three admirable. 'nli-a CUES.
Thomas Richard mad" u dsshing hgrlr"
Of the Hungarian lover. Julius McViCk-r
added strong personal charm and som"
very finished hi-trionic character - IN"
mart ~ the EmJ error Then hurry C"n"r.
Va no has not for years lifted his pll unity"
voice IN song. impaired his in-"p"rnhl"
c"nicalIry To the role " tailor Nr
{ onor would have Ia md. himself {" k-'.r
from being funny.
.IannO's score was tn. most diaappulnt- ,
ma feature 81 the evening u - alto
Eeth@r without distinction The Nienne-'
dance Thy'hms arr pg'ianf enough. hut
: hav are wholly conventional 80 ~ IN" .
Hungarian flavor thar IN" gypsy Chnrus"s
and dances lmpaT' 10 the scnr" Leonard
LIablinR- adaptation pr"ser'-s IN"
Charm ~ tho German text and IN
doub,adlv odds some racy American
hunrr 10 RI. original. and in IN" manner
u ira performance TIL" Girl and n"
h aiser. - quite a. beautiful as IN" "X
in ,h,s t,lt .fannO'l