Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
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- &c rot usually that Washington Is
,ccordad the distinction of two
vol, visit by theatrical attrac-
zion And on previous occasions j
,rssertatiou which bestowed tlls
..,,a,c, was n creation of eXuaof"'-
..,,,,.tacrIar elaboration or Oh re-
,,artab,e importance in the way OF
- ,a,eria1 The Pink Lazy ~"
o,,or &c charming for reasons WIZ"
No, be distinctly Analysed. apart -
.,a ,n,sic the story or the his'i va.
,a,or+s engaged in its performance. 1t =
- ~ qaisty- a bit of entertaii'iiie' .
- ,,a1, nolished that every instant VI
II nossesses the fascination ''
,or+aneitv MIR G. NJ ;. No
ono IF the most practical OF ""'
bans we should say their s-l'e NV nos
b,come so closely identiiled VII" In
n-musico-litterateurs- lie KNOWS NO"
10 make the most not merely oil an iue"'
or of a scene or sentence, nut VI "
xfnrI. word His rhythms are le'c'ihsis
hrfrht because they are not hanpeieu
nv any Iaborious quest or SuihiHsiS
ORIGINAL thoughts or by the raultion"i
restrictions of meuical form hen ne
wants a rhyme for such wora as
..sael,atchewan''- which must strike the
I-nclieh ear as a deucedly drol word-he
doc not permit himself To be baffied' lie
80, .,t.ad and uses the word over
again and lets go. And if Saskatche"dh
doesn't rhvme with Saskatchewan what
docs il rhyme with? 1t goes even ne
vnnd the admiration of French WRITERS
for the duplication of sound with diHe'-
ont sense which they describe as
rich rhyme
The music of the PINK Lady Is HI
TO, CarvTs happiest vein, particularly
effective i'm getting thoroughly lito sym
notb,- with the lightsome mood of the
versiication 1t dashes merrlE alohS
-.;.b the flow of syllable nonsense. Ihe
story : a briskly humorous affair VIII"
an idea behind it which is worked out
INTO quite as much of plot as Is heeoeu
Tba situations. without being comph-.
Gated to an extent that would riahe
trar cumbersome are good on their
ou-n account. as well as fine opportlhs-
,iee for the plavers. The characters are
not rendered grotesque!y inhuman as So
often happens where music and the spot
1t dancer are in evidence. They are
character studies as we'll as comic ere
atoms
The engagement of The Wedding Trip
was of especial interest in this city be-
cause il is the work of Mr.. Reginald de
Koven. whose titanic efforts to establish
an interest in the highest forms of mu-
steal composition on a permanent ana
practical basis had local influence whose
effects may still be recognized. Mr. de
Eoyen's music is not an appeal TO cur
rent fancy in matters of comedy enter
tainment so much as work of consistent
artistic purpose on lines which represent
the earlier and standard school of light
opera. toward which even the most frivo-
Ions musical creations are obviously tend
ing. Mr.. de Koven is thoroughly at home
in the field of composition which follows
the models recognized as worthy though
exacting precedents. He has pernitteo
himself a certain amount of scholarly ex-
preston in his score. and has equipped
himself with a cast of principals as wei
as a chorus well equipped to interpret it
In the action of the piece some changes
have apparently been in progress, and
some of the comedy appears to be more
or less impromptu.
Eddie F,oy finds a congenial place un.er
the Ziegfeld banner. His personality has
always been associated with extrava-
ganza, and as producer of entertain
ment in this line Ziegfeld has established
himself as leader. His association with
Mr.. Dillingham;. who has also had much
to do with musical presentation, should
prove happy union of forces. calculated
20 produce results with more certainty
than has attended a large number of
.ny-AY no
River has the story of a substantial
farce but does not let it interfere with
the dancing. some of which is wonderful;
the singing. some of which is not Won
derful: nor. what is most important of all
with the individuaisms of Eddie Foy. Foy
drifts into the character of. the farce with
remarkable facility, although it would
never do TO hint that he really acts. He
has been called a clown, and the epithet
sticks: but whisper. Better a good clown
than a bad actor
PHILANDER JOHNSON.
NAT GOODWIN'S I-ATEST.-Here is a
new story of Nat GoOdwin's It goes
with the comedians best English accent
An English repertoire company. touring
the provinces in round of modern So
cie'y dramas. had as leading man an
actor whose chief equipment was an i'm
mense amount of imperturbable sang
froid- Nothing ever disturbed his tran
guilty, and he drawled through his draw
ing room roles with an in1exible Law
renee D'Orsay rigidity nothing could re-
lax.
one afternoon the organization reached
a town where the local manager, without
consulting the troupe. had billed Ham
let Tor the evenings attraction. Being
SEood oidtimers, every one was up in the
classic except the leading
man He received the book OF his part
5Pllte stohdly and betrayed no sign of
IbeasinesS over the impossible task of
a-S-tting up in the role of the melancholy
siIpince.
a sAfter siancinE through the staggering
1Iart, once. twice and a third time. while
dtsery one stood by waiting TO hear him
si4srow up his engagement. he put the
fhook in his pocket and staring throug h
& his mOnocle at the manager remarked
On casual manner as he turned on his
Hheel In leave the room, My word. The
81 begGar does cackle bit | shall have
tl1O look him over after tea.
. Is HERSEIIF ALONE.-Mme. SumiI,o
the JAPANESE prima donna who is at
fChase's this week, is unwilling to shine
Ivy reflected glory.
Il am Sumiko. she explained in her
quaint little accent. and i am no one
else. Why should l be? In japan that
Is enough and it must be enough here"
AGtr 1..fEf