Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-27
ADJUSTMENTS
New National.

| Not In the New National Theater, nor
yet In the Capital city Of the nation, but
| In the "Old Town Of Nottingham" in the
cooling shades Of Sherwood Forest with
| the most gallant and attractive outlaw Of
| all the ages. the Aborn forces disported
| with a large and happy audience last
evening. For were not Robin Hood and
his merry men, the ininitable Friar Tuck.
courageous Little John. handsome but
Jealous Alan-a-Dale, sturdy VIII Scarlet,
with the fair Maid Marian and the CO.
quettish Anabel, there to foil the intrigue
and finally overcome the comical vtllainy
Of the sheriff of Nottingham and his
bogus Earl of Huntington? And with
such a mad and merry crew, why should
not an audience be happy? Why should 1t
not disdain to listen to suggestions that
the shades Of Sherwood were not cool
and that old Nottingham was having its
warm days?
Yes, Robin Hood is here again, and
many who have not let one of ne chief
charms of their younger days Sink into
forgetfulness were there to welcome him
and his gallant men. 1t was royal
welcome, too, and right we'll desert ed
1t just got right down to the cookies OK
the heart of the fellow whose tongue Is
not tipped with the taste of grand oreIa
and routed from the homes and the high
ways the folks, especially the women
folks, whose ears love to ring with its
old familiar but ever-pretty melodies.
And in the cast there Is not one who
Of his her role. They are all Wash
ington favorites and each in days past
has won his or her way into the good
graces of the home folks of Washington
with some memorable accomplishment.
Blanche Morrison. with her beautiful
voice and attractive personality. is the
Maid Marian, and worthy one at that.
Sabery D'Orsell is still the Anabel with
her coQuettish ways and her g1ft or
song Hattie Arnold has lost none Of her
mirth-making accomplishments Of yore
as Dame burden, who will have the
sheriff for husband or prosecute him as
thief. John r. Phillips sings still as
sweetly as he used to the title role, and
Forrest Huff, with his voice renewed,
makes 1t ring in Brown October Ale as
1t never rang before. And with the merry
men. this time, must be numbered Fritz
Won Busing. whose Alan-a-D Dale Is
charm to the eye and comfort to the
ear. Gorgeous in its richness, the splendid
bass of George Shields recalls it's own In
the "Armorer's Song while increasingly
George B. rockingham rich In the an
tics that made Friar Tuck a memorable
character with the old Bostonians. with
Phil Branson. one of the best sheriffs OF
Nottingham that ever held the Job and
tried to do the rich. furnished the in
Vulnerable causes for the laughter of the
evening that made sad folks forget and
merry ones stin the merrier for having
seen them. Harry Dale, as Guy Of Gis-
burne, must not be overlooked among the
mirth makers, and his voice contributed
in no small degree to the pleasure Of the
music.
All the old favor4te melodies-"o Prom
Use Me- the "Old Black Crow The
Thinkers Chorus the Forest Song Of
Marian, Brown October Ale" the Fare
we'll and the .'Armorer's Song"-with
many other beautiful numbers of the
tuneful masterpiece of de Koven, were
sung again and their old beauty was not
missing. 1t was sore test to stand the
contrast with the operate grandeur of
the Sunday night concert and the weeks
of grand opera that preceded 1t. But
Robin Hood is still itself and 1t came
into it's own last evening without a MUIR
muir of dissent. but accompanied with
many volumes Of hearty applause to say
how well the large audience enjoyed its
temperance.