The evening world., 1911-03-14
bohemian Girl"
MOdeynized in
Ab0rn Revival
Bales Old English Opera
Presented at the Ma
jestic Theatre in an
Up . to . Date Manner
That Would Likely Sur
prise the Author.
BY sYL vEsTER RAW WILING.

HERE was a revival OF Michael
Balfe's The Bohemian Girr" by
the Aborn English Opera Com
pany at the Majestic Theatre las.
night that would have been a revela-
lion to Its distinguished Irish composer.
Such splendid scenic effects are rarely
achieved. How they were accom-
plfshed upon a stage very small COM
pared with that OF the Metropolitan
Opera House Is q marvel. Horses were
galloped across and around and over
bridges In the frst act In he NOR
reckless. yet. apparently, in the mo
easy and natural name Not any
thing In the last act OF The Girl OF
tho Golden West can equal it. One
horse, II Is true. stumbled and fell out
OF sight OF the audience, threatening
~momentarily TO wreck the setting. but
the catastrophe was averted and there
was nothing else to mar the effect.
THE Gypsy encampment Of the second
act also was marvellously realistic. with
IL wagons drawn by horses and by
hand. with Its i~mprovised camp fires.
with it's spells of squeahng pigs and
frightened fowls. one OF which escaped
ACROSS the footlights into the orchestra.
The fair In the public square in Pres
burg made one wonder whether he
wasn't at the Hippodrome. so much
thsrs va TO see at one time. Jugglors.
sword-swallowers. fortune-tellers and
all the outside shows of n circus were
there. The Tsigani Whirlwinds, as the
programme called them. gave a most
remarkable exhibition OF ~acrohat'c
feat OF every description. Apparently.
there was nothing that they couldn't
do. The strong man OF tho party held
UP and carried eight OF his fellow per-
formers as II they were one. Most be-
wildering feats were accomplished
while the audience was In an uproar OF
applause. The troupe looked like Ha-
waiians, but 1t was said by the man.
ayers that they were Moors.
But what has all this to do with
Balfe's '"The Bohemian Grip may be
asked. Almost everything. The Mcssrs.
Aborn have used the old STANDARD
English opera, revised and modern'zcd.'
to quote the programme. 10 build M a
production that will appeal to students
n TO people who care little or nothir-
for music. as well as others who viii
be glad to hear again the tunes that
their fathers and mothers-perhaps their
grandfathers and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and sung The cast Is a competent one,
OF which Bertha Shalck. as the Queen
OF the Gypsies, Is the star. She SIMS
effectively and with taste and Is an at
tractive figure. Her fall down the stairs
In the last act when she is shot and
killed Is most realistic. Elena kirmes'
as Airline. the stolen child Of the Count
Arnhein brought up as a gypsy. Is some
what colorless. James Stevens as the
Count both acts and sings we'll. Henry
Taylor. as Thaddeus. also sings wei
when he chooses. but carefully saves
his voice in the ensembles for his .sslos,
Charles Gallagher makes his gleampe
teeth count FOR much in his impersona'
ton OF Devilshoof. and Maurice La
vigne as Florestein. the fop. gets many
a laugh. A curious thing Is that al
though twelve years are supposed q
have elapsed between the irst ant
second acts nobody seems to have
grown older except the Count.
The chorus and ballet are most excel
lent and effective. drilled. perhaps. Il
too great sameness OF movement. The
conductor, Max Fichandler. like Tosca
mini. conducts without a score and hal
some picturesque movements that he ha'
not copied from the masterful Italian.
The Heart Bowed Down" IT Dream'