The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

! 1'caociny OF aIuslc--"The Little Ty-
| COON"
bijou-"snlomy Jane,D matinee and
| night. 77-i ~
LubIn--vaudcville.
~ Remarkable Performances
| with big. wcil-drllled. we'll dressed
| chorus. and a cast of principals wno.,
| singing and acting ability Is far above
| that or the average amateur compauy
The Little Tycoon" one of the mosi
famous Of retired comic operas. hay
| come back" Presented at tho Acad
cmy of Music last night under the al, :
spices OF the Council OF Jewish Juniors
peIore big. happy house. II gave us
an evening OF sheer delight with its
| wcii-remembered melodious airs. its
cream nonsense and tuneful foolishncss
from the moment that the little
gray music master OF half of Rich
mond. tho we'll loved Jacob Reinha rdt
climbed up to his seat and rappea for
me overture, to the fnnl curtain with
me entire company standing on lis
! toes and singing with all that was IN
IL. there was little to criticize ami !,
great deal deserving of the higbes,
praise. If more professional choruses
| sang With the vim. the volume and the
"hoie- hearted enthusiasm that this or
gani2ation OF haifgrown boys and
sirls poured out. Richmond thea tre-
|
| iolhped or trippcd. or danced on with
inc utmost vivacity and abandon, and
! they sang-how they did sing,
| ne fresh, young voices of the
SOPRANOS In particular, rang ont with
a clearncss and freedom that was al
most inspiring in Its joyousness Nor
| should the men be sighted: they. too.
sang with all their hearts. and they
produced most satisfactory abund
| Md n
and Sirls-ettacked with certainty
ana accuracy that delighted the ear Of
the carefully attentive listener. and
renected great credit ,pon their
musical director. Mr.. Reinhard,.
Oh the principals-all OF them anna
teurs as weil--too much cannot ho
saio: lhey all displayed "A thorough
amiiiarity with their lines and "bna.
mess complete grasp of the mean
ns ana significance OF every detail,
tha smoke volumes for their own in
telllsence and for the very evident
| ana apnerent ability OF the producnr
larry foote. OF New York. C.omparoJ
win the results produced b. tho oyor
hsc stage manager who has a companv
OF seasoned actors to direct. Mr. JSon,.
mas performed a great feat.
Mss ida Clarke sang the trying role
" ioiet most effectively and charm
.,s ~. iier voice Is pure and frash
's IN me centre of pitch, and She
uses with ease and a great dnnI.
OF Skin. as was evidenced ~. 20,
! lsct that her tones were as clear a,,a
iihS!nS toward the end Of tho onn,.a
~, theS We're at the very ber,nr,ne
MISS Irauerman gave an uttnrI,, ,',s
"'iccted and really finished narror,,,
ance as Miss IIurricane-sbe snccoodna
~ looking and playing the part or
g cna peron or undetermined are
young a girl ior SO
MISS Annie Green was entiro,,. III,
hins as Dolly Dimple. Gracnf,,i VII
netic ana quite professional in her ,,t,e,
idck OF lf-consciousness. she ,v,e ~
OF inc shining stars OF the cva,ins,
PISS fiorihel Rosenbaum had the liitI,
Oh lot but she practicable led the
o.us. ana did it-this with tho nj.
feSPect-with the ease ana GER
AMY OF a front row girl OF mann, coo
sons Morton L. Hocht sang Tho bco,,,
roie OIL General knickcrbocler in =
iouhd, resonant baritone of m,ch
rn'',N.oIl' lie is really baritone. and his
ssinSlns OF part written for a hc,vv
pass aHoTded him many Concentrates
~ showing his ability and skill as n
CO -, = Ralph Ludwig. as Alvin.
sung with as pure and sweet a tenor.
we OFTEN hear. He is genuine
Tenor. not high baritone ana Nc
to,ce was something Of revelation ID
this particular reviewer. who ala No,
know OF IT. Or. NJ, Coblenzer. Who
n!ayed Rufus, is not only very much
OF an actor, but no is also very m,,ch
Of singer. He. 100, is n tcnor IN !,
he mas more OF q drama Tic than a lyric
quality, running down into the lower
voice with great deal OF case and
without the usual break" OF ihc avnrI
age tenor. One regretted that hc ala
not havc more TO sing. Harold Calisch
was "ordlcssiy artistic as Lord Dol.
phln; ono forgot that he is n ycry
young man, and realized only thai he
is very clever actor. Merton Roscn.
baum was genuinely and absur,lly.
funny as Teddy. the valet. lie never
forgot his brogue for an instant. and
MS every word was the signal for n
laugn. lie Is also some dancer Gus
Ezekiel, IN his Incoming uniform, was
heart breaker as The captain: he
hadn't word to say, but he certainly
was good looking. Henry Gnnst. in the
thinking part OF q footman, made nil
with every exit
Altogether remarkable perform
ance. W. n, e, n
StorIl Scnnnp Opens
Salomy lane" made her initial ap.s
pearancc in Richmond at tho Biiou
Theatre ldst night when the Schiller
Amusement Company began Its frstj
season Of summer entertainment in.
this tcity.jSl gE5i
Fortunately for the schiller Amusc
ment Company. and equally fortunate
for those ofEus who subscribe to III.
summer variety OF amusement In lhc
theatres. Emma Bunting-lainty, dim.
inutivc Emma Buntins--was selccLSd
MS the leading woman Of the orsaniza
ton which Will mako Ibid for sinnn,i