The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-09-04
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

Attention embryonic drama leaguers
Not that this is drama exactly. but
it's getting warm.
1t is the truth, however. that the
musical and dramatic season" is
starting OF we'll enough in this town.
And since there be those who say
that they never know q good things
coming until after it has come and
gone, some information is ladled out
to those who cast the occasional eye
over this column.
In the first place We open up with
Julie Ring in The Yankee Girl" at
the Gennett.
Now whether you care for musical
comedy or not. nor what you may or
may not think of it's relative place in
theatric presentations. none can deny
that 1t is regarded as a legitimate
means of theatric expression.
Nor that Julie Ring is one of its
leading exponents in this country.
She is second only among the Rings
to her sister. Blanche, and she has
still another sister, Frances.
The Rings embody the best tradi-
tions of this form Of musical and
theatric art.
And The Yankee GIRL" one of the
Cohan productions which. of their sort.
are typical of the average theater-go-
found wanting.
So that the combination strikes a
high plane Of the art of its class.
This same company appears at the
Murat the same week or soon thereaf-
ter, so that this city cannot complain
of having a second company" palmed
off on it.
Two interesting musical events are
to occur this month. also.
The recital of Carl Morris, on Sep
tember 22nd, in the Murray Theatre
has recently been referred to-.
Carl Morris Is the young Indiana
baritone, who is becoming known as
one of the leaders among concert and
oratorio singers of the country.
His single appearance here at the
last May Festival created sensation.
Although he was handicapped by q
bad cold.
His coming to Richmond, inaugural
ing Sunday afternoon concerts, is ex-
citing much interest.
On September twelfth this city will
have it's first and only opportunity Of
hearing the celebrated Indiana tenor,
Orville Harold, who is making a brief
IN, Rx-a oiv Of he OF "a
The story of this singer is we'll
known to the public.
OF his glorious voice. of his discov.
ering by Madame Schumann-Heink, of
his inability to accept her offer of
assistance in his musical education, of
his entrance into vaudeville, of his
renewed discovery by Oscar Hammer
stein, of the latter's patronage and OF
Harold's final entrance into grand
opera where he was the sensation of
his recent appearance in New York
and London.
That this city will have a chance to
hear Harold just before his departure
for New York is fortunate.
A short time thereafter, Sousa's
band will be heard at the Gennett.
So that the city has, in immediate
prospect, four interesting and import
ant theatric and musical events.
There can be no excuse, therefore.
for walls about nothing good coming
to Richmond, at least during Septem-
ber
People are curious beings.
1t isn't often that they take advant-
age of the opportunities for either in
struction or enjoyment within their
doors.
Always longing and hankering and
reaching after that without the GRASP.
Everybody knows, of course. that
realization is never as satisfying, or
at least as stimulating, as expecta-
ton.
That suggestion is far more potent
than complete exposition.
Nonetheless there are things within
your purelius which are not as bad as
they might seem to be at first blush.
And if you interest yourself with
that which is available your interest
is sure to touch larger confines.
If you stand still long enough the
whole world floats by your door.
"All things come to him who waits. !"
is not entirely true, but is in part.
True enough sometimes anyway.
Everything, after all, has its COM
pensations