The Detroit times., 1912-10-15
THEATERS
pErRoIT OPERA HOUSE.

A beautiful woman is Kitty Gordon
and a beautiful production Is The
Enchantress," and one or the other,
or the combination, proved the mag
net TO attract to the Detroit opera
house. Monday evening. an audience
which for sire and brilliancy might
have been one OF those gatherings in
a theater. which the society chronicler
characterizes as "a gala night at the
opera
Miss Gordon. when she is not
scintillating in wonderful frocks be-
hind the footlights, Is wearing just as
original and artistic creations, in Lon.
don tlrawing-rooms, as the wife OF the
Hon. Capt. Henry Beresford. whose
posit.on in British society is unassail-
able. The fact that Miss Gordon is
both stage star and a London
hosfess'S-and only the American
social climber knows all that the lat
ter phrase means-may have been two
perfectly good reasons why so large,
and so smart, an audience greeted
her first appearance in Detroit as
light opera singer. Miss Gordon was
In Detroit three seasons ago, during
her first visit to America, but simply
as the leading support OF welIknown
musical comedy comedian.
In THE Enchantress," Victor Her
bert has provided Miss Gordon with
some charming music TO sing. and her
managers have given her one OF the
most artistic and richly-costumed pro-
dueticns OF the year. Everything
about The Enchantress," is lavish,
from Miss Gordon's gorgeous gowns
and jewels to the blue and gold and
ermipe trimmed uniforms of the
guards OF the prince in the mythical
kingdom in which the story Of the
piece Is laid.
The scenic setting Is the work OF
an artists eye for color and form,
and the gowns worn by the princesse5
and the court ladies are so gorgeous
and strainey," as to keep feminine
eyes In the audience very busy in
deed, taking In all the details OF tex
ture and style. or course. in the mat.
ter Of garbing Miss Gordon has any
thing else outside OF a Paris atelier
entirely obliterated. She has a won.
derful figure. perfect poise and grace,
and her gowns are just wrapped
around her in the most alluring
fashion, with the famous Gordon neck
and arms and back on display in the
fashion at one time thought To be
Lilly Langtry,s own. Miss Gordon n
typical type--if the ALTERATION may
be used--of certain class of English.
woman. A better name for her as the
fascinating opera singer with whom
the mythical prince Is enraptured
could not be imagined than "the en-.
chantress"
rrrut,. t1hk t.4a,.,, - sOrba Isnnha,
fress' follows good old conventional
comic opera lines, and the comedy is
frequently very unmirthful, the ear
II pleased with the pretty music and
the eye satisfied with the beautiful
stage pictures, lovely in their com.
bination of color and graceful In
grouping. The members OF the com.
pany are exceedingly capable and the
voices. especially OF the women, so
GOOD that the singing of Hr Herbert's
funeful and musicianly score is a real
delight A quintet OF women's voices
is one OF the most pleasing bits
heard In recent years on the light
opera stage
Miss venita Fitzhugh. as the Prin.
cess Stephanie, displays a delightful.
soprano voice and proves herself a
charming young person who can look
pretty, dance gracefully and act Miss
Helen Con- Is equally capable, and
Miss Ida Fitzhugh's long service on
the legitimate stage Is too wellknown
10 expect other than the best from
her. as the Princess Diane Miss
Nayme Gehrne. whose bllthesome per.
s0nality and twinkling toes have made
her one or the favorite entertainers
on me stage. has a delightful part as
IN American girl who wants to buy
4 title for her very own. Miss
0ehrue's singing and dancing We're
cncored over and over again. Ralph
Riggs who provided most OF the
laughs as head OF the secret service
police of the kingdom. aud Katharine
1<IIchie. gave an attractive and clev
~ 1ancing speciality. Philip sim
mons ee the prince. Is goodlookins
.rI although his tenor voice ls limit
a n ranEe and power. what he has
|< 0&1t wen. Marshall Vincent and
|.r<'<on Drockbank were equal tc