The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
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ence
Then the wail-"oh, why didn't We
know they were here?'
Its only a matter of reading the des-
pissed local paper.
Alexander Heinemann. admittedly
the greatest lieder singer before the
public, the idol of Berlin and the toast
of two continents, sang to about forty
people in the Gennett.
Nobody knew he was going to be
here"
Mo-
1t was in the papers for week.
Much was said fore and aft con-
corning the Aborn Grand Opera Com
pany which gave Martha" here earlier
in the season.
The fact remains, however, that this
same company, with its same soloists.
sang in the leading opera houses of
the country.
The Aborn Company had at this
time three road comprehensive one
| which sang here and which had a re-
pertoire of six operas and three sets
of principals, whom they alternated-
and two companies putting on The
Bohemian Girl"
While the settings and chorus were
negligible as seen here. the music is
standard, Martha" is a classic, and
their four soloists among the best
| known to the public in the country.
Metropolitan operates cannot be ex-
pected of road companies.
But every time you hear good mu-
sic, fairly well interpreted, you are
| that much nearer a general apprecia-
ton and understanding of the musical
art.
In operates we also had Naughty
Marietta"
This was effectively staged and
| chorused and it's principals were no.
table.
The music by great American COM
poser, Victor Herbert,
| 1t was the operas second season
and there were but two companies
the original with Madame Tretini as
the star, and the one which appeared
here with Florence Weber.
| 1t was said that Tretini was adver-
tised to appear here.
| This was absolutely untrue.
| Florence Weber was advertised
and "featured"-with frequent "cuts"
appearing previous to her appearance.
| The company was a fine one and
| the production put on splendidly.
| Did they have a good house?
| Certainly not.
| But the town turned out en- masse
to see the unspeakable Mutt and
jeff"
| OF successful plays Richmond had
The Gamblers Dear Old Billy" and
Get Rich Quick Wa1lingford."
| OF Unsuccessful-"T Neighbor's
Wife," with an incompatible caste in
Guiding Arthur Byron, one of the best
comedians on the American stage, and
Pamela Gaythorne, of the New Theatre
Company, since a star in one of the
greatest successes in New York
| The failure of this admirable come
dy was inexplicable The company was
under the managership of Daniel
Frohman and was one Of the most en-
joyable ever seen in Richmond.
| Whatever you may or may not think
of Eva Tanguay-this stellar "attrac-
ton" was seen here.
| AS tired and bored as you may have
been with Henry Woodruff and "a
Prince of Tonight,"-he is foremost in
musical comedy.
And he was here.
THE Girl of My Dreams charm,
ing musical comedy which has played
in all the big theatres, strangely en-.
ough met with a cordial reception
one of the few.
Dockstader's and Fields Minstrels-
leaders in this form of theatrics-were
in Richmond
George DamereI, with "The Heart
breakers" played to good audiences. A
good man with a bad medium. Dam
erel appeared in the Murat in Indiana
polls, and other houses of that ilk sc
that even if his play-or musical play
rather-was Indifferent Richmond was
treated as we'll as Indianapolis, St
Louis or Chicago.
There were the usual number OF
musical comedies and plays, some for
mer seasons successes, others this
like Louisiana Lou" in instance-ano
the usual variety Of second class theat
RIGS.
And at least we had that delightful
coincidence, May Irwin.
Che was worth the sitting out OF