The Washington herald., 1912-10-08
a mn COLUMBIA.
ssIlAe asse lGaal.w

} A09 OOAO20&kAs y =
ss1As 1sss lGsiA.~
Not anes '-rhs Checo,ass solG'see has
thsrs come - Washingtna IN operetta
with % many Aeaightfnlly haunting naslo-
diss as. % li1ttn6 through 'sThs Rose
Maid" which mads IT, Washington debut
at the columhdA Thsater hNt night.
where Il scored Q vsritabls triumph.
this latest production Of Werba q
Lueschsr Quite rivals ,its twin sister. The
Spring laid." In wealth OF comedy.
msiodious music and spectacular presen-
tation. The thsns y from ,Bub Oder
Naedel. adapted by Harry b. Smith and
Raymond Peck. with music By Bruno
Granichstaedten. the youngest Of the
viennese waltz kings who have set the
world to whistling their tuneful melo-
dies. and staged by George Marion.
A. surprising a. the announcement
may sound In connection with musical
comedy, ''The Rose Maid" tells Q story
sufficiently human and coherent a. to
elicit the genuine interest Of an audi
ence. Tho hero ID the young Duke Of
Barchester. heir Of . bachelor uncle.
The duke has succeeded In getting into
Chumley. three loan brokers. At whose
expense he 10 giving . little party all
his own when his rich old uncle appears
unexpectedly on the scene. Sir John
Portman's Identity 10 mistaken by the
loan sharks until they succeed in betray-
ing his nephews extrsvAgances, where
upon the uncle promptly pretends to have
married and to have acquired an heir.
which furnishes excuse for his disinher-
itance Of the young duke. . misfortune
which costs Barchester the speedy loss
Of his pleasure-loving friends and Of his
the Princess Hilda, whose love
is shocked out Of existence by the picture
Of possible poverty.
The bankers, hoping to reimburse them
selves of the money loaned the young
spendthrift, scheme to marry him to an
American heiress, In which plan the
Countess Bertrand assists them. since In
tie q personal score with one Of the
money lender.
The little Rose Maid" 10 made the
foil Of the schemers. who all hasten to
Ostend. where the second and final act il
devoted to working out me ultimate hap
piness Of Daphne. THE Rose Maid"
who not only wins . reciprocal love from
the duke, but restores him to his uncle's
favor.
A delightful strain of sentiment IL
mixed with the comedy Of the piece.
At the end Of the first act.
when the debonair young duke. deserted
BY his professed friends after q night of
revelry. which. 1t would appear. has cost
him his inheritance,-is left alone with
his faithful old bodyservant and Daphne.
whose father was q soldier In the regi-
ment Of Sir John Portman1the little rose
girl. who secretly holds the dukes image
IN her heart
The white -haired servant totters across
the room, and. with trembling hands.
wraps q cloak about his master. who
sings q farewell that Is full of pathos
and melody, to the wasted days that
have sped. while Daphne sinks heart
into q big chair in the freight
Unable to control her sobs.
II II to this rare combination Of comedy
Ind pathos in THE Rose Maid" that we
1--WE the unusual musical transitions from
! most Cohanesque synciphated rag to
he hauntingly beautiful strains Of the
Test there II Of the Vienna school. That
he mixture 10 thoroughly delightful was
asst night attested by the joyous recep-
ion which II was accorded by an ex-
.eptionally large Monday night audience.
which applauded every feature Of the
PRODUCTION from the delicious comedy Of
Al Shean. who kept the house convulsed
With mefriment in his impersonation of
he German member Of the money-lend
u I1os " luC xAOSc GohBe " oS
rendered last night by Dor
THY Maynard.
Miss Maynard's song. Roses Bloom
or Lovers" introduces the Rose Maid
Waltz which Is suflcietnly enhancing
o set the nation Awaiting. II her ex-
Iuisitely delicate voice were not sum-
iently charming to prove to the audi
nee that white roses last longer than
ed ones,' her magnetic personality
vould assuredly have turned the trick.
Arthur Clough was cast last night as
ave him excellent solo numbers which
Won him repeated encores. Mr.. Clough
As a tenor voice Of wonderful range
hear and sympathetic. As the young |
uke he proved himself . meritorious
ctor, as well as a singer Of ability.
r. E. Graham. as the uncle. handled
he characterization capably. while Ju- !
ette Dika presented q clever and con- |
:ncing Countess Bertram. under whose |
haperonage a group Of beautiful Amer !
an heiress tour Europe. ostensibly to |
ee the world-in reality to buy titles.
Karl Krusada. cast as the proprietor OF
he hotel at Ostend. furnished violin |
which scored heavily. and
roved Mr.. Krusada more capable Of
making his living by welding the bow !,
han in the character Of hotel-keeper.
Edith Decker as the Princess HiIda, |
haired her enthusiastic applause with
Dorothy Follis. one Of the American |
eiresses. being chaperoned by the
'ountess Bertrand. who baked on the
Dad to the title chase because Of her |
we for young BERTHE wampole, a cadet,
'hom she met previously in Washington.
}. c. Charles Compton is the honor
BILE Berthe wampole. small role.
yhich he handled creditahly
Ed. Gallagher and Arthur LACEY as
Isted Mr.. Shean in the fun-making Of
he evening. which was 20 spontaneous
nd genuine as to force them to respond !,
D repeated encorea
One Of the song hits Of the evening
ras the Happy Family" during which
sven "Kute Kiddies'' appeared with