The Washington times., 1913-12-30
"Sari" Is Last Word In
Futurist Operettas
By JULIA MURDOCH.

= T nay be quite true that Mizzi Hajos
has an excellent self-analysis Of her
j power as an entertainer. 1t may
also be true that she has special
teIepathic information that "Sarf' was
gcing to be Just as much of hit as
proved last night But just the same.
Mizzi Hajos has courage, for any prima
donna possessing the charm and dainti-
ness which this little singer does, VINO
has tie nerve to make her first entrance
In such an out,andish and unattractive
costume as Mizzi did last night at the
National Theater. cannot he classified
except among those who are enlisted un-
der the Banner Of Courage.
To be sure. II is all changed in the
last act, when Mizzi appears In shim-
mering white satin gown all covered
with rhinestones. which makes her look
like little sparkling moonbeam which
has run away and Is dancing for our
amusement. but when she comes upon
the Etage shortly after the opeDins
chorus. with her champagne colered hair
Strengthened back as though the cat
had licked 1t, and with that absurd lit
tie gathered skirt and those fIi.ny lttle
ssoes tied with green ribbon. and her
awkward walk. for all the world like \
playful. unSainly puppy. II IL hard 70
recognize the dainty little songstress un-
ii, she begins to speak, then she Is IN
stabtly recognized.
''Sari, which, by the way,is pronounced
as though IL were spelled Sharf. Is
wholly admirable musical offering. and
leads one to the hope that a new era
has dawned in the character OF musical
plays, and that there will be more Of
its sort in the future. Henry w. Saw
age has given the public a treat that
ought to be appreciated, Tor not only
does it tell an interesting story IN an
fnt In I,,f II a
the problem that confronts every man.
ager-the problem of providing amuse-
ment that Is clean and wholesome, and
which Is amusing at the same time
"Sari" Should Prove
Tremendous Success.
"Sari' IS far above the imbecile traves-
ties that have been given to the pubic
for years past, and II for 10 other rea-
son than those mentioned above, IL
should prove one of the most tremen-
dous successes Of the current season.
Hajos herself is delight In the part
of Sari, who is q sort of Hungarian
"Bunty." presiding over her fathers
home and twisting both her temperd-
mental parent and her equally tempera-
mental brother around her tiny mite
finger at will. Father and son are rivals
for the hand Of Juliska. and likewise are
contestants for first honors as vioiinists.
A motto at the head Of the program
reads Victorious ever is youth. This
furnishes the keynote to the operetta,
for youth triumphs in the end, and the
hand of Juliska goes to her youthful
lover while Sari, by her delicious CO.
Quetry, ensnares the Count Irini. after
she has been raised to the nobility by
II. r. II. the King of Massila- That's
all there Is to the story, but 1t fur
nishes an excuse for eighteen musical
numbers that 1 prophesy will become as
popular as the other tunes that have
come over the water from the same
country.
The Hazazaa number. in which Miss
Hajos Is assisted by Charles Meakins,
is the song that fingers longest in ones
memory, after the curtain has descend
ed and people have struggled into their
wraps. 1t is a cross between tango
tune and ragtime, with lure that Is
conta gious. 1t is accompanied by one Of
the most remarkably absurd dances
that have been introduced to the pub
lie, even in this, era Of crazy dances.
The song that the little pri:na donna
sings in the first act, Pick a Husband
Is a dainty bit in which she is assisted
by group of exceptionally talented
children