The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
THE MUSICAL PLAYS.
she Novelties and the Old
FayOritcs.


Raymond Hitchcock is one of the
comedians who has learned possibly
from the success of De Wolf Hopper
that he may amuse his audience as
much by his speech after the acts as by
anything he does during The Beauty
Shop" So the audience waits and fran
tically applauds. laughing also inces-
sanity at the speech which the actor
makes in the intermission. MIR.
Hitchcock allows himself so much free
dom that the makeup of the audience
often chances the nature of his jokes.
Lillian Russell sat In box the other
night and there was a variety to the
humor drawn by the comedian from her
presence in the Astor Theatre that the
playwrights never thought of.
Admirers OF High links" and there
are enough to have kept II at the
Casino for months, need not keep away
because they have seen it once or
twice Arthur Hammersten has changed
the personnel OF his company so con-
stantly that there are now few OF the
singers who ever appeared In it at any
time during the season. This is n
splendid proof of the managerial theory
that the whole Is really greater than a
to all the actors I'm it,
Julian Eltinge played THE Fascinat-
ing Widow" from one end OF the coun-
try to another and met with such sue
cess that he and A. II. Woods made a
fortune between them. But at the
Liberty Theatre, when Mr.. Eltinge acted
for the first time here a. n star the
piece enjoyed only moderate favor. THE
Crinoline Girl" however. is filling the
Knickerbocker Theatre So II will turn
out to be his greatest success here.
Good singing plays its part in the
success of 1.-THE Midnight Girl" at the
Forty-fourth Street Music Hall. Marga-
ret Romano used to sing "Nlssi d'Arte"
from Hosea" so well that she always
delivered this aria when applying to
managers for an operate engagement.
Then George Macfarlane sings a large
repertoire and has lately been inter-
polating Irish songs into the score.
Kalman's first operetta ever given
here was called THE Gay Hussars" and
had only a few performances at the
KnickerbocSer Theatre six years ago.
Its London success several years ago
was not much greater. although 1t was
produced here with great beauty. "Sari"
which is to be a few weeks longer at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, has been pop
ular here ever since the first perform
ance.
When William Hinshaw leaves his
place in the cast Of III. NJ. s. Pinafore"
at the Hippodrome he will go to Berlin,
where he is to appear as Wotdn and
Hundin0 in tour OF the German
opera houses. 1t is not many produce
tions OF comic opera that could turn
their singers over to the opera houses
without a struggle. But that Is true
of this splendid revival of the Gilbert
and Sullivan operetta Josephine
Jacoby could sing In any opera house
here or abroad and Ruby Savage Cutter
has been popular singer at the Boston
and other opera houses. This is the
last week of this beautiful revival.
which should not be missed by lovers Of
the opera.
Madame Moselle." that will be pre-
sented by Chase and Overall at the Shu-
bert Theatre next Saturday night. comes
from a French source. 1t Is farce. in
terspersed with musical numbers of a
cype like Madame Sherry" George w
Lederer is responsible for the staging OF
Madame Moselle." Edward A. Paulton
has contributed the book and lyrics. The
music OF Madame Moselle" was spe-
cially written by Ludwig Highlander, who
has recently rsf.-ned from Vienna. Mr.
Englander's melodies are favorably re-
membered from the old Casino days Be-
sides Mr.. Engander's music there will
he several interpretations by William p
Chase.
The story OF Madame Moselle" in.