The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-03
MISS HAZEL TOUT
WINS SUCCESS
As A STAR

den girl known to the stage as Haze
Dawn, made her debut as star sew
eral nights ago, at the New Nixon
theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey
in the new Victor Herbert opera THE
Debutante. According to cores
pondents of New York newspapers,
the affair was one of the most bril-
liant first nights" that has been
celebrated in years. Many prominent
New York society leaders were in at
tendance and the big theatre at the
noted summer resort was crowded to
its utmost capacity.
The comment of the dramatic crit.
ic of the New York Times on the
appearance of the former Ogden girl
as the star, follows:
Hazel Dawns advent into the
realms of stage stars was awaited
with considerable interest by those
who remembered her work in the
Pink Lady" and subsequent musical
comedies, and last night Mt the pre-.
miere of the Victor Herbert Harry b.
and Robert s.. Smith," which took
place at the new Nixon theatre. Miss
Dawn came into her own as a star
OF first magnitude.
Sharing honors with the star was
the music Of Victor Herbert. OF
course, Mr.. Herbert was there, per.
eonally to direct, the orchestra, and
received the usual ovation. but then
Mr.. Herbert is 20 used to premieres
and ovations by now that the novel.
ty has quite worn on, 80 It was his
music that he evidently wished to
share in the hon6rs. II any there be,
and there was enough and more to
go round before the fall of the cur
tain on the second act which occur
red at 1920 a. m.
Victor Herbert has written an un.
usually good musical score for the
'Debutante'-which might be called
almost by any other title. The mum.
bers have been well orchestrated by
the famous composers facile pen, and
the various airs have that character.
istic Herbert swing. The usual March
song Love Is q Battle the delight
full entr' acte waltz songs and the
orescendoed flnales are in evidence
as Of yore. The numbers which re-
main hauntingly in the memory are
Professor Cupid" IAN for the Sake
Of a Girl" "The Golden Age" peg
gy's Creature OF Moods a delight.
full Irish song; Never Mention Love
When We're Alone "The Bakers
Boy and the Chimney Sweep" Bur
lesque on Grand OPERA and Fate"
The latter number Miss Dawn played
as a violin solo.
AS Elaine Vane, Miss Dawn has
never been seen to better advantage.
Her fascinating smile was more al.
Turing than ever. but IL was not unon
h'SAS pouuty tii't shc utptHutu 'tT
the success of her efforts. Her unde-
niable charm permeates the entire
two acts and she was quite captivat-
ing. She succeeded in being engeni.
GUS without being eingenuous and
that in a role such as this is indeed |
a feat of which to be proud.
Since the violin solo in the pink
Lady" Miss Dawn has been impor-
tuned to play an instrumental solo |
agaan; but 1t wasn't until last night
that she acquiesced. Her solo, bar
ring a bit of nervousness, due to the
strain OF the long rehearsals and the |
first performance, vas beautifully in.
terpreted. It was called Fate" the
air of which had been woven into the
score all through the production.
Alan Nude made a manly fiance
OF Elaine, whose dancing was almost
conspicuous by its absence which
was to be deplored as Nude is a
dancer of no mean ability. In fact |
the play needs more dancing injected
into it, especially In the first act.
Stuart Bair scored strongly as Ar.