Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-21
OLYMPIC PARK

With a dash and vim the OLYMPIC
Park Opera Company scored a COM
plete triumph at the Olympic Park
Theatre last night in Victor Her
bert's tunbful masterpiece. Naughty
Marietta" The same company pro-
duced this opera at the Newark
Theatre last month. There was
presentation of the show at the New
ark and the remarkable way in which
it was produced last night. -.
The entire company last night
seemed imbued with a spirit that has
never before been apparent. Every
thing was snappy and alert The
opera represented without any tire
some dragging or delays. Even the
waits between the acts or changes
of scenery were cut down to a min
imum.
The place was well filed, and from
the repeated encores called for the
Performance last night must have
met with unanimous satisfaction.
Miss Blanche Rae Edwards as Mar
ietta showed great Improvement over
her Interpretation of the same role
at the Newark Theatre. She inter-
preted the part last night in her own
way and the result. was very sat
isfying. Heretofore, in a measure
L
ignal side actions of Trentini, the
star, for whom the play was writ
ten. The attempted imitation could
| be detected, however and this de-
tracted from the enjoyment of her
work. Last night, however, she went
through the part in an entirely DIFF
fereni manner She was in excel
F, lent voice and her notes, though
abundant, were not the least bit
CT rof linz IL, of he
proved work of the whole cast
| Vernon Dalhart as Captain Dick,
an American frontier captain, gave
Marietta excellent support. He was
lively and gay last night and did
not affect that morose attitude that
married his work at the Newark
! Theatre. His voice, too, was in the
| best condition. His rendition of Pm
Falling in Love with Someone" and
"Marietta's Dream Melody" was
beautiful to hear.
James McElhern as Silas Slick,
Captain Dicks servant, and Hattie
| Arnold, as Lizette C'Such a nervous
| little thing'O, took good care of the
humorous parts and kept the au-
dience bubbling with laughter during
the entire time they appeared on the
stage Lizette is a "Casquette girl
and her attempts to obtain hus-
I bciAu WCIc dinucllS elhI AAd6RobAS+
She did not overdo the part and put
just enough spirit into the play to
make 1t realistic This same might
be said of McElhern's Interpretation.
He drew the border line with good
| taste between the humorous and the
ridiculous and furnished much mer-
] riment.
John c. Thomas, as the Pirate
Bold, and Adah, his quadroon, were
| also strong characters in the cast
ut last nights performance. These
| two play the mi-principal roles
and were very good in their partic-
ular roles. I'm fact, this was so Of
! each individual member of the en-
! tire company. From the leading parts
down to the chorus each artist
seemed imbued with some extraor-
| binary power that invigorated and
enlivened each OF Them
The story Of the play is based on
the adventures of a countess who
runs away from France in the role
Of a "Casquette girl" She comes to
| America with the other Casquette
girls, who have been guaranteed hus-
bands by the king. Marietta is dis
covered, however, and chooses Cap
| tain Dick as a confident. He arranges
a disguise for her and sees her safely
through the play and marries- her
eventually just as she is about to
| be betrothed to Bras Pique," the
pirate.