The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-09

Plump. pretty. clever MiIIi Hajos
~ the belligerently inclined. oossy
young daughter OF the house OF Rasz
pushed and bumped and danced and
sang her way through the HunSar'
ian-Gypsy operetta "shArf tsna'
reel In the Detroit open house. Non
day evening. 20 the pleased piAadits
and laughing delight OF large audi
ence. -shari.- produced In New Yorh
over a year ago. has been much
talked about piece. and n local e.
pectation ran high only TO be some
what disappointed In the realization.
there was still left the altogether
adorable MisIi. and her real talent,
TO nft any stage Offering far above
the ordinary.
Miss Hajos was last seen In De
,roit In The Rose Maid" and IN the
interim. she has not only acquired
excellent speaking and Staging Eng
lish. bat she has put on q very con
siderable amount Of Avoirdupois. She
Is eleverer and pretfier than ever,
and proves herself q skilful come
disnne.
In the present operetta. Miss Haios
has the role Of Shan. one OF two
daughters OF Pail Race. . Gypsy nd-
der. who In his day was q famous
artist and the rage OF the gay eapt
tails. The nrst scene OF the piece
shows the garden Of the Racr home
In q Hungarian village. where RAGS
teaches the people Of his race 10
play. preparing them for success In
the artist world Here. Shari rules
her fathers household with no uncer.
tain hand. She presents q srotssQue
and quaint figure In her peasant COS
trme-A sort Of Hungarian Sis Hop
kins. Sharf IL far too much on the
offensive TO attract lovers. and 30.
when a gay young count from Paris
comes TO visit his old friend. The
Gy psy leader. and makes ,ove to
Shari. while she exercises her hsts
upon him In ehastisement for amor.
GUS advances. she giovs like q rose
and promptly falls In love with the
rrst man who has ever dared to kiss
her.
II would not be q musical shov n
everybody SCORER or later did not
get TO gay. Paree: and 50, inevitably
and eventually that's where the
whole troupe troops, to Count irinfs
house. futnrst screeeh- This
scene permits the stage producer to
Offer some remarkable costume and
scenic effects that are startling and
caring rather than beautiful
>~4But. after AL the CARING. blAring
color Ii blinked and brushed out Of
the eyes. the charm Of Mixri Hatos
remains. and the seductive Gypsy
music sways the senses with Its tan
TALKING. elusive ryhthm-
The score vas uell-played Monday
evening By large orchestra. under
the direction Of Oscar Spirescu. Who
vii be remembered in Detroit for his
very excellent work \ year ago a.
enc Of the conductors for the season
OF grand opera which the National
Grand Opera company OF Canada
gave In the washington theater,
Theresare several excellent voices
In the company. Ixene Pawloska has
IN especially good voice. but her
singing Is marred by Indebtedness
OF enunciaticn-
The veteran J. X. Murrav carries
on with great credit the heavy de-
mands made upon Pail HaeL II. W.
Marsh. as LscIi. his son and shsrt's
only brother, sings vel and plays
the violin exceIiently. Charles Meak.
ins il the philandering count, and
John Squires. the inevitable royal
highness incognito OF light opera.
this time good-Iooking welivoiced
young man. Bert Gilbert as the
keeper Of the courts purse. makes
the most OF the rather lame comedy
the book Of the piece anorus him.
Billie Busch. as Khan. Sari's sis
ter. and Albert Hedges. as Joska
Feke,e, friend Of Raez who tries
10 marry HIS Vounr daurktsr Iuifska