The Washington herald., 1915-01-31
Small Talk of the Stage

Drama League on TUESDAY afternoon OF
this week when Andreas Dippel, who is
producing THE Lilac Domino" in Wash
ington this week. will speak on The
American Girl in Opera Abroad" The
lecture will be held promptly at 4:SO
o'clock at the Woodward & LOthrop
Auditorium.
Mr.. Dippel first became known to
American music lovers when he Joined
the Metropolitan Opera Company As one
Of its principal tenors German by
birth, he had already an International
reputation in Wagnerian roles After
singing with the Metropolitan company
for a number of years. during which he
was often heard in Washington, he was
made general director OF the Chicago
Grand Opera Company. From this posi-
tion he resigned last year to go into the
production Of light opera.
The lecture will be free to the public
we'll as to members of the Drama
League. a cordial invitation is extended.
especially to all musicians and music
students.
. Marion Littlefeld's "FIorentine Sing
ers'' this season in Keith vaudeville in
Clude Helena Morrill, and Jeanne Fyffe,
sopranos; Emma Ecker and Marion Lit
tlefield. contraltos and IgnaciO de Cas-
tillo, conductor.
Last weeks New York Dramatic Mir
ror pad a high tribute to manager r. ]
5. Robins. Of the r. F. Keith Theater
here. The article stated that under his
management the theater has become one
OF the most successful in the great Keith I
circuit and that even the players credit (
him with extraordinary courtesy and
consideration-which is the choicest trib- !
ute Of all. for usually they knock the !
humble local managers.
life" has been feeling distinct in /!
crease in prosperity covering the past
two weeks. when the spacious Manhat- /
tan Opera House has been crowded to |
the doors almost invariably. As trans !
lated by the management this means bet |
ter times in general. for Mr.. Brady's |
enormous production draws for its pat |
rOnage upon all classes. filling the boxes |
with spectators in evening clothes and J
the uppermost parts Of the audience |
room with less opulent hut quite en-
thusiastiC observers. The huge lobby |
between and sis o'clock in the evening |
presents a picture well worth seeing !
with its hundreds Of ticket purchasers in !
line at two box Office windows and the |
surEing crowds between. The eagernpss
TO see Life is greater than ever has
been noted at this edlfiCe-cOnsderably |
exceeding that aroused by The Whip" |
some seasons ago.
Not every musician Of Mr.. Stransky's
prominence is as well versed in kim
dred art as is the conductor of the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra He is a
famous collector of paintings. and Prof
DR. Heinz BraUne. the director of the
Pinakothek at Munich. considers his col
lection the most important OF all private
collections of German art. In fact he
values the collection so highly that he
has just issued special catalogue uE the
collection. with an elaborate critical l.
preface At recent sal, Of pictures from
the Havemeyer collection. Mr.. Stransky /
purchased one Of the famous paintings
"f the celebrated Hans Makart. The
Bathers" The New York Evening Post
recently. i'm its Saturday magazine sup
plement had article on the collec-
tiOn. with half-tonc cuts Of several of
III" most famous OF the paintings
All this week at Keiths MarvIanders
will be attracted by the films showing the
MARYLAND commission headed by "Cy''
CUmmins. TIL" 0iUlliverian solon from
across the border. as they appeared in
the exercises attending the faE-raisinC {
on the site " the Maryland Building at
m" Frisco Fair. The films run about ten
minutes and give a very good view Of
The special event and Of the fair grounds :
with the city and hay in the background
Charles Frohman will offer his tristan
combination Of musical comedy stars .
Julia SandersOn. Donald Brain and
Joseph Cawthorn. in The Girl from
Ttah." at the National Theatcr for a
weeks engagement. commencing Mon
day February - Coming 70 Washing
ton after its four months record of sue
o"ss at the Knickerbocker Theater New
York. and its ensuing triumph at the
colonial Theater. Boston this big or
sanitation will undoubtedly he the prom
lnout midwi0tor attraction. In addition
{" having the stnc5nC. dancing and fun
making services Of three Of the brightest
stars 0f musical comedy il is conceded
10 he tho best alI-arOUnd girl show ever
imported from the Gay"ty Theater Lon E
don. The music by Paul Rubens ard {
Jerome Kern is tunefUl 10 a degree and
includes the famous song hit. THE Same
Sort Of Girl" which has swept the cOun-
try and is already familiar to Washing
t0niars There are many weIl-known
musical comedy favoritcs in addition TO
.H" three stars Including Venita Fitz-
hugh Rene" Reel. Queenin Nassar Cfsse
SrwaN George Bishop Russell Griswold.
Walter Gilbert Master Michael Mathews
N"roniTuo Ranncr. Clare Eckstrom. Dor ;
"thv Wilcox. Alice and Irene Palmer.
The Hotel De Gink. which was opened
in New York last week as resident
home for hohocs. was thrown into
state OF excitement Sunday afternoon
when Mr. Al Jolson. star or Dancing i
Around" at the Winter Garden. served :
a typical jungle banquet During the |
course OF the proceedings Mr. Jolson q
discovered a wonderfully true but un- \
trained tenor voice possessed bv Mono I
pode Jake" so-called because he is ! {
minus one limb. Mr.. JOlson agreed to
take him in hand and pay for his musi-
cal education. which proves that the !
Hotel De Gink houses something more I
than mere knights of the road :
The attra aCtiOn at the Belasco Theater t
the week Of February - will be the COM {
"dy success, Lady Luxury" which un- i
der the management of Frederic Mckay. ,
has just closed a successful engagement e
at the Casino. New York This piece Is c
by RidA Johnson Young and William
Schroeder. and has been staged by r. II.
Burnside. The company includes Flor
enCe Webber. Joseph Herbert. Alice MOf- ,
fatt. Donald Macdonald. Forrest Hun. =
Emile Lea. Arthur Albro Emily Fitzroy, =
Sam J. Burton and others. The dresses. 4,
which are said to be unusually expen-
sive and beautiful, were designed and :,
executed by Lady Du, Gordon spe- :,
cial orchestra under the direction OF u
Arthur F. Kautzenbach will interpret
the twenty-five musical numbers, the
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