Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-02
ADJUSTMENTS
DON'T MISS "RODIN HOOD"
ILH lOl MOII.D RE Oh All NED

~ YOU have never heari robin
Hood. If YOU have heard il twenty
tunes: II YOU first heard IL in 1912
Mh"n IL VAS presented here by a ca ST
headed by BESSIE .Abott or if YOU re
incInhcr II rs IL was sung by The Bos-
tonians OF Ncstcrycar--in any case he
advised and hear il AT the Academy OF
Music this afternoon or tonight or
II YOU happen to lie ''inlaid with cash, -
as inc Sheriff Of Nottingham says, hear
poth performances, rejoice and be glad.
For as II was presented LIST night
bN The organization singing. acting,
la .hinE and making merry under the
name ana style Of the he koven ODera
company. II was Il thing Of unalloyed
delight. Everybody knows that tho
nations comic opera" is the unfailing
fountain OF pretty tunes, from which
composers have been drinking for
nearly Twenty-Five years aud pvettv.
tunes rarely grow stale, as lh.sc same
composers have showed time and time
and tune again. Therefore i was To-
ne expected that the music. sung as il
was--of which more latcr--would
prove so enhancing to the audience
that the performance was heightened
very considerably ny the coini,any's
good -maturcd and generous response to
encore demands.
But II was not TO H.. cNpa,,cd ,b.,
the book and the action OF the niece
would be as bright and as anlusin,r .,s
iheE were quarter OF a century ago.
Yet they were. or rather. th@v are: for
the whole lifting, tuncfuI humorous
and icviGl thing is still hunmin- and
chncNlins itself in a refreshed memory.
which. by the same token looks fnr
ward TO those performances io-mor-
row.
In some respects. IN q Soou ulanv re-
spcciS. the performance OF last nigh,
was better than that given by the
famous all-star east of three years ago
T." begin with, Ivy Scott. Tic Maid
Marian. Is far and away "a rncr artist
than Eessie .\bott should ever have
hoped TO be Where Miss ALott had
bad huS';ineSs where her vuic.
""i'nkS. Miss Scott has a perfectly.
uniform tone throughout hes entire
range This tone. too. H. rounded and
pure: n"i light coloratura. but Z
INrtc soprano. with an abundance Of
the dramatic. 10 woman capable Of
sinsin" Cho-Cho- san aud the Girl the
Mad Marian part X q series o: little
SONGS, except The Forest Son.. and tina;
ne does extremely We'll. Further 80.
plays the part rharrningly.
':"iph i;rainard the EoJin Hood is
practically the only weak princinal,
ana lie quite satisfied the audi~ue. last
rl2ht. lie is tall youn. aml looks
i"c part hut he j. a high baritone
not tenor. and much Of the music
u heE"nd hIm. though he MANAGES 10
s'hS tht notes after fashion
me Man q Dale OF Cora Tiacev is
almost h1ht opera in ITSELF. Mis.
Tfacc|'s personality is Winning and
hcr voice Is enchanting TO close lis
t'ners tn. ivory ana white velv.t''
quality - apparent early in the o,eru.
nut II i not until the 20 Promise Nc"
anu i.t'er, The Legend OF the Chimes"
that the full beauty OF her voice MAY.
generally be appreciated Last ni.b,
she was compelled to sing the forn.r
F; iour times. in spite OF considerable or
chcstral handicap.
In the place OF good George Frotb
, !hShaii' hpRla!*. as Friar Tuck, Will
i"ih Hchnster. with high respect for
: the memory OF Mr.. Frothingham AR
Schustcr vs. quite as clever a comedian
AS he and singer out of mis- class
~ may he pardoned il mention is made
ithat ] have heard Mr.. Schustcr sine