The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28


with the same cast of grand opera
music of this. one of the most delight
full operatic entertainments WATCH has
occupied sthe local boards in many a
moon. Miss Eleanor Painter and Miss
Wilfred Douthitt singing the prinCi-
pal roles as in February, while Con-
ductorS Anselm GoetZl and Milan Ro-
der will again direct the splendid
symphony orchestra.
~ the conclusion of tho present
week, during which the Columbia The
alter will again show the film pro-
duction of ''HypoCritcs." the + street
playhouse will launch forth upon it's
musical comedy season.
In talking to me last week of the
departure from dramatic TO musical
productions for the stock season Man
aGcr Fred g. f, rrcr gave several eX-
ceilrnt reasons therefor.
temperatures are everywhere in the
lhcater today" he commented, and il
is my opinion that the time is par
licularly suspicious for musical
comedy company such as the Columbia
Thcatcr proposes to present. When the
most popular stars of tn" legitimate
stage may be seen on the screen for
10 cents. in their greatest dramatic
successes II Is Dut a natural tnllS Llltt
The presentation of these same plays
10y q dramatic stock company will fail
to elicit the patronage formerly ten
dered an organization of this kind
which is to me one of the best arSu-
:ncnts in favor of musical productions
The screen cannot offer the human
voice, md therefore cannot infringe
upon III" musical comedy reld as II
does upon that of the drama"
81, 81, ,,,1,;
MusicaI Comedy Company, announced
i'll full elsewhere in these columns to-
day, Carl Hadyn. the principal tenor
was featured in the New York produc-
lions Of the original Merry Widow"
he D.. koveu all-star cast of Robin
Hood" at tn" Knickerbockcr Theater,
and The Golden Butterfly" with Grace
Van Studdiford. He was 4 member
of the Grand Opera Company at Stet-
tin. Germany; the New Orleans Grand
opera Company. and has just COM
pleted an engagement of thirty-fvc
works 1T the Park Opera Stock COM
r9nv. st. Louis
Miss Eleanor Henry, who will make
her bow as prima donna of the Co.
lumbia company in The Rose Maid"
on Easter Monday evening, comes to
this musical organization from her
late success with Richard Carrie and
Marie CahiIl in Ninety in the shade"
IN which production she is said to
have repeated the distinctive personal
hit she made in the New York pro-
duction of 'Sweethearts."
Aside from L large company of
principals and chorus the Columbia
management promises supplementary
-"atures from week to week. that for
he initial production being the terpsi-
-horcan feats of The Rsmsdell
Trims"
Thus casting our eyes down the
month of April we cannot hut asso-
ciate the perfect jubilee of music
promised by our local theaters with
the spirit OF spring and anticipate
with satisfaction a list or attractions.
musical ard otherwise. calculated to
stir the most sluggish Imagination
with delight.
I wonder if Miss Ann Murdoch will
rnlnd very much if l give you por-
ton of n letter which came to me
from her from Boston las, week.
or course II was a personal letter
and not written for publication, but
she is such dear little lady. and has
managed to wiggle her way into so
many more hearts than mine since
first she made her Washington debut
in big role featured" member
of THE Beautiful Adventure" company
that I am sure my every reader will
he interested in her recent success
and the delightfully."- refreshing man
ner in which she tells me about il.
Here is the letter-or most of it
and I'm only sorry l can't empha size
portions of II as she has done, with
heavily UNDERSIGNED words.
'Copley-Plaza, Boston. Mass,
Tuesday.
Dear Mrs. MANI: You were such a
darling 20 write me that sweet little
note that l felt you wouldn't mind
my writing 10 you and telling you
IF the wonderful good fortune which
has come TO me.
Just as you expected-knew-ou
little play. y Girl of Today which
had its premiere in Washington, has
:losed. and Mr.. Belasco and Mr.. Froh-
man have put me into their ail-star
cast as the leading lady
1t is truly 4 Celebrated Case for
me--and oh, how scared i am!
AN these stars, And how I'm push