The Washington herald., 1915-04-20
1.-THE Lilac Domino" Scores
Second WASHINGTON Success
Woven Into 1t. Shimmering Fabric
Are Threads Of Tender Ro-
nance, Exquisite Melody, Re-
fre.hing Comedy, and Clever
Bits of Burlesque.
BY JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

| BY JULIA CHANDLER MANI.
The makers of THE Lilac Domino" have
woven into its exquisite fabric threads
of such irridescent loneliness tnat they
| suggest the simmer of moonshihe on
. ripping water; the punsent perfume OF
an old-fashioned garden: the year at us
springtime, or life at its youth, for they
! have made a frame Of marvellous melody
upon which to hang g. charming romance
or vice versa, as one may care 10 view
the matter, with three resultant acts or
| the most delightful musical entertain
| ment that has graced the washington
| boards in many a season.
| OF prime consideration Is tho Inusl-
| cianly score furnished by Charles CIVIL
| Her embracing it does range winch
covers everything from syncophated rag
| to grand opera orchestration. ana 1ur-
nshing n succession OF meiodles winch
are cumulative in delight until they leave
; the auditor completely stepped In har-
| monious sound.
In singular sympathy with the romantic
school employed by Mr.. Cuvillier Is the
story which runs With admirable coher-
ency through The Lilac Domino fur-
nishing a dainty and attractive threao
| in the weaving of the operate garment,
| following as it does the proverbially I'M
/ even course of true love and having as
Its central figure GeorSine, the lovely
daughter of the Vicomte de Brissac. 1t
is her fathers will that she marry her
cousin Ellendon. who has as little senti-
mental attraction for the countess as she
has for him. the vicomte's nephew being
already in love with Leonie d Andorcet,
while GeorGines heart has been kept I'M
der too rigid surveillance Of her gov
erness, the Baroness de Nilliers. to have
become .ensnared. until. at the bal
masque, she meets her Prince Charming
in the.form of Count ARIsre de st. Armand
who In turn loses his heart to the little
lady of THE Lilac Domino"
Unfortunately for the immediate hap
piness of the infatuated pair Andre has
been guilty of the indiscretion OF accept
ing a proposition that he. or one OF his
two friends, Prosper and Casimir, marry
for money and square the debts OF the
trio They throw dice to decide upon
the victim of the plot. snd Andre Is the
unfortunate one, fact which make eN-
pla nations difficult to the daughter OF
the multi-millionaire Count de Brissac
when the glib leader of a gypsy orches-
ira informs her OF the agreement entered
into by the friends.
Needless to say. however. that the final
curtain finds the atmosphere cleared OF
MISUNDERSTANDING with Georgine and
Andre holding their bag of gold which
they have found at the end of the rain
bow of love. and Elledon and Leonie
also promised to each other.
While the book. furnished in the orig
iral by Emerich Won Gatti with English
ada ptation by Harry B. Smith. is not
blessed with any great degree of origi-
nality, it is no older than love, which
holds the spirit of perpetual youth and
furnishes an entirely suitable subject for
. 4. aoxr MI
rendered by the Andreas DIPPED Opera
Company at the Belasco Theater this
week, and the lyrics. which are adapted
from the original Of Bella Jenbach. by
Robert b. Smith. are imbued with that
same quality Of daintiness which is one
Of the chief charms of the production.
As Georgine Miss Eleanor Painter last
night strengthened the splendid impress
sion which she created when 1.-The Lilac
Domino had Its Washington debut the
first week in February. singing the ex-
acting role with great charm of voice and
personality
Carl Gantvoort has taken the place of
Wilfred Douthitt in the part OF Count
Andre. enhancing its histrionic opportu-
mites by tho manliness of his personality
and admirably filing the demands of the
score. Miss Painter and Mr.. Gantvoort
reach the quintescence Of melody in their
What Is Done You Never Can Undo"
duet. and make a popular hit in their
Song OF the Chimes" although their
every vocaliZation is Of such fine caliber
that it is difficult matter to single out
any one for special commentator. This
is a comment which may be applied in
dividually and collectively to the entire
company which Mr.. DIPPED has selected
for the rendition of THE Lilac Domino"
for the artists interpreting the piece are
quite up TO the standard OF the operetta.
which is an ambitious one. from both
standpoints of music and production.
In the supporting cast of principals
who give pleasure in their vocal oppor-
tunities are James Harrod, as Georgine's
cousin. Elledon; Miss Rene Detling. as
Leonie, and Miss Jeanne Maubourg as
Georgine's governess and chaperon. The
comedy honors fall to John +. Hazard
who kept the Possibilities Of last nights
audience continuously tickeled by his
ludicrous Characterization of Prosper: Mr..
r. Terrill. who. as the counts other
pecunious friend. assisted materially in
both comedy and dancing. playing the
role at short notice in the absence from
the cast of Robert O'Connor. who is Ill.
while Harry Hermsen. as the gypsy
fiddler. and George Curzon, as the VII
cOmte de Brissac, are entirely adequate
in the two remaining ma jor roles.
1t is no difficult matter to determine
the cause for the tremendous popularity
The Lilac Domino" has enjoyed through
out the current dramatic season, for,
woven in among its dominating threads
Of romance and melody. is hodge podge
Of delightfully."- refreshing comedy: q
clever bit of burlesque; moving pictures !
Of a carnival at Nice: an excellent chorus;
a production which is at once elaborate
and artistic, and an augmented orchestra
which was last night under the magterly
direction Of Milan Roder.