The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
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What was termed in advance a dou
bile headhner Is the bill at the Opheuu
this week. Al might be well termed a
triple headliuer. Ciccotini, grand opera
tenor, Is the artistic star. Harry Green
IN saurical piaylet, Is the laughing
hit. and Nenita Gould. impersonator,
peradyenture, should be classed with
top notChers.
The bill opens Vel with the Mel
notte duo, equilibrists and wire walkers,
then says miserably, until revivified by
Ciccolinl, II moves into brilhAncy and
closes with that standard wen kept up
one might well skip the offering OF
Dave Ferguson and company, full as
IL Is OF trite sayings and situations and
rather strained effort at comedy and
allegory, as II is little altered from its
previous visit The same might be said
OF William Ebbs, who departs little
from the ordinary ventriloquial act
CiCcolini as a ballad singer warbled
his way into the hearts Of OPPORTUNITIES
AT both performances Monday. Open
ing with the aria from '"rOsca'-the
prison scene--he soon caught the fancy
Of music lovers. although he gave little
beside this number To stamp him as a
really great tenor. He phrases, well,
puts some dramatic fire into his work
but is distinctly weak In the upper reg
lister, at least SO far as his selections
Monday demonstrated
II the term could be applied to
tenor, he might be called a "coloratura,"
but Il is ridiculous TO class him with
any Of the really great tenors Of the
opera stage today, but he is head and
torso above the average vaude- artist.
Dear old Pal of Mine" and Mother
Machree' got the most applause.
Harry Green In q satirical playlet that
to one inclined to he eXacting might be
classed a little sacrilegious walks away
with the show,
The lines OF George Warrington Co
hen" by Aaron Hoffman, are crystal
line, the Jewish character of Green not
overdrawn, but Of the appealing, grow
ing type almost Warfieldian, albeit car
rying broader conception Of Jewish
humor.
Green is ably seconded by lady,
who in a robust manner refutes the
title Of that now popular play, No
More Blondes Marie Dale Is Il super
blonde, She looks like the girl whose
face and form, advertise Community
Silver-eXcept Marie's form couldn't be
put on the orange spoons--soup ladies
or tablespoons for her.
Nenita Gould is a fine impcrsonatOr,
first because she does not initiate Eddie
Fuy or Harry Lauder--at least did not
do so Monday. She is at her best ar
tistically in her imperSOnation Of Mary
NdSn III II scene from ne MAIL w no
Came Back" wherein she chokes herself
to death twice daily with gurgles AS
equally realistic as those Of PetroVa or
of Gertrude Hoffman, She did Julian
Eltinge as we'll rs Julian himself does,
and her Tiger Rose" scene as Leonora
Ulrich. wherein she cuts loose some
refreshing profanity, was a classic, She
closes with a bang as Al Jolson
A dancing act which will keep a
Monday Oipbt Dudipnpp in the seats
until the finish must have some punch.
And some punch has the dancing act
Of Hackett and nelmar. Architecture
ally const ted for dancing purposes
only, this clever couple fit about the
stage as IL possessed of the winged
heels of Mercury After some nifty
steps and quite a-number of fits" the
little lady does an Egyptian dance
I'll say she does Didactic doctors,