Evening star., 1920-03-28

juvenile opera company. She played
chlid roles for two years. when she
ieft the stage and studied for three
years with her aunt. Ada Dow. At
star, playing Parthenia in "Ingomar.'
According to recent authority,
there are $4,000 different words in
Shakespeare. against 1900 in Mil
ton, 1000 in the English Bible. 5000
in Homer and $500 in the Divine
Comedy. Five thousand words are
them appearing in Hamlet" and are
not used elsewhere by the bard, and
54S appear only in Henry W
Gerald Du Maurier. who made the
original London production of Sir
James NJ. Barries comedy, Dear Bru-
tus.' has loaned the Charles Froh-
Moore. the English actress. who cre-
ated the role of Mrs. Dearth in the
English presentation. for he, first ap-
pearance in America with William
Gillette.
The Ziegfeld Follies will come to
the New National Theater Sunday.
April 25. The cast will include Mari
lynn Miller, Eddie Cantor. Bert Will
liams. John Steel. De Lyle Aida. Van
and Schenck. Phil Dwyer, Addison
Young. Doris Eaton. the Fairbanks
Twins. Olive Vaughn. Helen Shea.
Emily Orange. the Callahan Sisters.
Ruth Taylor, Marie Wallace and Nan
Larned.
John Barry. the well known eccen-
trio comedian in burlesaue, and
George Douglas. at the Gayetv this
week. will next year put on the stage.
for the first time, Herrman's cartoon
characters. Baron Bean and Grimes.
We have been tempted with a Won
derful offer to create these characters
for the movies" said Barry. but Mr..
Douglas and think we owe too much
to burlesQue to leave it just now. for.
after all. burlesque really made US
what we are
The sale of tickets for the Sothern-
precedented. The second balcony was
sold for the six night performances
before half of the mail orders had
been opened The mail orders were
so numerous the management had to
insert an advertisement that no more
would be filled. The line at the box
office when the sale opened Tuesday
was dense nd it did not break
until the window was closed. before
which the seats for the six nights
We're exhausted, except a few down
stairs.
The ten star series of concerts.
which have been among the most de-
lightful events of the season at the
New National Theater. will be brought
to q close Friday afternoon of next
week. when Marcella Craft, one of
the most gifted of the young So
pranos, will be the artistic in full re-
Sc \
the highest fame on the European
operate stage when she conceiv ed
the idea of bringing her songs to
America. She has rapidly advanced
to the ranks of the foremost artists
of the concert stage. Her voice is
her technique is described as exqui-
site. Music critics have called her
the human flute.
Pablo Casals. Spanish genius of the
cello is announced by NJ. F. Kline of
the Chamber Music Society for re-
cital at the New National Theater
Monday afternoon, April IL. This
will be welcome news to a wide host
of music lovers, who freely expressed
the desire to hear the great artist
in recital after his wonderful per-
formance a short while ago with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. World crit
les have pronounced this remark BILE
artist the greatest cellist.
Titta Ruffo. the world famous bari
tone. who is announced for joint
recital with Arthur Rubinstein, the
distinguished pianist, a week from
this afternoon, at Polls Theater. says:
The cinema. with It's accompa MIN e n t
of piano. organ or orchestra. and the
phonograph complete the triumvirate
Of actual power in molding American
musical taste today" Ruffo is an ar
tist of the highest rank, a musician
without a superior. His opinion
ought to be authoritative.