The New York herald., 1921-06-12

head In the type or review which MS
elaborate "Follies* has always repre-
ssnted. made a new reputation fol
himself with the delightful Sally.
ungertn9 at the New Amsterdam
Theatre When the owners Of the
pentury Theatre desired to make the
tate Of that Institution certain in its
hew Aeid they united the talents Of
Mr.. Zisgfeld and Mr.. Dillingham;.
j. ). shubext. who always is sup
posed 70 be tho more active Of his firm
In Controlling the destinies Of the Win
<er Garden. has made those elaborate
spectacles famous from one end Of the
country to another. Now in 1.-THE Last
Waltz" he has shown himself as skill
full in the realization Of operetta, with
all the traditions Of the Viennese
school behind It The Winter Garden
spectacles always have possessed
marked character of their own. They
are not an echo of any other kind of
musical diversion, and, whether one
admires them or not, 1t is necessary
20 admit that Mr. shubert is respon-
sible for their quality The popularity
is rather overwhelming in It's cordial
ity.
1t ought to calm George NJ. Cohan's
disturbed feelings al present to realize
that no American producer OF the play
musical has enjoyed greater success
than he. His farces with music, like
the rest of his output is strongly ma
tional The unmistakable native tang
IS always the dominating flavor in
these rapidly moving. vivacious and
straightforwardiy comic productions,
Mr.. cohan. so exactly does he ap
peal TO the tastes of the country. has
put a long list of such successes to his
credit. And the most recent of them
have been just as popular as his first
efforts.
Some Notable Productions.
klaw & Erlanger put to their credit
such notable pieces as "The Pink
Lady" and "Oh. oh. Delphine.' which
represented the highest of their
achievement in this kind of play. Mr..
Erlanger seems destined TO continue
this success and Mr. kiaw is still TO
be heard from as producer of similar
pieces. Joseph Weber has established
himself among the elect.
on the other hand, George c. Tyler.
who undertook fearessy the difficult
ties of such a spectacle in the dramatic
style as THE Garden OF Allah" or
Pierre Lott and Judith Gauthiers The
Queen of Heaven" never quite made
the public accept his ideas of the way
IN which a musical farce should be
acted, danced and sung. A. II. Woods
is another manager who has found
success in many departments OF the
theatre so far separated as the bed
room farce and the detective melo-
drama. He has earned less fame and
probably less profit Of other kinds from
his essays with farce and music COM
bined. Yet he has had some material
to deal with that met with success
abroad. The Selwyns. probably on ac-
count of their experiences with the
same type of piece. nave ceased 20 be
active In putting singers and stepI ers
before the public. They cling 70 drama
now.
SO II may be seen that the effort TO
make music and drama mingle prop
erly is not easy. 1t Is just as difficult
as It is 10 do anything superlatively
well Certain managers seem TO
possess a special talent for the most
satisfactory achievement of this aim.
They have gradually come to have the
monopoly OF this type of play. Realiz-
Ing that they are most capable OF deal
Ing with the public needs in this par
ticular. other impresarios are willing
that they should have this field TO
themselves.
Walking ont on Them.
The Shuberts will not only attempt
20 make their first night audiences
punctual but they are urging specta-
tors to remain in their seats until the
end OF the performance. Both pur-
poses are noble and their complete
fulfilment will be OF advantage 20
manners. The threat that they may
have TO stand for half an hour may
hurry the tsrdy to their places on
time. But will IL be strong enough TO
keep them there until the curtain falls
for the last time?
The American theatregoer Is long
suffering. He never Kisses. He never
even ''boos" after the fashion OF his
brother in London. Nor does he re-
sort TO the violent methods of indicat-
Ing disapproval customary in the
theatres of the Latin countries He
submits In silence to the most bsnal
jokes Of the exhausted comedian and
watches without rebellion the awk-
ward wriggles of the hard faced