The Washington herald., 1921-11-20

VI man OF the theater who has done much TO
shatter the stage sophistry that must msngle
and subordinate its drama in order to attain
musical excellence.
This superstition. false as It is popular.
seems to have held weghty place in the deliber-
stions of Henry w. Savage when he approached
the task OF reviving Lehar's Viennese operetfs-
The Merry Widow" Far from attempting TO H.
tain the effervescent vivace that thoroughly dis
tinguished this production during its initial Amer
lean appearances. Savage obviously approached
the work of revivng The Merry Widow" with
mind that thoroughly resigned TO the business
Of running it dramatically in order to make 1t
For The Merry widow of 1921. quite regard
newspapers this diocese. is stodgy, stale, and.
its former freshaess and sayety. and made doubiy
oge Ine os nowedTe % Sam
seems quite as elementary as a chorus mans idea
it Is rue of course that sayags in EeyiviPg
at G eEe the Psse w he. has ssd %
furthermOre. in the apparent belief that il IS w
sry Rp9 @ To oTos s0ses .r an ona
quality piece Of writing; ali in yhe breath.
Miller. many Of might embrace the savage
Miller. however, with his operate version Of
savage to be quite. quite Wrong. Instead Of f"a
Russia Prims donna fleeing ne Polshevfk. M,
Nancy Gibbs for the heroine role q .Heaucsire
to display beauty grace charm and voice. all in
Nor aid Miller cease his efforts with the seec-
the personnel Of half the opera houses Of E9rope.
he got together supporting cast OF players which
kington would expect it to be acted but which
BeaucsireHa quality am told by no means i1 S-
fT2T he T. M tRf Ma% 9@a
However. even constructive criticism like thi,
the names Of cast that might have interpreted
Charming operetta, The Iaet remains that GuSert
Clearly aecompiisSed What Mr. ' saSase apparently
did not even attempt. The result was a Beau
Widow minus faT:fsmed note q yiyScity,
will be- watched closey in geReTaI sense as an
the musiea gems Of other S years. ATad Po
od 9S @ Could ID Is Sv Mss ISM md %
handling Mr. SnVage has given The Merry Widow
present generation TO understand how Lehar could
with his Operetta.
. IN other rords, it Is just such production ,ceok-
nesses that constantly and falsely the
coming generation that this talk Of "the good old
days" aud the golden age Of twenty years beck
httle than a myth-soniothirg tbaf ezisfs only
in the sottenino memories Of those ioho thiuk they
hred IT, ugh it.
FORTUNATELY. one need not depend on such
are available. and BY wSy OF indicating maj
the stage art has materially declined. even The
presented during the season OF lS06-o7-a list fur
manager of the National Thester-is appended with
the beT r Ihe Stun me &C. @ b, present s
Sonsde S the booking Of 1879 say. SnS meRtsE
years back: s'" WIZ" '"e o'~"A "'@''"O'e "'''e"
NEW NATIONAL THEATER-sEasoN or Isoe-oT.
Week Of September 3; 1so6-"Man and His
Of ssReISsr IT. I[SaBfSss in Toyland by
Week Of September Hon Parole" with
%ssk Sf SsP'f FessE 2Henr'H cro'm'n in
Week of October Viola Allen in "cymbelin.-
The Girl and the GoveTnoT oe AhSe''S IN
,Week Of October l5-Francis Wilson. in The
Week Of october 2:-Elsie Janis in The Van
Week of October 2s-'Mamseile Sally"
Week OF November 5-"The Belle Of Mayfair"
with vsleska Suratt in the company.
Sf by Sarrs 5wS Mst in
Nash and Bruce McRae).
cau Msek in Of the T R"in l'-Wiam Collier in
.,,,o Week %. Of NoysmSsE asaMary Msnnerns in
Week Of December Slew Dockstader and his
Modesto by Henry BLOSSOM and VICTOR f" HerOer '
,,s Week Of December I7-Annie Russell in "A
=, Week, Of DECEMBER 2aI-rh. PRINCE OF India
William FsTnum. .''''e' wiz" i-"''"e'' oO'''S-" anu
Week Of December 'I-Richard earle in a
Week Of January :, 1so7-E s willard in COL
onel Neweome." by William Makepeace Thsckery.
in 81 By ARa2 snd R6s~ " His House
by yeS sk IF sn cSsnSS GeGs IN
"Strongheart"
Gertrude Eiot Caesar and ce6PsTa and
Week of February ll-Rchard Mansfield in
Peer Gynt," by Henrik Ibsen.
Week of February 1s-wiriam Gillette in
'Clarice"
Week OF February 25-Maxine Elliott in Her
Great Match" by Clyde Fitch.
Week of March William Faversham in The
Squaw Man"
Week Of March 1I--Fay TempletOn and Victor
Moore in as Minutes from Broadway"
Week of March 1s-Robert Manteu in Shakes
peare."
Week of March 25-Ellen Terry in Captain
Brassbound's Conversion" by George Bernard
Shaw
Week of April George NJ. Conan I'm George
Washington, Jr.'
Week of April S-Edmund Breese in The Lion
and the Mouse" by Charles Klein
Week of April 15--"rhe Hypocrites." by Henry
Arthur Jones.
Week Of April 22-olga Nethersole in Sapho."
THE Second Mrs TanQueray," and "Adrienne Le-
couvreur."
Week of April 2s-"Noak's Ark" ~. Glare
Hummer.
Week Of ,.au s-rha.... Ixn...... =. 49, a.