The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

" hieidhehoiy Danel Yes, but remem-
 pel ItI ms work Tn The Jest and Richard ! lli His Hamlet will be worth looking
 forward to, 3 Ana very, very soon, within a month. ;. Arthur Hopkins and Robert Edmund Jones expect to present Lionel Barry
 more in very elaborate production of
 Macoeth! And though rehearsals are al
 ,nost ready to start, no one seems to
 Know who is cast as Lady Macbeth i This will no doubt be wonderfu, uro-
 auction, for Mir Hopkins hath the eyes to see~~and the artistic hand to nro-
 duce" beautiful things
 i And so it would seem the Shakespear-
 can drama will not be allowed to die out | in our land
 1 Reading last week of the very cordial , letter sent Mme. Ernestine Schu1nann- I telnk by the St. Louis Post of the
 American Legion, l was reminded of an incident that occurred al a Sunday even
 ing concert at the New York Hippo-
 orome In October when this artist sang,
 and l was so fortunate as to be one of ] her vast audience. Mme Schumann- fielnk had been recalled perhaps seven or eight times, and finally appeared again
 thls tune to sing, and twas just the mo- ment before she started when a young
 sshor in uniform, up in the first row ! oI the balcony, called out What is it?' She did not hesitate moment. but smil- llngly replied as she looked up at him. The Rosary" She was not displeased at
 ms interruption, not in the least discon-
 certed or ruffled.
 ms was an example of the comrad- ship existing between her and "our bows" NO, the sailor wasn't drunk. While or course the interruption was a bit out Of oroer, he had no doubt done the same thing at some naval camp where Schu- mann-Heink often sang. When the Tinted States entered the war against Germany she, though she had sons on both sides d1d not Waver in her allegience to this country She sang to the American sol diers and sailors in camp, and when they came home again, her voice rang out in songs of welcome
 This concert at the iHippodrome was
 Schumann-Heink's first appearance in concert in New York since the loss of
 her son in the war and there was not
 one vacant seat in that vast auditorium, and many were standing. She was given perfect ovation; it was five or ten min utes before the applause ceased, and she began to sing. had not heard the artist for some years. and I was so pleased to note her great contralto voice seems wholly unmpaired. She is as remark able singer as of yore, and her heart warming personality is as great as ever
 She really has wonderful presence. You feel. after hearing her sing one or two numbers, that she is a friend YOU have known always!
 It's the great heart of this woman- artist or artist-womanl (Either applies but somehow I like the firstD Whether she sings Holy Night, Silent Night, or Deep River" or Have You Seen Him in France?' or Taps, or The Kerry Dances" Schubert's "Erl King" or ..Die Meistersinger" of Wagner. she stirs ones oil l. sir ger does.
 great singer or actor or painter is an inventor in spiritual terms and the invention in such arts is peculiar in that it cannot be duplicated
 It is so with the singing of Schumann- Heink
 Eugene O'Neill, the Amercana play wright who is so much in the public eve because of his worthy and numerous con tributions to our contemporary drama will have new play called Different" offered New Workers this month. e
 ONeili, though it does not seem gen orally known, is a son of James O,Neill, the famous actor recently decea sed who acted Dumas hero, The Count of Mont, Christo over 6,0O0 times Indeed he became almost the embodiment of the part. His career covered a period of 5o years on the stage.J He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and so you note our Eugene O'Neill comes of Irish stock Still we look to him to produce the great American play, so long looked for! His 'Beyond the Horizon" is regarded as the closest approach that any native at, thor has made to- it.
 l ran across a little story in the Wash ipgton Times that may be applied hers through the fact of the younger O'NeilFs thorough Americanization. Tha Irshman in this story had become strange to say, quite English in ac- cent. He telephoned to say he had not 1 received his paper. Having diffic,iIty tn the name the editor asked that he spell it.
 'Ow do you spell it?' he said. ..sna, i 1t with hoe and hen and he and 4 hi and two hells."
 His name was O'Neill 1
 The Capitol theatre of New yar,. which has been completed during the Ia st | year and a half, is well worth a visit when you are in the city. whether you are strong for the movies or the con i -rary It is for moving pictures.
 II is said to be. the largest and most | beautiful theatre in the world. It cos; l 5,0W 0OO and seats something like 6O0O 1 The foyer is. indeed, a work of art. with | ts marble staircase. resplendent lighting | 'ifects. etc There are beautiful parlors | 'I cach Iioor, and emergency hospitals | With full equipment for the care of ,lf- | less, including matrons, physicians and rained nurses
 There is an enormous staff of em- 'loyes. and the ushers, cleaners, porters | nd all are in uniform and using d bor- owed expression). are "all bfoken out in 1 IT
 Besides Abe magnificent pipe organ. ghich is built with resounding pipes in ifferent parts of the theatre, thereby nabling wonderful effects-there Is a ausic alone is worth the price of adS