Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
AMusGMENTa
STAGE.
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In headline position on. the program
that becomes effective today nt the
Aldlns Theatre Ia the muMcol act
Hello WKe". This merry melanse
has tasteful portions OF music, sons'
dance and comedy presented BY COM
pany Of two men and four women.
Snges Midgley " tho featured player.
A singing composer and singing
comedian have combined to present
the act "A Sally in songland," which |
Ia prominently featured at tho Aldine.
Pagana, a woliniet OF exquisite artis- |
try and ekill In on the stage by herself
In an unusual offering that will please
nll music lovers. Lydia Barry Is
eoloist. The Fnndell Four with their
novelty Offering conclude the perfor-
nance which 10 opened by Pedrick and
DeVere with varieties. The photoplay
| on the bill called "IAghtS Of the Des-
| ert". Shirley Mason IL the star OF the
| film.
Little Symphony at the Playhouse.
| George Barrere. distinguished futIst,
and his famous organization, the Lit
tie Symphony. will appear In muei-
cal program replete with classic and
modern musical novelty, at the Play
honse tonight. The Mttle Symphony
enjoys the distinction OF being the
| finest small orchestra In the world.
Mr.. Barrere has brought to chamber
music all the delicate effects OF the
symphony orchestra. Born at Bor-
deaux In 1876, George Barrere gradu-
ated from the Paris Conservatory,
taught at Vincent dIndys Schola Can
forum, founded the Society for the
Study OF Wind Instruments and ar
rived in America In 1906 when he was
at once engaged as first. solo flute by
Walter Damrosch. His work for musi-
cal arS In the United States has been
no leee ilustrlous. Mr.. Barrere holds
profess orshlp In the New York Insti-
tute of Musical Art. Roshanara will
appear with the orchestra tonight.
Roshanara was born In India. She
has studied art, music, poetry, every
thing which Ia related to music. She
has studied costuming and In line with
this has studied the mechanics OF
lighting. In order that che may know
effects uf certain lighting upon certain
colow. Roshanara when a mere girl
did the character parts in tho great
Russian ballet of Diashileri. She has
studied eculpturing because dancing
is related to the plastic or sculptor'e
art.
De Wolf Hopper NJ the Play house.
Gilbert 4 Sulllvans operas are
among the very few in which words
and music unite In a real marriage of
harmony. Every bored theatregoer
| L. hat N tful
opera book is--a mere string on which
e to hang a popular composers score
with no real relation between story
and harmony. Every lyric Of Gilbert
has It's fitting setting in every melody
of Sullivan. SO II ls that his melod,
is distinctive; each gong has char
acter of it's own. His music does no
| sound like each number wac cut of
: by the yard from the same bale: OF
the contrary, each is individual ap'
relates 10 the story by its charaote
ae the lyric It frames. Ono could no
take a Gilbert & Sullivan song out o
the work. without spelling the whole
De Wolf Hopper and the Gilbert 4
sullivan Comic Opera Company vii
be the attraction at The Playhoue
tomorrow and wednesday. presenting
The Mikado" and H. M. 8. Pinafore
A Mr.. Hopper has practically an sli-ets
company and carries 90 people includ
ins a chorus Of 30.
y "Hayseedr Coming.
Not 40 many years ago there wa
an entertainment given for sorne wor
thy cause in Philadelphia and 1t tool
- place on the big stage of the Metro
politan Opera House in Philadelphia
Among those who took. part was nit
II a girl. who gavd7 an imitation O
> La Petite Adelaide. The little dancer
who charmed tho Follies audience
20 and who later won new honors as Tn
prentice OF the Music Box Revue
back on the stage as nimble and grace
ful as ever. Falling from the stag
while In a whirl OF dance her spin
was broken and for months she Ia
In plaster cast But she Is back q
her art stronger, daintier and NOR
beautiful than ever. She returns
the stage in the new play called Hay
seed" or THE Villain Still Pursue
Her." which will be at The Playhous
next Thursday. Friday and Saturda,
fmma Halg is a Philadelphian an
- this Is her own name.
"The Call of the North, Mt Carricl