Evening journal., 1922-12-27
AT THE PLAYHOUSE

Tiger ldiy.'
Lee Shubert has taken Sessue Hay
akawa Japanese film artist, from
the screen and will present him TO
followers OF the legitimate drama
in Tiger Lily" a romantic play in
three acts by Fred de Gressac at the
Playhouse next Friday evening and
Saturday matinee and evening.
Mr.. Hayakawa plays the part OF a
Chinaman, though the play is no
OF strictly Oriental flavor. nor is the
theme all of a Chinese character.
1t is Chinese American, the parts be-
ing equally divided among Chinese
and American actors.
1t has long been Mr.. Hayakawa's s
desire TO appear in the English
tongue before American audiences
In Tiger Lily" he feels he has just
the vehicle he wanted to give him
full power TO exert the fascination
and influence over his audience that
have won him countless admirers on
the screen.
''Maytlme in Erin"
Seats went on sale today at the
Playhouse theatre box office for the
engagement of Walter Scanlan, pop
ular local favorite, in his new play
OF love and songs. entitled "Maytime
in Erin" which opens at the Play
house for an engagement Of three
nights commencing next Monday.
From advance reports "Maytime
in Erin" is a charming romance
with a dual love story running
through three acts.
The story deals with the lives Of
Three Bachelors" sworn woman
haters. one capitulates to the charms
OF a pretty colleen and the others
in time follow suit.
mike Angelo"
Three male stars all OF them
young and in the matinee idol class
could leave the stage fiat and gar
per such gold as artists. either IN !
colors or as cartoonists on news |
papers.
John Barrymore for a time earned |
a living on New York newspaper. |
until he could not resist the call of |
the grease paint and the dazzle of |
the footlights.
Lou Tellegan models delightfully."- /
in clay and caricatUres himself and
friends with a keen and delicious
wit
The third OF the artistic trio is
Leo Carrillo, who before he sought
fame on the stage, was a cartoonist
on the San Francisco Post.
Leo Carrillo Games TO the Play
house on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday Of next week as the star Of
Mike Angelo" the new Edward
Locke romance OF studio life.
High Praise for Hcmpel.
"A three-artist concert is a musi-
cal treat not often afforded outside
the music centers, but Roanoke en-
joyed one last night when Frleda
and her associates gave the
second of the Music Club concerts"
Such was the comment by the
Times OF Roanoke, Va, last week,
after Nine. Hempel. coloratura So
prano, Coenraad Bos. pianist, and
Louis P. Fritze. fiutist, appeared in
that city. All three will give a con-
cert in the Playhouse, this city. to-
morrow night. under auspices of the
Delaware Musical Association.
1T is not known il Frleda Hem
pei is as generous everywhere as she
IS in Roanoke" continues the Times
critic. There was occasion when
she sang here last, several seasons ,
lgo, TO say that she sang her heart
'ut.' If memory serve right, she
iang nearly a score of fixed numbers
md encores on that visit. She sang ,
sighteen times last night. In doing
his she showed no hint OF irritation
pr disposition TO ease. She simply
ang when the audience asked il, and
IS often as they asked itS
mot since the palmiest days OF
iarcella Sembrich has there been a
voice that. TO many seems to meet
very possible demand of a writer Y
or the soprano range as does that of Q
dme. Hempel. She sings with that [
'erfect ease, perfect, though modest, b
lssurance, and above all, in perfect {
with her subjects. In voice d
II such compass it may be doubted ( il
here is one Of such wonderful fexi- n
'illty. In high or low registers there h
5 a velvety quality that comes not
rom perfect training, perfect musi-
al comprehension, nor perfection In
my physical talent. but rather it is b
ne thing that might aptly be termed h
he soul behind the song. =
Nine. Hempel gives with her ;,
'oice what Kreisler gives with his :,
iolin, and some pianists impart >,
Trough the keys aud strings-that =
lusive thing that is beyond tech p
lque or cold physical perfection: y
all it what one may. She is a won a
erful singer; she sang a wonderful ?
oncert." a