Evening star., 1924-11-09

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The Music Box Revue steps into
the nonsense verse arena from
which even Carolyn Wells retired
earlier i'll the season with Scant
laurels. One OF the poetical incidents
was to this effect: IN my gondola.
she rode with me and there | stole
kiss or three" The poet is light
ming calculator who does not hesi-
tate to bridge the customary arith-
metical sequences. He saved the ac-
tor little trouble by selecting the
gondola instead OF caboosc for his
romantic transportation. If they
had been travelling "by freight" he
would have had to make a still
longer transit and give her "a kiss
or eight
Nonsense versiiication for lyrical
purpose has come to be largely a
feminine accomplishment and next
week Miss Anne Caldwell will again
be heard from; this time under the
distinguished auspices OF Henry
Miller, who, having devoted many
industrious years to the most legiti-
mate productions. has evidently de-
clded that man is entitled to his
recreation at some time or another
in life; even if like Father William in
Alice i'll Wonderland he has to
stand on his head to secure it.
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Earl Carroll sends word through
his press sheet that he stands as the
champion and defender of the right
of this public to be entertained with
cut hindrance from pruricnt prudcs.
This is mentioned simply in a spirit
OF fairness, as he has gone to a
great deal OF trouble to secure
whatever advertising may be avail
able out OF an incident which most
people would be willing to have for
gotten as early as possible. If Mr..
Carroll is measuring his public cor
rectly III assuming that it gloritics
his particular industry, he is en-
titled to opportunity to appeal
twithin reasonable press agent space
limitations) to the play-going public
for support and sympathy. Morals
arc not only matters OF geog-
raphy." but also Of different epochs
of time. If Mr.. Carroll is seeking
to found new code of morals he is
man who must command atten-
ton. even il I.ot unanimous, ap-
proval.
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The serious note OF enjoyment
was contributed by the production
of "Cyrano de Bergerac' by Walter
Hampden, with himself in a most
polished Interpretation of the title
role. 1t is many years since Cyrano
has trod the boards of. Washing
ton theater. When Mansfield PLAYED
it at which is now Loew's Columbia
Theater, new literary genius was
dazzling the world in the person of
Rostand.. The theater reflects not
one art alone, but many; from the
silent skill of the painters brush to
the orchestral magnifcence of a
Wagnerian trilogy. 1t reflects the
art of literature least of all, devot-
ing itself to displays rather of physi-
cal beauty and dextcrity than to the
revelation of ideals and events in
logical relationship among the con-
hicting emotions of humanity. After
all, this last is large order, and it
is not remarkable that the product
should be limited,
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Cyrano is strictly literary pro-
duction. In its composition Rostand
apparently accepted the challenge
which witty mind finds in habitual
customs of thought. To appeal
splendidly and inspiringly to love of
beauty and admiration of soul he
would show that it was not neces-
sary to use conventional types> Our
ordinary hero must. be. man of
handsome person. Cyrano had a
nose which amounted to .deformity.
A hero should die splendidly on the
battlefield. Cyrano is killed igno.