Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-17
BLOSSOM Time,
MUSICAL PLAY
Rare Production Given at the
AL. Ringing Theater by Fine
Company Sunday Night

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Franz Schubert, one of the great
est of song composers, lived about 6
century ago. About his life is WOW
en- the rare and delightful three-act
musical play Blossom Time" Al
the way through the songs in the
show are filed with strains of music
from the great composer.
Joseph Mendelsohn appeared in the
part of Schubert and showed all the
emotions, all the characteristics, ali
the peculiarities of creative genius.
The composer is poor, as most men
OF genius are, but finds joy in life in
his musical compositions. A love
thread enters and this is an inspira
ton for love songs extending through
tho play
Patrick Kelly as Baron Franz Scho
Der, Shep. Camp as Kranz, Waite,
Armin as Count Sharntoff and others
were all stars Mitzi, FRITZ, and Kitzi
gave a lively touch through the tire,
acts. There is mirth and pathos, live
~ dancing, and harmonious music al
the way along.
AS to music, Blossom Time" is far
above the average. Baraboo can new
er expect any better. "The Love Song
''The Serenade", "The Unfinished
Symphony" and others drew much
applause.
The scenery, too, was in harmong
with the life of a century ago in the
old world All in all the show was
something different from the ones
which come to Baraboo. 1t was high
in artistic production, the players
excellent, the stage effects pleasing,
and the theme full of human interest.
Blossom Time is historical, educa
tional, full of comedy as well as
pathos, dramatic, musical, bordering
on grand opera at times) and i'm,
entertaining. 1t was unfor-
tunate that more Baraboo people
could not see and hear the production,
for it's like will probably never be IN
Baraboo again.
The clever actress who played the
part of Bellabruna came to this caun
try from Russia but year and a
half ago and it seems almost mar
velous that she should have so well
mastered the English language in SO
short a time. Before coming to this
country the young lady played in
seven of the European countries and
speaks in that many languages.
The last act furnished an intense
ly dramatic scene, with Count Sharn
toff, played by Walter Armin, and
Franz Schubert asthe principals, and
the audience was hushed while this
part Of the play was on. Mr.. Armin,
who played the part Of a Danish am
bassador, has specialized in character
of this type for a
score of years and is proficient in his
work.
The singing of the demure Mitzin
rendered by Miss Elizabeth Gergely,
in numbers with Franz Schubert. was
an especially pleasing part OF the
performance.
Kranz. the excellent comedian,
played by Shep. Camp, was unusual
in many ways and is antics brought
down the house. Seldom does 23U
FOUNDER play the part of comedian
By a peculiar coincidence Vernon
Bestor Of Madison was leader Of the
orchestra in Blossom Time and he is
the very man that was the whole or
chestra at the opening of the Al.
Ringing theater eight years ago when
Lady Luxury" was given. Through
an unfortunate circumstance the play
came here without the usual sir
musical artists that were supposed to
come and the incident affected the
late Mr.. AL Ringing seriously he
being in poor health at the time.