Evening star., 1928-05-06

fine composer. Tho died but recently.
One need nI\ so back more than
30 years 10 dr\m the hours away.
Enough has happened in that brief
space of time TO make US realize that
today we are really living in a different
sge-an age Of jazz. ragtime and mo-
ton pictures.
II Is really refreshing nowadays To
listen 10 the beautiful strains OF some
Of Victor Herbert's or De koven's
charming music
About the only place nov that We
are privileged 70 hear "Oh. Promise
Me" is AT some church wedding But
In the days when the Bostonians came
tn the National in Robin Hood" II
vas with rapture that we listened 70
the mslodious notes Of that charming
eoniraito Jessie Bartlett Davis, singing
this De Koven masterpiece
"Oh. promise me that some day you
end
Will take our love together to some sky,
Where re can be alone and faith renew.
And frd the holloys where those how-
ers grew"
This one piece was worth the price
of admission. not to include the other
numbers rendered by that wonderful
cast which caused the Bostonians 10
become so nationally famous. including
such noted singers as Henry Clay Bar
nsbee. as the Sheriff Of Nottingham,
and who sang the piece of that name.
I'm the Sheriff Of Nottingham" Also
W H. Macdonald. who, as Little John.
rendered SO pleasantly WITH his mag
nifcent baritone voice. Brown october
Ale''-'Yes, laugh. lads. and guam.
lads: twill make you stout and hale.
aa! Thro' ali my days I'll sing the
praise Of brown October ale" Eugene
rowles-who will ever forget him and
the "ArmoTer's Song? w z. Philip.
as Robin Hood: Jessie Bartlett Davis.
o. Aasn-s-Dale: w Fl. Fitzgerald who
took the role Of Guy OF Osborne;
George rockingham wonderfully
fne comedian We cen never forget
how cieveriy ne caught up the mouse
and put IL in The broth he vas stirring
Hilds Clark who made sucn charm
ing Maid Marian. and who sang that
exquisite duet Come Dreams SO
Bright" with Robin Hood
come dreams 50 bright my hearts de-
light
Pair dosi thou seem. beautiful dream.
Nov ses ms dreams come true"
Then hey for the merry green wood
l.
thinkers Sonf" and other gems from
this light opera viii survive as iong
es music itself
Josephine Bartlett and Gracis Quive.
wF1e played. respectively Dame Barbara
END Annsbei. completed the cast
THE Robin Hoo" that We used 70
u EsEt
was then not an Old piece. by any
means. n had is first performance A.
ths Grand Opera House IN Chicago on
June 2. 1896 It's success Nss phen0m-
snai ard BneTplainsoie After the FIRST
performance MessTs Bsrnsbef and Mac.
Donald had an lnkiinR ~ the value 0f
their production but although Me9srS
Te Koven END Smith golila have sur
rendered their entire rights for I'll 500
the singers we're not sufficiently SAN
gaine 70 take chance The result vas
last they alone sfteTwayd paid the all
tlpofs seYeFsi hundred thousand dollars
ifl royalties
The opera he'd " beg for = hes ring IN
New YORK snd Us producers weFe finally
farceT 10 rent = theater Fof years, itf
managers kept Two companies constant"
IS on fhs roar sn6 receipts for single
performances reached ~ hign - $3.50.
sr1 the lowest amount recorded wss
FF0Unc sS0G
/ believe nearly all not siir--of tnf
orlg1nsI cssi baye psssso away. and s
revival with the ol1 reilsblfs IN thflr
places Il irnpJsgio gioje, Dgt the pleasant
nlsmeries ~ having oncs seen them IN
eli their glory ana o. their Yefy oest II
In part st least compensation for sd-
ssnclng years whRh We are fofes6 "
a6ula
~kef Marian" = sequel ~ Robin
Stood WA sung for the fTsi tin1f here
~ January. 1909 OCCUPYING boxes of
elsewhere In attendance in the fNyaisf
% this ooekslon. were such notsDles a.
MFE. Rssaeysit Df and Mrk TtiKey,
Gspet0r TsIisfefTo Senator Mason Gen
st0f CulbeFt6on Mrs John A. Logan,
Gen. Barry. NF and Mrs Thomas r.
welsh, Count Csseini Mr. snd MRS
Eitls0n H1sctins Mr and MTs y W.
Waoc@eTe MTs Charles MnDn Cor
seFsH Tnom. Representative Ray isii
names no ooaIpi familiar - the reader
ere nssns ether distinguished ami no
T.. ne persons
gt course the same satherE, DE ko-