New Britain herald., 1929-11-19
l-.azt of Charnctersl

Heu'y De Boufray Compte D4 St. Mar
 ..-,.-.-. ...-,.......... DetWar Poppen captain L'-eaae De BouvraY. h.s nephew
 '.-.--.-.-.-,....... Nathan!cl Wagner Hiram Bent all American millionaire
 '.'-.'.,.-.......... Alan Brooks las,on, an aris', Mime. Cecel:s son Q.
 ......... ............... Arthlr Burckiy General Marquis De Vile Fgsnche .,.
 .'.... ............-.......- Jack Ryrne L.eu' Ee"s La Motte' engaged .o Ma Francois porter at Mn.e, gecelje's %.
 .............,,,..... Chester Bennett Nine. cereEe Iroprietress os a Pa
 r.7len hat-sh6p ...... Flavia- Ar,rro FaEo@ette- her daughter co. Edith Arlley EaHette, another daughter .......,..
 .,..-..,. .....,........ Florence Cazelle Marie Louise, Euennes sister .......,
 ,.-......,,.-...... Doris Griffin BaHe, dancer at the Foilies Bergsre ...
 ..............-. kAtheTile Richmond Nr~- Hiram Bent ..... Sarah Edwards in ,.................,... Tritzi Schc0
 tBy Herald Eesewer
 In the year 1914 an audience at Parsons theater in Hartford as ssmbled 10 sae and hear yivacious and petite Eiennnso songbird named I'ritzi SCheff play and sing in Victor Herbert's Mile, Modisto." They were v D'i M 4-'iiit'tI l't 4i't bIltli IIt dIIlI IItl voice. The scene was repeated at Parsons last evening with the same Frl'zi SCheff, a modern miracle of talents preserved. singing the same songs and appearing in the same character, that of Eff" a Partisan mllliner's assistant whose love for the scion of titled family seemed 10 be futile until X X.
 IL is doubtful whether, in the his tory Of the playhouse, an actress has been accorded a more spontaneous and more sincere reception than Miss SCheff was given last evening. From the moment she made her first appearance on the stage until the play was ended, applause that chip ped the plaster of this venerable home of the drama. reverberated back and forth from wall to wall and from pit to ceiling. In a wild demonstration of jay, the audience refused to leave until Miss Scheff, responding to sustained appeals for curtain bows, stepped before the footlights and. in a voice that re- yealed her emotion, expressed her appreciation of the ovation.
 Fritzi-for SO she is known in the theater from coast to coast-retains her grace, her charm, and-~onder Of Wonders-her voice. The quarter Of a century that has intervened since her first appearance as "Fiff' has dealt kindly with her. More ma ture in appearance, as would be eX- pectcd. she is still Fritzi. When she sang Kiss Me Again." negotiating the higher notes without visible ef- fort 8 storm of applause burst out such as has not been heard in Par sons for years. Even this was cap ped by the demonstration as she was called back again and again to play the drum in the second act It was an historic event, an epoch, in the world of the stage.
 Miss Scheff is supported by a com- paRy which reveals excellence in spots. Detmar Poppen's rendition of that humping battle cry Of the free 1 dom of bachelorhood, T Want What I Want When I Want It. was a l highlight of the play Arthur BurC- 1 klys singing of Love Me. Love My | Dog" and "Ze English Language were delightful. Nathaniel Wagner singing of The Time, the Place and | the Girl" was well received.
 Sarah Edwards won many plaudits ' by her interpretation of the Ameri- 1 can matron from Keokuk on her first visit to Paris. She is a comedi- enne of the first class.
 The Albertina Rasch Ballet. led ! by Mile Marie Grimaldi, was one of the hits of the show.
 Mile. Modiste' will be repeated tonight and tomorrow night with a matinee tomorrow, with Fritzi-the incomparable F'ritzi.