Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
NATIONAL-Mitzi in "sari."


Opening q weeks engagement at the
National Theater, commencing tomor-
row evening, is the announcement that
Mitzi the adorable and inimitable
comedienne of other days, will be seer
as the star in "Sari," one of the best
operettas ever written. "Sari" has a
genuinely clever book and is an inter-
esting play, with comedy, wit, romance
and q touch of sentiment as well.
Mitzi made her first appearance IN
"Sari' at the National Theater, and
star. She has been looking forward To
her Washington engagement, it is said
as II she were returning to her old
home. In quaintness and genuine
touches of humor she has never had a
part that fitted her as we'll.
The Hungarian dance "Ha-za-za,"
the lifting waltz number Softly
Through the Summer Night" Love
Has Wings" MY Faithful Stradivari"
and Loves Own Sweet Song" will bring
back the days when the music lovers
of washington would sit enthralled by
Kalman's music.
Other features of "Sari" include the
Albertina Rasch dancers, and the varied
colofed peasant costumes and wonder
full "Sari" gowns that astoniShed when
the operetta was first produced.
Mitzi's supporting cast includes Boyd
Marshall, In the role of Paul RACE,
the gypsy violtnist. who had 80 sons,
many Of whom became more famous
than their father; Marybeth Conoly, in
the prima donna role of Juliska Fekete;
Jack Squires as CASTOR Count Irini),
Arthur Preacher as CadeauX, the
shadow. and specially picked chorus
of beauties who also were chosen for
their singing voices.
In a way one might say the company
is nearly 100 per cent Hungarian, as is
the music by Emmerich Kalman, the
stage setting by Willy Pogany, the
various dances staged by Albertina
RaSch, the orchestra directed by Paul
Yartin, and a real Hungarian orchestra,
headed by Bencze Karoly.
POLPS-EleanOr Painter in THE
Fortune Teller"
At Polls Theater tomorrow evening
Eleanor Painter will appear in Victor
Herbert's comic opera of Hungarian
Romany life, THE Fortune Teller" one
of this prolific composers most tuneful
and romantic compositions.
There is q certain something in the
very atmosphere of Hungary that ex-
udes romance-the topography OF the
country, the customs of the people, the
VlVaC1Iy OF Jn6lT uCIIiedIlOIi GLlelI COuS
of honor and their disregard of con-
ventional obServances-all of which
the mind and energies the
strength of their romantic existence.
Harry 3. Smith wrote consistent
story around the fact that in Budapest
at dancing school there is an heiress
who has q remarkable resemblance to
a gypsy fortune teller Of the locality,
and that the twin brother of the heiresS,
an officer in the Hungarian army, gets
himself into a serious complication by
leaving his regiment without pernis-
sion. In order to save her brother
from disgrace, the young heireSS mas
querades in his uniform and is, there
fore, the subject of many humorous
and romantic episodes.
Miss Painter is called upon to sing |
and play o triune role-MuSette, the |
ballet dancer; Irma, the Gypsy, and |
Fedor, the HuSSar off1cer-three distinc- |
tive and exacting characterizations, and |
in the portraftureS she Is said to have |
made the most emphatic success Of her |
artistic career.
Prominent In her supporting COM
pany are Eric Titus, recently here with |
FRITZ Scheff; Robert Pitkin, Harry |
Hermsen, william j. Mccarthy, Philip |
Conyefs, Sara Bair, q newcomer from |
the West with q magnificent voice and |
good looks, and Sophia Robinson, with,
q large ensemble Of cultivated voices |
and exceptional pulchritude. II
The New York production will be |
presented here intact.