Evening star., 1941-12-15

their respective bosoms. First, II
made DOyly Carte sad, then angry
and finally determined to bring then
together again if it were humanly
possible. His determination wa!
based upon the inescapable intu.
ition that, in spite of that frs
failure, the big EngliShman and tht
tiny Irish composer were naturally
great combination.
In 1875, he succeeded in selling
them the idea, not very happily mol
even hopefully, but eventually they
composed their differences long
enough to write Trial by Jury,
which was an overnight success ano
left neither a sound argument a.
to the inferiority of the other. Nat
ural differences of temperament
remained and produced constant
estrangement. but it was not beyond
the management of the aStute and
tactful D'Oyly Carte. In 1877, they
remained harmonious long enough
to write THE Sorcerer," the follow
ing year, H. M. S. Pinafore"
Thereafter, by playing constantly
the role of peacemaker and nurse,
the Irish producer of light opera held
his temperamental team together for
II years, enabling them to turn out
in that time the IA operettas which
have been the most successful in the
history of musical literature.
Therefore, even If the D'Oyly
Carte company has nothing to do
with the latest presentation of the
operettas, those who love them are
deeply in his debt.
In spite of that name, he was that
rare Irishman who spent a lifetime
preventing a fight.
X X X
In just what other ways it will be
remarkable remains to be seen, but
there will be one distinctive aspect
about the world premiere Of THE
Corsican Brothers at the Palace on
Thursday night.
Not a single searchlight will finger
heaven to herald the birth of the
Dumas story as a motion picture
starring Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
Any searchlights playing around
would have relevance to something
far removed from The Corsican
Carmen Miranda works for the
Shuberts and Goth Century-Fox
studios and Mickey Rooney is an
amploye of Metro Goldwyn-Mayer,
out do you think they let a thing
ike that stand in the way of artiS-
tic collaboration? Not a bit of it,
neither a jot nor a title
The anecdote, which probably does
not call for paragraph OF prelimi-
nary moralizing. concerns the imi-
tation of Miss Miranda which
old imitator-gives in
Babes on Broadway" Hearing
that he was going to do it, Miss
Miranda called Mickey and spent
whole day helping him to polish the
,aricature to what may be a blind
ing brightness
Some players are not like that.
X
Incidental intelligence: Katherine
Cornell, still playing THE Doctors
Dilemma" in points West, is getting
'eady for her production of Henri
3ernsteins The Smiling Visitor"
Ter next starring vehicle. Lat
st supporting players engaged in
lude Doris Dudley and Jean-Pierre
The Smiling Visitor"
S a love story. >. arsenic and
Did Lace" and watch on the
Rhine" both listed among Theater
Guild productions for the National
his season, are still without dates.
Red Shelton, who has been
loing a hilarious burlesque on Wom-
n drivers for the past five years. /
ust fiunked his driving test in Los
angeles with a grade that would /
make his own mother blink. -.
10 Mrs. Shelton, who passed hers
With a perfect score, does the
amily driving. . What has hap
ened to the burlesque isn't re-
orted.