Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1923, Page 23

"~ AMUSEMENTS San Carlo Company in “La Gioconda." The week of opera to be presented by the San Carlo Opera Company | was opened at_ Poli's Theater last night with Ponchielli's vividly tragie music drama of Italy during the pe- a Gloconda.” Fortune Gallo, general director of the company, is to be congratulated upon the fine unity of the integral Parts of his organization. The or- chestra, under Carlo Peroni, gave the singers’ unusually sympathetic sup- port in the arias and choruses, al- ways subduing the instrumental mu- sic to the vocal so as to complement &nd not compete with it. Mr. Peroni put exquisite shading into many of the passages of the orchestral score and the famous “Dance of the Hours, in which the Pavley-Oukrains dancers gave a dainty and charming ballet number, was played beauti fully, Marie Rappold, who has been a prima donna with this company for | some time, sang the leading role of Gioconda in finished and artistic fash- fon Her sustained notes were pa ticularly beautiful in clearness ar the soft roundness of their tone. Ma- rio Basiola as Barnabo, the villain s a fine actor as well as singer. His baritone voice is of fine range and rich In quality. His enunciation is excellent. Anita Klinova, in the role of the blind mother of Gioconda, sang easily, and her lovely contralto was Ziven splendid opportunity, especial- 1y in the arias of the first act. Gaetano Tommasini sang the tenor role of Enzo in good operatic style, winning special applause with the well known aria, “Pescator, affonda Yesca." Stella de Mette, soprano, song_the role of Laura sympathetical- 1y. Mario Novelle made a poetic bit of the song by Un Cantore, supported by the chorus, which sang all its num- bers effectively. Pletro de Biasi sang Alvice, and Natale Cervi and Fran- cesco Curci carried smaller roles ade- quately. The peasant dance in the first act was gracefully done by the ballet, and the beautiful “Dance .of the Hours” was true to a traditions of the art of the bal Andreas Pavley, Serge Oukrainsky and Miles. Dag- Nemeroff, S mara, Elius, Mliiar, her- | mont, Campana, Romany and Samuels | gave exquisite’ solo bits, while t dancing. The settings were artist and the costumes of both dancers and | singers were rich and colorful. Tonight Nerdi's “Aida.” “The Red Hawk.” Strong with the strength that logic 5 plot-building, superior delineations | of character and 1 al of the presented problem drama, “The Red Hawk" bow to the public ut the Shub: night and wa | i ballet as a_whole did beautiful uu.i watched the a nse throughout the e when the fina e down on a sound the clanking & a man off a then they v curtain’ealls. the e s the final touc be shown later ¢ prologue deals £a convent goes up on a convent. he walls are really keynote N curtain ® e superb. T d Simpli there is a about the s loots, laughs and nother superior sacrifi a icy upon whom the of Robert Lou er, dual 1. tighting the | @ mob to & #ave it from hu :ha nature that w; arries her to his best friend. there's an abumlance of other | 1 s interwoven in the plot. The | battle between his two matures be- | domes stronger and more violent | until just after ti ge of the nature enters a t stery he will #peak no more and repent in his bet- ter nature for the sing his evil side has_committed. The final prologue. It here, Bpoken his last word. that his mother and friends leave him. and he enters the building, leaving the stage empty. It remains empty for long-drawn minutes and the con‘mmmate touch is the clanking shut of the door. Tt breathes drama in itselt—the shoot- | ting of that bolt. That final scene was made an cpilogue mppears to be fine appreciation for the merits of the plot. The prologue Eives those who view it the nature the looter and the nature of the vout nun. The three acts show e natures in conflict. The epi- dogue portrays the outcome. Ars. Trimble Bradley, co-author with George Broadhurst, staged the play. She did well. The appropriate end charming cettings were one of ihe strongect links in the chain which bound the intrinsic segments together into a pi 1o | MoK o was the probably aise of any of 1he o © in which he handled his role. But_this does not take any praise from Thais Lawton. the nun and tho mother, for her tterling_support. Walter 'Ringham. Albert Bruning, and especially Julia Hoyt, all deserve praise. In fact, the enfire cast was well balanced—so well that even the work of Morris did not stand out jn _brilliance, as it would against the background of an st inferior Th < of “The Red peating that of but a short ith what ain suec t night, n e ext Roo swkile ago—two remarkably strong Jlays—seems to indicate unerringly 0w “suceesstulthe Garrick Theater night be with bookings of a similarly high order under the management of the unquestionably popular L. Stod- dard Taylor. 1f the theater has geemed to rest under the cloud of Jion-patronage, it seems certain that cversight in the bookings rather than ihe charm of its environment and {ts management is responsible. z Marilyn Miller and “Sally” Florenz Ziegfeld's “own favorite™ yroduction, “Sal the entrancing Jnusical story of the little dishwasher \ho became a famous “Follies” dancer, showed a capacity and truly representative audience at the Na- tional Theater last evening just why New York liked it so well that “Sally” Jecame quite two vears old before sba reached Washingtop. Bus Wash- plause be testimony, just as much as a book by Guy Bolton, Iyrics by Clif- ford Grey, music by Jerome Kern— and very ‘pretty music at that; the production was staged by Edward Royce, the scenes are the creations of Joseph Urban, famous for such things; the wonderful “butterfly ballet,” the outstanding spectacular feature of the production, Dbeauty, by show was “produced under the per- sonal direction of F, Ziegfeld.” Inci- cti:nmll,\'. the “New Ziegfeld Follies,” e | Miller and Leon Errol as its stars; Walter Catlett, one of the funniest | of droll comedians: “Felice.” whose beauty soars into the cloud Frawley as its musical comedy and beauties galors that shine as dish- washers and moth balls, butter: and grande dames, with all the ra diant glory of colors, tints and shades, and costumes that only the theatrical | artistic imagination can concelve, You laugh, and you do laugh heartily 5 THE and continuously at Errol's weaken- ing legs and Catlett's chatter, bright, sparkling and nonsensical to the limit. The second act brings an in- dictment of “The Social Game,” in- troduces the dainty, fairyllke and wistful little Marilyn as “The Wild Rose” and Errol with his ludicrous “Schnitza Komisski” topical song and the “Pzscherkatrotsky” or “Schnitza dance,” the beautiful “Whip-O-Will" song and the delightful Slavic dance by Miss Miller. Act 1II blossoms into the “Land of Butterflies” and the glorification of the little washer as a Follies star, introduces the but- terfiies and the moths, with “the bat,” followed by “The Little Church Around the Corner” and the bridal array at the union of the little dish- washer and the only son of the ex- clusive elect. “Sally” is a delightful blend of beauty and comedy of the musical comedy type. Its music 1s very pretty, its stage setting gorgeous, its actlon brisk and full of life, and its entertainment unquestioned. It is a costly show, costly to the producer and costly to those who wish to see it. Those who can spare the money will seo it. Those who cannot wiil probably wish they could. ngton loved her, if laughter and ap- f she were new-born. First let it be sald that “Sally” has a4 thing of surprising was clothed In musical garb Victor Herbert, and the whole Ogram states, is “now playin W Amsterdaim Theater, New “Sally” has brought Marilyn ; Paul “hero,” es | - " R " | <Breitbart, “Iror King. Chief among the attractions at Keith's this week is Siegmund Breit- bart, known as “The Iron King” and a recent sensation of Europe. Breit- Its first act {s devoted to making EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. batt is a wonderful man in his line, and his work last night, under the inspection of a committee of men on the stage and before the eyes of an audlence that crowded every part of the theater, was simply incomprehen- sible. Bars of iron two inches by one were first handed to the commit- tee to examine. ‘After several tugs in an effort to bend them, Breitbart wrapped them around his arm as though they were strips of tin. His chief stunt, almost unbelievable, Is the biting In two of & palr of chains. These chains also were closely in- spected, passed back to the iron king, who permits any one in the audience to select one of about twenty links in the chain. He then places the link between his teeth, locks his jaws to- gether and In a brief perlod he has bitten through the iron. One would imagine that his teeth would be splin- tered, but he bares his gums, show- ing @ perfect set of molars. At an- other time he lies on his back and about a dozen people are whirled around In a nierry-go-round which rests on his chest. Then he has a sort of bridge built over his body, his back resting on a cluster of nails and a 1,200-pound horse with a man on his back passes over. dozen curtain calls followed his act Others on the program include Stro- bel and Mertens in an athletic exhi bition in midair: Marie Dawson Mor- rell, in an entertaining violin recit: Jocko, “the wonderful $50,000 crow": ‘The stunts | | presented are almost unbelievable. A TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1923. T Ing feature, supplies new and peppy songs for its harmonles, and when it takes to instruments, a plauo and three banjoes, it presents classical gems. Others-include North and South, a team _of splendid dancersy that caught yesterday's audiences with their presen of the wec bear; and ~Ergottl midget and @ maid, but both enter- tainers of the frst rank with difi- cult an. clever athletics, comedy and 2 Weston and® Elaine, In songs and comedy pattew: Shura Rulowa, a fine dancer and a&\ompanying ballet; Viv- fan Holt and Myrtle Leonard, in an intimate song Kate Elinore and company, N tch, “House Hunting in New and the regu- lar house attractians. The illness of Miss Santos of wntos and Hayer compelled a cancef\ation of ber act for the week. A Norris® Springtigne Follies. An animal act that cc‘lhln!! laugh- able comedy, pep and ew'n pathos is the headline attraction of ;@ good bill of higher class vaudevike at the Cosmos Theater this week It is pre- sented by Cal Norri “the American Prince Whether or not Cal fits they descrip- tion, his animals supply all | the de- ficlencies in beauty, grace any enter- taining powers. The act delighfed the youngsters at the matinee vesperday and the older folks applauded ag and laughed over it at the evening yer- formance with quite as much reNsh. A new Eva Tanguay has spru to life. or ut least & counterpart, eWn to the red hair and the “I Don't g spirit of the original Semon, with L in_*“Musi ong. Thomas Meighan’s new Paramount pleture, “Woman Proof,” with story written especially for Mr. Meighan by George Ade, the American humor- ist, is the feature picture for the week. It is comedy and romance de- lightfully blended, with a tunnel cave- in for a thrill and an unintended ocean elopement to help the love theme. It holds the intereet while keeping up the suspense. An Andy Gump two-reel comedy of the slap- stick kind and some beautifal and in- teresting movie chats complete the bill. “Silk Stocking Revue." " For the second time in two weeks tlie Gayety Theater has a show that is a “regular topnotener,” and the crowds | rose micalities,” Mis upon and a real- ) e \vidence of their appreciation of its eyitertaiument. This week’s show is called the “Silk Sthcking Revue.” It is a mixture of v delightful entertainer, as breezy as a western hurricane and as ruddy as a September morn. The Quixy Four, another outstand- r the company will present {. The Hecht Co. Seventh at F \ The Hecht Co. { Seventin.at F e that are flocking to this plavhouse give | | cordions, provided a musictl treat. comedy, singing and dancing. Prac- tically all the principals are good dancers, the steps ranging from the oriental to the modern acrobatic ex- kibition. The comedy is well handled by Frank Silk, probably the best tramp comedian in burlesque. His efforts are sure-fire laugh-getters and free from coarse, slap-bang work. Another as- set to the company is Billy Wallace, who has a varied assortment of char- acter parts to portray, and does them well. Frank Martin, usually slick and well dressed, was hardly recognizable in his tramp make-up in the first act, but he reverted to his more familiar style later and sang & number of songs in his usual good fashion. Helen Kennedy, prima donna, has a voice that, while nat strong, is very pleasing. ' In addition, she displays much skil} as a dancer and violin per- former. The Busch Sisters have sev- eral dance numbers that might easily adorn the more pretentious revues. These girls are generously endowed in | face and form and dance with a g that denotes long training. Their act is one of the features of the show. | Earl Root and Billle La Monte and | Bob Carney and Jean Carr, two other dance teams, came in for a large share of the applause last night. Charles Mack and Ray Hart displayed some new and original soft-ehoe dancing, |z - and the Roletta Duo, with plano ac- | ILLITERACY SESSION A national conference to discuss plans for ellminating {lliteracy among adults will be held in Washington January 11-14, under the combined |auspices of the National Educatlon Federation of Women's Clubs and the United States bureau of education. The Department of the Interlor, in announcing a call fof the conference today, said it was hoped that the meeting would result in a co-opera- tive movement “through special or- ily eliminating illiteracy from nation.” taken, the announcement sald, there in the country who, by their own confesslon, could ncither read ner write. scenes, fourteen of them, cover a wide The chorus is distinctive, being |range. One, the “Sunken Garden,” with above the average in pulchritude, and ia fountain of real water supporied by it is lavishly costunied with skill. The four pretty maidens, is a work of art. 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