Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1925, Page 97

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—MARCHE 15 1925, At right: A tense mo- ment in “Lohengrin,” showing, among other notables, Elsa Lohen- grin, Friedrich and Or- trud. Elsa was one of those preparedness girls. She brought along a group of girl friends to act as brides- maids, just in case something did happen, prayed to heaven for a husband, and see what she got! Below: One of Elsa's girl friends. played with great gusto by Miss Margretta Kinderbaum, mezzo-soprano. Hav- ing no lines to sing at the present moment, Miss Kinderbaum is meditating on the harshness of life in general. It is so hard these days for a mezzo to hang on to a hus- band. They either go wrong or get spirited away ST A group of wedding guests, the looks of which leads one to suppose that Elsa and Lohengrin had a somewhat shady set of friends. (Nothing stolen, however) The conductor’s collar begins to wilt Ortrud, otherwise Mrs. Friedrich of Telramund, giving the happy bride and groom a dirty look Not until Act III does Lohengrin give Friedrich his just due. Fried- rich was a mean cuss—he was nobody’s business but his own—and what Ortrud didn't think of in the way of meanness Friedrich did. “Tum-tum-tee-tum.” Two lovely wedding guests Friedrich of Telramund in a merry followed by two equally lovely pages, marching mood to the tune of the “Lohengrin Wedding March.” I ) Noor T S WA