Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1926, Page 18

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SAINT-SAENS OPERA, EIVEN COLORFULLY lHomer and Althouse Score Success in “Samson and Delilah.” i | ‘The Washington Opera Co., Edouard | Alblon director, deserves sincere com- mendation for the fine professional performance of Salnt-Saens’ opera, “Samson and Delilah,” as presented before a large audience that almost filled the Washington Auditorium last night. It was not only a large., but discriminating. audience, and showed marked enthusiasm and unusually keen attention for an opera audience during the entire performance. Mme. { tlomer's family were among the spec- tators. Louise Homer, in_her famous role of the temptress, Delilah. was the star of the cvening, and won curtain call after curtain call in the ovation at the end of the second act, in which she sang and acted her difficult role extremely _effectively, including the famous “Mon Coueur s'ouvre a ta Voix,” which she gave with dramatic power Her voice was in fine condl- tion, with its wide range of tone well controlled and each note round and colorful. Her love and appreciation of the role were evident. It is to be hoped she will sing in more opera productions here. The cast last night was all-American in character. Althouse Vivid Samson. Paul Althouse, tenor, brought force- ful acting and a vivid vocal interpre- tation to the role mson. He was{ equally satisfacto: to both the eye and ear in his charactcrization. His first aria. “Pause and Stand.” was 1l sung, and his part in the second act was convincingly done, the duet with Delilah being _especially good, but his supreme moment came in the aria of the third act, “Sore My Dis- tress."” Fred Patton. baritone, as the high priest of Dagon, completed a trio of fine singers in the leading roles. He was most effec’ive in his arfa in the second act, in which he urges Delilah to help the Philistines. Charles Trowbridge Tittman. Wash- ington basso, lent august presence to the role of Abimelech, satrap of Gaza, and sang with professional ease and clear phrasing. As Abimelech has an untimely death about the middle of the first act, Mr. Tittmann was able to double his role with that of an old l;ebre“‘ n which he was equally acto! Orchestra in Good Form. Albert Almoney. Baltimore tenor. and Henry Allen, bass, sang the few lines of the firs' and second Philis- tines successfully. The chorus. under Moes Zlatine seems to ba constantly tmproving and the orchestra, as di- rected last night by Jacques Samos- soud. was the best vear. Bernard Cantor, stage director, deserves men- | tion for the se tings Elizateth Gardiner and Paul Tcher- nikoff brought the ballet of the com. pany Into prominence last night, espe- cially in the brilllant music of the bacchanale. Although the two lead- ers were themselves striking in the featured part of the dance, the entire group showed good training. The {dance of the priestesses also was well done. Tt would add to the productions of this company to have more ballet in the operas, for Mr. Tchernikoff seems well equipped to produce worthy num- bers. | “An undercurrent of dramatic feeling |seemed present in the house last night. “Samson and Delilah” may not be a but Is certainly ing_dramati- cally, with a small cast and a clear. simple story. With as fine a presenta tion as it had last night, this opera makes an excellent evening's enter- tainment. HoF. | R N, AMUSEMENTS NATIONAL—“American Born.” Whether captious folks will like George M. Cohan’s “American Born,"” his latest farce which opened at the National Theater last night, will de- rend largely upon how they like their Cohan. For Cohanized hokum It is— pure and simple. It has all the {savory remembrances of bygone {days for those who love their star- spangled hokum. It Is entertainment | hat should delight the hearts of all | ers. | Born” seems to ring| { throughout with the keynote: “Eng- {1and for Englishmen may be fine; but 1 want my America and home." This farce is smooth In its develop- ment; reaching two high spots—one at the end of the second act, when the two dashing American boys who arc disposing of an Inherited English estate for “cash in hand” obtain the plighted troths of two beautiful little British flappers, with their consent to sall back to America on the next boat; and agaln in the last act, when one of these American boys saves the British empire from a general sympa- thetic Industrial strike by taking a firm stand against the monopolistic Maxwell Tobacco interests. The play is the story of a triple romance with two old English sweet- hearts, the father of one of the girls . and the mother of the other girl, wind- ing up by declding to re-dream “love's voung dream.” while the two daugh- ters hurdling all obstacles of “chaste are found safe and snug in the pro- tection of the two young Americans. Outstanding in the cast is George M Cohan of course, as Joseph Gllson, voung American and selling-out mas- ter of Malbridge; Bobby Watson, as | Stephen Clark, Gllson's pal and war- ‘ime buddy and post-war business manager; Harry McNaughton, with an excellent characterization; Joan MacLean, as Jocelyn Pettering, one of the British flappers; H. Cooper Cliffe and Lawrance D'Orsay, in character roles, the former as a British knight and the last named as a butler. D’'Orsay’s butler reaches the heights of the histrionic. He does it with con- summate sKkill. Cohan has gathered a fine cast. The girls occasionally find George's bon mots so good they let loose thelr glggles at serious moments, but they'll probably get over it. It dosen't wmatter much if they do not. This I8 not as high Cohan as some; but if you like your Cohan you'll probably enjoy “American Born.” WARDMAN PARK—"Shooting Shadows.” Mysteripus footsteps echoing through a deserted house, unaccountable bang- ing of doors and rattling of windows, a ghostly, claw-like hand reaching forth from an empty room and a real flesh-and-blood dead man are combined with farcical comedy to make us laugh and shiver simultaneously at the Wardman Park Theater this week, where the Thomas Herbert stock com- pany is offering the melo-comedy- !tarce, “Shooting Shadows,” writen |by Henry /Fisk Carlton and Henry | Ford Manley. The play, while perhaps not a mas- terpiece, is.entertaining and grips the imagination. When the usual first. night wrinkles are smoothed out of the presentation it should make an In- teresting evening’s entertainment for those who find their way to_the at- tractive little playhouse on Woodley d. road. Arthur Rhodes, in the role of Noah Flood, the “ghost guide,” does an ex- t of comedy characterization. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1926. Ruth Harrison cleverly sustains the leading feminine role. GAYETY—"Best Show in Town.” The Gayety Theater offers a novelty in its entertalnment this week in that its most popular feature 1s not the comedian, nor yet the soubgette, but rather a young man from the wide open spaces attired a la Will Rog- ers. This chap, Charies Martin by name, has a rich baritone voice, alter- nating with a falsetto, nearly a tenor. He received more applause than any on the bill. The remainder of the show is a snappy and humorous burlesque, with two good comedians and a trio of NS HI!li?ll\‘filIIIIIIIHUIHIIl?/t\\ZHIIHIHlIllllil:.’lt\‘fiIlllflIHINIIHIM\‘:INII||\|I!IIHI?4\‘1IIUHHI[iIIlII!:?){\\ capable feminine entertainers. The comedians, Gene Shuler and Charles Cole, are on the stage for the greater pan of the time and are fairly good carechasers. The feminine entertain- ers are not blessed with remarkable voices, but what they lack in vocal ability they more than make up as dancers and cu.nediennes. Rose Ber- nard is a nifty dancer and also does character work very well. The prima donna, Ruth Osborne, sings well and gets over some good comedy In a couple of sketches. Peggy Moran, the ingenue, is petite and pretty and is graceful in dancing. The Jjuvenile, Thadd De Monico, is a good enter- ainer and George Mack makes a rather good straight man. An added feature of the show is & dog and pony act billed as Fred Rex s Comedy Circus. There is many a laugh In this act. The scenery is a pleasing feature of the production, being more artistic than the usual run, and the chorus 15 young, well trained and pretty. 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HOWARD—"Charleston Sambo.” Howard patrons this week &re reveling in the joys of a colored revue with a Charleston contest every evening as its feature. Prizes are awarded the best dancers of this latest dance craze, and in addition the same people who put over the breezy comedy, songs and peppery dances of last week are repeating along new lines and with renewed en- Would Confer Citizenship. American citizenship would be con ferred upon certain residents of the Virgin Islands by a bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator Willis of Ohfo. The measure would apply to former Danish citizens who have failed to declare their intentior of remaining Danish citizens since the ceding of the islands to the United States. Persons born in the islands after passage of the blil als, would be included. Seventy-five per cent of the tobacco s0ld in England is sold in the shape of clgareties. Dignified Credit—with- out “red tape!” A prac- tical Budget plan—20 weeks to pay. 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