The evening world. Newspaper, September 15, 1914, Page 6

ta swe oo | ian ang a ge waa irable Mercutt jtorlum, the capacity of which haa!” Henry Weldon, a ni women, made been enlarged by one thousand! a pronounced hit as Friar Laurence. $ Th English Opens lehaira, was occupied; but every seat, | He has a big and a pleasing votce, Century Season, the management sald, wan sold. and he uses it well. He sang loudly last lwan a gala night, a reflection, teint | (ously lat, nae to him. fyet- | Willlamson was Tybalt, Alfred Kauf- man waa Capulet, Frank Mai was Benvolio, Gilbert Wilson w e ; Duke, John Mercer was Paris and George Everett was Gregorio. Algernon St. John Brenon, himeelf {® music critic, has written an Eng- lsh libretto for, the Messrs. Aborne’ ‘| production of “Romeo and Juliet’ | that bears evidence of his scholar- ship and of his musical sense. But, as @ dramatic critic remarked ie) after last night's performance, ‘ot | | even Gounod and Brenon in oconjunc- tion can make one forget a certain William Shakespeare.” A word of praise for the clear of whom I am one, must not r afield themeelves that the occasion marked A great accession to the cause, The! receipts were for the benefit of the Red Cross War Relief Fi Mra. Elmer Blank ts Ch A list of patronesses tha the society column of any newspaper. Fair ladies in evening gowns of white, or red, or blue, or gray. or green, pervaded the lobbies, cajoling patrons | see that you fortable an By Sylvester Rawling. HE Century Opera Company be- gan its second season of opera in English at popular prices at * the Century Opera House Inst night «+ With a performance of Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet.” In the audience | Were more notable persons and more j fashionable people than the house * has held since the Messrs. Milton and | Sargent Aborn started the enterprise i @ year ago, In one box was Mayor without extra charge. indies and—Heaven save the —cigarettes and cocktailal Woll, at least, the glasses were cock: | tall glasses, and the liquid they con- rd | indignation, said something under her breath that may not be recorded. Oh, | yes! and after the performance there \oa8 & reception, at which one could 1 Sent or, at least, see the artiste and ‘ partake of a buffet supper. At to the performance of the opera! One swallow doesn’t make a summer and with a keen recollection of the ‘alternating hits and misses of last season it won't do to be too en- | thusiastic, Yet it way be said with- out qualification that it was meritor- {fous and enjoyable. The was vastly r than last ‘The orchest lightly eniar greatly imp ‘The chorus was More sonorous, the quality of the tenor voices especially attractive. The stage groupings wero ocffective and there was naturalness and flexibility in the acting. The stage | casionally a nightmare, w For these reforms three be credited: Jacques Coinl, the artistic director, who was a right- ‘o Mr. Hammerstein at his! STORE OPEN DAILY UNTIL 6 P. M. Fifth Avenue Wednesday, Sept. 16th Sale of Fall Tailored Suits WOMEN’S 32 TO 44 BUST. MISSES’ 14 TO 20 YEARS. oon to supporters of Ytallan opera the con- CUTICURA SOAP Because of its refreshing fra- > grance, absolute purity and delicate emollient skin-puri + fying properties derived from Cuticura Ointment. | Samples Free by Mail Outiours Soap and Otatment ont = by some of us a few yo he showed his pi at the Academy of Music, and who aince has been con- nected with the Montreal and Boston Opera Companies. Perhaps the importance of the Cross War Relief Fund Committee has caused mention in this review of the princi- pal singers to be delayed so long. he title parts were taken by Lois well and Orville Harrold, who es- biished themselves In the roles laat season, Miss Ewell, as Juliet, has added breadth to her conception, some significant bits Of acting, and confidence in her singing of the c! acter. Mr. Harro! impersonation wo of Romeo remains one of the best on the contemporary operatia stage, but he must beware of his tendency to Velveteen or Corduroy. 29.50 45.00 59.50 Keep the American workingman busy, build- ing up American industries—keep the money here. Show your loyalty by not only defending goods made under the Stars and Stripes, but actually supporting them. 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