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March 4, 1916
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;; THEATRICAL
OPERA AND MUSIC
TEXTS OF NEW BOOKS
Two Handbooks of the Lyric
' Stage Singers' Favorite
Songs Collected
In "The Opera Book" (Klelntech &
Sully Company, New York) Edith Onlway
has told the story of the operas In the
If ( standard repertory In graphic narrative
form, though In the historical present
. tense, which seems stilted. However, as
tho book makes no pretense at literary
'""'distinction but Is designed solely for
reference purposes, perhaps the questions
of style and form do not matter. Operas
no longer staged In the American opera
Xa house are discarded, no matter how lm-
julrjBortant, historically or how classic tho
name of the composer. Thus a lot of the
useless operatic lumber which cumbers
,X -other manuals of this sort Is thrown
aside. The work Is especially valuable
namftir the Inclusion of novelties of late
fftyears and, In fact, anticipates a bit by
including the stories of several new or
revived -works of the present season. Of
course new editions will discard some of
the present entries, such as the several
prize operas which have had their little
premieres and are done. But It Is worth
"While to have all of thom on record. Brief
$ Introductions cover essential facts of time
and place of premieres and other desir-
abloata. Tho author has made every
attempt to verify statistical data, but
,e despite this care a few errors have crept
In for correction In later editions. One
erlous matter is the use of the diphthong
w instead of tho umlaut or alternative
. typography In German titles.
J. Walker McSpadden's "Opera Syn
opses" (T. Y. Crowell, New York), la
much more condensed. The plots of the
.- operas are reduced to tho smallest propor
tions consistent with an Intelligent treat
ment of the action. No Incidental statis
tics are provided, for the book is designed
as a manual, convenient to slip Into the
opera bag or the pocket. It serves Its
purpose admirably. The original edition
was a great boon to opera-goers as a
preparation for the theatre; this one, with
Its numerous additions of novel or revived
operas, is doubly valuable.
To the long series of well-edited and
well-chosen books of songs. Issued by
Oliver Dltson Company, there have been
added recently several volumes under
the aegis' of great singers. For volumes
now at hand are divided equally between
Madame Julia Culp and Madame Emma
Calve. MadamQ Calve's volumes'are de
voted to her favorite French boiii;. nnd
even those to whom the great "Carmen"
is only a name will undei stand how
varied, how generous and how much In
good tasto her selection hat! been.
There are. to be sure, certain selections
from operas from "Sapho (Gounod),
from Le "Rot d'Ys," from "Manon" and
from "Carmen." The number of familiar
songs, ,made so by Madame Calve, among
others. Is great, but In each volume there
Is a section of perhaps five songs taught
Madame Calve by her grandmother. They
are traditional folk songs, of extraor-
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LADY AVIATOR AND LADY STAR
Ray Cox, of "Twin Beds," about to go up in the air with Blanche
Scott, the noted aviatrix.
dlnnry Interest. The two volumes are
a treasuro house for those who love the
clear, clean phrasing of French music,
the (implicit trust which words always
rightfully place In melody.
Madame Culp's selections are moie
varied in source, as the two volumes in
clude songs In German, Dutch, French,
Norwegian, Husslan, American, English
and Irish. As In the case of the Calve
selections, the editing Is admirable, and
the few Items which have been rear
ranged have been carefully kept in tho
precise tone of the original. There Is no
pointing for corcert use. Madame Culp,
when heard here with tho Orchestra, sang
a familiar list of lledcr, and at first sight
her selections for her books seem to be
quite too ordinary. Schumann's Du blst
wlo Eine Blume, Wagner's Trauine, Grieg's
tin Kahnc could anything be more In
evitable? Yet In the long list there ate
many not so familiar, many that should
bo for their beauty.
G. Schlrmer, New York, haB Issued the
Four Old L'utch oongj In tl.e p.nno ar
rangement which Jojef Hi'tmann plajcd
he'e at a recent recital. Except for one
Instance, In which the composer seems
to have departed from the simplicity of
tho subject for tho purpose of n mar
velous instrumental exploit, the four songs
are exquisite nruingements of exquisite
originals. Mr, Hofmann cannot always
CARRIES ITS OWN CARTOONIST THESE DAYS
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Lesgek showed you. what Leo, Carrillg of "Twin. Beds" nought his
an effort by W. C. Fields, tho finished Juggler of "The Follies," to be
with mz and balls. Note the figure of the maaager i$ Mr, Fields .
believer in "preparedness." '
sSsrftSSSsPP 'sKM MalfsfglPgSliMMHIBl Hss Grace Georeo plays the palt of,.
be present to play them with the emo
tional lire and verve they demand, but
the fairly export pianist will make his
way with them comfortably.
TREE INTERPRETS
THE PHOTOPLAY
Contlnurd from l'nce One
spired work of an artist, but the true
drama wocn on a solid framework of
history Is likely to havo a power of Im
pression far deeper and therefore to bo
of incalculable value in education.
I am not t nil sure, too, that the mo
tion picture will not become an Inte
gral part of many stage playB. One or
two tentative experiments of this kind
have, I believe, been tried, and even
Shakespeare laments (In the prologue of
"Henry V") that he cannot gle to tho
spectators in the wooden "0" of the thea
tre tho pride and pomp of history that
filled his Imagination. Jf ho lived today
ho was just the sort of man who would
try that very thing with a cinemato
graph. Yes, I Intend, through tho aid of Mr.
Grllllth, to give picture representations of
one or more of the Shakcspenro plays that
beem best suited for pictorial production.
We are beginning with "Macbeth," which
L..' JlJwWiil'Il ' 'Jill MftMiSMlPtilP
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DOPING OUT THE TRIANGLE
Df W. Griffith, head of the Fine Arts Studios, visits Mack Sennett,
principal Keystoner, and discusses some of the future entertainments
of the Arcadia Theatre.
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seems to mo to offer quite extraordinary
opportunities. How wonderfully does the
poet descrlbo for the modern director the
scenes that are, as It were, "played off"
that come Into the plays themselves only
as dlaloguo narrative! And "Macbeth" is
(Hied with the drama of action. It Is,
perhaps, the least dependent upon words
of any of the plays.
And yet I must confess that to me
Shakespeare rneans above all the sheer
beauty of the spoken word. It Is a most
Interesting question In my mind Just how
much, If any, after the photo-dramatlza-tton
has been fully titled from the text,
we are going to feel the further lack of
speech.
The conditions which prevail In Eng
land during this terrible war have reacted
upon me with what seems undeserved
kindness. They have made it possible for
me to lay down tho burden of very active
theatrical management for virtually the
first time In 30 years and thus be absent
j undertake among the most beckoning
mrroundlngs an ongagement'of such mone
tary magnitude as no ordinary mortal
uuuld resist. And besides that, I am to be
student and participant under the most
favorable auspices in the most dynamic
art movement of our day. Do you, then,
wonder at my enthusiasm?
W. P. EATON
SEES "THE EARTH'
Continued from race One
The 1'arJ Js .n, rotter of the worst sort,
and his wife s In love with Trevena. In
fact, her secret relations with Trevena
have been the only happiness she has
known, and her interest In his career her
only genuine interest in life. She Is un
doubtedly an object to Be pitied, though
you have to pause to wonder why she
didn't get a divorce long ago. But that
would have spoiled our play( to be sure.
Janion, accidentally, discovers a hint of
the relations between the Countess and
Trevena and at once sets Jn motion all
the undei ground machinery of his vast
establishment to "get the goods'1 on them,
which he speedily does, and then, -with: his
facts In hand, lie goes to Trevena's rooms
and threatens to expose the whole scan,
dal if Trevena does n'ot withdraw his ob
noxious bill Rather than drag the woman
he loves through this mire, Trevena con
sents. But he has reckoned, without the Count
ess herself. She discovers what has hap
pened, and rather than see her lover fall
In his great ambition, she goes to Janton's
office and when pleading falls she threat
ens. She plays Janlun's own game of
blackmail. If tie doesn't promise to drop
the whole matter she will tell the Press
Association exactly what he has done, she
ssys, A,nd with that threat her victory
U won. and the play end.
Alan! It ti rath June suwl.taipo&m
ponciusion, fa U an exposure cJanloo
ODD MOVIE STARS AND A FLYING ACTREsl
by tho Press Association held any great
terror for him, of course ho could never
have reached tho position ho did. The
essence of tho success of such a man is
his defiance of all tho standards of Press
Associations. Actually, then. In its solu
tion, tho play gets nowhere. But It has
three acts of much Interest, and In Its pic
ture of Sir Felix Janion. and its exposition
of the methods and alms of that type of
modern journalist. It is a play of shrewd
observation and much value, One wishes
that every reader of such papers as Sir
Felix Janlon's, with their moral editorials
and tho Immoral advertisements, their
pose and thellr perversion of news values,
their cheap expedients to gain circulation,
their hectic pursuit of the momentary
bensatlon, tholr enormous and baleful
power by virtue of their tremendous circu
lation one wishes that every reader of
these papers could see "The Earth." But,
unfortunately, tho Playhouse Is probably
patronized by readers of the Times and
the Tribune and the Evening Post !
The leading part In tho play Is that of
Sir Felix, the great newspaper octopus,
and this part Is played by Louis Calvert
with the ripe, easy assurance of force
Mr. Calvert commands, and with no little
humor, besides. He is far too good an
actor to play the part as a villain. He
plays him as a man who is only one
tenth hypocrite, and nine-tenths a com
bination of self-delusion, lust for power
and shrewd native reportorlal ability.
Just as we fancy a woman like Florence
Barclay must believe what she writes in
order to write it, so we fancy a man
of this stamp must delude himself Into
a belief that he Is really doing good in
the world with the millions of circulation;
the mere fact that so many people read
his papers must cheat him into the idea
that he la a servant of the people. Mr,
Calvert suggests this, and It is a great
merit of his performance. There are few
DANCINu
DANCE THE OLD Danrlnnrl
DANCES TONIGHT 1-'ancelana
Ih .chool of refinement. llroaii St Tlo fitu,
MQDEltN DANCES Monday sn4 Thursday,
Old Dances Wed. and Sat. Evgs,
15-PRIZE BONBON PARTY
MONDAY EVENINO. MARCH 8
Class Thursday, s to 0, Followed by
Reception.
THE FRICKE ACADEMY
lT"t NORTH llitOAD ST
Reception Saturday Night
Opm ui'J u-sjay and Friday NlshU
I. "i My 111? Danej Hl
Tho Philadelphia Six-step
Send JO L'wtta In alamo and lUcelv Author
llutivo Veriloo.
GARDEN OF DANCES
Bm BALTIMORE AVENUB
Big Mardi Gra$ Dance
MONDAY BVKNINO. MARCH A
bOUVKNIRS AND NOVELTIES
HABBlsaiTM BANJO OKCHKBTHA
Harold V. Rojblxiaao. Lt B Qarl jpj.
THESE ARE MOVIE ACTORS
Out at Betzwood the Lubin people
keep just about everything on
earth that might go into a rural
moving picture. Here are some
of their bovino stars.
actors on our stage who possess such a
combination of force and subtlety ns he.
JUss Grace George plays the paft of
the Countess, n rather colorless part in
n sense, since It draws almost all Its In
terest from tho woman's pure devotion
to her Illegal love, and Is In ono key.
Miss George, however, plays It with great
charm and sweet dignity. Conway Tearle
is the Trovena, nnd Ernest Lawford, as
usual, drops Into his part this tlmo that
of a flashy, amusing general manager for
Janion as If It were Just the part ho
had been wanting to play for years. A
splendid actor Lawford, perhaps the most
valuablo man for a high class stock com
pany now on our Btage, Tho settings are.
ns usual, simple, beautiful and In the
best of taste. There Is a brain behind Miss
George's venture. It begins to look ns If
she might become the 'successor of Au
gustln Daly In New York.
DANCING
EXCLUSIVE DANCING
The C. Ellwood Carpenter
SCHOOL OF DANCINO
1 1 23 Chestnut Street 1 1 23
rrlvato leiaoim given dally by competent In
structors under the buperlaton of C dlwdod
Catpenter The latest steps und positions as
danced In the loading ballrooms, cafes, etc.
There is a distinction of stle at this studio
that Is Inimitable Open 10 a m to 10 u. m.
Classes can be accommodated. I'hono Filbert
4L07.
Loeser's
NIXON THI2ATRE DLDO.
34 South D2d St.
Classes Tuesday and Friday. Orchestra.
PRIZE BON BON PARTY
Monday Night, Dancing Till 12
High School Class Friday Afternoon 4 to 0
Receptions Mon., Wed. and Sat.
Private Lessons. Hall Can He Rented.
Friday St. Patrick's Nitrht Souvenirs
March IT " m"clt 8 'gni 8i30 to 12
EDWARD A. COLL
41st and Lancaster Avenue
BY REQUEST
Presents His Qrljlnal Danes Dedicated to
PREPAREDNESS
TONIGHT
P. L. COLL, MUSICAL DntECTOR
DAWSON FOR DANCING
1713 CHESTNUT STREET
No greater exercise In the world for re
ducing Stout people than danclnc. Takes
oft eery ounce or superfluous flesh. My
method of teaching reduces you while
adding to your enjoyment.
Prrtato and Class Lessons Day and Evening.
SIX STRICTLY PRIVATE LESSONS 5,
Practice Class, Monday and Thursday Evgs.
CHAS. J. COLL
S8TH AND MARKET STREETS
MONDAY EVO. UANCJNQ TILL 13
Dances Mon., Tues., Fri., Sat.
New Drawing Rooms M1ggHI4Hi
NOVELTY DANCE
WEDNESDAY EVO. DANCING TILL 12
CLARAL School of Dancing
.. ,.t 16S N. BROAD. BT,
Moonhght Dance Tonight
Scholar Every Tues. and Thurs. ijvsnlng
Philadelphia Six-Step Taught
BABY TO LEARN MY OUR METHOD
Special Attention Given to Beginners
Private Lessons by Appointment
Clarence M. Urady and Eva M, Haral
Lawrence Academy
UROAIt AND PORTER KTH.
SNOVVbTOUlI AND SN'OIVUALL
DANCK TONKllir
, RIUBON TANGLE
THURSDAT EVENINO. Dancing to 12.
Scholar' Classes Tuesday and Friday Evas.
Al White's
S, E. Cor. ISth
and Chestnut
Novelty Danco i Wednesday
SCHOLARS' NIQIHT TUESDAY
i BECEPTtON SATURDAY
Private Lessons in Modern andStag Dancing.
UaU to Rsm tor Special Ocerton.
12 Private Clasa Lessons, $p00
Ciiiter walk. 1 ttics f$s-trot, i-S mt&tl. s mtmn s
4p. itMugM da or i .nang QtJ, tjj '
JOE WEBER ENTERTAINS
LEW FIELDS
Here is the early morning per.
formonce of "The Only Girl"
which Manager Weber gave ftjt
for his partner. Since Keiths
has a daily matinee as well ai
evening performances, there was
no other time when tho comedians
could witness the Lyric's musical
comedy. "Joe" sits behind "Lew"
in the right-hand box.
Elmendorf in Switzerlam
A now travel talk on Switzerland,
of color and out-of-doors, will be prese
cd by Dwlght Elmendorf at the Acader
of Music next Friday evening and'E
urday afternoon.
DANCING
Watch Your
Own Progre:
Tako lessoni
one qf our prlr
mirrored studt
Detect any U
step or position
correct tnera.t 'i
best ladles, ana r
tlemen teachers.
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fUito Scholars' ninia
jAfcf Practice
Mnn , Tues & Thltrs. EVM.
A Newest in The N"!
Ill Have You Danced the Male;
J Qulclt Step?
$, Country Dance, Thurj. Eti
t Souvenirs Funny Races Extr
MutIc
Exlra SSSi" Fri- Evs- Nesl w
Extra Dance Wed. & Sat. Evg:
DONNYRROOK FAIR. MARCH 15. 18 k i
The OAKES
Gtn. Ave., 12th & Ontario Si
DON'T BE DECEIVED
The Only Original School ol
Old Dancing
ADULTS' nnUlNN'l It.S i LArfS MONDA
TUESDAY, THURSDAY & ml DAT EVO
JtONDAY KVE. CLASS WITH 0KCIIE3I
Reception Wed. and Sat. Evj
CHILDREN'S CLASS HAT.. 3 P. M.
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Colonial Dance Castlt
The largest nnd most pop
ular ballroom of Philadelphia.
5524 Germantown Ave,-?
Prof, Robert', original methods 1
quickly, Tues., Thurs. and Fri.
scholar nights. S00 or tnors 00,1 people
tend Sat. evening receptions. wwneM
Novelty Reception. Open every evenlnt.
banjo orchestra. Private lessons, day o'
nlng. 0 for JS, Phone, otn. 4370.
Horns of the Fascinating- ''One-Two W
MartePs Acadeffl
1710 North Broad Street
Prof. J. Figel and Mis E. Cop
INSTRUCTORS AND DEMONSTRATOK
Beginners' Class, Tuesday NJ
FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION ORCUE3T'
Receptions Every
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Roth BanJorln Orchestra Latest Mg:
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Camden S EM Y Towers Theatre
Classes gSfi? 8"p? Ma&
Scholars' Party SWSL'JgJ
St. Patrick's Night i'tfi
Reception Saturdays o&J
WROE'B Keith Ballroom I'"tlc-5
Aionoar ,rv, ppiy mr jhciuh-,w"- .
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Lessons. Toe. Esthetic,
thetlc. Stag ncl?f:si
Monday Eienlng, H
arena carnival f-i
Academy of Music.
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