THE THEATRE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2144, 9 May 1914, Page 9

THE THEATRE.

[isr t-v!,vics,] tba Wort-d's 'a theatre; tlio Eartb 6 stage.—Uey wood. The Dandies. . _ new simile in Dandies makes a iivst np.poa,faut'e. in Woilin-gtoi} at tho Concerts Chamber till. Otcffiag, Tho conscientious manager will always icli oiio that his o,\ 11. psj.pte are the best ever, but a? we have hail feting vcjy ckvei' Dandies' eonibkstiws, it will be wisij to Wait antl s.c.(?'. Adciardo is s-.iid to prefer the "'Grange''' to the "Keds," but, as it. is very warm in the .South Australia).! capital, public taste thei® might to prejudiced. Still it is a line as to tins quality of the newcomers, all ; o£ whom are quite iieff to Wellington, Mr. John Hopkins jv'ill muliage, "Unolc Tom's Oabln," Qliainfc, cild-fasliiaiied posters ori tlio hoardings nimounci) the coining of that, (plaint, oktiis'sliiouesl ®lavo play, "B'iiclo 'Join's Cabin." K;g due si. the Grand Opera llouco on Wednesday evening nest,, lis is many yaarS sineu 'a dramatisation of Harriet Elizabeth Beoehe.r Stoiro's te:a-ivstainei| aieffy was presented in tiseso parts- »o long ago that it is nob tiasy to recall who were the participants, but most of the o,'d playgoers will' remember tho wonderful Top*)- of Mis? Faw-iy Wiseman, wlio bad (he- vini and tahint to mako tho rolo the. chief "■ ou<! in the play. \ I fancy that D'Orsay Ggden staged tho old play, with clover Baby Ogdeu as Little Jiva, Jf that is so., there is a o.oiiioidor.co in the- tact .that the leading lady in the AVillpughby Company which is to stage "Cncle Tom's Cabin" hero ftcsxt Week is that sclfrsantQ Baby Og* den, grown into Miss Ne'llio Ferguson. If the darkie quartet fails to sing "1110 Sweet Byo a:ic! Byte" as Utile Eva 'departs lor "de golden shore," many old-t-.uiikmed people will, be disappointed, and ne-sv-f&shioii.ed folk will iitiss something that nes'-fer failed Jet to Itirfow tho feelings of their honoured forbears. "Seven Little Australians." . Ivtlinl Turner's children's stories "Seven. Little Australians" and "Xliss ' Bobby" liav.j heffii dra'inatised by* iir. , .Boaiimoirt' S'inith,'.. under iiio former title, Slid will shortly lie produced liy him far a inat.iii.ee ''run" of sis afternoons a week. The dramatist has aiirt- . ud at tho preservation of tho childish | spirit, So tliat' it may really appeal i<t juvenile andieucjs. The same manager, . in. association, with Louis Jlcyor, Of, .;th.e Strand., Theatre, will stage "The Glad FJvp" for an Aiistra- " lasiaii tour, starting on August *2'2.' This farcical comedy enjoyed a run of ! nearly two yoarsj divided between tlirco I London theatres, and ending at tho ; St laud, and was taken into the pfol Vfiices by fiva different companies. 11l the Londoii. production, tlifl central sue- . cess was .niado by Miss Ethel, Dane, a I London enmedv actreus, who was known in Adelaide before her stage career as Emily Spiller, and subsequently married Cyril Ivejghtle.v, a Sydney acior,. long settled ill England, • A sptein! company will be brought out for ''The Glad Iwe," with Jliss Ethel Dane as tho principal jift'ist. Potted Opera. - A- row year's- ago- light- opera, afc.t.b? I/oiuion li.a lis- would liavo been. laughed at; and certainly'nobody'c'ver' dreamt of tiio sflccesj' tl've.''■pottSl" version of ''Cavalieria Rustieana" has been at tlu> Coliseum. Maseagni's universally, popular work lias beeh .Wiled down So liftv'liiimiios: it lias been presentedliy Italian artists and a magnificent ■ chorus—and it. lms been a tremendous triumph.. "rt-'-Mi . (>»«• **»«*< <» .Bt> fats so good. 'And #«w Mr. Artum Spi-M.-i, who was inainly rfisponsible i'or tho. Cavalieria idea, is break- ■ ing out -in another direction. Mr. Stoll has act'teflily conunissioued iiirii to prepare a pot-pntirri of Wagner—real, ii.nadulierated Wagner!—.uir tho dolecia-t-io'M ef the- devotees of tiio hali.-i. Tiievo is no doubt ajbotit i.bo seriousness of it.. It is to be played in Gevnian, wit!) (Jerman artists, said_ Mr, Spi'/.xi, in a talk with a "Daily News''- represent ativo yesterday. It ts to be mounted superbly and '"clicrussed" elliciently, "I luivo been criticised," said Mr, Spiz;;i,. "for o.iii])loyiug Italian artists m 'Cavalieria.' lam not. in the least, unmindful of the sterling qualities of English singers and tho good work (fern in their encouragement by j Mr, • Be.echain, the Mumly-Manners and tho Cni'l H/<sa companies; but with 'Cavalieria' yo'U tirivst have -tho native ateus- . spbeiPi the Soutlicrn radiance, the pas« sion, tlifl tl'.roli, and it can oirly bo pro- 1 &i.ce.cl li.v native talent. And it is tho ; same with Wagner to ; a very largo ex* ■fceii-t, ; .- "Later on, however, the Bhglisli ar«.' tis-t will have his chance. I intend pro«; dticing a number' of tabl.oid operas lie-', loved by followers, of '.he adventures of those: delightful oonimuiios—the Carl Bosa Co„ and tho Turner Opera Co.y. for ihpso p6j : nilar ftiti) duetiens 1 should not dream of -selpct« • infe other than English tilen! —'Jfari-. tana' and 'The Biiliensian Gill,' for ex*' ' a.mple." £1000 a Week. M. Nijinsky, who ha.s Been hailed as ' tlw greatest, dancer of cur tiifto. Ivan arrived in London after a. successful Contiucaila! tour. Talking with a "Daily ' Xews" iuterviewor, M. Xijinsky ttfuclied ' upon his* recent tour, which in his eyes wis dmsbly-Hour'oie, for it was at Buenos Ayres that lie Masi-ied Jllle. Jtomola. ,- - "My Aurinjj tiio I'alaco 1 sensmi." he said, ' : '.vi!l inehulo 'lies ■ Sylphides,' tho music by Chopin, and s.peeiafty oriMstratcd by jl'avrrieo Ttayol, tho celebrated French eoni]>oser. An-. oibev 'W'Sti be a version o.f l-iiy oNVrt of W Liszt rhapsody, not hitherto performed in Loudon. i "included also will ho 'The Spectre of the Itose,' with Weber's tinisio, 1 t rated hy Felix Weiugartuer, and found*. ■ Ed on a poonvof 'llieophiJo Gautifir.-' Sinding has provided tlto Stusie aiid 'tTaivieW th.e orchestration for an Oriental dance, in which will appear M. Kotscho- : towskv, tho principai s'rtlo danciu - of ( the. ballet, and M-roo-. Nijins'lra,, sister fcf i Nuii'.sliv, ScfllMry a-rtd rostmi.'.os tfitl recall tho Cnvent Ciardi-n suec esses. .Aiitsfeld, the ceMr-ated J'uss.iaii secflic ■artist, }s- • smuisiblo fc-r the M--enery, wliicli;, Xijin.sky explained, "'has fin atmosphere -al!. its own. Far f'om foile-wiiij; imtu.re in. ijieir painting. Ibo Husr ; iar. scenic, artists' : st-rivo fw b'i-g otTerts, joyous masses of coloivr tliat from tlio distsiitffi chai'iii tho eye," t . . Xijin.skv liimr-elf -is fw-eivriu; £ 1000 a week diiriii" tlio progress -of tho season. His wire, Ivo -st-atOK,/is taking no part in the Palace progranmie, ..^ His wonderfully grace;ul daiicing in. "I.es Sylivfiides'.' tvoiild aieiie. i.ii tho ryes of critics, ptaiirp h'.in as tho treat- . est artist of the age in this particular (!i main. Notes. Mr. AHftis Donne has rovtved "Tho Colleen Bawn" iii S>diiey. Tlid actor* nvaiiagiVr .appears in the play as M-yle.Sn iia-('oppa!cen. !: "Tho Gay Wrd Oucx" is still ruu< ning at (ho Little Theatre, Sydney. . "Scaled Ordfis," tho big Drury. La no , success, was produced at tho "i'hoaira 110-sal Sydnej, on featui day last bv J. C Willipiiison, Ltd Miss Lthol \\arwick aiid otlior members of tbft cast of "Joseph and His Brothreu" . aro ap? ! 'pea'riiig in: th.o, drama* .. 'It is pleasing to karn .tliat MissEllen. Terry'® ".discourses" will not ha: . leeturo.s .merely. They aro to bo .-i-llus< ■ trated- with actcd scones. She is .to -bo . supporiod by sovdral distinguisliod artist!.. those including Jlr. -Joseph Bias- : check. ThoSjdnoy ceacon commcnces on Thursday .next. " v.'-'"