OCR Text |
Show CUbert and Sullivan "Ruddigore" Coming "Rudtfiffore," a brilliant comic opera and witty .it ire. which made a New Yark rcor& run. In comlnt to tb Salt: Take theatre for threa night a. starting Thursday, March 17. I All tha mualral critics and expert theatregoer of New York ware unanimous unani-mous In their praise of (filbert and Sullivan's Sul-livan's opera. "Hu-ld.icore." during the run of that opera In New York. Alexander Woolrott of the New Ynelt Times said "There Is mors s bid ins. humor In 'Ruddlitore' than In all the rt of the musical shows pur to-get to-get her.' Pitts 8a n horn of the New York Gloh aid: "It Is a geyser of wit and humor." hu-mor." An edltortnl writer In the New York Hun said " Tudd la-ore' Is the best entertainment en-tertainment that has ever been In New York." Franklin V. Adams said In the New York Tribune- "Oouhtles there Is an evening of higher entertainment to be" had. but we don't know where or i how." . - ------ le. Fnk rrane, who speaks with anthor'tv and not. aa a acrlbe. said: "I make hold to say that no comic or era composed by tuyhwlv can lve me the -ne pleaaiire I get from a performance of 'Ituddiarore. For delicacy of touch, for e -fiuielteneaa f workmarship. for freshness and orial-nalitv orial-nalitv of conception, no musical work of I he Is t thirty yars. no modern novelty, alanstlck or subtlety, can com pare with It." Iurng Its first eight weeks In New York 2.4S neraona witneaae4 'Ruddl-sore, 'Ruddl-sore, a weeklv average of nearly 12.-1 rmo. Mr, Woolrott saw It five times, j Mr. Artama six times. lr. Frank Crane unnumbered time, and Lillian ItussHl. j who emir In more comic opera as a m'nr thin he hag ft list erg gnrt ! - erMTTt' i ww " ' |