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Show ond veav In New York, bavins rerlatered one of those epoch making ncceeee that come onlv once In a decade. Probably every man. woman or child that loves pretty music and who llvee within a day s ride of the white lights elong Broadway has already learned to whistle the "Day Dreams" welts or the "Two Little Wove Bees" twoetep. Theee are only two of the dosen tuneful hits In "The Bpriag Maid." Alan Dale declared the music "heat the 'Merry Widow' to a frasale, and of all the blase and grouchy New York critics this seme Alan Dale as the most Incorrigible. The story of the opera Is all about a be. witching Prlncene Bo Sena of Carlsbad, who set out to teach a lesson to a nsuehtv prince from Hungary. he as-sumsd as-sumsd the janeiy dress ef a -Carlsbad spring girl, end the prince without suspecting sus-pecting her rsnk. singled her out aa the rfnost ceptlvatlng little witch he had ever met. He boaeted that he would win her In a day and the prlnceee permitted him to think he wae the handsomest man ehe had ever met. 8 he led him a merry dance under the watchful eyee of a chaperon, chap-eron, who wae none other then her doling dol-ing father, the Prince Nepomuk, dressed aa her old "auntie." The amusing situations that develop make the opera a convulslngly comical aa well ee romantic etory through the entire two acta. Not until the brilliant closing ecene Is then a chance to guess the outcome. To stage "The ftprlng Maid" requires a company of nearly roe people and msnegere werba and lueecher have supplied sup-plied an orchestra of thirty musicians, under un-der Theodore Bendlx, formerly at the Metropolitan opera house, to Interpret the mFaulefh Mlssl Hajns. the gifted little H linger lan singer who plays lha role of the prlncens: was the original prima donna when "The Spring Maid" waa produced pro-duced In Budapest. Hhe won the honor abroad of being eepectellv eelected for the role bv tlie compoeer himself. Helnrlch ftelnhardt. Her reputation has preceded her to thle country, end her American operatic debut lenrie additional Internet to tha coming of "The fiprlng Maid." AT THE ORPHEUM Oscs Is a while, by way of extra measure, Orpheum programs have a way of crowding several top liners -Into one kill. The new program which atarta to-nmrrow's to-nmrrow's matinee le one of these occa-stona. occa-stona. So that there should be no con-troverey con-troverey between those who like their se trees to be tearful and thoee who prefer pre-fer elevar humor and tuneful songs. There will be two headline re side by side on the new Mil for the first tlms In the history his-tory ef the local house. Billed together Is the eema elsed type are SmmaDunn and Wills Holt Wake. -'miss Owi'i splsadld -aaMela.laa.hlch she Is making aurh a sensation In eude-vllle eude-vllle la "The Baby." presented by strong eonipany. Including John mosee. the author of the pleylet. Mlae Dunn e Crt of the mother, deserted by her hue-nd hue-nd and compelled by clrcumslan.ee to Jive up her Inant to a foundling Inetltu-km, Inetltu-km, le one ef the beat big hlte of her brilliant career. Prior to going Into vaudeville aha starred In "Mother' for some time end played the mother with Richard alaneneld In "Peer Oynt. It has been eeveral years since the charming and cultured presence or Wllla Holt Wakefield haa graced the theatres of the Orpheum circuit. In the meantime mean-time Miss Wakefield has been winning greater laurels In and around New York. Miss Wskerteld Is s southerner who has left her surroundings of politeness and rerlnmenl of the drawing room and has bronsht with her that atmoephere to the vaudeville etase "he le a woman of fine personality and magnetic appeal-M.r appeal-M.r conga are Jolly hits of humor with sn occsskmal Saab ef psthos. She le a gifted pianists, a stunning dresser snd a cultured aad refined entertainer who haa made her name one of the beet known among vaudeville bsadllnera. I Direct from the London dlppodrome eeme the Chsrlee Aheam cycling comedians. come-dians. Thsy are touring the Orpheum eircult and st the end of their engagement engage-ment they win return to England to till waiting eontracta. Theirs, loo. le a top line act that le distinctly dlflsrent to the run of comedy on wheels, "klllfin wheeling snd genuine comedy ere Intermingled, Inter-mingled, while tits climax Is one big "enersl" Edward Irvine, "the soldier sol-dier junior, ta said te have about the meet unique makeup of any mas In vau-. vau-. Seville. He Is funny to look St. snd when as adda te hia grotesque apnea r-. r-. aece a sertee ef amusing and difficult feats be becomes Irreelstlble aa a laugh . producer. -A biudy la Sural Cork" Is the cap- ilnn to the act of John Corcoran and lavlland PIoa. A moel potaMe ran ef their set Is ihelr dancing. They have ' -compllst-ed fhe very difficult task of fiixitng new steps and the part of Ihelr st-t devoted fo the art ef terpslchnre In- venebiy meets with the most enthuslaa- tic eyprcA'sl. I Ao smbttleue musk-si set Is ths per. -fermaece of Alsace and Lorraine, who tre eeromellehed musicians cn a doseri nstrumenlg. They rntroducs the Al. sareehone. sn instrument' m-hleh le said to reeemhle ths homes voire snd which . Is s decided nevelty. Hendsnme stags gettlnse are snntber pleasing feftture. Hnln.ee. Wells and Klnlay. two sine and a mas, are a trio of entertainers who : combine some S'tod palter. e"ns and deeclng with good looks and smart cos-'tumes. cos-'tumes. Their act la one tif those which always make a hit with Orpheum pa- ' I en is. ' . The davtleht motion pictures and Uie 'enncert nn heetra, sra other features on '.the aew bin. STAGE GOSSIP. Mort H. Singer will present Harry Bulger In "The Flirting Prlnceee." at tha Colonial soon, It Is a girly-whlrly show of frivolous music, paprlkaed with something some-thing more than wit. . see The Authors Producing company art-nouncee art-nouncee opening detee for oornpanles thet will eppear thle season In Charles Kleln'e The Oemblera." There will be two comnsnlee playing the east, ons of which will begin Its season sn September II. at Newburrrb. N. V, with Wright Huntington sad Mahel Brownell In the leadtns rolee. The western com pang will npen et Aennry Vara. September 14. having hav-ing Psiil Everter) and Oertrude rallas os Its leading principals.' The southern r-mpnv. with Charles Mackev and Lillian Lil-lian Kemhle et lie heed, will begin at Norrietnwn. Ps.. September II, and the company with JPrme raldare snd Jane (Vurt es Its featured members will open et the Majestle theatre, Boston, October Octo-ber a, -', ' a i . Patrons hf the rolonlel will see "The rtoearv" thle eeesoa. Rowland 4 Clifford Clif-ford have given thle play an added etase nrodurllon over the hr'.ll ency that was shown last season, frisking it doably at- , .t . . Hnn-Mt ndHTfp will Hw-iTt fc rrowtiti with ucrs.' No doubt tblt 1 rinn why Rtchr4 Piinfl' C-tvioup C-tvioup 0-orr. irMnetrla- hv MtMi ma rontf hfor tho yibHiT, T mkit IMa on httir thun !(. to make this yr'm How httf than toaf. h vftra bn th watrhword rtf th mnftmnt Wornoul Mfaa.. ahuhhy wrdrob aaxl nuMttonftM tiAva nvr found rlav- In ihir prorm. Thaa mth-l rnv at'o-vd for whil hut th Anitrt-cmn Anitrt-cmn ptrMiplsa mr too (ntr-Mla-nt to totormt them (or lnn. Nt m qtatiot.b. mor4. vi or aonK can find m piax in th pr-rrurr) pr-rrurr) f ih'a Tyvrforman-r. Th proirm ' b nlwn a ahao1utrlv fltn and rfln4-Thla rfln4-Thla rumpinv, whtrh ntimher nr1v forty for-ty chot). will h an at th Colonial for Qtia 6my my. Btindav. ftptambr 17. , "Spring Maid" Will : ...Come !o Sa!t Lake- Another opera' fmrs Vienns " with wolisee that refuse to let one's feet be. -have, and a heart throbhtns romance es Interesting ss a "beet eefllne' story book. Is the sty every . one deecrlaee that rhermlns eueoess, Th Sprmg Msld." .which thle city Is to have the nleasure of hearing gepietnber t. I and I at the belt Lake theatre. This will he'one ot the first perform -'sniee ' eutelde of New York since the 1'inefiif mehidlee of thle ktyotis Viennese .work began te be whletjed Snd kumniej ss llrosdwsv. "The Kprlng Meld" la now In Its esc . "Mv preesnt patient," ssid ths pretty pret-ty nurse, "is a peevish old niflioa airs." . . "Never mlsd. Hs tnsy ssk yAu to nisrrr him." Yes, he msv;-he ns snout run oat of othsr requests.' '-e-Snass City Journal. ej -e" I i I I a- ., id 11 . EMMA DT7SJC "- , . Co sflhs haadUnsig at the Orpm..m no (t.vtn la tig Siart gtlnlsf j,jyist. "Ih SabJ. |