| Show q I Fritzi Scheff Queen of Comic Opera Scores Great Hit in Mlle Modiste M M I IK Ill Modist t. t as us portrayed b U by l Solicit ut III the Salt alt I Ie theater last lass night ht is one of or the th most o and lO entrancing characters that has boon dl displayed In that thai classic play play- bom in m many mon months Aa As a u pIa play ilay S 'S JI 1 lie He Modiste Is undoubtedly In III thy the front roll t Im I'm rank J of uC comic cornie operas If IC th there ro Wore more musical comedies offered to the theater patrons patron of oC the country that could compare with this production of ur Charles there would be little lit lit- tle opportunity for tor the exercise of or the literary ts of oC tl tin till critics who have IJ bt-a bt u deploring the tue of the American mf stage and anal would woul I be available to to In the thc theater going r-g-ohl r public i In larger measure Ie without the of or Hs Itself lf to the censure cen con sure BUC of oC Hie critics who place Iaco themselves cs In the po position of or censors So t many man called so-called comic operas Olera hn have e been presented in recent seasons that have o been totally devoid ol e of or the essential essen essen- qualities that should be he paramount In the productions that Mlle Mile Jle Modiste lodl tc Is In a U class b by Itself There is a real plot In the thc production and the llie action of uC the is hI brou brought ht about in Ju a t. t manner r th that t is as ns pleasing as aF It Is logical In tho thin first place the thc Mlle Modiste as 01 played b by FritzI Jw Juts has a n logical reason renson for being ehu She hc Is simply a n shop girl in the lie millinery y es es- es t of or thu the Mine Cecil who Is in iii loyc loo with Captain De Dc nou ray Possessed with remarkable dramatic dra dra- matic malic anI and aini musical talent this shop girl rises to tho the front rank of concert singers sing sing- C ore ers 1 nu and proves herself worthy of the lie love lo of the lie heir to tho fortune of the thc house hous of dc IC St. St Mar Jar even III In the estimation estima estima- tion of lIC tho ho proud count himself The Tho humor o of tho the piece is clean and anil bright t t throughout t. t an anti and 11 II If Is s In Interpreted Interpreted Inter Inter- t r- r lc h by comedians who are ll capable and clever lever Claude as Hiram Dent Bent the lie American ican In hi Paris nils his place In the cast with n a spirit that wins the tho sympathy and sUJ support ort of or the audience from thy the start To lo give gol thi th the rl humor of or his lines In the he play would tUll only detract I irom tile the nt of J c. ec which iv wilL be ue seen and h heard I by all nil who art are Able ble to tu procure procurO scats seats for or the performances perform anC ances anees 8 of tonight and Wednesday night SuffIce to say sa- that tho they are arc bright ht and n now w and are brought ht out by Mr dr Gil- Gil tUI hi In a manner that admits of no lie suggestions sug for COl ug ot improvement of course has hai the lie center cen ter of ot lie tho stage whenever sho she Is in to n view all and moreover tlc deserves es cr cg the tho place I Robert as ns Captain Etienne Do I ls is acceptable although his voice was not at ut Its bt best t for the opening open In ing performance Ja last l night ht Leo o Mars Mar as Ga Gaston ton the artist was exceptionally po and duets rendered by Miss Delmar Delmar Del- Del mar UI Miss I s Morrison were wort- among the choicest st specialties hi In the lIP opera Following Is the tho cast of ot the principal characters In lii the opera Henri DC Count Do Dc St. St Mar Mr Ir William Capt De Do Bou his nephew Mr t Michac Hiram Unit nt an American Ican millionaire million aire Mr dr Clou Claude Claudo o Gaston an artist Mine Ime Cecils Cecil's son soo Mr 11 Leo Leu Mars 18 Lc Je Marquise DC De Mr J. J G G. Dolo Ileno Heno La Motto engaged to Marie Louise Louls S Mr Howard Chambers Francois Francuis porter at Mine 1010 Cecils Mr Ir K It W. W Hunt Mine Cecile proprietress of or a Parisian Parisian Pa Pu- hat shop Miss Josephine tier Her daughters Miss diss Grace Grac Delmar Nanette tt Miss 1118 Blanche Morrison Marie Louise De Do fa Bou J- J sister l' l Miss lIss Carlyn Strelitz Bebe e e dancer at Folies Berg Bergere Miss 1188 Bar Bard Mrs Hiram Bent mt Miss a Bertha Holly I Ill Fill In 1 Miss II s S Fl Itz I c It e rt 1 la In n the chorus e is a ue bevy of or pret- pret I ly hy girls gins who van can all slug sing Iu well and the tho ca cast capt t I b- b Well v.-oll balanced Costumes are arc fresh and tivo lUt and the tiit production as ns asa a whole hull merited I he the crowded hou house I which h greeted g the lie first performance |
