VICTOR HERBERT’S ‘RED MILL’ |
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IS SECOND PRESENTATION OF
ATLANTA OPERA ASSOCIATION
Mahon, Flavia Arcaro, Louis Tem- |
Composition Is Product of
pleman,
Charles
Gallagher,
John |
Wheeler, the dancers, Amerique and |
Genius at Its Height, and
Neville, and several bright members |
of the chorus and ballet will have |
Contains Prodigal Quantity
leading roles this week.
action
of “The
Red Mill”
of Typical Tunes
The
hinges about a mysterious windmill,
which the scene designers have built
BY FRANK DANIEL
for the production. The settings are |
probably the
most elaborate ever
“The Red Mill,”
which the At-
used in a production of the Atlanta |
lanta Municipal
Opera association
Municipal
Opera association.
Mem-
will
present
this week at the Br-
bers of Jast Monday evening's audi-
anger theater as the second week-
ence will be glad to learn that, in
ly production of its
third summer
spite of the pretentiousness of the
season of comic opera, is by Victor
scenery, it can be changed in five
Herbert, the Irish-American compos-
minutes.
er of ‘Naughty
Marietta,” “Sweet-
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and
ether
operettas
in
|
Like most Herbert operettas, ex-
hearts,"
|
cellent opportunities for choral work
which the preced’ng companies of
is provided, which promises to give
the association sc.1é@ some of their
the singing organization
Charles
greatest successe
Berton has trained another chance |
Herbert compored “The Red Mill”
to demonstrate their notable ability.
when he was stil) a young man, at
The ballet will
illumine the entire |
a time when his prolific talent was
Fresentation,
at its riches
It was first produced
“The
in 1906. Herbert's career as a com-
Lewis Morton has staged
poser extends
over more than 30
Red Mill” with his usual apprecia-
tion of atmosphere and color, The
Fred Stone in the famous roles of
years.,, with Dave Montgomery and
company has
been
concentrating
its
practice hours on this produc-
Con Kidder and Kid Conner A year
tion for the past fortnight.
or two ago, Miss Marion Davies, the
Herbert's prodigality
with
his
cinema
empress,
appeared
in
a
melodies is evident, throughout the
movie version of “The Red Mill.”
score. There are ‘half a dozen tunes
Roland Woodruff, the gymnastic
which will follow you from the thea-
juvenile whose work !n “The Pink
Lady”
established him as a favor-
ter, and several comic scenes which
ite of this season's
company,
and
will probably lure you back.
Richard Powell,
the equally pleas-
ant comedian, are heirs to the roles
and
Governor Martin’s Car
first_played by Montgomery
Stone.
Comedy scenes and dance
numbers in which they appear con-
Is Discovered in Woods
stitute a
large
part of the per-
formance.
Leading Roles
Abandoned by Thieves
Claire Madjette, the prima donna,
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 25.—
will appear in the leading feminine
(Pi—The
automobile
of Governor
role,
wearing the
Dutch
costume
John W. Martin,
which was stolen
Herbert found so picturesque in his
the
|in the downtown district Thursday
operettas,
Sudwarth Frasier,
| night,
was recovered Saturday by
; tenor, has a much more promising
the police.
role than the somewhat
thankless
The machine was found abandoned
| part he had in ‘The Pink Lady.”
in woods-on the outskirts of the city.
Alice MacKenzie,
Madeleine Me-
It had been damaged slightly.