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By Marion Barlow The special qualities of the music of
The next ccncert of the Choral Mozat, as far as they can be analysed,
Union series is not, strictly speaking, depend upon melodic novelty, richness
a concert and that alone; it is an and variety in orchestration, and
opera. But the Coral Union is the certain other virtues which all cul-
only organization in the neighborhood minate in the one word "brilliance."
which is adequate, and of a nature It is 'as dainly as old lace' in the
authorized to bring an opera here. words of "Musical America," and the
Nct everyone, it is safe to state, will comedy is intelligently funny.
object to a touch of the drama in- If you will, these two concerts will
terminglcd with his music. Wednes- instruct you and help you to acquire
day, November 19, which is Wednes- culture. If you are not particularly!
day of this week, is the date set for interested in the instruction, you will
the production of the "Marriage of surely find it all entertaining; you
f lga seo.' The opera will be given, will find the music appealing, the
cf course in.Hill auditorium.! scenes in good taste, and the acting*
Thee i a lotto he Mariag offinished. Then, perhaps the cultureI
There is a nlot to the "Marriage of will come without being bidden.
Figaro" which borders upon con-
fusion, if one takes it too seriously. ....
Yet lie who lays aisde his taste for;
realism, and accepts the exaggerated
c'rcumstances of the story will findI
therein a delicacy and sparkle of wit Pavlowa Abused
which is scarce in all times, ancient,'
medieval, and modern. This plot
culminates in a happy ending which;
excuses itself by being funny. It was By Sidney Faites.
written, moreover, in the days when Poor Anna! How she is being toss-
there were at least fifty million fewer ed about on the waves of personal
satisfactory conclusions in the world opinion throughout the East. The
than there are now, whole situation arose because of an
A boy, Cherubino, who is really a article written by Mr. Olin Downes,
lady named Celia Turrill, is one of music writer of the New York Times,
the chief comedians. He is the youth who made the assertion that a dancer
-who falls in love with every lady, can greatly aid music in helping to
near or far; which proves that Mozart, liberate it. Since the appearance of
too, knew the type. the writeup, the Times has been in
Figaro himself is a useless, enter- receipt of numerous communications
t.J.I fiIZn i UT fi t IL h A
The Genius That Is The Kennedy's
By Normann Th l icharacterized by exquisite psycho-
Drama-which yearly finds its place tlogical truth and subtlety, emotional t
on the programs of the Oratorical mastery and matchless form.ji
association-will hold the stage Tues-r Ranging through the centuries, Mrs. s
day in Hill auditorium. But it will Kennedy's art has taken in the drama a
not be Just ordinary drama, it will of ancient Greece, the mediaeval mys- p
be the well-known Kennedy-Matthi- teries and moralities, Shakespeare (in g
son players, who have been called i which she is said to excel), old com-
"the smallest wmpany, with the edy, and the best moderns.
biggest reputation." pt Margaret Gage, a pupil of the Ken-S
IgThese players will present "The nedy's, is a fine example of natived
Chastening," a play whosereception genius perfected by sound training- ,
I especially in "free speaking" England, She is said to possess rare spirituall
has been such that it cannot fail to distinction and endowment, and has
attract the American audience. And ialready won for herself the plauditsl
that Americanshave not failed to ap- of critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
!lpreciate both players and play is Of her "Lad" in "The Chastening"s
shown by the favorable comment that the London ,Morning Post said, "-itv
has followed them in every part of the would be difficult to imagine the part
country. !better or more beautifully inter-
The company is really not much of preted."t
t in.ize But hI The London reception of The
Editor's Note: The follo
isle reprinted from the lates
ssue of The New York Tir
pecial interest because of
ppearance of this exceptio
any under the amspices of t
gan Theatre LeagAp.
A little wooden church, dE
such, is tl. home of in
dr uma in Cleveland. It is
Playbouse it is the offsprin
Theatre Guild, and it selt
uncomfortably, about two
It is crowded night after r
ts neculiarly eager audienc
seern to mnind the narrowne
wooden seats or the broadu
highbrow dialogue.
As a hardboiled cos
theatre-goer one arrives the
benevolent condescension to
Tie Clev-dandP aylic
a conm an at an-n ie nL
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a~znng sort or person. int ne open-
ing situation he finds himself engaged
to one lady, a servant, and about to
marry another. At some time before
the curtain rises Figaro, in a moment
of . desperation, has pledged himself
to marry lady the first, or to return
to her the funds which he has borrow-y
ed. That is undoubtedly a fair enough1
bargain, if the maiden be not too
proud. The agreement, however, is
the nucleus for a complication of
circumstance 'and a variety of char-
acter which all proves that men and
humour have not improved greatly
through the past few centuries.
Concerning the actofs, there isl
Pavel Ludikar, bass-baritone, of the
Royal opera house of Milan, Turin,
Rome Bologna, Dresden, Vienna,
Prague, and the Grand opera house
of Paris who will play Figaro. He is
able to sing when it is appropriate in
Ita'ian, English, French, Spanish and
German. As' an actor,; he is known
best as "Mephistofele," "Wotan," and
"Figaro."
William Wade Hinshaw, who was
himself an opera singer of consid-
erable import in his day is the pro-
ducer of the "Marriage of Figaro."
He was also responsible for "Cost
Fan Tutte" and the "Impressario,"
two other Mozartian operas which
have appearqd here in other years.
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concerning the subject, and some of
them have been rather strenuously
phrased. For instance, one person
looks upon a Pavlowa ballet as a
usurpation pure and simple, while
another protests against the general
idea that a dancer "can in some way
interpret or illumine or give some
real significance to music" that it did
not have before.
And then there are those, and
1 happily they constitute the great
majority, who claim for Pavlowa and
her ballet all that she is justly de-
serving of. Her art-is not essentially
that of interpreting the musical works
of the composers, but rather a thing
apart and as supreme as the best of
the numbers performed. It is a dis-
tinct expression, as complete and as
satisfying as any other of the arts.
There is behind the Pavlowa creation
a t spontaneous outburst pfl life, a
naturalness of rhythm, which perhaps
is the most important fundamental of
all in music, and a grace that is in
itself enough to make one feel the
swaving of branches, the sighing of
winds, the songs of birds, the gentle
flowing of strdarms alcrng ccuntr;
hillsides. 'TIhere is an indefinable
something that is forever fresh and
new, and which never loses its ap
neal in an expr-ssion that is nwtural
that is free, and that is without bounds
02 artificiality.
CC tv u j-.y a. i c . .
would probably be difficult to find any Chastening" was probably as interest- most painfully pleasant sn
other organized group with as high a ing as that ever received by any play Thaere is no occasion for conc
peientage of real dramatic talent in any country. The Lord Chamber- sion. One sees an ensemble-
as is found in the three players who lain refused to license the play be- of a few professionals and man
Scomprise the entire organization. cause, as- he said, it was "too near the amateurf'-of alwxy-s compete
s Charles Rann Kennedy. the leader life of Christ." sometimes ins.ireU actors th
of the group, is not only an actor, The situation was saved by a Gil- stand com arisu with the bes
but also an author and producer as bertian twist peculiarly English. kind.
well, and is perhaps equally well. His Lordship felt "deeply moved" by They were playing Karel I
known and admired in .all three a- the play and thought it should be done. "R. U. R." without malice and
these fields. Of classical sympathies, So did that "highest dignitary of hysteria-it was the best perfo
a....of, theisurec"tanihoahe fantasia
and descended from a distinguished the Church" to hom he had suechanical fntasia
line of English Greek scholars, he is imitted it in his dilemna. The easiest ever seen. I am saying this
yet a modern of moderns, in many way out was talc'n,-the doors were any ('oo(sideration for the
respects ahead of his time, prophetic thrown open and the world invited. paralyzing limitations of a tiny
.both in form and idea. -And the world attended, members of It is astonishing to see how mi
His modernity seems amply proved royal households, actors, artists, lit- be done by 9assionate devotic
by the following statement from Shel- erary men, the clergy, illustrious talent).
don Cheney. "Kennedy has been cry- members of the bar--and the Lord Frederic McConnell, the it
shuco 'Trio '' ing out in the wilderness for the sort Chamberlain himself. working director of this exe
of thing the youngsters are now com- Thus "The Chastening" was intro- repertory theatre, Thas a mo
Musicale. They are, left to right: W ing to. Kennedy, with his remark- ! duced to London. And there is every bitious schedule for the season.
illem Willeke, 'Cello; Aurelio Giorni, able reaches into regions beyond the reason to believe that Tuesday night his next productions will be
Piano; and William Kroll, Violin. usual vision of play writers, with his those who view the performanceI Davis's "Icebound," Clare Ku
flashes of genius, his superb irony here will say, with the Boston Even- "Rollo's - Wild Oat," d'Ani
and his imagination; is bound to grow ing Transcript, "The effectiveness, of "Francesca da Rimini," Jean C
I in stature in histories of the stage, the performance was astonishing."- version of "The Brothers Karai
THE 'COMPLETE story of the Air- I and to be recognized as having in- Vellmoeller's "Turanidot." Mo:
plane Fliglht Around the World, ac- fluenced a large following." j Edgar Lee Masters has written the y er to his elbow, and a bigger
complished by U. S. Army Aviators, l Edith Wynne Matthison, who is text of Summer Day, a new song by for his creative enthusiasm!
really Mrs. Kennedy retaining the Roland Farley, published by G. Schir- Living up to the shining e
at first denied publication by the Gov- name under which she became famous, 'mer Inc. One of the poems in The of the Theatre Guild, the C1
ernment, is now being prepared under is said to be one of the most ii.'ohEdI New Spoon River by Mr. Masters Playhouse has become self-sup
official sanction for publication by artists of the ?ay. Equally gifted 'n (Boni & Liveright), is dedicated to soon after having been sta:
Houghton Mifflin. tragedy and comed, her work is Mr. 'arley. beach of the ocean,
The El,
Who will make their first appear
ance in Ann Arbor Monday night in
Pattengill auditoium at 8 o'clock,
under the auspices of the Matinee
GEORGE MOORE IS abandoning
his principle of publishing only in
limited editions and allowing Conver-
sations in Ebury Street (Boni &
Liveright) to go to the general public.
This is the first of Mr. Moore's books
to appear, except in limited editions
in almost ten years.
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Union
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Another musics
for this week is t
en by the EIshu(
(-mber 17 at 8
ruditorimn. The
three bristly for
men who becam
conceit in New
Musicale, compos
sasts of Ann A
Flizabeth Shurtle
this citvi. It is,V
most pretentious
tempting this se
will be classical,
ly. There will b
peal to the so-ca
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To return to t'
aro." Wolfgang
most of those' t
believe today th
not do. Sill hi
though he wrote
pressure. The
was composed it
al event scheduled
he concert to be giv- There are of course many musica?
co trio Monday Nov- compositions that should never be at-
o'clock in Pattengill tempted by the dance, and Pavlowa
trio is composed of has the good ability to leave these en-
'eign looking gentle- tirely' to themselves.'' In this she
.e famous after one differs from such a performer as
York. The Matinee Isadora Duncan. But such numbers
ed of musical enthu- as Saint-Saens "The Swan," Schub-
rbor is bringing the ert''s F minor "Moment Iviusical,
eff Coolidge group to Glazounow's "Bacchanale," and a host
we are told, quite the of others that could be named, and
thing they are at- all of which are snatches from various
ason. The program suites by these composers, are ex-
strictly-and honest-I tremely appropriate for the dance,
be no attempt to ap- and it is due to Pavlowa as much as
alled collegiate tast'e. to any other interpreter that these
* * works are as well known to the
he "Marriage of Fig- music public as they are.
Amadeus Mozart did Pavlowa's art is a soundly establish-
things which people ed one,' the oldest and most inherent
at an author should of all, and all the king's- horses would
s operas have lived have no effect in trying to bring about
e rapidly and under an alteration. It is as near the true
'Marriage of Figaro" beauty as comes within the scope of
n one month. Then, mere mortals to contend with, and all
vast numbers of the criticism that could be gathered
do impossible things, for centuries against it would be but
to 'add to the charm as a single grain of sand on the great
generous loans.
SCENE FROM MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
EDITHA FLEISCHER
"Susanna"
In Marriage of Figaro
CELIA TURRILL
"Cherubino"
in Marriage of Figaro
In Engslsh MOZART'S M Engli
too, he creates
characters, who
and seems only
o; his work.
That Sunday
Night Supper
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hungry, and that meal is not
being served at your house. Why
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