Word: metropolitanism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sing alternate measures of beauty and chaff. But the whole they found skillful stimulating, worthy of the Strauss of the tone-poems and the songs far worthier of production than many of the so-called novelties that have found their way into the repertoire of the Metropolitan and the Chicago companies the past few seasons...
...Robin Hood theme has been picked up again by the movies. Witness "Rose of the Golden West" and the current Metropolitan attraction, Richard Dix in "The Gay Defender". Be it remarked immediately that they did these things better with the help of Mary Pickford's husband. Certainly there are enough important Latins in Hollywood to keep Mr. Dix, the American of them all, out of slit Spanish trousers and Mexican fandangos. He is pre-eminently a home boy and should be discouraged in any more attempts to hit for Fairbanks. The film as casual amusement is pleasing enough. Thelma Todd...
...Farrar left the Metropolitan. Greatest publicity has been given to an alleged row with Maria Jeritza, new Austrian import then, because Jeritza was given certain of Farrar's roles. But Farrar and Jeritza never met, the latter admired the U. S. singer tremendously, went often to hear her. The truth was that Farrar, sole relic of the Conried star system, was getting bits of discipline from the management. She herself was tired out, vocally, spiritually. The death of her mother had been difficult for her. There had been the divorce from Cinema-Hero Lou Tellegen* whom she married...
...Farrar has kept out of the limelight. True there was the concert tour, and an abridged edition of Carmen that toured for a while. But operagoers never lost hope. There have been rumors that she would return to Berlin, that she had already been invited to open the new Metropolitan Opera House. She herself has spoiled the stories.? For her, opera is finished. Henceforth she works in miniature. In opera she played chiefly from her heart, from now on the New England thinking-cap must have harder wear. She will play, and live, from her head as well...
These are the plays which, in the light of metropolitan criticism, seem most important...