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...leave the music school where he was studying to be a violinist and composing on the side. By himself he learned to play the 'cello, went on writing music. But no one was interested until, under the spell of Wagner, he wrote Verklärte Nacht, a romantic string sextet which is still played more than any of his other pieces. At 26 he started the Gurre-Lieder but for bread & butter's sake he had to put it aside and orchestrate operetta scores. Thirteen years later the Gurre-Lieder had a big success in Vienna. People were...
...could overlook the lack of plot in "Ein Nacht im Paradies," if it had any of the qualities that in the past have made German musical-comedy films refreshing and amusing. But the photography is blurred, the parts overacted, and there is not a waltz during the whole performance...
...counters with irascible volubility. Little girls stand on tip toe and squirm while a doll says "mamma" and closes her eyes. On Tremont Street gamins paste their noses against the plate glass and whistle. Choirs seek a new Bass for the Halleujiah Chorus and the Junior League trills "Stille Nacht" amid giggles at pronunciation. Beacon Hill buys tins of choclate against the evening when bell ringers and choristers will trudge up Chestnut Street. Ministers fitfully page the Bible and leave it open on the desk at the Gospel of St. Luke. Mothers hide electric engines in the clothes closet...
Excellent use is made of a capable chorus throughout the show. The occasion when it is most effective is the Christmas scene in the trenches. One hears the Italian soldiers sing "Stillige Nacht" across the battle-fields to their German opponents and the latter reply. Doubtful as the authenticity of this scene may be, it comes as close to real beauty as the talkies have yet approached, and it is especially unfortunate that poor reproduction spoils the singing in several places...
Spartanburg, S. C., May 14-15, 34th annual Music Festival at Converse College. Programs will include Mendelssohn's cantata, Walpurgis Nacht. Soloists: Georges Barrere, Louise Lerch, Dorothy Flexer, Gina Pinnera, Frederick Jagel...