Word: operetta
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...Silesia, in 1862. Aged nine, he migrated to Manhattan. Dr. Leopold Damrosch, his father, was a musician of note, and in Walter's youth, Wagner, Liszt, von Bulow, Ruyer, Rubinstein visited his home. At 14 his father let him appear in his orchestra at the performance of an operetta but Walter was too nervous to life the cymbals. Nevertheless at 23 he became conductor of the N. Y. Symphony Society-at a time when there were only three symphony orchestras in the U. S. -the New York and Boston Symphonies and the N. Y. Philharmonic...
...company was ill selected. The humor of the event was in the hands of Clare Kummer who, contrary to her custom, did a dull job. The scenery, however, was superb; and the show emerged as the most beautiful in Manhattan. Unfortunately beauty and melody cannot carry an operetta unassisted...
...Dream Girl?Victor Herbert's last operetta will appear presently with Fay Bainter in the lead...
Maytime. The famous operetta, which is still a favorite after seven years, has been presented on the screen, minus the music and the swinging choruses. The effect is supremely silly. Sentiment is splashed around with a whitewash brush. An attempt has been made to jazz up this fragrantly simple story of the lovers who buried their love beneath a tree as they were forced to marry others, and had their souls reunited at last in their descendants. Harrison Ford, Ethel Shannon, Clara Bow and William Norris pop in and out of the story, doubling on their tracks through three generations...
...productions of the Shuberl operetta Blossom Time are now running simultaneously in Manhattan- one at the 44th Street Theatre, the other at the Shubert. Why? Well, the Shuberts say that they want to present Blossom Time in London and they just can't decide upon the exact personnel. So ballots listing the cast of both companies are distributed at both performances among the audience who are invited to vote as to who they think should travel over the water. The Shuberts have apologized to the Chicago Evening Post. You see, they thought that the Post's dramatic critic...