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D'AILT FAT3EHVNEW WEDNESDKT, APRIB Broadway Greets Another New Play Movie Firs t-Nighiers See Hell Below' 20 2077 CEXTURr. SYLVIA FIELD Theater News The Theaters Reverting to Type By ART By ARTHUR POLLOCK ARITHMETICALLY SPEAKING If two can live as cheap as one (And people say it hai been done), Incontrovertibly it's true That four can live as cheap as two. If that's the case, it seems to me, That six can live as cheap as three I And further (if I'm not a bore), That eight can live as cheap as four I If this is so, with heart and soul, I dont agree with birth control, For, though lt may sound droll and funny, Each new addition saves you money I BOB MAXWELL. 1 Man Bites a Lively and Amusing Comedy AJbout Excitement on a Newspaper, Opens at the Lyceum Broadway hasn't had a newspaper play in some time now and It had got to be time it had another. Last night to nil the gap came "Man Bites Dog" to the Lyceum Theater.

It happens that it li the best of the newspaper plays since "The Front Page." That lucky. "Man Bites Dog" Is by Don Locbiler, a new playwright, and Arthur Barton, who was represented last season by a lusty comedy that itself with movie exploiters. At its first performance here It turned out to be a homespun little comedy amiably realistic and, if not the last word in the expert, a very comical affair. And if Mr. Barton had not staged it himself, but had left thaf job to someone more experienced, it would 'have achieved more successf uUy the rapid-fire effect intended and therefore proved considerably more im i am lrl in "Hilda Cattidy," coming Moon to the Martin Beck Theater, Please, sweetheart, don't be scared.

The truth, come tell me. Telll I ask you It's the last time: Does this hat look well? MILDRED BURNSTEIN. Russian Kretchma, E. 14th probably best known of the Russian spots. Next to the Labor Temple where they lecture on such things as "The Tragedy of the Intellectuals." Splendid floor show with much.

Russian hl-yiyi, whistling, whirling of skirts, stamping of heels, guitar and aocordion playing and deep basso rumblings about the Volga boatmen. Gaudy Russian decorations and candles on each table in Russian manner. Gleb Elin orchestra plays "Rise Shine" Just as readily.as "Hot-Cha Chor- nya Outstanding dishes are Hot Zakuska which is black and red caviar and all Russian Sproti smoked little fishjs, served with onions a.nd pickles Shaah-lick, of course Beef a la Strogon-off beef stew with sour cream and onions Cutlets Maraechal AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN NOEL' COWARD'S and Matt Brjggt In the comedy Broadway run at the Broadhurtt. ITilliiim Frawley, Clare Woodbury tthlrk eaten the fifth month of ill The -By MARTIN ARTHUR tragedy. His first study was the ghogt jcene from Hamlet wjth his teacher playing the ghost.

"Most comedians want to become tragedians and play Hamlet. Well, 1 1 got that off my chest early and now it aoesn i coiner me. i content to remain a comedian," laughed Truex. He has been in 26 Broadway plays In 28 years. He spent three years in London, appearing in seven shows there.

His most recent stage hits have been '-'Whistling in the Dark," "Lysistrata," "The Third Little Show" and "Ritzy." BROOKLYN FAVORITE Truex paid his Income tax In Brooklyn for 15 years. He resided in Great Neck, Long Island, for 15 years, before moving to his Jersey farm. His mother, Mrs. Ida Truex, still lives in "Great Neck. Truex first appeared in Brooklyn 23 years ago at the oldMontauk Theater.

Ha played a jockey in a show called "Wildfire," starring Lillian Russell. He has played here IS or 20 times since. In one year, he. appeared in Brooklyn no less than fire times. "It looked like -a stock company appearance," he observed.

He likes to "try ouf'inew plays in Brooklyn. "You get a better idea of what will be Broadway's reaction than you would by trying out anywhere else away from he explained. He was seen here in "Six Cylinder Love," "Very Good, Eddie" and "Napi," among TRUEX LIKES BLVE-X "Every time a show ol ours docs well we say it means just so many more dahlias and tulip bulbs or our Jersey farm," he remarked, smiling at his wife he gets to Brooklyn from the farm in about one, hour by driving over the George Washington' Bridge, parking his par at the 115th St. station of the 8th Avenue line and coming down by subway One of the things he boasts about is that he and one of his two sons tied for first place in the Long Island Father-and-Sop Golf Tournament at Garden City t'other year they lost in the play-offs, however loves "anything outdoors" has the deeply-tanned, weather beaten, finely-wrinkled face, of an outdoor man wears his hat at a cocky angle is a roast beef fan, but his two big weaknesses are Mexican dishes and blue ties has been married twice weighs 135 pounds and is the same height and build as Napoleon but, unlike most men like that, he hasn't a Napoleon complex he knows all about "Nap" because he once played Napoleon In a Shubert show dislikes critics who say his performances are "too good to be Treux" or "too Tfeux to be good." CRISIS You really think so? You're sure? Darling, you wouldn't lie. Now tell me just once more; Otherwise I'll die.

AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN 'Hell Below a Screen Drama of American Subma-rines in the Wart lias Its Premiere at 1 the Aslor Theater pressive. As it is, it seems too often to have to stop to catch its breath, though it has not hurried enough to be breathless. The actors know well enough the effects desired but haven't been helped sufficiently in attaining them. The thing stutters when it needn't. With comic lines "Man Bites Dog" is rich some of them not the last word in delicacy, fcy any means.

Its action is rather constricted, since it takes rlace all in one SP0' and expands a single situation. But that, it seemed last night, should not have mattered if the players had known how to hurry wisely. The cnicf criticism of the play is the one so often made that all it needed was to be polished and directed bv George Kaufman, The playwrights set their comedy In the news room of a tabloid newspaper in the Middle West. An important prize fight is taking place and the wife of one of the fighters has been going about with a reporter on The Tab. The fight is crooked, the fighter whose wife is careless gets rtrunk after it and comes to The Tab office to beat up the reporter.

Instead of doing so he is shot by his flashy and chicken-headed wife. Shot right there in the office! Whereupon Doc Sanger, the flamboyant managing editor, a yellow journalist, almost dies with delight. It is the biggest scoop of his experience. At once his brain begins to work, he gets out an extra on the murder, neglecting to notify the police until he is sure the other papers will have no" time to get the news. All evening he.

spends embroidering the facts to keep the story going from day to day, week to week. He is going to make a heroine of the wife, tell the story serially and signed. He makes her an Indian princess, forcer, a woman from the advertising department to pose for pictures as the dead fighter's distressed old mother, gets the wife drunk and promises to make a movie star of her as a result of the Music of By EDWARD The opening qf Jild Cassldy. which was to take place tonight at the Martin Beck Theater, has been postponed for a few days due to scenic and lighting effect which require more time. Gertrude Mudge will be in the lead of "Shady Lady." a musical comedy sponsored br Harry Meyers.

Estelle Morando ainA J. Fred Coots are responsible for the book and lyrics Ludwlg Sata will appear in "A Father Without Children" at the Brooklyn Roll and Theater this Friday evening The Pegasus Group will revive "The Little Accident," Thomas Mitchell and Floyd Dell's piece. A special matinee performance of "Dinner at Eight" will be given at the Music Box next Tuesday afternoon foor the benefit of the Actors Fund Stuart Bee be, John Ra-vold and Joan Cordes have Joined the cast of Ibsen's "Ghosts," which George H. Brennan plans to revive next month. SUNNY JIM'S UNCLE PASSES William Bottomley, uncle of Jim Bottomley of the Cincinnati Reds, died following an operation for appendicitis in La Salle, 111., recently.

He had been custodian of the tourist eamp in Starved Rock State Park, near Ottawa, 111., his home, for many years and was widely known in that section. chjeken cutlet stuffed with mushrooms i. and Cutlets Pojaxsky chopped chicken cutlet they algo, serve Chinese Chop Suey and German dishes grod spot if you happen lo be in the neighborhood but pretty expensive. AV OLD MAN SPEAKS I walk content. Why should I run? A swifter pace, the Journey done.

My feet now tread a stately stride With age's dignity and prida. Let youth disperse the flippant breatb I know the eloquence of death, And time has touched with silver wool My head and made life beautiful. HOSACE LOSH. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN MAJESTIC NEv. This wrrK Ftm.

Mata. Wed. LEE SHlllERT araienta (Prior to IVwart Peggy Wood Ernest Truex "REST SELLERS' NET WEEK SEATS NOW ricTs" C0UNSELL0R-AT-LAW in, PAUL MUM IN PERSON 6Vr42id SHOWING TODAY I stl It seemed pretty apparent to a number of the visitors to the Astor Theater last night that if Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had devoted more footage to the exploits of the U. S. submarine service and less to the rather inane lovemaklng between Madge Evans and Robert Montgomery, the picture called "Hell Below" might, have been a good deal better than it Is.

As it was unwound for the first time at the Aslor last night, this photodrama of deep sea heroism during the war Is distinguished by 'a few thrilling shots of an American "sub" In action in the Mediterranean, PEOPLE, PLACES, POEMS "It is a long worm that has no turning," according to the old adage Ernest Truex is a short' worm- he's only five foot, three and a half inches who has been turning ir stage productions for some 20 years. In his newest play, "Best Sellers" at the Brooklyn Majestic this week, he gives another of his unmatched worm-that-turns performances and quite funny, too. But although He has been playing the diffident, hesitating, timid type of man for years, he is far from that off-stage. Away from the theater, he is very much the outdoor man. He has a farm in Jersey, plays a fine game of golf, hunts, fishes, and lives very vigorously.

I found him back-stage at the Majestic, in a blue dressing gown, peering into a wall mirror very intently as he applied his makeup, In one hand he held a smaller shaving mirror and in the other a makeup pencil. His charming wife bade me welcome. COMPARES STAGE AND SCREEN "I've only been back from Holly wood for about a month," he remarked after the "I made two pictures. One wa 'Whistling In the which has already been shown, and the other The Warrior's I don know myself when the latter will be released, intend to return to the Coast when this play has finished its fun which I expect will be a long one and will do a picture for Fox. But I don't intend to stay there.

I don't intend "ever to give up the stage or screen, for that matter. I will keep on with both, A comedian needs to keep up his stage contacts. I have talked with Jlmmie Durante and Eddie Cantor about it and they both agree. Anybody who must get laughs, needs to return to the stage every little while. Anybody used to hearing the laughs, needs them for inspiration.

"I like Hollywood and picture work. Movie work is fairly easy as compared with the stage. It re quires a lot more patience and I have large quantities of patience. The longer you work the more money you get. And I den't mind sitting around while they continue to pay me.

To me, the grlnfl of the movies doesn't compare with the grind of the HAMLET AT FIVF Truex has been on the.stage wac- tically all his 'life. He played the ghost scene from Hamlet when he waa five years of age and toured the Middle West as a child tragedian until he was old enough to head for New York. His father was a doctor in a small Missouri town. An old Shaketperian actor was taken ill while playing there and Truex's father doctored him. When he recovered he started a school of elocution and dramatics and took young Truex as a pupil to pay off his medical bill.

Truex started on AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN IVIRV NMHT NEW .00 BEST Ullil HOCTOR XWmJ BOB RIPAX-ai XrT- OAHNER, WOt A KAKINS-oifcr i i 1 Juilliard Shidents in Cimarosa's 'The Secret Mar- riage'i the Apollo Club Gives Its Annual Spring Concert (LOEWS VALENCIA, Jamaica Av. flARRIEL 0r th Vt'hlta Hoiia. Walter Ilualon ON THE STAOE-WILI, MAHONEY-Ann TODAT WITH LOEWS "Al'E" VAI'DEVILLE TODAY LOEWS GATES, Gates Myitar af Wl Muieuia; Pallaek and Ct. Othar TODAY ON LOEWS PERFECT TALKING SCREFVS TOnAV LOEWS KINOS, Flatbush-Tllden Avea.JKlm-Etlm-Llaa.1 ARRYMORERaaautln A. LOEWS PITKIN.

Pitkin 8aratoa. John-EthH-Llanal BARRYMONI Ratputlla A EmS LOEW 8 BEDFORD, Bedfprd EN MUST FIGHT. Diana i Lury Una' LOEWS BREVOORT.Brev rt-Bpdtord Sally Eilen. Dunn, Sallar'l Lwk A raaa'way llad I.OEW8 CENTURY. DEVILS.

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Myitery al Wai Huiaum; A Mia Mult Fliht, Wynyard "Man BUeg Doe" A comedy by Don Lochbller and Arthur Barton. Preiented at th Lyceum Theater by Theron Bamber-Itr. Staged by Barton. THI CAST Doe Sanjer lM Donnelly Jake Zimniel Raymond Walburn Pete Schulu Victor Ktllan Vic Kane Don Beddoe Jot Barrinaer Millard Mitchell Clarence Brophy. Griggs Ike Gomberp.

Snake Freddy Miss Binswanjer. Jay Adier Martin Needham Herlein Renee Brennan Moore Joe Brennan jJark stone Helen Lee Gertrude riynn Lieutenant Znrbe. James Kearney Sirjeant Burke. O'Brien Polireman Murphy Dan Carey Trendle Charles Walton Mrlntash Horace McMahon Armistead. Phil Sheridan Dr.

Heal J. Francis-Robertson Emmett Martin Gabel Kenjon William Cowan publicity arid then, having blown his ego up to balloon proportions, learns that the murdered man is not dead but merely dead drunk. When the actors have had more practice in their roles and can be more glib, "Man Bites Dog" will be a very bright and beguiling little entertainment. If Mr. Barton In staging it has not done the best possible in the matter of pacing the play, he has drilled his actors until they give very believable characterizations.

And he has east the play wisely. It is easy to like as a result. Leo Donnelly is the center of the whirlpool in the role of the managing editor, a glib actor with the necessary precision and force but at the moment not yet sufficiently familiar with his lines To make the most of them. Victor Klllian is a veteran copy reader, his victim and enemy, Dennle Mqore. is the weak-willed and willing wife, Raymond Walburn the city editor, Owen Martin, photographer, and various other players fill various Other roles, with acceptable verisimilitude.

You, will enjoy yourself at the Lyceum. the Day CUSHING. 'The Secret Marriage' Operatls eomedv In two acts. Text hv Giovanni Bertatl, translated by Reginald Gatly and Albert Btoaaael. Music bv Domenlco Cimarosa (with new recitations by Mr.

Stocssell. Produced by the Julllard Opera, school at the Jullilard Audltorlumester-day alternoon. THE CAST Geronlms Raymond Middleton Ellsctta Florence Vickland Carolina Ruby Mercer Flilalma Beatrice Oilman Count Robinson Harold Bojesi Paollna Barr conductor: Albert Stoessel Desigiifr: Alfredo Vaienll llness of line much of this eighteenth century music has, what purity and grace and delicate suggest! veness! "II Matrimonio Segreto" is a little masterpiece that we should have heard and become famillary with long, ago, on the stage of the Metropolitan, Even the story it tells, adapted from Gar-rick's "The Clandestine Marriage," has points in its favor it is no sillier than the, usual comie opera libretto, and much more lucid and truly amusing. Yesterday the text was sung in English, a translation by Reginald Gatty and Albert Stoessel; Mr. Btoessel was also responsible for recitatives and the musical direction of the performance.

I should add, perhaps, that the researches of Prof. George O'Dell of Columbia University have discovered 'no record of a New York performance of "II Matrimonio Segreto" in the hundred-year interval between Its introduction here in 1834 and its revival yesterrffiy by the Juilliard students. Concert goers have, however, been familiarized with the overture to the opera. THE ArOM.O CM'B The Apollo Club gave its third but to alter old formula not its last concert of the season at the Academy of Music last evening, the program carrying the announcement that it would sing there again, on the evening of May 16, together with the Morning Cricral, for the benefit of the Musicians' Emergency Fund. Mr.

Thaver conducted, and the assisting artist was Mme. Gretc Stueckgold, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Association. The program opened traditionally Students of the Juilliard Opera School presented Jn their own auditorium yesterday afternoon the production of Domenlco Cimarosa's "II Matrimonio Segreto," which was their contribution to the music festival Tield In Washington, at the Library of Congress, over last weekend. Like other Juilliard productions it was animated by the best of intentions, though these were, it seemed to me, less fully realized than they might have been. Perhaps, though, before taking exception to details of what .1 saw and heard yesterday afternoon I should first tell of thmore agreeable and satisfying features of the entertainment.

Those were, first of all, the spirit of the performance, Infuse with that ipcclal zest NOW FOR THE Screen DICKSTEIN- some of the silliest movie-romancing I 'Hell Below A Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer production based on Commander Edward Ellsberg a story, "Pigboati." TMracted by Jack Conway and preiented at the Astor Theater with the following cast: Robert Montgomery, Walter Madge Jimmy' Durante, Eugene Pallette, Robert Young, Edwin Styles, Jorn Lec Mahin, David Newell, Sterling Hoi-loway and Chrrlea Irwin. harbor. "Hell Below," in its closing chapters, becomes a little bit silly. Jimmy Durante, as Ptomaine, the submarine's cook, contributes some welcome comic relief to this production. "Schnozzle" is particu larly funny in the sequence in which he engages in a flatIC" combat with a boxing kangaroo.

Eugene Pallette also is amusing in the role of Mac-dougal, the chief torpedo man. And, needless to say, Wajter Huston gives a first-rate performance as the submarine commander. But the faults of "Hell (Its artificial love interest and the incredible events in the later chapters) outweigh its virtues. And we are sorry, for a more judicious use of the material which has gone into this film might easily have resulted in an extraordinary photoplay. Presents Mixed Chorus Concert The Brooklyn Singers, the borough's only chorus of mixed voices, presented its annual Spring concert last night nt the Apollo Studios, 381 CarltonAve.

The group, which numbers 35 singers, nas been in existence three seasons ana lor more than a year cariyie Duncan has been the conductor. Assisting soloists last night were Sterling Hunklns, cellist, and James Miles Booth, baritone. Sing Nursery Rhymes Two of the groups given last night were ioik songs and-nursery rhymes. Of the latter the old familiar, "Tom, Tom, Jhe Piper's Son" and "Dickory, ijicicory. uock." appeared in a new guise with music by Alfred Allen.

The folk songs. Included Russlsgi, uermnn ana opanisn. A more amwtious pumber was "God of All Nature," an arrange ment by H. W. Loomls of the an dante movement of Tschalkpwsky's nun eympnony.

Beatrice Whltlatch was the afr companlst for the chorus. AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN GEORGE ARLISS In 'THE WORKING MAN" "NOAH'S Silly Syaiph.ny Day MUSIC HAH lost Two Dayt at New ROXY HELL' BELOW 0T MONTQOMCiV JlmmvDUMNTi.Waltr MuitM Madia (mm Daily 2.50, S. io Hoi. J. MO, ASTOR Ivmlma snu is a i to llrld On frrrrnl JOAN CRAWFORD and flABV mnpwm "TODAY LIVE" HaJ-iAY HOI.ora and alhtra MAURICE CHEVALIER I "A HP'IMI STOayim H.la T.al.r.a.

msmmmtmU MUSICAL SHOW IN TOWN MARY PICKFORO "SECRETS" Stnrt, LIONEL It RVMORt I "LOOKING FORWARO' FOXJ UTIUtH NIVINt 'Mya'a BIT Shawl R'RRV HERSHFIE10 ncaLBTnoDV Mta.a "INFERNAL MACHINE" wave Taaln, c. Marrh) Mention Eacle When Shopping FEATURE FILMS Mitt I 14. Mlrmt'm IUMmJdnd I nlt)rrli. LLa A CHANCE ScHwib and ORCH. ENTIRIALC.

I 1 11 16 Dt Sylvi'i Stnsttiontl SlICCtM I JACK Sams cxeat show, li A LEY TAKE IAMB OKtAIT C4fw tID SILVCR I JUN KNIOHT MITZI IHAYFAIR. apollo bargain but marred (almost irreparably) by we have ever come across. The exciting episodes Include the torpedoing of a couple of German battleships (very vividly depicted), a determined effort on the enemy's part to destroy Jhe Yankee submarine by dropping a barrage of depth bombs, and some dramatic scenes inside the "sub" after she had run aground on the" bottom of the sea. These incidents in "Hell Below" have been handled quite magnificently. Yet, much of their effect has been lost by the periodic introduction of those unfortunate scenes be tween the young, naval lieutenant (Mr.

Montgomery) and his superior officer's daughter (Miss Evans). Why do movie producers continue to believe that no picture can be complete "without that little thing ealled love? "Hell Below" gets off to a promising start with the departure of a flotilla of American submarines for European waters. The interest Is maintained during the scenes depicting the arrival at an Italian prot, and it is still there when the Yanks go ashore for a bit of a spree with the dark-eyed aignoras. And then Lt. Tommy Knowlton meets and Is immediately smitten by Lt.

Com. Walter Huston's daughter. Whereupon, as far as we are concerned, the production at the Astor springs a bad leak and sinks right down to the bottom of the sea. The ploj reveals, none too clearly, that Joan has a husband who was hopelessly crippled in a flying accident, and so lt is up to Mr. Montgomery eventually to do the honorable thing, i.e., to make Miss Evans hate him so that she will go back to the boy with the broken spine.

And, having done his good deed, it 1 practically a certainty that the sacrificing hero will eliminate himself by remaining alone on the submarine, which is to be blown up to obstruct the gateway to an enemy with the club motto, as set by its founder and first conductor, Dudley Buck. In this and in the chorus from Handel's "Samson" that followed the club sang with robust but carefully modulated tone under Mr. Thayer's skillful and Inspiriting leadership. Its work throughout the evening testified to the seriousness with which its members pursue their musical avocation. Mme.

Stueckgold's first appearance on the program was in a scene from the second act of "Faust" the ballad of the King of Thulle, fol lowed by the Jewel Song, beautifully sung, and filling the listener witn a desire to hear Mme. Stueckgold as Marguerite in a performance of Gounod's opera. Later, after arrangements for chorus of music by Rachmaninoff, Stanford and.frede-rick Logan, the soloist was heard Jn a Lleder group including Brahms' "Von ewiger Liebc" and "Vcrge-bllches Staendchcn," Wolf's "Mig-non." Strauss' "Staendchen, and Schubert's "Wohln," the latter an encore. Mme. Stueckgold as a Lieder singer has been one of the seasin's discoveries, and her delivery last night of the Brahms songs and, especially, Wolf's "Mignon" was unforgettable.

The program continued through Dudley Buck's "Paul Reve re's Ride," rhree choruses by MacDowell, a chorus from "lolanthe," and choruses by Velt s-nd Grieg. Incidental solos in various choral numbers were sung by Oodfrey James, tenor; Duncan Cornwall, bass, arid ElilQtt Williams, baritone, Additional news of Apollo Club concert wilt be found en the Society BAY RIDGE SECTION Fortwar. RRIh-Pt. Hamilton Pltr. Crime af the Century and Vaiana Jlanley.

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Emnlro vd. B'klvn Interlude and He Learned Aeeul Wwataa Rlvera.et.JohnPl.atKlngionAv..Oreat Jaaper and St Woman fXATBUSH SECTION Flathuh. Chiirch ft Flatbuxh Avi. Honor Amonc Lovera and Broadway liUn.nitll 111! Blhll.h J. -a and gayety of which, it appears, only youth is Secondly, there was the admirable singing of certain members of the cast Florence Vickland.

especially, and Harold Boggess while a word of praise is also due the orchestra, a student ensemble, for its admirable playing of the score, its soft-texlured, transparent tone, the sensitiveness' and accuracy of its response to the promptings of Mr. Stoessel's ba'ton. In other respects I found the production and performance inferior to those which the school gave of the Erskine-Gruenberg "Jack and the Beanstalk," of Rcenes from Monteverdi's "Coronation of Pop-pea" and of Puccini's "Gianni Schlcchl." It seemed, though perhaps it was not, somehow less imaginative, more conventionalized, in the details of its mlse-en-scenc, its direction. Knowing the views of certain responsible spokesmen of the Juilliard School on the subject of operatic production, we naturally expect, in the work of the student atong these lines that an effort will be made to break with conventions and traditions that no longer have any validity; to revitalize opera by bringing to it a sense of the new theatrical values. Yesterday's production and performance of "The Secret Marriage" were In type all too familiar; they would have seemed quite in place on the static of the Metropolitan a statement which Mr.

Ersklne, surely, will not interpret as flattering to the school, though others jnay. The Juilliard may be developing singers and orchestral players, but on the evidence supplied yesterday it is rertainly not developing the new type of stage director and regisseur that opera in this country necris so badly My impressions of other Jullilard School operatic productions have been quite the opposite cf this: perhaps some one's plans for "The Secret Marriage" miscarried. These were the thoughts that passed through my mind at Intervals during yesterday's performance. For much of the time, of course, I was enjoying Cimarosa's delightful score, which really is, as has been said of it so often, nearly Mornrtean in quality snd dietlnction of inven-ttoti and-workmanship. What love- ETHEL tar jack I TIER MAN WHITING Irtainm, W.

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