Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1938 — Page 19

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Irish Plays

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Abbey Players Will Stage Synge, O'Casey Works, ~ May2and3.:

The repertory of the Abbey Players’ Indianapolis engagement will consist of “Playboy of the Western World,” “Rising of the Moon,” “The Far Off Hills” and “Juno and the ‘Paycock.” Vincent Burke, English’s manager, announced today. The famous Dublin dramatic company will play ‘English’s on May 2 and 3. The first two plays, by Synge and Lady Gregory, will make up the Monday night bill; “The Far Off Hills,” a Lennox Robinson comedly, will be presented at the Tuesday matinee, and the famous comedy drama of Sean O’Casey Will close the brief engagement. This is the same company which was seen on the group's last American tour and, with few exceptions, all are veterans of the Abbey Theater. Barry Fitzgerald, who made his American movie debut in “The Plough and the Stars” and who was - last seen in “Bringing. Up Baby,” rejoined the company in Los Angeles and will be seen here.

Others Named

Others in the company are Eileen Crowe, Frolie Mulhern, Michael J. Dolan, Austin Meldon, F. J. McCormick, Maureen Delany, : Arthur Shields, May Craig, Aideen O’Connor, Denis O'Dea, Joseph Linnane, Ria Mooney and U. Wright. F. ‘R. Higgins of the Abbey Theater directorate is in personal charge. ~All the listed players are of almost equal importance, since the Irish troupe is truly a repertory company. There is no “star” system. The actors are accustomed to taking a play’s leading part at one performance, and doing a “bit” with equal care and enthusiasm in the

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KEY NETWORK STATIONS {Subjest to mi

Here are six leading artists in the field of music and the dance, who ¢

will be presented at English’s next season by Martens Concerts, Inc.

the season Oct. 24;

| I | (1) Lawrence Tibbett, the popular bring Jascha Heifetz on Nov. 13;

opera and radio baritone, will open

(2) A “popular demand” return engagement will

(3) Kirsten Flagstad, hailed as the

greatest Wagnerian soprano of the generation, will make her first

Indianapolis appearance on Dec. 4;

(4) Amparo Iturbi and her famous

brother, Jose, (6) will close the series March 27 with a’ concert of solos

and two-piano music; (5) another.

Indianapolis debut will be that of

Trudi Schoop and her celebrated Comic Ballet on Feb. 6.

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treatment sometimes accorded it.

More than that, the Metropolitan tenor kept a fine balance-between the operatic style, which ‘is his stock in trade, and the more intimate and reticent delivery which the ‘concert hall demands. were faults to find in tempo, and interpretation, if one wished—particularly in the German Lieder group —but for the most part there was nothing to spoil the listener’s deep and abiding pleasure.

At Height of Powers

Reports from the Metropolitan this season. have indicated that Mr. Crooks was = singing exceptionaily well. But, heard. at close range, he

-|revealed himself &t the height of

his powers. From tha serenely beautiful “If Thou Be Near of Bach, through the. listed numbers and encores. which constituted another program in themselves, every tone

Crooks wanted it.

The first group contained besides the Bach song, “Alma mia” from Handel’s “Floridante,” and “Per Pieta” by Stradella or, as some authorities insist, Scarlatti. (beautiful

* | music, anyway, no matter who wrote

it). Four songs from Schitbet's Schoene Muellerin” made up the German group: “Der Neugierige,” “Wohin?” “Halt” and “Eifersucht und Stalz.” Then the artist came particularly into his own with two French arias, the delightful Aubade, “Vainement, ma bien aimee,” from Lalo’s “L’'Roi d’Ys,” and “La Reve” from Massenet’s “Manon.” . No one, to this writer's notion, can, surpass Mr. Crooks’ consummate delivery of “La Reve,”

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By JAMES THRASHER It is surprising how seldom we enjoy a thoroughly delightful evening of pure singing, such as Richard Crooks granted us at English’s last night. The vocal art, per se, is too rare a commodity to be given the cavalier

So when such a man as Mr. Crooks comes along and gives us an exhibition of consummate ‘Voice production, it is high time we rose up and gave thanks.

of the aria a thing .of . delicate, thrilling beauty as well as a vocal delight.’

‘Singer Acclaimed

The capacity throng that had gathered for this closing offering of the Martens Concerts season took full advantage of the singer's generosity. His hearers took every song to their hearts, and clamored insistently for more. More was forthcoming—an encore after the first group, two after the second, and following the French. group, more arias from Giordano’s “Fedora” and Puccini's “Tosca,” as well as a Spanish Serenade. n The final programmed group of ¥oster songs Mr. Crooks announced were being sung “especially for Mr. Lilly.” However, the special dedication evoked no reticence in the other listeners’ enjoyment. . And there was a goodly. sheaf of added numbers, at the end. rick Schauwecker, at the pia gabe consistently artistic and capable support, and likewise contributed a sola group of music by Arensky, Rashmsninett ‘Brahms and Sibelius.

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has featured at the Indiana, Lyric and. Circle theaters. He sso

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The musical career of Wayne

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The soporific saxophone, however, © is reserved for radio audiences. In his now infrequent dance and theater engagements, Mr. King still is able to speed up the tempo, throw down the mutes and give the brasses their head. So Lyric audiences are promised a few licks with the 1lilting rhythms during the coming éngagement. Just what prompted Mr. King to slow down Johann Strauss’ Viennese tempos to a walk and become “America’s . Waltz King” . isn’t divulged in his “success story. Perhaps it was a reaction to an early career punctuated by hard and fast action and plenty of noise. The present dreamy-waltz specialist entered the marts of trade when he was 8. He washed auto parts in the El Paso garage which also was his home. When he was 16, young Wayne graduated to the business end of a sledge hammer in the railroad yards. . Eventually he saved enough to

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the Lyric stage on Friday, might be described in musical terms as a

In his early 20s, Mr. King admits that he probably “played the loudest clarinet in the city of Chicago.” orchestra leader who deliberately tries. to lull his listeners to sleep,

Today he is famous as an

come to Indiana and enroll at Vale paraiso University. By that time he had with him the clarinet destined to become Chicago's loudest. It helped meet collegiate expenses, bub its ownmer’s skill at table-waiting helped even more. The next move was to Chicago, where a life insurance firm employed: the young -part-time virtue 0s0. Money became a bit more plentiful, and the King savings went into a saxophone. With the advent of this more mellifluous instrument, fame beckoned. For the past few years Mr. King has devoted his time to providing a smooth foundation for beauty creams via radio. He's one of the very few entertainers who has commercial spots on .both NBC and CBS networks. Among the King's. henchmen who will be seen at the Lyric are a vocal ensemble of four girls and six young men; the stage and movie team of Ames and Arno; Robert Neller, a ventriloquist, and Gower and Jeanne, billed as one of America’s youngest ballroom dance teams.

School to Give Music Awards

.The Jordan Conservatory of Mue sic, in. co-operation with station WFBM, will offer 14 scholarships for the 1938-39 school year. This is to be the first of a series of annual competitions open to high school graduates under 21. Winners will be privileged to study under the conservatory’s department heads and other leading teachers, receiving two weekly les sons for 36 weeks beginning next September. Teachers available to scholarship winners include Harold Triggs, piano; Hugh McGibeny, violin; Glenn Friermood, voice; Adolph Schellschmidt, cello; Dale Young, organ; Norman Phelps, theory; Charles Munger, trumpet; James Hosmer, flute, and Harvey McGuire, oboe and English horn. Scholar ships in other orchestra instruments also will be offered

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