Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1951 — Page 9

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‘Norway’ Best We've Had

By Henry Butler “Song of Norway,” which opened at the Fair Grounds last night, looks like the best Starlight Musical to date. It sounds about ditto, with the great advantage this year of a stage reasonably close to the spectators. ;

The new stage is better tained, despite the fouled-up drapes last night. | Altogether, the whole set-|

up looks better than anything we've seen in previous summer! seasons, {

has the advantage of trained and experienced local com- | pany of singers, ballet dancers and supporting actors to assist! the imported stars. Every experienced ‘local participant did! better in last night's opening | than in any previous Starlight Musicals opening. | Mr. Hedley’s choice of “Song of Norway’ to.start the season was good. It’s unhackneyed. And whatever slight absurdities it may contain, the music is uniformly excellent, even where adapters Robert Wright and George Forrest have built popular-sounding tunes out of such unlikely material as Grieg’s song cycle “Haugtussa.” Local boy hasn't far to go to

She lives across the street, Nina

proportioned and better cur-pull-cords on the new plastic

composed his A minor Concerto |! on stage while various symbolic | sa

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ago, Mr. Hedley and his choreo|grapher, Marguerite de Anguera, {have put a quite effective ballet. |The orchestra, with Edwin Bilt{cliffe at the plano, plays a Reader’'s Digest version of the A minor Concerto. Only drawback: The, in{strument Mr. Biltcliffe: is obliged

{to use looks and sounds like some-

thing salvaged from the Johnstown, Pa., flood of sad memory. For this amazingly bright and pleasing show, which had all audible intermission comment turned full blast on the favorable dial, credits are too numetous for adequate mention. | Mr. Clary and Miss Engel are a| charming romantic pair, both in excellent voice, Mr. Clary especially. Miss Engel seems a little

| Chevvy of European music by a

does, and her father runs an/MoOre convincing as the gal who aquavit mill (Norwegian gin tries to inspire the composer than mill) where Edvard Grieg's fish-{ Mr. Clary seems as the composer. dealer father contin pairs| Miss Browne, our own Jordan a chronic aquavitamin deficiency. College luminary, does a swell job Edvard, musical genius, is all 2S comedienne and threat to roset to write music for Norway mance. Her voice, which still music like folk songs, with reall needs expert coaching at times national flavor. But he's hoisted, {one high note she took last night

should not be repeated), has as it were out of the fjord into the |, agnificent possibilities. And her,

visiting operatic primadonna. a Jent fo abeurdity and/or drama From then on, it's a struggle be- | e : | Also rating important mention

tween Nina (Peggy Engel), sym-| {are Robert Eckles, as Count Pepbolizing Norway, and Countess! pi; Malcolm Beggs, as Pisont:

Louisa (Patti Browne), symboliz-| |Doris Patston, as Mother Grieg: | ing European sophistication. I Charles Aschmann, as Father might say here that Wilton Clary, Nordraak; Charles Julian, the an Indianapolis local boy who's dancing baritone, as Einar; John been on Broadway some years gchickling, whose tenor singing now, looked a trifle less than|jast night suffered from excessive happy as Edvard in this situation. vibrato, as Richard Nordraak; Probably the best thing about|Charles Dosch, in a new and rethe Starlight version of this show|markably well handled role as Is the elimination of the dread- Father Grieg; Vernon Roth, as fully corny routine in which GriegiIbsen, and Miss de Anguera’s

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Pl a ment With Danger” ommunist for the FRI Rd SP DW " Copsred,t Hom Rupter and rh Saturday: “The ad nelle "Le Gra STAR — Through tomorrow: “The Man handsomely trained ballet troupe, including Luan Buckhorn, Joanne Soeurt, Warren Cochran, Mary

{Ruth Siebe, Mary Ann Wilkinson, |Jean Perry, Sally Babcock, Janet

Sue Bassett, Mavie La Rue, Lyun Catterton and Alice Jane Smith. “Song of Norway” will contir.ue at the Fair Grounds nightly through next Sunday. “Annie Get Your Gun” opens Tuesday, July 3.

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