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PAGE FOUR "XT ft THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1914 1 News Of The Theaters, Music Holy Week, the worst in the the atrical year, finds every theater in Phoenix working overtime and draw ing bumper audiences. The Elks of fers the Mexican Players in the early part of the week, "The Wolf" on Thursday, and a strong man exhibi tion on Saturday and Sunday, whilo on Friday night the Phoenix Choral society presents Stainer's "The Cru cifixion" at the South Methodist church. The Elks is occupied every minute of the day and night, for when the Mexican Players are not being prompted through their excellent per formances in the old-fashioned for eign way, and the road shows are not using the stage, the Phoenix amateurs who are to present "Secret Service" under the auspices of the B. P. O. Elks, are busy rehearsing, while the walls echo with the roar of cannon, the rattle of musketry, arid the boom of drums and the ring of martial music. Whatever else it may do, here is a play that breathes the martial spirit and the effects ob tained are really quite remarkable. It promises to be quite different from anything else that has ever been done by amateurs here and should be a most pleasing novelty. The cast is well up to the standard hitherto set by this organization and April 14th, 15th And 16th will see stirring times at the Elks' "heater. ' Art Rick Changes His Mind There is weeping and gnashing of teeth In the vicinity of First and Adams, better known recently as Theater Alley, and it is all on ac count of one Joachim Rickard, more Popularly known to fame as Art Rick, who is second only to the re nowned L. B. J. as a grabber of black type. This is a case where he would forego the black type, if he could, for he hates disappointment, and lie had a grand scheme. Nothing less than the production of an hon-cst-to-goodness-Chinese show, not only with local color, but with local sons of the dragon to play leading roles in their own jargon. He ad mits that the idea was slipped to him, and that while he had thought of it himself a long time ago he had i forgotten it until he found a memo ' on .his managerial desk last Wednes- clay. He lost no time in getting in j touch with one of the leading laun- j dries in town and in his best Chi nese endeavored to paint the glamor of stage glory in such alluring ways that the hefi-d chink would forsake the wa'shee-washee game for the bright lights -of the Phoenix Rialto. But for once his eloquence failed him. After talking for a good half hour, and using every adjective in his vocabulary, he was informed, in excellent jnglish, that the laundry was a much cleaner method of making a living than the ' ' f v j liant voice than Miss Frcnistadt; but, ! she is lacking in the wonderful qual- ' Hies that place Miss Fremstadt ab solutely at the head of her profes- i Kion. I The greatness of Miss Fremstadt j is all the more wonderful because it i has been acquired. Everything that i she Ik, is the result of hard work r.nd dogged application. A triumph of mind over matter. By nature a i contralto, and with a voice of not! great range nor exceeding brilliancy, the toiled year in and year out to make herself a dramatic soprano. No d'scourasement was too great, no set-back too heavy for her to over come. Unceasing toil finally brought her to the place she aspired to reach. j and the trials and tribulations, the i heartbreaks and disappointments, but served to broaden her knowledge of the world, the flesh and the devil. and added to her stature as an artist. Her Impersonation of Isolde has never been .surpassed and it is doubt- ful if it has ever been equalled, while her Brunhilde in "?'ttenlam- erung" stands alone, at the extreme : pinnacle of perfection in tragic sing ' ing and acting. i If she is to make a tour of the I country in concert, the country at large is to be congratulated, but a i winter without her at the Metropoli tan spells woe to the Wagnerltes of New York. John Drew and Ethel Barrymore One of the most interesting theat I rlcal events of the spring will be the joint appearance of John Drew land Ethel Barrymore in a revival nfiaa!d: lb, $ ml i j At the Lion ! I ' i 1 use the same cast that is presenting the play at the Comedy theater in the film version. I In speaking of his reasons for j turning down this offer Me. Elliott , Sardou's "A Scrap of Paper." Charles Frohman has just made the an nouncement that these two famous stars will be seen at the Empire theater in this revival early in May. Of course, everybody knows that jMiss Barrymore Is Mr. Drew's niece, j She made her first appearance on ; the stage with his company in ! "Rosemary" when Miss Maude Ad ! ams was a co-star with him. Their "This proposition shows mor? ' clearly than any transaction between the movies and the theatre-men the ' close encroachment of filfndom upon ' the spoken and actually - present drama. j "They proposed to keep out of the j biggest western cities, strictly. They proposed to take up all of the small j wesurn time, anu to make me partner A Scene From The Wolf, Elk Theatre, Thursday, April 0. stage, and that the Chinaman did not wish to be a actor, and that anyway it was the first of April. If you want to make a hit with Art. ak him about it. Olive Fremstad Leaving Metropolitan? There is a very persistent rumor that Miss Olive Fremstadt will not We with the Metropolitan Opera com pany In New York next season: but that she is to make a concert tour of the country. If this is true it will be a heavy blow to the Metro- j politan for there is nobody on its roster who can take the place of this wonderful -dramatic soprano. Her Isolde, Brunhilde, Sieglinde and Venus stand alone today, and in all the :'nnals of opera there have been but three artists who have compared w iih her, Lilli Lehman, Lillian Nordica and Milka Ternina and these great artists have passed J out of the operatic world.. The only : woman approaching Miss Fremstadt today is Johanna Gadski. She is a the enterorise. Yet the ; last appearance together was in "The i success of the play precludes such j Bauble Shop," in 1905, after which j a thing, as I think the camera wo-.i'd ; -vi lis Barrymore . Decame a star in have a deleterious effect upon the i .ner own rignt. piece while it is still fresh in its I metropolitan career not because of Down a Movie the photography itself, for motion- Offer j plays have reached the stage of I William Elliott, whose first mana- achievement where the best may be j ferial effort has given New York the proud to contribute their inventions J greatest comedy success of the sea-I "nd their services but because you j son in "Kitty McKaye," has Just I cannot, so far in this game, offer one turned aown a big offer for the set or people an article for a ouarter A beautiful Duotone, 9x18, of the Battle ship "Vermont" from a photograph taken in a heavy storm, given FREE to all who call for it at our store, ceptionally striking picture. Be An ex sure to get one. w Rede will Music Ccmpany movie rights to this play. It is said great artist and has a. more bril- : that a leading film company offered t.im $2f.,000 for the film rights, the I release to be made not before June ! lirst and they agreeing to show it j only west of the Mississippi river and to keep out of the big cities there: i but Mr. Elliott turned It down, be- I lleving there was much more money j f my next 1 in the play itself. Th idea Was to ' companies at of a d illar, and the same article to ! other people for two dollars no mat- i icr now you cnange its form, nor how widely apart you mierht" nlace the offerings. In other words, I very i much fear that motion-iiictiirinz 'Kitty MacKay' in Cheyenne would ' have a very deleterious effect on one tral San Francisco; not because the Ellis and O' Parrel street patronage would have attended the Cheyenne movies, but because they would have heard i about it and 'Oh, it's in pictures now!' is a thoughtless comment which has ruined many a fine piece I of play property." Phoenix Choral Society On Good Friday night, at the Cen- (South), the Methodist Church year 'Kitty MacKay' i Phoenix Choral society will given Sir the Cort theatre, in I John Stainer's beautiful cantata. "The Crucifixion." under the direc tion of William Conrad Mills of the Arizona School of Music. Of all the various handlings of the passion and death of the Savior, none Is more beautiful than "The Cruci fixion." Like all of Stainer's music, it is simple and churchly and highly symbolic of the events it portrays. No more suitable vehicle could have been chosen for this season of the year. The .soloists, in .the cantata will be (Continued on Next Page) The Avenue Theatre Heralds The Approach Of The FAMOUS PLAYER FEVTURES---America's Greatest Stars IN 5 REELS F IU1 n 9 5 REELS Two Days Matinee and Evening Tuesday and Wednesday, Next The AVENUE THEATER will be devoted exclusively to motion pictures at all times showing the best pictures that can be ob tained. We have just closed contracts with the producers of the "Licensed Pictures" and the exclusive feature service "Famous Players." These two companies will fur nish the programs for the four changes per week. The General Film Service will be used for the changes on Sunday, Thursday and Saturday. Each of these changes will contain a special feature that of each Thursday being the world famous "Pathe's Weekly." On Tuesday and Wednesday of each week, the "Famous Players" will - hold forth. Each of these productions is made with an All-Star cast composed of America's fore most actors and actresses among whom are such celebrities as Mary Pickford, James K. Hackett, Mrs. Fiske, James O'Neill, Sarah Bernhardt, John Barrymore, Cecilia Loftus, Cyril Scott, Lillian Langtry, Hen ry Dixey, Carlotta Nillson, Charles Haw trey, Edmund Breese, Dustin Farnum, Hot art Ecsworth and many others, with Daniel Frohman as managing director. Only the largest of the New York successes are produced, the entire version of each play being shown, some using as high as nine reels to the performance, no play us ing less than .4500 feet of film. COMING Mary Pickford In . . "The Bishop's Carriage Lillian Langtry In . . . ' His Neighbor's Wife" Dustin Farnum In "The Squaw Man" James O'IMeil In "The Count of Monte Cristo" Malcolm Williams In "The Brute'' "The Sea Wolf Hobart Bosworth In "Valley of The Moon Cyril Scott In . . "The Day of Days NO ADVANCE IN PRICES CHIL DREN 5c ADULTS 10c, AND 15c TO 31 North First Avenue AVENUE, THEATRE FORMERLY THE WIGWAM CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE 12 M. to 11 P. M. DAILY 31 North First Avenue