Word: strausses
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...acoustics) lives a small brown bat. During Metropolitan Opera visits to the Academy, the bat nearly flew into the broad mouth of Tenor Beniamino Gigli; once it flew rings around Basso Feodor Chaliapin. Last week, by lying low, the bat muffed a punnish chance-a performance of Johann Strauss's bubbling, rollicking The Bat (Die Fledermaus), by the best troupe Philadelphia has had in years...
...agreeable if upsy-downsy show, Reunion in New York would be better were its performers less wistful about their homeland. In spite of a girl who wails that she wants Artie Shaw, and not Johann Strauss, the group does quite a bit of gulping for the Wiener Wald. It's understandable; but on stage, as off, a little heartbreak goes a long...
...then the U. T. performs a signal act of merit which makes everyone forget its occasional Grade B pictures. Last year it was the showing of "Mayerling" which brought plaudits, and today it is "Der Unsterbliche Walzer." In presenting this German language movie about the life of Johann Strauss, the U. T. is making a real cultural contribution to the Harvard community...
...sooner had this stir passed when another new U. S. singer caused another. No Wagnerian heavyweight, Soprano Harriet Henders (real name Henderson) made her Metropolitan debut as the soubrette, Sophie, in Richard Strauss's gay Rosenkavalier. Iowa-born and California-bred, Harriet Henders had gathered bouquets for eight years in most of Central Europe's leading opera houses, but remained almost unknown in her native U. S. A coy, roly-poly actress with fluid, round-edged top notes, she sang her part with veteran poise. She was tops in Sophies...