The presentation of the English musical comedy, "The Geisha" by the Ruslan Light "Opera Company at the Lyceum, calls attention, to the fact that the Turkish authorities recently banned the play under the im-Dression that it somehow did violence oriental sentiment. That action seems to have been due to some con~ fusion arising from the withdrawal of "The Mikado" from 'a London season many years ago out of courtesy to a distinguished Japanese Visitor. In fact "The Geisha", like "The Mikado", 1s 50 little likely to be mistaken for anything else than fan amusing dressing up of Western frivolities in Eastern dress that It has usually commanded " amused toler-lance from oriental audiences. Tt is interesting to reflect that Miss Marie Tempest, who made her film debut with Paderewski the other day and fated her stage jubilee at Drury Lane two years ago, created the part of O Mimosa San on April 25, 1806 when the Geisha was. first produced at Daly's Theatre, Three years later she deserted musical comedy for th timate" stage where she made the career which Is known to all
the comedy is Inclined to tone down 'The Russian version of the lightheartedness of Owen Hall's Mbretto and to slow down the speed of Sidney 'Jones' charming - music, given in Shanghai, too, it invests the parts of Molly Seymour and the Marquis. mart with an. importance which tends to over-shadow the. de rightful © Mimosa Stn, who nevertheless by her admirable singing and fine range of notes, gives full dise tinction. to such of the songs of the part as live been retained.
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