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The ‘South’ that wowed Broadway HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin Before there was Andrew Lloyd Webber, there was Victor Herbert, Fritz Kreisler, Rudolph Friml and Manuel Penella. Before “Evita” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” there were operettas like “Glorianna,” “Apple Blossoms,” “Princess Pat,” “Irene” and “The Wildcat.” And, before there were stars like Elaine Paige and Madonna (“Evita”) and Emmy Rossum and Sarah Lawrence (“The Phantom of the Opera”), there was Lillian McMillan (also known as Dorothy South), who starred in lead roles on Broadway and made several international tours. Lillian (1884-1964) had dreamed of the stage and, in her early 20s, left East Tennessee to pursue her dream in Boston and New York. Lillian McMillan was born in the Beverly section of Fountain City on June 20, 1884, the daughter of Thomas T. McMillan (1857-1925), a wholesale grocer living on Tazewell Pike, and Mamie Heavener McMillan (18611923). Their Folk Queen Anne mansion was just east of the palatial homes and horse farms of Judge A.C. Grimm, longtime Circuit Court judge, and Sol H. George, owner of George’s Department Store on Gay Street and partner in the Fountain Head Hotel and the Fountain Head Railroad.
Lillian came of age in Knoxville when Peter Staub’s 2,000-seat theater was featuring symphonies from Boston and New York and stars like the Barrymores, Sarah Bernhardt, James O’Neill and George M. Cohan. Although the movie musical would not arrive until Warner’s release of “The Jazz Singer” in 1927, nascent silent films were reaching Knoxville and may also have ignited the flame that propelled Lillian into a career on the stage. She left home in 1904 to study with William Whitney, famous Boston voice coach, before launching her professional theatrical career in 1915, adopting Dorothy South as her stage name. Her beauty, her vocal abilities and her stage presence made her a natural for the operetta, a shorter and usually lighter form of opera that sometimes contained spoken dialogue. The operetta had become one of the most popular forms of theater in the early decades of the 20th century. Famous composers like Irish-born Victor Herbert (1859-1924), Austrian-born Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) and Czech-born Rudolph Friml (1879-1972), contributed to its popularity and made Dorothy South’s career possible. She performed in Herbert’s “Princess Pat,” com-
posed in 1915; Friml’s “Glorianna” composed in 1918; and Kreisler’s “Apple Blossoms,” composed in 1919. The Knoxville Sentinel (Nov. 20, 1921) reported, “Miss South only recently returned from Australia and New Zealand where she played a six-month engagement as (the) leading role of ‘Irene.’ En route home she came through the Suez Canal and by way of Paris and London. In the latter city she was urged to accept a long engagement in an English company presenting ‘Irene,’ but she declined, preferring to come back to her native land.” Perhaps Dorothy South’s most famous role was that of a Spanish senorita, Solea, in composer Manuel Penella’s tragic operetta, “The Wildcat,” which had shown about 2,700 times in Europe in its Spanish version and came to New York to be performed in English. The operetta premiered in Atlantic City and then went to Washington, D.C., where President Warren G. and Florence Harding and the Spanish ambassador were present for the first performance. Penella was ecstatic about Dorothy, praising her wonderful voice, magnetic personality and winsome stage presence. When it arrived in New York, it was reviewed by
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and body type. For instance, if you’re a tennis player, skier or golfer, there may be particular areas of your body that you want to focus on. Some general tips: listen to your body. Overdoing anything, stretching and exercising included, can lead to injury. Don’t use bouncing or jerking motions when stretching your Achilles tendon, for example. Slowly stretch until you can feel the tug and hold that position for a few seconds. Warm up before stretching. A brisk 10-15 minute walk
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Dorothy South (18841964), known internationally for her starring performances on Broadway and elsewhere in numerous operettas.
The New York Times (Nov. 19, 1921). “(It is) the liveliest and ‘horsiest,’ if not the ‘bulliest,’ representation of a bull-ring scene since Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ came to town,” the paper of record said. It is the story of Rafael, a toreador, who plans revenge on Juanillo, an outlaw mountaineer, who plotted to kill him on sight for the love of Solea, his gypsy sweetheart. They agree to settle the contest in the ring. In one scene the brass band plays the familiar toreador theme while the two rivals march into the ring in their flamboyant traje de luces (suit of lights).
After her stage career C.M. McClung Historical Collection ended, Lillian wrote a novel, “Hidden Roots” (Exposition Press, Author’s note: Thanks to New York, 1964). It was the Dan Brewer, Kevin Mallory, crowning achievement of a Jenny Ball of the McClung distinguished career. Historical Collection and Lillian McMillan Stuart Sarah A. Nelson of the Unipassed away in New York versity of Tennessee School on Oct. 31, 1964, survived of Music Library for their asby her son, Martin Lewis sistance with the research for Stuart of Washington, D.C., this article. Interestingly, El and her brother, John A. Gato Montés [“The Wildcat”] McMillan of Knoxville. was revived and performed Husband Frank Stuart had widely in 1994 with Chilean died earlier. After graveside soprano Veronica Villarroel services, she was interred in as Solea and Spanish tenor the family burial plot in Old Placido Domingo as Rafael. Gray Cemetery.
SPORTS NOTES ■ Union County Little League will have sign ups for the 2014 spring baseball season 6-8 p.m. each Thursday in February. Teams will include Wee Ball for ages 3-4, T-Ball for ages 4-6, Coach Pitch for ages 7-8, Kids Pitch for ages 9-10 and 11-12 and a senior league has been added for ages 13-15. Sign up fees will be due during sign up and will range from $30-$60. ■ Union County Little League will be hosting a Chili Supper on Friday, Feb. 21, at Maynardville Elementary School from 5:30 to 8 p.m. It costs $5 per person for a bowl of chili, a drink and a cookie. Kids can be signed up for baseball and a silent auction will be held.
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162 BOWMAN LANE, MAYNARDVILLE – This is a foreclosure sold as is. In need of minor repairs. Great one-level living w/ all fenced level backyard. Concrete patio & parking area. Nice picture frame walls in DR. Open LR/DR/kit. Storage building to remain. Approx 976 SF. North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. 3rd light turn right on Main St. to right on Prospect Rd to right on Bowman Ln. House on right. Priced to sell at $68,000. LOT 157 HICKORY POINTE, MAYNARDVILLE – This 2.2 acre lot has three different views of Norris Lake. It has gorgeous Mountain views on the top of Hickory Pointe subdivision. This lot offers private club house with access to pool, private boat ramp, plus this corner lot also comes with your very own deeded boat slip. Gated Community. Directions: From the intersection of Hwy. 33 and Hwy 61E. Travel north on Hwy. 33 approx. 3.6 miles to Hwy 170W (Hickory Valley Rd.) Turn left on 170W travel two (2) miles to Hickory Pointe sign turn right. Travel two miles to subdivision at the top of the hill. Lot is first one on left. LOT # 3 AND # 4 REMINGTON DRIVE, MAYNARDVILLE – TWISTED GABLES GATED S/D – Beautiful gated subdivision, close to the center of Maynardville. Gorgeous mountain views. 3 Lots Available. From .81 to .93 of an Acre. All utilities available. Great Mountain views. PRICED AT ONLY 39,900.00 EACH...TAKE YOUR PICK. Directions: North on Hwy 33 towards Maynardville. L on Hickory Star Rd. R on John Deere Drive. Subdivision entrance on Left. Lots on Right with Sign. LOTS 92,103,104 LEONS ROCK S/D – BEAN STATION – Building lots with breathtaking views of Cherokee Lake and Mountains. German Creek Marina nearby and 15 minutes from Morristown shopping and services . Lots Range from 1.12 to 1.54 Acres.YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR 6,000.00 EACH. Directions: Hwy 25 N to Left on Lakeshore Road. Approximately 4 miles to Rocky Springs Road. Right to Leons Rock
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