Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12
Special Corrcspondonce

Special Correspondence
New York. Dec, 7,-Heinrich Conreid
Is beginning to find that the couch Of
Italian opera management is not en-
tirely stuffed with elder down. and that
IL isn't so easy a matter to handle
lot Of cratic singers as he might have
thought before entering upon his pres
ent employment The other night when
one OF his prima donnas failed to put
In an appearance, Mr. Conreid was as
nonplussed as though he had never
contemplated such a contingency as be-
ing at all possible. There were great
scurryings for a substitute, and a mem
Der of the Conreid stan, writing in
German to a friend describing the oc-
cason said we are I'm chaos around
here and our director Is fericht' the
last word being translated, being the
equivalent 90 crazy. Upon another Oc-
cason In The same week there was a
between the-acts walt OF a fun half
hour, TO the great impatlence Of the
audience and agony of the directors.
who foreseo that repetition of such
indications Of incapacity may have u
disastrous effect upon the opera sea-
son as It's perpleXltids Increase. AN
other cause Of DISQUALIFICATION Is the
relegation by Conreld OF Max HirsCh
TO the box office HirsCh has for years
been chief Of staff at the Metropolitan
opera house and enjoys the personal
acquaintance and esteem of nine OF
every ten patrons of the establishment.
Heretofore he has stood nightly at the
inner entrance to the Metropolitan,
taking general charge Of what is tech-
nically known as the front of the
house and his disappearance from this
post to the much more obscure one
he now occupies, has been the topic OF
considerable comment which Mr.. Con-
reid would hardly care to hear The
productions Of this season have been
more pretentlous than those Of other
years In the matter Of scenery costumes
ana stage effects, but up TO this time
not single sensational success, coll
lective or individual, has been register.
ed, ana the outlook IL not as encourage
ing as II was when Conreid was telling
what he was going to do by way of
r"''''"" himself and slurring his pre-
decessor.
Anna Held's production Of "Mam'selle
Napoleon at the knickerbocker thea.
Ter - magnificent IN pictorial sense.
put lacking In fun and dash. The H.
brettl by Jean Rlohepin Is poetic and
ingenious, but not particularly suited to
the characteristics Of this charming and
oleve, glrl, who Is a coincidence pure
ana simple, and not gifted with drama
NC force 'Mam'sclle Napoleon" viii
doubtless have a profitable run at the
knlckcrbocker, because Miss Held pos
SeSSeS u very large personal folIov,ipy
the supporting company Is excellent
the feminine beauty show is bewIlderl
ing, ond the scenery and dresses have
rarely " ever been matched I'm sple1-
dor and prodigality OF expenditure. Man
ager Iiegfeld has certainly outdone
himself In this instance, and when his
com dams infuse a little more comicall-
~ IN the entertainment there VIII be
no room for adverse comment.
since bringing Sweet Kitty BeIlairs"
to town from Washington and RaItl-
more. Mr. BelascO has been holding a
series OF fun dress rehearsals of the
play at his own theater, and a mere
cursory inspection of one Of these ls
ample for the basis Of a prediction that
il VIII prove quite as phenomenal and
protrlcted "A success IN New York as
either 'DuBarry" or "The Darling OF
the Gods The production and stage
effects are quite In keeping with this
crattsman's great repute rs stage dl
rector and originator of amazing fer
ti)ity the play Itself is delightful. and
Henrietta Crosman is afforded quito
the best opportunity Of her entire pro.
tessional career. The company organ
ized FOR This representation is uncom-