The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
UTSIC AND UISICItNS.

Nsaye and D'Albert served up very
pretty series of contrasts when they appeared
in their two ring concert on Tuesday night
lsaye il tall and portly OF figure. He
has long, oily hair. and his dark face seems
to shine with something more moist than
good nature His port in conducting i
upright and solid His beat is angular and
he has certain sharp twitch of the elbow
that makes his baton appear to swish through
the air much more ycousy than it really
does
DAlbert is very short and by no means
thick. He has high forehead and an
ample supply of shining pate. unconcealed
by hair. His face is dry and pale and he
looks generally like piece of human crust
beside the juicy Ysaye. He conducts with
indefinite. sweeping undulatlons OF the
baton and a continual swaying of the body,
which at times conveys the impression that
he is about to topple over.
4 certain conductor at tile Opera House
has found an easy way to content himself
when he i fauted by "A local newspaper,
- | don't care what that critic writes about
me. He has criticised Bach
would-be wit coming ont Of the concert
at endelssohn Hall the other day when
it was not half through. was accosted by
the manager of the performer and asked
wny he did not renl ain longer He answered.
What's the u-eF | don't believe he VI
learn 10 sing before it's over"
At recent performance OF Romeo ct
Juliette- at the Metropolitan Opera House.
two kind looking men sat together and
strove earnestly to find out what II was
all about To persons sitting in their
immediate ncighborhood II quickly became
manifest that they had not only no acquaint
ance with the opera. but also none with
Shake-pearee drama Finally. after they
had decided that IybdH was MorcWiiO and
that CdpUie, was the Doge, they settled
down for their evenings enjoyment They
were getting along famolI-ly when suddenly
Marguerite Lemon, in doublet and hose.
entered and began 10 sing the serenade OF
StephGno, the page. Then the two men
went hunting IN their programme.
-Of course it ism JVhei. said one That
must be EaIne-. Now there's only one
other woman IN the opera Gcrtrade Tin,
must be Gertrude
So. in the fancies Of at least two play
goers Of this generation. Jufc's nurse ha~
worn tights.
It ia an interesting. curious and un-
denable fact that on nights when MIR
Caruso sings at the opera the devoted
admirers who applaud his every phrase
have on several occasions Kissed when
the rest Of the audience attempted TO APP
plaud some one else.
Not every one knows IT, but Max Hirsch.
duke Of the ticket shop at the Opera House,
keeps a fully equipped medicine chest
in his office II has been in active opera
tiop twice this season once ON no" Satur-
dav night when the Carmen bridge gave
way and again on Wednesday, when thirty
people were treated IN the lobby for e&-
haustion or frost bite. Those who were
mos, in need Of thaving out were taken
into the box office, whore there Is always
plenty of hot air
There is strong probability that Nine
Katherine Senger- Bettalue. who sailed
for home and Munich on THURSDAY will not
return to the Metropolitan Opera House
next season She ~ Of the opinion that
life there il TOO strenuous for her and
most of the Subscribers cherish the same
view.
Mr. Conried has ordered an entirely new
set Of scenery for Gounod'- Faust TO
be ready next season. 1t was about time
1t is 70 be hoped that lie Will order also
a new set OF angels for the last act. The
old lot Is much battered and shopworn
Angels should DO ever bright and fair.
sigh Of relief went up on Thursday
night when in the first scene Of Act Ill
Seqfried's horn call rang ont strong and
true Up TO that time 1t had been stagger-
ing and stumbling about Ike a plec" OF
drunken music A deadly fear came over
tho inner brotherhood that some DnElah
had cut the hair Of Samson Reiter and
that he had lost his embouchure. But
no, he had simply been showed under
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