The Washington herald., 1907-03-29


perhaps. by the dramatic quality OF his
voice. He brings out fully the meaning
in the love song beginning.
To think that pretty playthiBg
Is my wife! ny WifsI
Gazing the baby form
] scarce can End tFaes
0f Womahhood.
But her smile
Is 50 alluFiHg
That nay heart
Is beating msdy
With passionate longingi
That sort Of an expression Caruso can
make his own. and the duet that follows
between himself and Miss Fsrrar WIS
one Of the joys of the evening.
Very clever and efficient work was done
by Mss Homer as SUZUKI Miss Homer
has very fine mezzO-sopTauo voice, and
her acting was marked by rapt feeling
and high intelligence. Her work in the
second act, where, most Of the time, she
was alone with Miss Farrar, was OF fine
quality and thoroughly In keeping with
the high mark set By the principals.
A fine baryt0ne voice is the portion
OF Mr. Stracciari. who sang Sharpless
the Consul The part does not call for a
high quality of acting, but In the second
act, especially. and IN the beginning OF
the third, Mr.. Stracciari had numbers that
were beautifully rendered. Other fine
singers in the company we're Mr. Reiss
as Goro, the marriage broker and Miss
Lawrence as Kate Pinkerton.
Wonderful Stage Eject.
''Madama Butterfly was wonderfully
staged, and it is evident that If Mr. David
Belaseo did not supervise 1t himself the
directions he gave for the staging of the
purely dramatic Madam Butterfly have
been closely followed. The beauty Of the
japanese landscape lends itself admirably
TO reproduction on the stage, where the
usual tendency "a to overdo II rather.
The scenes last night were marvels of
good taste and artistic beauty. The light
effects we're very fine.
The orchestra from the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, furnished the
music under the able leadership of Mr.
Arturo Vigna. The gentleman is, how
ever, an enthusiast, and seems sometimes
to forget that there is such a thing as an
audience. Several times during the even
ing in seeking to get Just the effect he
desired he berated his musicians audib}y.
which rather detracted from the opera it.
self
But. on the whole the performance last
night was musical treat Of the highest
quality; wonderful music. the most noted
singers in the world. a capable orchestra.
and stage effects that have seldom been
surpassed. There viii be no opera to-
night, but on Saturday at the matinee,
Gounods Faust will be performed. and
on Saturday night Verdi's Aida
Society Wen Represented.
1t is safe to say that it viii be long
before another such audience is seen in
the auditorium Of a Washington
theater, A few strict church members.
to be sure. were kept away because of
its being Maundy Thursday. but every
set in Washington was represented. The
fashionables were out in fun force,
wearing their finest clothes and finest
jewels. and there was a notable repre-
sentation from musical and literary
circles. Long before the time set for
the. beginning Of the play the theater
was hiled with people. who watched
with great interest the arrival Of the
late comers.
Some OF those holding boxes were
Mr.. Richard SimpRns, Mr. and Mrs.
John p Mclean; Mrs. Z. r. Thomas, Of
New York; the Mexican Ambassador
and Nine. CreeI, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley f.,
the Postmaster General and Mrs. G. Won
Meyer; the Ambassador from Germany
and Baroness Won Sternburg. Mrs
Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. WOrthington,
Mrs. Letter, and Mrs. Townsend.
Some BOX Parties.
IN Mr.. simpkins box there were Mrs.
Jack Story, in a particularly becoming
gown OF white crepe; Miss Eikins. also
in white; Mrs. Kernochan. who wore a
raauve chiffon trimmed with orchids, ana
Mrs. Beekman Lorillard, in an exquisite
gown Of pink chiffon. Mr.. simpkins'
guests were Mr.. Horstman and Mr.. Town
send.
Mrs. Townsend's guests were Mai. and
hrs. Charles McCawley and Prince zu
Lynar. Mrs. Townsend wore a becoming
toilet Of black velvet, relieved with Milan
point at the low neck and sleeves. Her
hair was dressed high with a white aig
rette fastened with a diamond ornament.
Mrs. MeCawley, as is usual with her. had
on a white gown Of soft chiffon cloth,
cut square in the neck. Her ornaments
we're pearls. Miss Mathilde Townsend s
froek was Of white chiffon and paillettes
Of silver.
Mrs. Wadsworth wore black lace over
white.
Baroness Won SternbuTg wore a rich
white lace dress, cut very low. About her
throat was a dog collar Of seed pearls,
and In her hair was an exquisite coT0net
of diamonds, which becomes her so well.
Among the other beautiful gowns noted
was that of Mrs. Arthur Lee, who sp-
peared in a tulle dress richly embroidered
with gold, built on yellow satin. Her
sister, Mrs. Elkins, wore a white lace
! princesse dress over green chiffon, re-
neved with knots of green velvet, and
the superb diamond and emerald necklace
which is always so much admired.
Mrs. Roots Handsome Toilet.
Mrs. ROOTS toilet was of black lace.
with heavy embroideries of gilt. Mrs.
Warder wore a handsome toilet Of black
Jet and a necklace Of diamonds. Her
daughter. Mrs. Ward Thoron. was in