New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

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sec~nd Sol ie- III B1ss
A condactor Alfred Hertz Is'ss
Concerning the effect produced uEon the public By
the performance OF the work shan permit Nj Y.
P Eaton. then reporter for The Tribune to SPEAK
sor me-
The concert was over little after g. arG th4 rsal
when the lights went out, there was d sound from
lome" The setting for 'SaIorne' IS an iuaginatfTs
creation of the scene painters art The high steps
cistern backed BY ironic roses in the centre and
beyond the gee? night sky and the rnoonlig the
r1ournfrI against this f4tc-o-~,I ..Sa0r-e- r,o--
Ike tigras$ the costumes cg re o,lrt q rs
dun. baEoaIic sPle1dpr eE@ Jh- --.5 IRE --ola On.
tripods streams silently ny into -ro night ~
fancy you can almost smell it. Here was ar-70spIers
Ike BeIasco's ard stt.frated vIrU 20 . b. 1fs-
moved 70 its appointed end sinister "onT' dis
sustins --, 1T Ell, .,..--..-..
TO record that IN the alfienHN az {hl@ e. 'rnlues
horror was pronounced MaHy vcires Wa~" hlshsd
the crowd passed OIlt I"ffF I'E-f-
were white almost f0U-= t.- -.' S1i-
Many women were silent arr u-0 surs. as III
was forgotten; ordinsr- emotions t5l.v.-- m Opera
were banished- Tre ErIs' n d. ~tr71ss ..'re1r 7-
that the usual applause w.fs -ii~E Dc v-.s scat
tered and brief
In this there is no EyPerbeI-. 10 -afls ~ corr
plete description only IN E-<ieCrn2 20 rts,-ee 5s
fact that large proportion az rsa AMI slcr Isr
the audience room at the leZirni1- ~ tls hsSJa
apostrophs the head Of the Baptist e. was
because OF this pronounced rei-ctigl Of rsa Efrs By
audience which might have been ,11sLlsred
elected TO IL in peculiar manner that Tassl
sincere cause Of regret that the artieH Of tae d.
rectors Of the METROPOLITAN Opera and Real Estate
Company caused prohibition of further u-rforu-
ances- II would har" been better ~Ud .1Educat
more to artistic rtghteousness - tI' 7H-itr hal
been permitted % Kill fha work Iy r-@rs.H-
ness Il. II my opinion there = ur doubt bi. tisi
this would have been the result lad NJ courisi
attempted TO give performance either at exzraor-
dinary ordinary prices Immediately after bis
benefit performance ne announced three rsprssen-
tations outside OF the subscription the dTst u
which was 70 take pace Feb-uerv T. TWO GAYS
after the first performance. tie G.Eertcr< cd me
opera house company held rae@fing amt @doVteo
the following resolution. which promptly ce'n-
nlunicated M. Co1ried:
The directors Of the SIetro7alirsn Opera ano
Real Estate EoInp9nE co4.l1eF I4 -'-e serri-
mental TO the best interest IF the ls.ropoL1 9ls
any repetition Of this opera
Under the terms o. the contract between he
directors and SIr- Conried. such protest was u.'
equivalent OF eonrnanL- disJbecie1ce or NhtA
would have worked forfeiture OF the lease N,
Conried pa-Iey ed pleadi7g his cause vo-HIrIrouS9
In the public rrirrs. well oetor' the directors
meanwhile keeping his announcement OF the tAIss
performances becore thr people. Eut the sale oI
tickets amounted to next 20 nothing. and NJ OSa
ried yielded with .luch grace as posslois- NHsl
on January 80 the directors refused 20 MODIFY 1As
action. though they expressed Willingness % =
coup Mr.. COnrieJ tor some Of his EXPENSES =
mounting the opera. The directors who TOOK ~
action were J. = Morgan William X NanGeFol-'
G. G. Haven. Charles L~1nier- George F. oaAel' =
@ Mills. or-e E5ov.t0i,i. y. n. JuilAaic- 9-s-
BeIIncny and II. Mc(- TwuEr5iy- R-presel'a'
ot Mr. C,onried-s company who argued re "a
before the directors We're otto f. Nam - :,
Goelet James speyer. Il r. Winthrop and = :
Cottsnet For some time Mr.. "rnrist talked S1o--
performing tne opera i'm anotIs- theatre. ah" -
directors OF his company torsn-4iy asLeeI -
might do MS own resporsloiil'y' Ell - -
came or it, Mr.. Conried aad procao4y seen -
handwriting on the Wau G.. At- 5' ou'es'
next year there Ne-c more solemn proc -allA-s,
20 the effect that il woIid be performed oU-S,--
New YorS Boston sent lI. pr, -.<t and 'he -, -
was over except II was kep1 UP n So So -,
GlsnGacsous reports sent 10 tne newspapers = -.
many touching the influences shat had "0'A- -,
the DrOuipltlDn- llte-c A~FEt We ,ar
asked for less speculation decent men -, -
want to have their rouse polluted with tus : -.
with which Oscar Vvide'S play had Hi0 =
ncstlis Of humanity. siavinS the po"e'
vent the pollution ths- exercised IT. No
The subscription season Of lS,s'-O' oesaH % ,rr
NenIJeT p and ldStsc seventeen weeks V,,,- Vos
sixtv-sight subscriptica F.e~50r.--.ac-s OF 80
thfec operas and twenty -nine extra peri0' -
M Conlied announced at the clos "l - .ps
Elementary season that his receipts hdo asS.S--
81 t.5 20 -. but this doubtless inclu~SN s-s
e,iurs frt N the Boston season The See-sN 3
he,an on November IS and lasted tweh'' -
-hs-e were one hundred subscription peFl'-,as
,-riursday having been added 70 the sU'N-..gsas
n.ghtsl twenty SATURDAY popular Iepi .
and thrsr special 'fNNenty-seveu o2eI~a -. sss
me Iist but oniy Of them was new ga.ca
,rr..neisso Sasa.s -Adr,S1a IecoG'reti' ,tss
WAS brought forward on the opening nlsNs LII
ssasor. and hail one repetition attsrwAIG' !. ts
standing that 4. lac been incorpofa's- --.ay
-epert,ry 20 give Sjgnor Caruso an 'pt S ,lBa
10 ,upear in Il new. work together
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lie has in this work attempted % -,usic