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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
AlpA'S DEBUT AND CARUSO'S
RETURN IN "MANON.'

A repetition o, Massenet's "Manon''
at the Metropolitan Opera House last
night marked Frances Alda's first APP
pearance here In the title part and
Caruso's return to the stage after a
brief indspos!tion Aida, from a visual
standpoint, was the ideal Manon. She
looked Ike bit OF Dresden statuary,
and m CHIT well have stepped bodily from
Maurice Leloir's famed illustrations OF
Prevos;'s "Manon LesCaut." Her act
Ing, too, especially In the lighter scenes,
was most commendable, Praise stops
short OF her singing. Her voice, despite
a Few really fine tones was OF metallic
hardness and bore conspicuous uem-
olo braid.
As Des Grieux, Caruso's careful saw
ing OF his voice, in contrast to his old
time lavishness, attested to his late
illness lie was not wholly at his best.
vocally, although an occasional golden
"Caruso note" would pierce the armor
OF caution he had dOnned. Scott was
captal as the soldier-scoundrel Les
eau, and the other parts were adequate
Is filled. Spetrino conducted.
Here and there box gaped empty
dixie missing tooth In smiling
MOUTH attesting Lenten pietys TIL
umph over music-love.
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A Local Tidal Wave of En-
thuSiaSm Over a Great In
preSSioniSt Painter.
SUN WORSHIP IN COLOR
The Romance Land Of Ger
vantes is Here Gorgeous
ly Revealed.
BY Henry Tyrrell.

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BAST1DA, a
worsh!pplng impression'st painter
from the country OF Vale'Quez,
Spagnoletto, Murlllo and Goya, came to
New York in foggy February with some
500 Of his pictures. The expect ed-nay.
the inevltable-has happened In little
more than tor,nighH's time. what might
have been In some circumstances mere
ripple o. artistic interest has risen TO a
;dal wave of enthusiasm. And the effect
bears true and Just relation TO the cause
for this Is undoubtedly the most bril-
liant and stunning "one.man show 10
which art.lovins Marhattan has ever
yet been treated
Every day, Sundays and holidays In
cluded, rain or shine, morning and eve
nIng alike, the general public go,
literally by thousands, to the new
museum building OF the Hispanic So.
ciety, which stands like a temple on
noble emnence overlooking the Hudson
at One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street
surely the "furthest north" for picture
exhibitions.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
EMMA EAMES IN RECITAL
CROWDS CARNEGIE HALL

Emma Eancs gave rectG! =. car
neg,e'Hall yesterday afternoon that at
tracted an immense audience. She was
all In white. save for hat and cor
sage bouquet and the women. who made
I'D % per cent OF the audience. vowed
she was awtully sweet Their comments
were SO audible and unrestrained that
not even n mere lone man could help
hearing them. and TO demonstrate what
autocrats they are and how little they
need the right TO vote to maintain their
privileges, they kept on their own big
hats, with absolute Indifference TO the
people sitting behind them.
The prims donna was not in good
voice. The women auditors didn't seem
to notice or TO mind that. but Il was a
fact. She sang In English, French and
German. She was app.audcd after
every Sc lection, almost without d.ScrlD-
Irat.on, and she added one or two num-
bers 10 her advertised programme, but,
sensIbly, she refused to give more than
one extra song at the end, although ;le
flood of Cormogants was thick abou; the
tOotl.ghts Her hes; work was done In
Haydn's My Mother Bids Ne Bind Ny
Hair" Richard strauss "ZueigEung'
and Kurt Schindler's Jenny Kissed
Me"
Emilio De Gorgoza, who assisted
Eamos, displayed hts fine voice and
ripe art al their best. Three Spanish
songs ny Alvarez were sung by u'n
beautifully. He Joined the priTa donna
in Mozart's "Crudel Perche" and Faure's
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
NARY GARDEN TO SING
TWICE NEXT SATURDAY.

Mr.. Hammerstein's bills for next week
at the Manhattan opera House include
first performance this season Of
"Trovatore" on Monday night with
Agost!nell!, Gervllle. Reache, Zenatello,
Snmmarco and Arimond In the cast.
On this occasion Giuseppe Sturanl, the
conductor OF Mr., Hammerstein's Phila-
delphla Opera House, and the Phlladel-
phla orchestra and chorus will be subs
stituted for Campanini and the home
players and chorus.
Il Puritanl," with last nights cast,
will be sung on Wednesday. the only
appearance OF Tetra2zini for the week.
"Othello" Is announced for Friday, with
l.abla, Zenatello Sammarco and De Se-
Surola On Saturday Mary Garden will
sing at both the matinee and evening
performances, in Louise" In the after
noon and In THE Juggler of No,re
Dame" at night, with the familiar
strong casts,
Except on Monday night Campanini
viii conduct all the operas,
Mischa Elman will play aint-Saensr
violin concerto, with Campan!ni and t!,>
orchestra, a. the sunday concert to.mor.
row night. Labla aad Constantine wi.
be among the singer
To-day's matinee OF "Salome" viii
begin promptly NJ ?lj r. NJ. instead Of
at L. NJ, as previously announced.
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tobIography In Paint

Here, in fact. Is Sorollas autobiogra-
ply, wildly inscribed In paint Nine
tenths OF the scenes are his native
Valencia or the adjacent shores OF BIar.
ritz and San Sebastian. The charming
children are his own, and the beautiful
sonora whom he depicts so often and
SO alphabetically Is their mother, Dona
Clotilde Garcia, the artists beloved
wife. From the intimate quality OF many
OF the portraits OF high personages one
might guess what is indeed the fact
that the friendship OF rank and nobility
Is Sorollas al his command, while he is
still In early middle life Che was born
in 1863 and In the zenith OF his powers
No more rapid, sure and vivid painter
ever made a dash a, the problems Of
light and motion and got away with
them with such eclat. Sorolla Is always
trying, for the sake OF truth and unity
OF impression, to paint complete pie.
ture al q single sitting-and more often
than not he has succeeded In this con-
summate tour de force. Ever since as
boyish student he painted his first
academic picture In the open bull ring
OF valencia he has been possessed by
the passion for light and laughter and
color.
Coming In. tired, the other evening
70: even now, here In New York, Sorolla
counts that day lost In which he does
not achieve six or eight hours work on
a portrait or somethIng-the impression.
tbIe Spaniard .airly embraced Dr. Mar.
tin. the scholarly compiler Of the cata
lOgue, because that otherwise severe and
professional gentleman CHANGED to have
on bright red necktle!
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of Leoness peasants, with their gally.
caparlsoned donkey; which two repre-.
sentative works, II is rumored, are
destined for the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art. The Hlspanlc Society also has
acquired number OF the portraits and
historic landscape scenes.
AZ for the "Trlste Herencia" (sad
Inheritance), the most thoughtful and
outwardly sombre OF all Sorola's pic.
lures, showing a score or 80 OF naked,
weak and crippled boys, some of them
on clutches the inmates OF an asylum
for the cast-oft children Of depraved or
delinquent parents, enjoying their
pathetic imitation Of happy moment
in summer sea bath under the
Christ-like charge Of a stawart priest,
robed in black-ths eloquent sermon in
Is owned BY Mr. John + BerwInd, and,
when not on public view, hangs in the
Sunday school room OF the Church Of
the Ascension. Fifth avenue and Tenth
street.
The present Sorolla exhibition In It's
entlre'y-which the artist himself says
Is the largest and best showing II his
work ever brought together-is to re.
main In New York Only until March s,
when 1t will be followed by a similar
exhibition Of the painting. Of another
great contemporaneOus SpanIard, Ig-
nacio Zuloaga The protector and
patron u both these unique and
memorable eNpositions at the ilIspanic
Society Museum Is Mr.. Archer Milton
Huntington.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
HAMMERSTEIN'S PLANS
FOR NEXT OPERA SEASON,

Mr.. Hammerstein made public last
night some OF his plans for next season
at the Manhattan opera House. One Of
the first Is to remodel the house and
give It larger seating capacity. The
grand tier boxes will be taken out and
four rows OF seats at orchestra prices
substituted, The eighteen proscenium
boxes left will be remodelled and the
prices for them raised to 5000 for one
night week for the season. For four
nights week the price will be 1900
and for the six performances week
$4,000 for the season.
Several Wagnerian operas will be In
next seasons repertory, but sung in
French The Italian and French opera
will engage the services OF Nine. Tetraz-
Zini, Miss Garden and Mile. Labia and
several new singers, The men will be
practically the same as this year
Among the new operas to be heard will
be Norma Wanna" and Strauss
"Eektra"
As already announced, opera comique
which Miles. Cavalier!, Laya and Melis
and NJ, Gianol!- Galletu have been en-
gagged a separate orchestra, chorus and
ballet will be organized.
The subscription performances for the
grand opera will be Monday. Wednes-
day. Friday nights and Saturday matt
nee, and the subscription opera COM
lque performances on Thursday and
Saturday evenings.
The season Of l9t9.l9l0 begins Monday,
Nov, Is, and comprises twenty weeks,
numbering eighty performances OF
grand opera and forty OF opera
comiQue.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27

In THE Maid at the Bath" Howard
Hall in The Man Who Dared" Nc
Waters and Tyson in travestes OF
well-known plays, Lucy Weston and
the Heras Family of acrobats.
The Colonial will have Fiske O'Hara
In Capt Barry" George Mozart, Eng
lish comedian. John b. Hymer and
company In THE Devil and Tom
Walker" Charlotte Townsend and
company In The Troubles OF Two
Working Girls" the Big City Four,
Otto Brothers, the Dunedin troupe OF
acrobats and La Nelle and Grant
Venus" comes to the Alhambra, to-.
gether with the Empire City Quar-
tet. The Gibson Girl Revue" Agnes
Scott in THE Wall Between" Smith
and Campbell Crouch and Welsh, Cas-
sellis dogs and the Three Lelliotts in
a musical speciality.
The bill at the American Music Hall
Will include Sydney Drew in "Billy's
Tombstones, Katie Barry, Harry
Won Tilzer. Stella Mayhem and Billie
Taylor, Ned Nye and Ida Cr!spi. the
Three English Lloyds. rope-walkers
and dancers; tho Three Saytons, con-
tortionists. and James Casey and
Maggie lie Clair In "The Irish Ten
ants"
At Atlantic Garden will be APPEL and
Rossi in Heidelberg Students" the
lagos. Tyson and Brown, Harvard
Judge and Alma DeVere
Joe Walcott, the colored fighter. will
give exhibitions with his sparrlng
partner. Jack johnson, at Huber's Mu-
scum. Other features will he Prin-
cess Verona In her Cleopatra dance
and the Imperial japanese iAcrobats
BROOKLYN ADJUSTMENTS.
THE Girl With the Green Eyes, will
be played at Payton's Theatre.
The Merry Maidens will be at the
Empire.
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ing themselves In clear green waters
through which their bodies glImmer, a
revelation Of superb draughtsmanshlp
and magical, swift brushing In Of color
white sails flashing on a purple sea,
Moorish bridges over the s,orled Tagus,
flowers and oranges and pomegranates
cleaning amidst dark-green masses OF
foliage, loves young dream in pagan
sunlight and on golden sands, the
tender anxious Joys of motherhood and
babyhood, proud old beggar.rutHans in
ragged cloaks drinking red wine, boat
builders. net-menders and sail-makers
on the Quays or along shore. girls sort
ing raisins. and the scenes and occupa-
tons Of orchard and grange, contras,ed
with the dangerous luxury OF arts.
tocratc interiors. All these present.
ments and many more, seem 10 have
sprung spontaneously from Sorollas
eager brain and responsive master
hand
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
TETRAZZlNI IN A ElNE
REVIVAL OF ~ PURITANl.'

1t was on Dec. 3. 1906. that Oscar
Hammers,e!n opened his Manhattan
Opera House with q performance or i
Puritani." Bonci. the tenor who was
expected to Offset. or at least, to divide
the vogue for Caruso at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. was the chief attrac-
ton. with little Mile. Pinkert, Ancona
and Arimondi In the cast. Much has
Happened since then. Mr.. Hammer
stein by his presentation OF modern
works that the older house would not
attempt and by his excellent casts In
both old and new operas. drilled to
perfection b. his masterful conductor
Campanlni ,rmly established him
self as an .esario. a revival OF
Bell!ni's tuneful old opera last night,
therefore. was an assured success.
Not the tenor. but the soprano this
time was the chief attraction. Tet-
razzini fairly ou,did herself us Elvtra.
She has never appeared to better ad-
vantage either as singer or actress
All tie little stunts IN singing Tor
which she Is famous were beautifully
performed Her runs and trills and
sustained high notes were surpass-
ingly good. and the dramatic coloring
she put into her voice was accom-
panied BY acting of no mean dimen-
sipns, Her distraught mind, brought
about by the seeming desertion of her
lover, had no trace OF the mad Lucia
II was distinctly new creation that
she presented, and one that was alto
gether admirable
Polese. as Sir Richard Forth has
never done anything here half as good
He sang with plenitude as well as
beauty of voice, sharing worthIly the
applause showercd upon the prima
donna. Constantine as Lord Arthur
began rather huskily, but improved
steadily until in the last act he was
singing az his best. De Segurola, as
Sir George; DE GrazIa, as Lord Walton,
Nenturini as Bruno. and Scycr!nl. as
the widow OF. Charles l., were all more
than acceptable The chorus, perhaps,
was not quite as perfect as the original
one. There isn't time now for such
polishing rehearsals, but II was efec-
tive and displayed He and snap.
Some of us who have grown UP I'M
der the influence of Wagner and have
learned to appreciate Richard Strauss
and Charpentier and pebussy may
shrug our shoulders at the antiGuated
forms and the artiilclality OF Bellnis
score. but sung as the opera was sung
last night none can fail to enjoy its
tit!llating and sensuous beauty. II NJ.
Hammerstein sees At to put the opera
on often In the closing weeks OF his
season few will be found to cavil.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
}our Debt TO VeIasquez.

1; was a prop!t!ous moment FOR
cigarettes and condolences.
Have YOU considered" said Senior SOr-
ola to Tie World representative. why
YOU have such artists as Sargent, Chase
and the late Whistler? 1t Is because the
real founder Of American art was that
supreme impressionist master. Nslas-
Qucz The men | have named like Com
stable and Turner and Courbet before
them, seize greatness by that same ess-
tatIC swiitness OF execution which was
the secret OF Nelasquezs splendid t-.-
umphs OF realism. AS for myself, I can
assure you this lyrical impetuosity cane
to me as naturally az breathing or The
bcatings Of my hoart, at the earHest
dawn Of my sympathy with nature.
An inspired painters are impression.
lists even though ii be true that some
impressiOnists are not !nsnired.
IF ever painter wrought miracle
of illusion with brush and pigment
that painter was Velasque2 in his Las
Mcu!nas. ot tho Prado in Madrid
Now, have studied this picture with
a lens, and what do ind? Why. that
| NelasQuez got that marvellous atmos-
! pherIc background by one broad sweep
of his flowing brush. charged with
| thin colcr-so thin t'Gt you can feel
the very texture OF the canvas
| through 1t.
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! New York Keeps These.

1t is safe TO say that more than
wonted satisfaction over the city's
acquisition OF art treasures will be felt
In the announcement that number Of
the most important OF Sorolla's can
vases are to remain here permanently
These include the grand, Homeric
Bleaching the Boats"-with the loose
sails bellying in the sun and breeze
and big brown oxen at their toll
admidst the swirling breakers OF the
joyous blue sea-and the striking group
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
HOME COUGH CURE

Go TO your druggist and get one.ha!;
ounce Concentrated pine compound tive
ounces OF glycerine, Lalf pint OF good
pure whisky, mix 1t up, and use It In
doses Of teaspoonful to a tablespoonful
every four hours, shaking the bottle each
time.
Any druggist can supply the ingredients
The Concentrated pine Is pine product
refined for medical use and comes only I,
hal. ounce bottles, each inclosed in tin
screw.,op case, which is alright and pre-.
serves the fluid in It's full strength. but "a
sure It Is labelled Concentrated, A prom
nen' local druggist says he has filled this
prescription hundreds OF times and has seen
II work wonders.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
FORGET, THE MAINE"
Ohio Congressman Kills Appro.
prlntiOn for RAISING Wreck.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ?L-"Let's quit
remembering the Maine; LET'S forge. the
Maine"
This sentiment, uttered BY Repre-.
sentative Douglass. OF Ohio, In the
House yesterday in making point NJ
order against an appropriation for rails.
ing the wreck Of the Maine from ia.
Vana iarbor, removed a. chances OF
raising the Maine In this Congress.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
SARATOGANS 10 DINE.

The annual dinner Of the Saratoga
County Society will be given at the
Hotel KnIokerbockel, Broadway and
Forty-second street, this evening Tho
chairman Of the Dinner Committee is
Judge William b. McEulty. Those WHO
have been invited to make the principal
speeches are Gov. Hughes Curnntr,llcr
Metz, Spencer Trask. Street Cleaning
Commissioner Edwards and Prof ]. ..
Monaghan.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
RlccVd0 Martin, the
american Obe'atlc
Tenor, Describes tile
OAv Nav IN Wh'ch
10 Become a Recog-
M5ed Artist at Home.
BY SYLVESTER RA Wing
NV a thousand Americans who go
~ abroad to study the art Of

n@F thousand Americans who 60
abroad to study the art OF
singing for the operate stage
not more than hundred will reach a
debut, and three, perhaps. may hope to
get a professional engagement"
II was Ricardo Martin who said this,
young American tenor from Ken.
lucky, who has been singing leading
parts at the Metropolitan Opera. House
this season with pronounced success.
Not only has he acquitted himself well
In the roles assigned to him, but he has
taken the place OF Caruso when the
premier tenor has been unable to sing
and has given satisfaction.
The writer had asked Mr.. Martin vhy
there Is such a scarcity Of good tenoes
With the exception OF Mr.. Martin him.
self there is no prominent American
tenor In the company OF elther Of our
opera houses. Not only Caruso bu,
nearly all the leading tenors arc
Italians, Dalmores Is a Frenchman and
constantine is Spaniard. but. with the
exception OF the latest conner, Carl
Joern, we have not heard a satisfactory
German tenor for several years.
Mr. Martin evaded the direc, question
and adroiily turned the conversation
INTO the broader, and, perhaps, more
interesting channel Of the conditions
that confront the American singer who
goes to Europe for voice training.
Not Musclal People.
II am an Americann he said nkrnn,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
What They Wait For.

For what? Why, fog an engagement in
New York, Of course. Before MIR. Ham
inerstein started his Manhattan Opera
House there was only one goal FOR the
thousands o. US who were studying
ahroad--the Metropolitan Opera House
Most OF us We're eager to accept any
offer made us. what an American
should do ~ first to win out in Italy
and then sing in Italy and anywhere
else in Europe where lie liz in demand
and wait for the call from Broadway,
which Is sure to come, sooner OF late.,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
DRIVER HIT BY CAR IS DYING,
Horse In JaWmed Into vestibule
and EGGS Scattered,

A wagon driven by James Godfrey, OF
No. +ss fremont avenue, was struck BY
trolley car at Prospect and fremont
avenues last night He was hurled
twenty feet, receiving fracture of the
spine. three broken ribs and internal
injuries. At Fordham Hospital 1t was
said he would probably die.
The force of the collision "scooped"
up the horse, landing him on the plat.
form Of the car and breaking all III.
glass In the vestibule. The animal 9
back struck Motorman Irving, tammine
him through the doors into the car. Sew.
eral women became hysterical. The
wagon was loaded with butter and eggs,
which were scattered In al! directions
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
WULlNER'S SIXTH REClTAL;
SAM FnANkO'S OLD MUSIC

Ut LuoWlg Wullnef = sixth rec!tal !,
next Thursday evening will take place
In Carnegie Hall instead OF In Mendels-
sohn Hall because OF the great demand
for seats. The distinguished interpreter
Of German songs Will repeat the pro-
sramme OF his first recital. las, Novem-
ber except that lie Will substitute Sind
iugs Elm Web for Braamss Yer
rat"
sam FranEos third and last concert
FOR the season Of old mUSin. IN COujuuc-
ton with the Bach Choral Society takes
place at MendelssOan Hail next Tuesday
evening. Tn. programme will consist %
compositions b" Bach, including his can
tata No g. Colt der Herr Is Som
lurd ScH!.i,' Mozart and NlcolO Porpora.
Nordica has recovered from her cold
and will oe II for her recital in earn egi e
Hall next TUESDAY afternoon After
ward she viii continue her interrupted
tour under the mant cement OF K L.
johnston.
Alber. SpllA!rr begins a series Of re-
clials i; NrHIelssoln Hall on Wedrss
da% afternoon, The accomplished young
| American yt'hu.s, IN conjunction with
/ Alfredo Oswald, pianist, Will play Bach.
sonata In + minor and q variety 4
solos
Ernest S1aoNIuc has been engaged for
-four appearances with tlr Boston sym
|phIug Orchestra 10 play his own Fan
/ 'a#''r suite rare compliment - an
Am@T,.ah pianist and composer.
| prof Baldwin wuI siya his usual
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-27
sERNAARpr rO PLAY "cYsANoo

PARIS. Feb. 2i.-Safah BernhsrIt has
announced that she will appear IN the
title role OF Ros.and's "Cyrano de Der.
gerao.' She was Very mU % iisappo!ar.
ed az not being selected uy Rustand for
'he leading ro!. "i .,.nhHgi4"r which
lived '
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Only Three in a Thousand American Music Students
May Hope TO Win Place in a New York Opera House

"Cruclnx" For an encore TO the latter
they sang q Don Giovanni" duet, the
best thing OF the afternoon. Eames
surely knows and can sing her Mozart.