New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

{ as Ieporello remarkz) steps forward to console
| her He saIutes her with SOFT Establishment in his
! voice but to his dsmay discovers that she is a
! noble lady Of BuTECs and one Of the thousand
! and three" Spanish victims recorded in the list
which I4eporello mockiugiy reads to her after Don
Giovanni having turned her over To his servant
whom he describes as q gentleman, Tor an ex-
PLANTATION OF his conduct IN leaving Rurgos, has
departed unpercelved. Leporeilo Is worthy Of his
master In some thiags. In daugcr he is the veriest
. coward and his teeth chatter like castanets; but
con frontcd by q mere woman in distress he be-
. comes volub!e and spares her nothing in a de
scrptlon Of the number of his masters amours.
their place, the qu1llty and station of his victims
and his methods of besuilcment The curious and
also the emUlous L0tharios may ne pleased 10
learn that the number Is 206j geographically dis
tributed follows italy. 2io. Germany, 25l;
France 100. Turkey, o. and Spain.. 1908 Among
them are ladies f~om the city and rustic damsels.
countesses. baronessos marc hiontsses and prln-
cesscs. II blonde, he praises her dainty beauty;
brunette, her constancy: pale her sweetness. In
coh weather his preferences 60 toward the buNom.
IN summer svelte Even old ladies serve 10 swell
his list Rich poor homcly or beautiful, airs
one him long the being is inside a petit
coat. but why go on? Lady. you know his
WAYS" The air, 'Madamins' is "A marvel of
malicious humor and musical delineation. Il Ia
grande maestoso'-the music rises and initiates II
self most pompously; ia picelna'-it sinks in
quick iteration lower and lower just the Ital-
ians in describing small things lower their hands
toward the ground. The final words. Vol sapete.
Quel che fa" scarcely to he interpreted FOR polite
readers as given by bass singers who have pre-
served the Italian traditions with a final 'hm'
through the noscI, go to the extreme of allowable
suggestiveness. If not trihe beyond. The insult
throws Elvira into rage. and she resolves to
forego her love and seek vengeance instead.
Don Giovanni comes upon a party Of rustcs who
celebrating In advance the wedding Of Zerlina
and Masetto. The damsel Is Il somewhat vain. for
ward. capricous. nirtatious miss and cannot long
withstand such Establishments the handsome
nobleman hestows upon her. Don Giovanni sends
the merrymakers to his palace for entertainment.
cajoes and threatens Masetto into leaving him
alone with Zerlina begin his courtship of her.
Duet: La ci darem la manO.'D He has about
succeeded in his conquest when ElvTa intervenes
the maiden, leads her away, and return
ing, finds Donna Anna and Don Ottavo in conver-
sation with Don Giovanni, whose help in the dis
covery OF the Commandant's murderer they are
soliciting Elvira breaks out with denunciations,
and Don Giovanni in a whisper 10 hts companions.
proclaims her mad, and leads her off. Departing
he says a word Of farewell, and from the OF
his voice Donna Anna recognizes her fathers MUIR
derer- She tells her lover how the assassin stole
into her room at night. attempted her dishonor
slew her father. She demands his punishment at
Don Ottavlos hands. and he. though doubling that
a nobleman and friend could be guilty of such
crimes, yet resolves find the truth and de-
liver the guilty justice.
The Don commands a grand entertainment for
Zerlinas wedding party, for, though temporarily
foiled, he has not given up the chase Masetto
comes with pretty zerlina holding to the sleeve