The evening world., 1910-12-20
Louise Homer Repeats
Her Beautiful Imper-
sonation Of Orpheus-
Marie Rappold, as
Eurydice, Not Happily
Cast-Alma Cluck in
TWo Characters.
PaUloWa and Mikail
Mordkin, Supported by
a Strong Company,
Give Their Delightful
Russian Dances at the
~olitan Opera
House.
By JESTER WILING

w Eurydice," after many years OF
silence. was revived In italian at
the Metropolitan Opera House last sea.
On II was acclaimed one OF the best
productions ever made there. Presented
again last night. for the FIRST time this
season, nearly all OF Its former success
was repeated. s~cenically there was no
change. The picturesque grows beside
tho river with the Tomb of Eurydice.
the cavernous depths of the entrance to
Hades with the flashing lights and
changing colors and monstrous creeping
things. and the Ideally beautiful Elysian
Fields once more were cause for amaze
msnt as well as admiration. The spon-
famous applause that could not be
restrained when the curtain rose Upon
The latter was excusable.
Louise IIomer's Eurydice remains a
noble impersonatlon. the best thing she
haa ever done Her lofty bearing, her
classic poses, her manly stride and her
lovely voice were united for conviction.
Whatever faults there were in her
enunciation were those 10 winch we axe
accustomed. But Eurydice. which last
year Gadsk interpreted so splendidly,
would seem to be unsuited to Marie
Rappold. 1t Is not given to everybody
20 sing Gluck's music. The style Is for
eign to our day and Is o easy 20 ac-
Quire. Good voice alone Is not sufficient.
II II only fair to say that the writer
learned after the performance that the
Brooklyn singer was really III. For a
dme II was doubted behind the scenes
whether she could appear in the last
act. That would excuse her falling TO
her second death several bars before
she should hav fallen and stop all fur
eher criticism OF her performance.
Alma 0luck In Two Parts.
Alma Gluck again was tho Happy
Spirit, singing in that naive way OF
hers that is so captivating in spite OF
the strange quality that her voice takes
on In the upper register. Because of
the illness Of Lenora Sparkes Miss Gluck
also was c~ommandeered for Amore,
which she sans delightfully."-. But why.
Afsss Gluck. stand 80 stiffly on your little
shot-up platform and hold your hands
% awkwardly? It is a pleasure 10 point
out that the leading parts In this opera
were filed by three American m
The chorus sang admirably. There
wal impressive solemnity at the TOMB
OF Eurydice. IND at the entrance to
Hades the sharp. concerted cry OF NO.
20 the plea OF Orpheuc was thrilling,
The ballet, too. was excellent. Mar
celle MYRTLE and her assistants did
some beautiful %posturing In the Elysian
Fields and danced most attractlvely In
.the gardens OF the Temple of Love. In
the dance OF the Fairies they wer.
xedrdly fascinating. Toscanini led with
his usual electrifying command over all
his forces and the orchestra played ex-
cellently.
Russian Dancers Reappear.
After the opera Anna Pavlowa and
Nukail Mordkin, the accomplished
Rui,ian dancers, supported by a more
than usually competent company. who
have lust returned from a successful
four. gave a ballet advertisement that
was altogether charming. II was odd
20 see the boxes still filed when the
dances began at a quarter past eleven
and remain so until nearly the END. As
for the rest OF the crowded house. only
the hnal curtain made II start for home
The two principals danced together 10
an adagio by Bleichman and to n va'se
CAPRICE by Rubir stein, the latter new.
Nine. Pavlowa gave alone The swan
dance of Saint-Saens's. which she does
soIentrancingly. and Mr.. Mordkin did
bis famous arrow dance. Mile. PATTI
kafA made a hit In a solo Russian dance,
and the wAole company scored In Polish
and. Hungarian dances. The last num-
Der was the Glazanow ~bacchanaie
danced with the familiar splendid aban-
don by Mile. Pavlowa and Mr.. Mordkin'
Theodore sitter conducted effectively.
There will be n special performance
the Metropolitan Opera House to-
hit for the benefit OF the Widowed
I.aers' Fund Association. Alma Gluck
sing and Anna Pavlowa and Mikail
kin and their supporting company
russian dancers will furnish the
1T OF the entertainment.