The evening world., 1910-12-29

the Broommaker's daughter, who says:
1T was the King and the Queen, his
bride, We b~anished."
Ate the Poisoned Bread.
Tie third act takes place again before
the Witch's hut. but now 1t is winter.
The Goose Girl and the Kings Son
have disappeared. The Witch has been
burned. The Fiddler has been impris-
oned and made "A cripple. But Hella-
brunn has not prospered and the chill
dren cry for the koenigskinder. Weary
and starving. will, the snow falling
heavily. the Coos Girl and the Kings
Son approach the Witch's hut, now oc-
cupied by the woodcutter and the
Broommaker. She tries to dance to
convince him that she IL not hungry or
tired. but falls unconscious. In exchange
Tor IDS crown the Kings Son obtains
the bread poisoned as described In the
first act, OF which they both eat and
die. In a shroud OF snow they are found
by the Fiddler and the children n
given sorrowfui burial.
Miss Farrar's Success.
Miss Farrar made the Goose Girl one
OF her best representations. She never
looked lovelier and she acted sim
ply and without sffectation, APP
pealing alike to the Imagination
and to the emotions. Her singing
had beautiful quality and ecstatic
spirit. Altogether her performance was
highly worthy. J~adlowker as the Kings
Son. on the contrary, was Disappointing:
He lacked something of the ideality and
spirituality that the mystic quality OF
the character seems to demand. al
though he ang fairly well. Louise
Homer. too. as the Witch, while TECH
nically her performance was correct,
was not as convincing as usual. IL ~
an ungrateful part at best, and perhaps
she did all that could be done with 1t.
Goritz Scores Again.
Goritz as the Fiddler added another to
his fine gallery OF character drawings
making 1t a worthy companion to his
Peter. his Klingsor me his intmitable
Beckmesser. He showed a rolicking
spirit. combined with light and knowl-
edge, and no little pathos. Reiss was
funny as the Broommaker, Didur was a
grotesque Woodcutter and Pini-Corsi
was satisfactory as the Tnnkeeper. julius
Bayer was the Tailor and Marcel elmer
a the Senior Councillor.
Marie Matted did a small bit OF
character sketching as the Stable Maid
excellently and Flo ence Wickham was
satisfactory as the Innkeeper's Daugh-
ter. Edna Walter and Lottie Engel
were charming in the " leading chill
dren's parts. One OF them the pro-
gramme does not make clear which,,
while graclously helping the writer to
find Miss Farrar for an interview the
other day. gravely pointed TO the door
OF Miss Farrar's goom in the opera
house and said:
This is Miss Farrar's dressing room.
Mine is next door"
She It was who did the Ring around
n rosy" dance so charmingly with the
| Kings Son IN the Hellabrunn scene. All
the children In the chorus acted and
sang with s%pontaneity. The chorus OF
men and women, too, had life. ernest
Maran and william Hlnshaw were tall.
handsome and imposing Gate-Keepers.
Hertz conducted fervently and ad-
mirably. Much OF the success OF the
performance was due 10 the tirelessness
OF his rehearsals. The English version
Of the libretto Is by Charles Henry
MeltZer.
There was a reception to Prof, Hum
perdinck on the second floor of the
Opera House after the performance,
which was attended by some OF the best
known people In the city.