New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

9lr. Hooker Will receive the $1,000 prize
offered by the board OF directors.
The award was made yesterday after
noon at meeting Of the jury
The Mhretto OF Mona" is in English,
and the scene is laid in ancient Britain.
Nj Hooker has made the following
synopsis II the story:
Ir tue days OF the Roman rule ia Britain
QU!utus. tie son Of the Roman Cove no
/, a l.rltsn captive has grown up as one
oI IIs mother people. known 70 tAeHl q
CIV yun. has won place ana power alhD4S
taen as oara. maklE- theF teacee e,Ar ~,a,I
Rome, and Is 70 wed Mona. me Iosle1
child Of Enya and Arth ana ast OF the
blood OF Boa-icea. out great Ie'e.-l,.I
Las neVed in Britain under I.raq5ocg s.-er'
C-ief bard. and Gloom, the DRUID, roster
brother of Mona. She. ty brthrlght ana oy
C.l slsns ana prophecies. Is iolctQiu Ile-'
leader and thereto she ras been nred ~
Eatn- Rome and dreaming OF great qeeos
his CfWvrn UlthstanCS IN VAN, ana IeSl
he lose Mona md all MS power ana Pellsh
ior a spv is driven 20 swear fellowship IN
Fven 50. f17 urging peace he IS disowned
and cast Of by them and by her. Never
thelAss. he follows her az sne lounels
about the land arousins revolt, hold1ng
hack the Roman garrisors from seizing her
and secretly saving her life ana the lie 1t
-" reoellon many times. fof tnls ne !.
q sVers that. through Mona he Will Yet
keen the tribes from war. The Govern
lavs al upon him. promising 70 spare nc
Eritons L. they bde harmless. out Il they
strike 70 crush them without mercy.
Gvwnn therefore, meeting Non7 upon the
eve of the battle. so wounds her love for
h.,n that she Is from then utterly his own
ard IN that triumph ne begins 10 tell her
of his plans for peace. but she. not hear
irC him out. and barely underst2nQing thot
n ie "a Roman. cries for help ana calls In
the Pritains upon them But even 50. she
will not hetray him. but lies 20 save his
Me They make him prisoner. and led
~ Mona and the bards. rush forth against
the Roman towns. The fsnt IS crushed.
Arth falls and Gloom is hurt 20 death say
Ing Mona against her will
Cw,rr escaping IN the turmoil Of defeat
ro~~es uror them and tries % stay further
harm telling Mona Of his peren'ase and
feseerrirc her aid. hut she, NaVlns taken
him for traitor. takes him now ior a mar
and deeroing all their woe his ooins ahN
he~ fault in having saved her life. she
sars him with her oWn hand. Then pres
errr come -te Governor and his soldiers.
End Mona. before she IS taKen a%aS .rntb
tive learns how Gwynn spoke the uuIn
and how hv Yielding up her hlgh CeeoS
~ooariv for loves sake. she might nave
eorrsssod al her endeaFor
NJ Gatti-Casazza seemed delighted AZ
ehe result Of the contest. as it was at his
suggestion that the hoard of directors
offered tho prize.
i am very happy over the award ~
rr.,e . he esfd and consider An1ari-
can opera has made a step forward. !
shall bend all my efforts toward making
is production q success
4iirea 7ei'@
me score IS o,~'li'e' ana ~ ''i.'l
erd the orchestrauon mastery ne Sal1.
Then. too the lihretto is An excellent
o,e s,d most rcetic Wc,ds and music
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.mined The other twenty three ] mao
read but was doubtful about the fitness
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