The evening world., 1911-01-31
"KOenigskinder" Repeated
Packs The Metropolitan
Geraldine Farrar, Louise
Homer, Karl Jorn and
Otto Coritz Lead a
Splendid Performance
-Puccini to Strengthen
Last Scene of "Cirl of
the Golden VEST"
BY SYLVESTER RA WILING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was repeat
ed 1t the Metropolitan Opera
- IIouse last night .efore an
other great audience. Geraldine Far
rar's lovely im~personation Of the Goose
Girl grows more impressive with every
performance because Of It's simplicity
and Its naturalness, the art that makes
II being thoroughly concealed. Kar,
Jorn, as the Kings Son. whose first
appearance in the character. succeeding
Jadlowker. was made, practically. with
out rehearsal, Is now sure OF himself
M FITS admirably In the picture.
Louise Homer. as the Witch. is a DOM
inant personality. and Goritz. as the
Fiddler. Is an appealing figure. Reiss,
Didur, Marie Mattfeld. Florence Wick
ham and the other principal singers are
most satisfactory. The action Of the
Gerry Society In stopping Edna Walther
from singing the clslld's part, which she
did so winni ely, has given Lotto Engel.
who has passed the years OF the ~restric-
tive limit, a double chance. OF which she
avails herself ~splendtdly. There was
only one dcplorable thing to spoil last
nights performance-the unseemly haste
VI a iOs Ol ptOp4C 10 btl oul DblpTe ~
last curtain. why do not these I'M
musical. inartistic. go-to-the-opera-to-
be-seen persons ieay. the house In the
asst lntermission? Is there no means OF
Deserving to the vast majority its right
o see and to heal undlsturbed?
II a talk vita the writer last spring
-aruso said: why should I bother to
iurthcr FL glish opera? II II is to be.
somebody else mus; attempt It," Never
theless the great Italian tenor gave the
subscribers to the Bagby musicale yes
terday mornlig n surprise by singing a
song IN English, with surprisingly good
enulciation of the vernacular. Another
straw showing which way the wind
blows, OF which doubters and scohers
in high and low places nigh; well take
cognizance.
Puccini has decided 20 rewrit the
finale OF 1.-THE Girl of tho Golden West"
Mr.. Halperson pointed out its weakness.
from the pucc!li presidents, after the
wight of It's first production here. and
Ne composer is convinced OF the Justice
II the criticism. Ii will not be ready
sor the London presentation IN Corona
ton week, bu. later. at the festival In
Rome. Il will be heard.
Edna Walther, twelve years old. who
made = hi; BY her singing and acting
, at the frst performance OF "Koen.ss-
kinder and s!nce has been stopped by
the Gerry Society. caught the writer be-
hind the scenes at the Metropolitan
Opera House last night and upbraided
him for Misrepresentation. Il did not
say IN my talk with YOU" she de-
ciared. that Mr.. Hertz said I could
sing German better than Lotte Engcl.
You rave hurt me both with Lotte and
Mr.. Hertz"
Introduce me to Lotto and I will
Apologize said the writer. wh!ch she
die.
"Oh. I. doesn't matter" said little
Miss E.ngcl. loft.ly. II never take any
ro;ice OF what the papers say about
mel"
ASashed and discounted after the
talx with Miss Ensel, the writer stun
bled across Albert Relss. In his make
} UP as the Broommaker. "You made an
awful mistake in the interview with
,ns which you published last Saturday"
said he.
II was too much, What" gasped
the writer. lis my offense?"
well. you said that the engagement
/ got In Hamburg through Pollini paid
me 325 a week. S-s-s-s-h. 1t was So
a month. my lea fellow. Twenty-Five
dollars a week would ave been a for.
tune to me then"