The evening world., 1911-12-16

q most astonishing thing. When sieG-
fried came down the Rhine on his boat.
which also bore D~runnhlide's horye
Crane. he arrived ct the Hall % the
G%iblchunss accompsa Ied by q stable
boy. Where did the foarless one nnd
hlmT' asked OF Mr.. Herts. Had he
come unscorched through the nre. or
was he picked up on the VOYAGE II
really was most original and amusing.
Then such cuts as are made here In
tho Wagner operas. Aren'. they always
.iBaftistie ana sometimes atfoc!0usP'
but. dear Madam" the writer inter-
posed. what would you have7 Here u
Doettsrdasmmsrung' starting tonight
at 40 o'clock that won't be over much
before midnight. Would you have us
sit up until 2 O'Clock In the morning."
mo, MOI Mime. Orrihse responded.
Shorten your intcrmin abis intermis-
sions and give the operas In full. With
out the Waitraute scene 'Soctterdsem-
merung' IL not understandable and In
Germany the opening scone Of the
Fates In considered unsteady tho best
In the opera.
The ~boxholders and the subscribers
want tho time for social chatting. you
say But. my dear sir. they come late
and go away early. don't they7 So.
what matter7
"One Now York trait has impressed
me very much-|y0ue loyalty TO old
friends and cruelty TO now corners. Any
singer who has established himself. or
herself, with you can commit the most
objectionable sins without ~repronch.
Hut voc beiide the stranger who makes
tho smallest mistake, You critics pounce
| upon him or her most numerically.
HER GREAT AUNT A pHilHAR.
MoNic FOUNDER.
Nine. Orridse IL A. Intelligent ant
cultivated - she IL beautiful. Thor,
was = suspicion Of moisture about hei
eyes. Tho writer. his conscience smitin,
him for something he had written abou
her Amneris. strove to change tho con
variation to herself. ana finally sue
ceeded by an accidental remark tina
proved most adroit. Earlier In the tall
Nine. Orridgo had dwelied upon tn,
artistic atmosphere of Vienna. Reour
ring 10 II. the writer said:
But you know Mr.. Krehbiei pointed
out only n few days ago that tho Ncv
York Philharmonic Society II AZ old o.
tho Vienna Philharmonic Society"
Indeed ] do know It," Nine. Orridgs
said. Just wait q minute until I md a
letter from my mother that I received
only recently"
She produced II and read from II u
the effect thas her great aunt, the Wifi
OF Charles Horn. was one Of the found
ers Of the New York Philharmonic SO
ciety. This led on to more intimate tall
about herself.
AS n child" she said. Il played tn
violin. As ] grew up ! took to the plan
and went 20 Germany 10 study. II
Frankfort was ~aston!shed to be- toll
that I had "a voice which ehouh BE- cui
tivated. went back to London TO con
suit that dear Manuel Garcia. He hear
mo sing. 90 back to Germany h
said. and study sonss then come bacl
TO me-
Il d!d. When I returned he sasd
Child. you are all right. Don't bothe
about voice training. Just 60 on sing
Ing. You sing naturally: that 10 enough
And 10 I went through Germany sins
ing songs. One day. In Vienna. 0usta'
MAILER by chance heard ne sinsin'
Brahms. Come to the opera house
sald he. and sing for me- I ala. Yo
must make your dcbut at once he said
ana I ven on a. Adrisno in Riensi
and In spite Of my sw&wardnsss an