The evening world., 1911-01-25
Former Star Of Oscar
Hammerstein's Man
haitian Opera House
Company, Although I'll
With Grip, CaptiUates a
Great Audience at the
I Broadway House.
eenaud, Dalmores, Bres-
Iev- Cianoi and Huber
deau in the Cast
Cdmpanini Leads With
His Old FerUor and
Continues His Dilatory
Habits.
BY sYL vESTER RAWLING.

NI the Metropolitan Opera House
" last night In the title part of
M~assenet's That's" and won a success
as great as any she ever achieved In the
seasons when she sang for Mr.. Ham
mersteln at the Manhattan Opera House.
III with grip. suffering from ar abscess
In her mouth, almost deaf from drugs,
and so weak that she could not scatter
the roses from her big bouquet upon
her entrance to the house OF Nicias In
the second scene OF the first act. she
sang and acted triumphantly through
out. From the beginning. there was no
question as to the carrying power OF her
voice in the big auditorium. Every note
and syllable was heard plainly. The
truth II. as Mr.. Bull. one of the veteran
} attaches OF the house. has always de-
eiared. only those who do not know
how to sing have any reason to COM
plain OF the acoustic properties OF what
some irreverent m t~houghtless per-
sons have called the big barn"
II was the FIRST appearance Of the
Philadelphia Chicago Opera Company.
which was formed only this season. at
the Metropolitan. After ten weeks in
chicago and visiting . few cities OF
the Middle West, the organization Is
now giving ten weeks Of opera In
Philadelphia. On every Tuesday even
ing during the Quaker City engagement
tho company ~ to pay New York a
visit. The general manager 10 our old
friend Andreas Dippel. who sang for
US In q wide range OF characters during
many years at the Broadway house be-
fore he became an im~presario. He was
forced to spend q lot Of time In the lob
biss greeting old acQuaintances. Most
Of the old subscribers who were pres
ent, too. found time upon entering to
exchange greetings with Max Hirsch,
now on Mr.. Dippel's stan. who for
years, with HIS prematurely gray hair.
was always to DO met. smiling and
ssniah lust inside the door on opera
n:shts.SN
A. AIi-Manhattan Cast.
Barring these two, last nights CON-
pany was essentially that which was
formerly Mr.. Hammersteln's. In the
cast, besides Miss Garden. were Maui
rice Renaud, Charles Dalmores. Gustavs
ilnberdeau, Bressler-Gianoli. Marie Ca
van. Venturini and Fossetta, and over
- reigned the masterful Campaninf
10 conductor. to whose genius and toll
Mr.. Hammerstein owed so much OF his
.~,,tls.ic success. The scenery was Mr.
iiammerstein's and. probably. most Of
tne musicians had been members OF the
Thirty-fourth street organization. The
audience, which packed the house, held
large contingent of Mr.. Hammer
T l~stcin's former patrons. The applause
outside OF that which seemed to com
from a claque (what a pity such a thins
should appear here). was like that on'
used TO hear at Mr.. Hammerste!n's. Al
hat was necessary TO complete the !lu'
sion OF being at the Manhattan Opera
House, as the writer overheard 1
charming young woman say to her com
psrion. was the old hoarse cries o
Oscar. Oscar, Speech. Speech"
Renaud a Fire Athanael.
Renaud, like Miss Garden, was, on hi
me.,le. His Athanacl. the proselytini
monk who himself fell victim to thu
charms o! the woman he had made hi!
mission TO save, was even more tina.
usually compelling. Dalmores put int
ne small part of Niclas much fervor
,Iuberdeau was a convincing Palemon
.;ressler-Gianoli, as the head of the
invent OF the White Sisters, WAS al
| lrplicity and grace, Won't you let IA
ZEE ner again as Carmen. Mr.. Dippel
There has been no impersonation OF thu
gypsy-cigarette girl as good as hers II
recent years. at least. The Media
ton intermezzo had to be played twice
| me solo violinist deserving IA specla
| word OF praise.
J lust one word of disapproval. Cam
psnini is the same leisurely person a
Of Old. lie began fifteen minutes lat
and the intermiss.ons We're of intoler
abls length, as usual. At the Minhat
tan II used to be said that he inslste'
UPON smoking out "A big black cigar be
tween the acts, but when the write
went behind the scenes to ~congratulat
him even that excuse wouldn't hold
He wasn't smoking ~,
After every act there were' curtail
calls for all the principal singers an
kfor %campanini. and there were wreath
and floral offerings a-plenty for eae.
and all OF them.
When the Metropolitan Opera Hous
"a opened in the season OF 1881 a
Z was one Of the conductors. IL
glnaA than