The evening world., 1911-01-28
EY SYL vESTER RAWLINC.

Ely SYL VESTER RAWLING.
RI LIE. RENE REISS, daughter OF
lVl Albert Reiss. the favorite
tenor and distinguished char
acter actor Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, had a birthday yesterday.
She had reached the mature age of
five and she celebrated the event
by giving a party on the roof stage
Of The Metropolitan Opera House.
She Is a private pupil OF Nine. Cav.
allaz2i, VINO - In charge OF the
! Metropolitan's free school for the
training OF American girls as ballet
dancers. and she had invited til.
whole present years class OF thirty
five to be her guests. Certain other
few privileged persons, OF whom the
writer was one. also were asked
Perhaps, as a bachelor, his opinion In
such matters is OF no account, but he
thinks there never vas a more era.
cious, or thoughtful. or c~onsiderate
hostess, and everybody had a good
time.
The refreshments consisted OF Ice
cream and cakes and lemonade n
chocolate and candles and Gil sorts Of
good things, and II was a very merry
| u dFtN that sat dawn At 41a iAno N hIa
with the dlminutiye hostess in the CEN
tire 10 enjoy them. Overhead were
strung festoons OF flowers and lights
and one big centrepiece marking a fig.
ure 5.
Hostess In Some Solo Dances.
Both before and after the banquet there
was dancing, In which Nine. Cavallazzi's
puPtls, ranging from sixteen to twenty
years OF ag.. distinguished themselves
BY their grace and agility. Ten of them
are already in the Metropolitan Opera
House ballet. and eight Others are eligl-
bic as soon az places n be found for
them Nine. CsvallazzI declares tina
the ~qu!ckness with which American girls
learn the art Of ballet dancing Is amaz.
ing 10 her. II is not, she says. that they
have better pdYsical qualifications. hui
that their bi ains are superior and work
more quickly. Little Mile. Rene had as
a guest Miss Eva Swain. twelve years
old, another OF Nine. Cavallazzi's prl.
vate pupils. who did some attractive In,
divldual dances. She is 10 be a premle,
IN four or five years, her eacner de-
clzres. But 1t vas little Mile, Rene her,
self that charmed us all by her sol,
dancing. None OF the older girls hst
such distinguished airs and graces, OF
powers OF mimicry. and none danced ii
suoh perfect rhythm.
You talk English perfectly" said tn,
writer 10 her.
why shouldn't ~" she replied. -
have an English nurse"
But you also speak German"
"oh, yes, a llt;ie; but very proudly
| am FRENCH
. How long since?"
WAY, since | Was born. OF course
My mother IL French. You know her. An,
| rave a little brother who Is only on
and a halt years old. and ne is French
too; and ! have 70 be a dig sister t
: hin, you Know"
: III. Reiss and His Mime.
/ Presently the writer drew Mr.. Reis
OF into a corner away from the youni
people and the festivities to cajole hin
into talking about his Mime IN "Rhein
gold and "Siegfriei." one OF the mos
( remarkable chsYa1 CREATIONS upon IN
n stage, and his other fantastic and bril-
g liant representations. II was not a
easy task. for he is q modest man; bu
= after a while he responded.
, Il do not thlnk / deserve TO be cred
l tied with any special genius because O
!, my doing OF the ph!ngs you critics ar
kind enough to say | do well" he SAID
= because they come naturally to ms
: Before | was a singer I was an actol
n Almost anybody could do the stutterin
young man in The Bartered Bride q
the wi.ch in 'ilaensel n Gretel,' whic
n you mention, because they are so In
o eyitsble. Mime, and David In ID
. Me!stegsirger.' are more dificult. an
In the latter /; is essential that on
n should sing as we'll as act the ART.
@ .h.s rssqect ! am changing my view
about Mime. / believe Il Is not niece!
sary 20 make him sing always so bsc
a ". Nothing viii be lost, and. perhap
N something will be gained by dra win
a away from mis- monotonousiy cracks
: and harsh tones.
4 Before | ever sang Mime I though
/" his character out and starved In wit
a clearly defined conception OF him
O. outline, hut in outline only. The d.
tails / have been filing IA ever sine