The evening world., 1912-03-07
Hermann Welt
az Hans Sachs
at thu Opera
Favorable Impress
sion in D Meister.
singer"-Putnam Girls
.Sssold a Fine Pogner-
, Emmy Destinn, Karl
Jovn, Coritz, Reiss and
Florence Wickhams in
sthe Cast.
~ SYLVESTER RAWLNG.

RNl WaB-
ner's opera In lighter vein.
that fairly rivals any of his
trAGdc music-dramas in greatness OF
conception and treatment. got Its hrst
presentaton Of the season at the Mctro-
poa9tan Opera House last night. There
was IN audience that Oiled every seat
and crowded the standing room to dis
couufort. As usual. when the curtain
roSe ct 7.W o'clock the boxes were
eDpty cayerns and the orchestra stalls
w0A scarcely more than a quarter
fhl<d. As usual. too, any persons left
the. house before the nnal scene on the
meadows of the Pegnitz-one of the most
imDFeasive upon the stage for choral
s$nging and massed a~ction-which ended
only spon the stroke of midnight.
1here Is excuse for the delinquents at
eithsr end. -Four and a half hours of
continuous listening to opera Is trying
tQ.All except devotees. In a busy work.
a<Aay world such as New York's the
strain Ia great. Isn't II time to use the
bIve pencil upon the Individual works OF
the master and compress them into rea-
sonabbie lengths? 1t would be too much
to expect Mr.. Toscanini. who conducted
last night with broad understanding n
finA Effectiveness, to undertake the task,
beoouse he is an Italian. but why
shouian't OR. Hertz7 He Is q German.
IN original Wagner disciple and most
popular with New York Wagner audi
enceS. Nobody would accuse him of ir-
reverence or vandalism In the thought
ful m friendly condensation that he
could accomplish.
-.A .t-ttt. y~...ANa a1V,t.
ahU throughout In broad effects and In
dstail. Hermann Well. for the Hrst
time In America, was Hans Sachs. He
made most OF tho genial nature OF the
Observation-Disclosures emphasizing his
l0vobNe qualities with no loss OF dignity.
but missing a little. perhaps. OF the FAR
slGhtedness and comprehensiveness OF
the mans humanities. More volume OF
vblce would have pleased tho writer bot
ter. too; but Mr.. Wells singing Of the
part wa artistic and illuminative. II
Was . pleasure both to hear him n to
~ him. Another new i~mpersonation &c
VI WAS Putnam Griswoid's Pogner. than
W41ch we nave seen mono better. A very
rel chAraoer Il was that ne presented,
one never could think that ne was act.
iaC And how well he sangi In him
America mas an artist Of the first rank.
Karl Jorn was at his best as Walther
~ qualities Of voice which he dis
NeQad during hts first season here. bu'
Wfaeh sometimes since have scemed &c
~ ltnsmed, were restored. His prize
QDug was delightfully."- done. He SAM
dAAftn3ngfy throughout. Al FOR Goritz'i
BeekmesSer, what moro - DO said II
pvolsef II 70 inlmitable. He Is one O
The best eharaoter-actors, with a voice
tS64 tho Metropolitan Opera Hous'
ukage has ever seen. Reiss, as David
aioo a n o character-aotor, was excel
lent. as lac always Is. M Pini-Corsi dit
the little bit that falls to tho nigh
w1tchman admirably.
Emmy Destinn was Eva, which sh'
Gang and acted we'll. Nothing that tn
bohemian soprano does could fail to h
\ 1~ntsrseting. If something of girl
vdhnsss seemed lacking from her imper
\(neuon 1t might have been due onl!
70 the mood Of the writer. Fforenc'
wickham was a ~sprightly and coquet
tiSh Magdalene. Both in voice and ar
this young American woman is grow
ioe, The mastersingers not previousl,
rheuticped were William Hinshaw 20
WHOM q special word Of praise). Lam
bertNfurphy. julius Bayer. Pietro Audi
sio, Charles H~argreaves. CASTOR Mar
tn. sPsoia Ananian. Carl Hager an
bernhard Heidenrelch.
Tho famous quintet was especial,
we'll sung. The mob scene at the en-
OF, the second act was effective enoug'
Ia. arouse peals OF laughter from tn
euAiencs, ana the chorale in the las
eoane was pronounced SO impresslve!,
Al to make one feel like standing. a
at III Hallelujah Chorus in The Me1
siah."