The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
1sic Of the World Sick 1sadore de Lara Assures Kate Carew
He Believes That Opera VIII Become Thor
oushly Successful and Satisfactory Only
When in Each Country 1t Is Given in
the Language of the People and
When It l. Cheap"

myself away from It. simply work al
the tina"
How IL the Municipal Opera House In
Paris sueceeding7 You had an opera pro-
duesd there last winter. didn't your
FOR MUNICIPAL OPERA HOUSES.
sYss. my opera 'senga' was given
and was Q success. I am glad to say.
an q great believer in municipal opera
houses. They nt in with my scheme OF
opera for the masses at low prices un-
fortunately, the Paris municipal house Is
poorly equipped a. to orchestra-not
enough instruments to produce the best
effects"
"win any Of your work be given there
this winter?'
"very likely. My 'Trois Mosques which
viii b sung in most Of the Continental
cities during the year. will be heard In
Paris II not at the municipal house.
Why. probably. at tho Opera Comique.
Just now I'm working on a new opera"
"win you tell me something about
thatr'
mo. think won't. II you'll excuse
me-" Raid N. de Lara, politely but firmly.
| Il believe I have something little un-
usual a. to subject. and new subjects
are rare nowadays"
, Il don't write operas. you know" I
chirped. bridling at such unmerited sus-
picion Of my intentions.
He let his sad eyes rest on my face for
| . moment Then he said: Il should have
no anxiety regarding you. II you did.
madame: but you and I aren't alone N
the world. are we?"
Now. knew how he does It: Just a SEN
tence or two like that. just an insinuation
| that you are tho ono truly sympathetic
| soul In this chaos. Merely a subtle tone
and glance. and We fairly purr with de-
| light and wonder why every one hasn
discovered what wonderful magnetism We
possess
Where did you write The Garden Of
sleep'?" asked in a calm. even voice.
Was 1t really composed among the pop
pies Of the cliffs of overstrand as legend
relates?'
INSPIRATION IN LONDON.
! Dear me. no!' chuckled de Lara. Il
wrote 1t going down Southampton Row.
in London. / saw the words by Clement
Scott in a magazine called The Theatre
and the music came to me at once I'd
never even seen tho Cverstrand cliffs
then. The joke Of It was that when I
took the song to Chapel he called II
! Jifie.' and he wouldn't have published II
except that l was under contract to him
to write a certain number Of songs and
| he had to use them. He brought 1t out
under protest. and it has been about the
most successful OF any of his publica-
tons"
Aren't you going to write any more
sones?"
Il can't tell I never know what I'm
I going to do from day to day. do your"
| 'Of course I do" answered almost
snappishly. did wish he knew the
ethics Of interviewing. and wouldn't ask
mo questions And being disturbed. I
Just perjured myself.
! He smiled sweetly at me. and didn't
! believe me. ! felt It.
! What do you think is the greatest
inspiration to a mus!cian?''
! n. de Lara considered a second. then
! he answered:
Inspiration is subjective. II It's there
at all. 1t comes out. 1t doesn't have to
be brought OUT
| What about love- Isn't that helpful
J Or do you think that a man deeply in
love can't do his best work.
| NJ. de Lara's melancholy eyes bright
ened.
| Il think love is the greatest thing IN
the world" he asserted. And. after all.
| inspiration is love. A man should do
his best work when in love. surely. and
all musicians should be lovers. It is