The evening world., 1912-01-22

Delightful NssO One.Act
German Comic Opera
Plsasss a Capacity Au-
diencs-yohanna Cad.
ski ~Surprisss by Her
Powsrs az a Comedian.
BY SYLVESTER RAWLNG.

opera In one cot, BY Leo
Bloch Of Berlin, was presented
et the Metropolitan OpSra House on
Saturday afternoon for ehs frst time In
america. fN success wa immediate.
Whist probably No The largest aodl.
sncs OF the ysar laughed With II from
nrot to last The simple plot y TIRE.
sistiblo. the musio-not ~ distinguished
~ that In Mr.. Wolf-Tsrrart's Ia
Dome Curioss"-sxprssses Il effective
~; the cast u ideal. the costumes are
- alluring - they are ODD. and the
setting Is charming. Mr.. GATH may b
thanked for having added another opera
TO the repertory Of the house. A canary.
which rivailed his choicest sonsbirds
both before and after the curtain rose.
should surely be made . member Of the
company.
"versieselt" in English may DO called
Sealed Up" or ''Undsr Seal" or IA.
tsohed." The comedy Is an adaptation
by Richard Batka and Pordes-Muo
from Rauppaoh's story. The scene 70
b living room on the ground floor Of
the Widow Gsrtrud's house IN .
small German town In 1880. Her neigh
W.T. sn0 V'uoW WiaW0Ebs - 70 % Soio
out Tor unpaid taxes. Among the lat.
ter's possessions u . wardrobe which
h values highly. This she psrsuades
0ertrud to hold for her. Mrs. win.
msr's son Bsrtel. the Town Clerk. and
Mste. the Mayors daughter. are in love.
but the Mayor will not permit them TO
marry. Ths Mayor - In love with Ger
trud. The ons ana on,v tn cor.
table. YAmne. 4. nrv,r- hu.vhod
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The plot 70 easy. The young people
tell 0ertrud how much the Mayor IN
In love with her. 0ertrud can think
az nothing a ane an Ia ha uiss a, A.
ASavor Ismn. ,,ho 10. d,..oy.r.S ".
-.vs-.s. A. c"..SE- 49,
ho.se' eo"c
"ee~ ~ 'nc "isyor ~ "nak'hs 'oVe 10
hcs: She NOES Nun IN the WARDROBE
WHOM Lampe seals up. Then the young
lovers come In an release Papa" only
after. through q small opening In the
WoIQTOO6, ne na0 SIKne0 n Da0ef 00T-
hitting rhsm 10 marry ana promi.ea a
rich 6owrv Ms.nwh,io c.r,r,a he.
,vmmon.a a.. - a. -.
49, ~ M ~
.S .'ey ~
ps0~'"' " sasyoF maker ths youhe
n,n.r 49, r.! 49,. -" s..,a" ~,
an Of isurh,nr AZ rhs ,mnri.onsd Msvor
the lauph 4. on them wh.n IN. vouny
pair ara disclosed. The oons,an,s thar
a forced into tina wararoha ana carrie
of TO the Widow wiumer's house. The
curtain fall. upon tho smack of kisse,
from tha two nair. az ,ovsr,
This brief summary does not begin "a
do Justice 70 the amusing detail. Of the
action. and while the music IN not aris-
tocratic, It IL felicitous ana always fits
the situation. There Is no Introduction.
The curtain rises with the opening
bars OF the orchestra. Thereafter 40
ZION n music are me. There are DE-
iic'ous patteS qusrtets that reniiho one
Oh a,r arthur sullivan. IN the nlst
act ehere il u IoVe ouet phat recails the
comic opera OF q generator ago oefore
/tne hame speiied Danaiity Is II mas 30
often SINCE. Tne chorus - suggestive on
ue Aiontmartre scene IN C~harpentier's
LOUISE the Waterman recalls Ms
Fellow IN DIE Meisters singer
But what OF II! MT. blech evidently
Keeps his eyes ana ears open. as every
composer should. lie a the illustri-
Gus example OF Richard Wagner before
HIM.
NINE. 0ADskI SHOWS FINE
sKul IN coMEnv
so"~nhA "ao'A' q '"e "'u"~ Eer'
trud oiscIosed graces az q comeo'sH
mat were surprising. she was delicious
In archness n p!quancy. Her by-play
was a. varied as the situation. In the
scene where the Mayor makes love tc
her she was irresistible. Gould this bs
me commanding Sruhhhiioe aho a'o'u'
10 whom we nave PAID t'1oute' one