New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
LOUISE" IS GIVEN
AT METROPOLITAN
Charpentier's Opera Sung
with Mary Garden by
Chicago Company.
HER MIDINETTE NOT
THE LOUISE OF POET
DalmOres and Dufranne Repeat
Their Admirable Singing and
Characterization.

Louise" the musical aro,heosis Of the
Partisan miiinette. was suns last night
at the Metropolitan opera House. or
course tho Metropolitan company did not
itself take part. for though Charpen'ier's
latest work. julien" is shortly 70 enter
IFS repcrtor,. Louise" has up 10 The pres
e7t moment remained IN New York the
rroue-tv 81 the heirs Of oscar Hammer
stein II the two weeks Of an EngHsh
translation II the Century may be left
ont ~ account So = was for Mr.. Cam
raninl and the Chicago opera Company
70. bring to ls his work. In which Miss
Mary Garden continues her march
against the Phiistines.
Miss Garden has marched many mil &c
against the Trilistines and both Miss
Garden and the Philistines ave still with
Us. In fact. Miss Garden seems ~ times
sort of female Don Quixote advancing
against the windmills Of time and pitch
emerging considerably the worse for the
encounter. But Miss Gardens courage -
irdomitshle and the Philistines are ever
before her She has assaiied them IN
"sarho." i'm "ThaIs." in "Salome.' ia
Louise" and she will continue to assail
them until her voice is far weaker than 1t
was last night.
Miss Gardens voice was not weak last
night. even II II possessed not the soft
ness Of southern breezes; but then her
voice. like her personality. has ever been
original.
fO,e u~r l.
WAYS been. a hard. dominant, unfeeling
child Of the outer boulevards. on whom
little sympathy can be wasted. This Is
not the Louise Of the poet, and yet it is
p Louise whom few will forget, when in
the last act the wild delirum Of Paris
seizes upon her. the Paris so terribly eA-
pressed in that waltz which Is not OF
Johann Strauss For that brief scene we
can forgive her much.
The Julien Of Charles Dalmores is an
old friend, and one who once could sing
the music as few could sing IL Time
brings it's changes. but Mr.. Dalmores Is
always the fine artist and the admirable
actor. Hector Dufrannes Father is also
an old friend. His is pathetic yet I'M
polling chara cterization, an ouvrier TO tne
lIfe. and his voice still is resonant. Nine.
Berats Mother. while Il effaced no mem
cries was also vital figure. and the
small parts were uniformly well done.
Mr.. Campo MINIS understanding OF the
score was long ego we'll proved. II was
proved again last night
Louise" itself. whatever may he lis
shortcomings. remains one Of the few i'm
nortant operatic works which have come
Of late wears out OF France. The Paris
that II glorifes Is not the Paris or
"Nanon"; far less Is Il the Paris that is
the brain of the Latin world. city OF
savants and Of scholars; but Il rs Paris
that is none the less true and real ana
univer sailor Epicurus is King Of all
times and lands and peoples. Perhaps IN
the modern world he is king OF folly
rather than OF pleasure: but whatever
that realm may he and however morafsts
may scorri It. youths fancy files TO II
now as swiftly as II did in Alexandra
or Babylon. Perhaps even because OF this
such works as Louise should be snath-
ema-yet only last week its composer
received his Academicians sword from
the hands OF the mdinettes of Paris
Louise" may well bring cause for rehec-
ton, but to many 1t brings unthnking
delight.