The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-20
MASSENET'S 'MANON'
AT METROPOLITAN
Reaches the Monday Auditors
in Tenth Week Instead
Of First.
CARUSO AND FARRAR SING
Two Emotional SOngbirds Throb
Together in Monastery
Love Scene.

Massenet's "Manon" was sung at the
Metropolitan Opera House last evening.
The work was announced for the hrst
night OF the opera. November II. but II
failed to reach the society of n Monday
audience till the thirty seventh subscrp-
ton performance of tho winter. All this
too was brought about by the illness of
one famous operate beauty. 'whence to
Greece unnumbered Ills arose" 1t was the
captivating Geraldine Farrar who sue
cumbed to the winds OF Boston in those
early days of the season and whose long
retirement from the field of her triumphs
filled many honest hearts with woe.
Since that time Miss Farrar has been
uncertain In health till lately. Mr. Caruso
was also concerned in the Interpretation
of Massenet's opera, and of late there
has come into the sky of his artistic
temperament new comet. threatening
dire destruction and shedding evil omens
IN various directions This fiery visitor
famed into lyric space at recent per-
Torrance Of "Pagliacci." Mr.. Caruso. who
had hitherto taken his art with some de-
gree of comfort, was suddenly overcome
by his own performance. like the pianist
who had to stop playing because his own
beautiful music made him weep.
Whether II was the ardor OF his great
bass drum solo or the sospirando of his
eNlt III tTt llISt SCtue Wuitu - iute
of his heartstrngs no one. perhaps not
even himself. will ever know. But at any
rate with him and Miss Farrar In ar
opera which contains a scene OF poignant
emotion no one could foretell what might
happen. Those who were present at tn,
previous performance OF the work re-
called last night the fact that at the con-
elusion of the convent scene Miss Farral
was in a state of near collapse and Mr.
through a very trying experience.
Those who are familiar with the man.
ner in which this monastc episode i,
enacted by the two apostles of pure ar
will not be astonished. However. let 4
be recorded that both succeeded IN Twins
through II last evening and that tn,
audience rewarded them with long con
t,nued applause. The others in the cas-
We're those who have hitherto been en-
gagged in presenting the same opera. ant
they performed their various duties with
zeal
Their. was "a brilliant audience. Mr.
and Mrs Charlemagne Tower and Mrs
Frederic Bronson were with Mrs. Van
derbilt. ard with Mr.. and Mrs. Penn.
broke Jones were Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Gerard and Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Pope.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Mime
da Cana and Mrs. Lloyd Bowers o,
washington were Win MT. ana MTA
Ebert II. Gary.
Mrs. Robert Goelet was with Mrs. z
Henry Hartman. who has box II fol-
Monday nights.
With Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Stewart Barne,
were Mr.. and Mrs T. Suffern Taller anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Y. Dalzel
Mr.. and Mrs. Snowden II. Fahnestocl
wer. with the Misses Harriet and Janctti
Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs Jay Gould wer,
with Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Baches guests wer
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stevens Clman. Mr.. ant
Mrs Mitchell Henry John G. A. Leish
man and Charles Page Bryan.
Among others in the audience were Mr.
and Mrs. August Belmont. Jr.. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Bradish q. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs
W. Bourke Cochran. Philip VI. Lydig. Mr.
and Mrs. William f. benjamin. Mr.. an,
Mrs, 4. u. Il. Pratt. Miss Charlotte Pei
Mr.. and Mrs. Orme Wilson. Jr., MIR. AM
Mrs. Joseph ii. Choate, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs
Dulany Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Gcorg
Rose and Mrs. Moses Taylor Campbell.