New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
The Operas Story.

The story Of the opera, II story il can
s. called. was given al length I'm last
ssndays Tribune. u IS an allegoricsl
series OF tahlcauX depicting the dsinte-
grafton II q poets soul. through disap-
roiu,mcnt doubt. spiritual pride. and
seneualltv. Julien is the same poet who
figures I'm Louise and the action opens
IN his room i'm the Villa Medici. in
Rome Here he i living in happiness
With Louise. his soul ahame with the
vision ~ Beauty with which he is 10 re-
generate suffering SHINING humanity. lie
lals asleep. and Louise regarding him
,sncn,s the fact that ne Is daily bccom-
inc roro and more enamored OF his work
bli adds
What matter II his genius
Makes him immortal!
Ny future:
Is work viii tell OF il,
THAT is enough for me-
With this brief scene reality ends and
Oh, rest az the opera which is JuHen's
cream hce,ns
Julien sets ont TO redeem the world.
Hs spirit faints a moment at the sight
a. tho band Of Poets who have failed. but
viii Louise al his side. as the symbol OF
ne Beauty that Dee seeks he passes on.
AZ tho Temple Of Beauty the High Priest
Nafns him ~ the temptations which be
sei him. hut as De- persists he is finally
roWUcd hr Louise, now become the
Spirit ~ beauty. Who warns him 10 be-
VAR OF pride and 60 love without ceasing
Ht.r a u
tnd. Julien already doubling iu MS mis-
Fon. Louise. or rather ler spirit. appears
m % touue sirl. who would have him stay
with her and her family. but Julien re-
pulse. ncr and passes on. The third act
j. on One Breton coast. and here the Poet,
pursued hy the phantoms OF unbeHef
'ainly seeks refuge. The Grandmother
be- nm to believe iu something beyond
himself, but Julien. listening 10 the voices
Of the lost with them curses God
Lower and lower Dee sinks. until.
human wreck hc cmorgss into riot
ois crowd ou tho Place Blanche before
ihe Moulin Rouge Here he is accostcd
F" % cifl of the streets. in whom ne rec
esutcs The spirit OF his Louise. but who
ass slnk With hls sinking. She drunk
eng SINGS of The pleasure OF carnality.
tor moment hc is reused by vision
o. no Temple of Beauty and OF the mis-
son 20 which hc mas been false then
he sinks .u drunken stupor al the feet
o. the lost son.
such is thc nhrctto workable apotheo-
a' Of pcsm.sm 60 which VI. Charpen-
Ter bias composed his music Let II be
Aaid az once that the composer Is a true
pott hs lines are beautiful in them
se'~s. bis ideas gracefully expressed
elt thcn-cui bono Even j! we grant
We Practically OF such subject Tor
eperatc treatment what has NJ. Char
ifnuor Accomplishment At most VIC have
"R opening scene. scene rich with
"omNe and suggestion, resolving itself
.'o th' rhantasmagoria OF a dream. The
'''i scene is one Of utter bestiality-out
'nat effect has 10 had upon the Poet
mo an uc time isl sleeping IN the villa
se1l0 watched over by his faithful
.1'siset ~ is scarcely probable that NJ
o'penucr painted his last scene simply
realistic study OF Montmartrc. lie
Eseh Dos ibrctto m spirit Of mission
zeal. aud surely an cpilogue is need d
resolve tho final disc0rd and to give
-'3 ana meaning 20 tho idea. Yet the
1nS o. ne absiuthe-soakcd Poet and
=, 80 esckling laugh Of the drunken pros
80 are the sounds We carry away
~, sn US y al looks suspiciously much as
a. carpenter had begun sname with
fesl OF Humanitarian fanatic ana
- ended with precious little interest
''' IN anything at all,
Dramatic Last Act.
-" ~ the failure Of the composer 10
os me sfrec, ~ the dream upon the
W fobs the work OF any ethical sig