The evening world., 1914-01-28

sented him at the Manhattan Open
House q few years ago was missing:
but mother there nor later at Mr..
Hammerstein's London Opera House
did he reach within measurable dis
tancc Of the artistic stature he dis.
closed in his Romeo Of last night.
He knows now the virtue Of rcpres-
sion; he has acquired style and I'M
ish; his hne stage presence II accom-
panied by knowledge Of stage busi-
ness: his diction 10 admirable. save In
one particular; In fact, no such ALL
round satisfying Romeo has been seen
in New York since the days Of the d.
rectorship Of Maurice Grau at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
0ounod's Romeo and Juliet" like
his Faust" u an aristocratio opera.
Il needs not only artistic singing but
distinguished bearing on the part Of
the participants TO give Il proper In.
depreciation. That the performance
last night met these requirements 70
the full Il would be absurd 70 say.
but since the days Of the Dc Resskss.
and Plancon. and Emma Dames and
Melba have there been altogether
satisfactory performances Of the opera
In more prsteutious placssf A. any
rate. tho Aessrs. Aborn are 70 b con.
graduated ON an interesting proosn.
tation admirably staged and sst-
thanks 70 the Metropolitan Opsre
House for scenery-fuu OF Atmosphere
and capably sung and acted BY. all
concerned. with = separate word Of
praise for the chorus and the ballet.
Somebody has said that one must b
Q grandmother TO b able 70 imper.
senate properly this slip Of . girl; -
it u no reflection upon Misc Ia
Paine 70 sAy that her Juliet was not
young enough. She was pleasing.
neverthelsss. Kathleen Howard, .
stunning locking 0tsphano, sang the
Pago's aria we'll except that she did
not make her English clear. TnomAs
Chalmers was . good Nercutio. 4
bit moro Of Mghtness and dash would
have Improved Il. Morton Adkins -
Capulst. Alfred Kaufman - yr!ar
Laurence, James DAVIS - Tybalt,
and Frank Aansfield - The Duke
were satisfActogy. Others u the cast
were Florsnos Coughlan - the Nufses
cock ~ 0regorio, and Jerome Unl -
Beuvolto. Hr. NlcooiA conducted.
The audience early awoke 20 The -.
oollence Of Ne performance and
throughout was generous y applause
and curtain calls. especially tor HI.
Harold The exception noted above
10 the excollenco % the lattsf'D do.
ton 10 that b. has acquired the -.
scrablo habit Of modern 6ngilsh bel.
lad singers Of adding . syllable -
monosyilables. For instance, b. pro.
nounceo wound - wound-ah, levo -
love-ah. The fault should b eaev
20 remedy. and Mr.. Harrold's newly
aoQuireA art demands ehas - - seme.
died.
Nanolito TunoA the Spanish ~
pianist who has been heard here b.
foro. geve Q recital ct Asolian Han
last night assisted By Mabel Hcxln.
Icy, soprano. Besthoven'O MOONLIGHT
sonata vas the boy's principal num:
bse. Other compositions be played
WorO b. Chopin, Schubert nsst end
PoAoroWuki. Nlso Mckinley 0axg hof
oWa my Nv oWoot Sunbeam AAd
songu By 0chumann. Wilder. Bimoer9l
Bond ana Del Rigo, accompanied ~
~ plano b. william Q. Asddiek
Emma DAmes. WHO practically 10
vitndraWn her lovely v0i0o and a.
| nom the public. viii sing q ~ Wa:
6orfIA Astoria ko.night for the eeneoS
of the Attis Missionaly's Day Nufs-
cry. Her husband. Emilio Do 0ooor.a,
the baritone, and the g. Cecilia Club,
under victer HasriA viii aase taea
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