The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-06
BORI AND CARUSO
IN PUCCINI OPERA
"ManOn Lescaut" Before a Mon.
day Night Audience at
the Metropolitan.
MUSIC SUNG ACCEpTABLY
Audience Small, hut It's APP
plause Signifies No
Little Pleasure.

Puccinls "Manon Lescaut" was sung nj
the Metropolitan Opera House last eve
ming. The audience was one of the small
est seen In the theatre ~ q clr,,so nj .,,i
In many moons. II would he interesting
perhaps to know the causes behind this,
but they can only he conjectuied Mas
senets "Manon' was given last week with
Miss F'arrar and Mr.. Caruso in the cast
and the auditorium wrs crowded Now IL
Is "a well known fact that these two
singers are the most popular in the COM
pauy. Here again there need he no in
Quiry into causes. nor any implied de-
probation OF the art of others.
But Miss Bori. who sang Mdnou las.
evening. Is rapidly acquiring position OF
influence with the public. and her appear
ance as the volatile heroine of Preyosts
story ought TO command wider attention
Y IL very charming impersonatlon and
last night the young priina donna sang
admirably. The strides which she has
made in vocal art are large and she is
now a singer who may almost always be
heard with delight.
The field Of conjecture narrows itself
down to the opera itself ard without
doubt Massenct's "Manon' Is moro pop
ular than fuccinis "Manon Lescaut"
Whether this state Of affairs ought to
exist or not is another question. but
the AMERICAN Nbbl W tt'lullk W ndt IN
hest and :, jecting everything else Is to
he deplored puccinfs "Manon Lescaut'
e his most successful achievement. I'm the
orinion OF many music lovers, and those
who refuse 10 listen to IT merely because
they prefer the Massenet creation make
. mistake
Mr.. Csruso vho was In very poor
voice in "Manon" last week. was in good
condition last evening. and sang his nu-
sic with plenty OF vigor. though not al
ways with that amount OF finesse which
could have been desired MIR. Scott was
the Lescdut and as usual his command
Of stsgecraft and his authoritative style
In the delivery OF his music gave pleas
urs to the audience. The minor roles
IN the opera were generally well done.
and Mr.. Polacco conducted with light
but firm hand
The audience though not large was
brilliant. Pence and Princess de
Faucigny Iucinge and Nj. and Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish were with Mrs. Wander
oilt- The Princess wore green satin and
einera'ds. Mrs. Fish wore gold brocad.
and diamonds and Mrs Vanderbilt wore
royal purple velvet and pearls.
Lady Decies. who wore Baxt blue vel.
vet embroidered with gold. was with Mrs
George j. Gould. whose gown was o. sap
phire blue and gold brocale.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. who had not
oeen at the opera before this season. was
in her accustomed box, and with her were
Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth. wearing ciel
blue brocade. and Mrs. Arthur Tselin, who
wore white chiffon and satin and head
purnes Of white paradise feathers. Mrs
Vanderbilt wore red ana gold brocade
Miss Anna Sands was with Mr.. and
Mrs Ogden Mills. and with Mr. and Mrs
Or.ne W!l5c:: We're Mrs. Lewis 5. Chsnler
aud Mr.. and Mrs Drme Wilson. Jr
Mr.. ara Mrs. Allan y Robbins and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernesto Fahbri were with Mrs
Hamilton MEX. Twonbly.
In the Frick box We're Mr.. and Mrs j
Henry Purdy, M. and Mrs. George Bird
Niss Laura V. Webb and Jorge Andre.