The evening world., 1915-01-26

M italian. thanks to the
speedy recuperstive powers
OF Geraldine Farrar. got Its delayed
premiere performance at the Metro
poiitan Opera House last night. The
big Monday fashionable subscription
was supplemented by ordinary opera
lovers and seekers after sensation. un-
I'll the capacity Of the auditorium was
exhausted. Caruso. who was in the
house but not In the cast, rarely ever
got bigger audience TO applaud him.
II was . great night for Miss Farrar.
In tho name part. and for Giovanni
Martinelli as Lcfehvre. her lover and
husband. whom destiny seems to have
picked out as Mr.. Caruso's successor
when he. with the voice of century's
best. shall decide to return to Us no
more. Long may that time be de-
iayedi
II ones judgment were to be
swayed by the unequivocai demon
stration OF approval by the first night
audience. critical comment upon the
opera might halt here; but there
must, and will, como a second sober
thought. The surface trappings that
emcllish II are nothing save that
Tho plays the thing" It Is upon
the dramatic action that the opera
will stand or fall. As for the music,
Il In not easy to believe that the man
who composed ANDRE Chenier" wrote
n. Whore, throughout the work, Ia
to be found nm original or an Inspir-
ing tune or thome? From berinning
TO end. IL sounds like made 10 order
musIc on a dramatic ,plot that. 10 a
inyman. would seem TO Command in
spiration. The two. or WAS II threeY
songs of the revolution-neyer mind
historical accuracy--that brought the
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1iorv Mme' sans Gene. as Miss
Esrrar acts ana sings her. IL simply
Ma Farrar. soubrette. charming z,
ciever. rood 10 look upon and some-
times rood 10 hear. but not the Pari-
sian washerwoman, at least, of the
nreHent day. In the matter OF sing
in much OF .hA other acts, the pitch
finds Miss Farrar Mt the point where
nor voice is the least pleasing. I am
.nn.~ tho, as.,red that what I said nj