The sun., 1916-12-23

one sense she Ia q faint replica OF Bea-
trice, for in the soul Of Dante Beatrice
was womankind. the one and eternal
Nine. Aida bent under the burden. She
tried bravcly to convey to the audience
the experiences Of a ''grande dame"
whose world was overturned by the in
vasion OF something elemental and VINO
suffered proper agonies before she was
ready to throw discretion to the winds
The true Francesca was far more than
this yet Nine. Alda's own inadequate
conception was beyond her histrionic
abilities. She sang much Of the music
with good effect. but her voice was not
equal to the heavier demands OF the
score.
What the other principal members Of
the cast had TO do was we'll done. Mr..
Martinel,i was all he could be as Pdolo.
namely. a stereotyped italian tenor Mr..
Amato roared and ragged most alarm
ingly as the despot and successfully got
the effects designed by the opera makers.
There was some tragic force in his
fourth act. The four attendant women
carolled charmingiy.
Mr. Bada unhapp!ly cannot sing well
and little was made known BY him OF
the music OF MdIafcsfinO. but he put to
his credit an excellent piece OF acting.
indeed the most distinguished bit In the
entire representation.
Mr.. Polacco conducted and despite for.
midable obstacles In the period OF prep
aration made the lines and colore OF the
work stand out clearly. The steady SOL
diers OF the chorus and orchestra an
swered with perfect discipline the com.
mands OF their general
In the Boxes.
A brilliant audience greeted the new
work.
The Italian Ambassado Count Mac
: chi di Cellere and the Countess Macchi
! di Cellere. who had come on from Wash
inston for the occasion. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.. were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. otto n. Kahn
/ who hN the Morgan box.
| Mrs w Watts sherman and Mrs
John r. Drexel were with AIRS. John
Turner Atterbury. and in Mrs. Van
J derbilts box were Mr.. ard Mrs James
: Lowell Putnam, Mrs, Reginald DE-
Kovcn. Mrs II. Kierstede Hudson and
Zia Bey.
Mr and Mrs W. Adams Delano and
Mr.. and Mrs william Greenou2h wers
! with Edward j. Berwind. In Robert W
Goelets box were Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Whltehouse and Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Gerard.
Mr., and Mrs. orme Wilson'S guests
were Mr. and Mrs Newbold lie Roy
Edgar and Mrs. w. Astor Chanler. Mis-.
Harriet Post was with Mrs. Vincen
! Astor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Nick. Mile
were with the Misses Alexander. anh IL
the Mills box were Mr.. and Mrs J
Woodward Haven. Mr.. and Mrs Prescott
Lawrence and Miss Edith Wetmore.
Mrs Thomas n Howard aud Nr m,
Mrs. w. Storrs Wells were in the Web
box. With Mrs. Hamilton Mex Twom
bly, were the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Ernes
NJ SHres and Charles r.. Sampson
Charles T. Mathews had In his party Mr.
and Mrs. A. Murray Young and Nils
Juliana Catting.
There were also in the audience Mr,
whitney Warren and Mrs. Francis Il
pcndle,on. who were in Mrs. Ogde
foclets box Mr., and Mrs Paul !
cravath, Miss Vera Cravath. Mrs. ,
hevello l.athrop; Mrs. Jose Aymar an
Mrs. Pierce OF Providence. who wer
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rathbone Bacon
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mr.. and Mr.,
. Oscar l.. Richard and Mrs. Thoma
Cridler, who were In Nine. Aldas box
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Abney. Mrs. VIII
lam II, Sands. Mrs. Frederick Pearso,
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Bogert. Mr.. an
Mrs. A. Rene Moen. Erskine Hewitt
. Mrs b. c. Porter. who was with Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank s. Witherbee and Mis-
Evelyn Witherbee: Mr.. and Mrs. Foi
sythe Wickes. Mrs. NJ. u. Patterso,
, Miss Clarlsse Patterson; Mr.. and Mr.
Oliver Hartman and Miss Margar.
|, Steward. who were with Mrs. Pulitzer
Mr., and Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mr.. an
Mrs, Henry W. Taft. Miss Helen I
; Draper. Walbridge y. Taft. Mrs Albe-
Flake, Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmon
Mr., and Mrs. F.. Egerton Webb. Mr.. an
Mrs. Herbert Parsons and Bayard Rive