The sun., 1916-11-28
RUSSIAN MELODY
HEARD AT OPERA
Third Week at Metropolitan
Brings First Production Of
"Boris Godun0v."

The third week Of the season was
ushered in at the Metropolitan Opera
| House, last evening with q performance
| Of Mo~ussorgsky's Boris Godunov." The
audience was naturally n of good
sise, for the Monday night subscription
| continues 10 retain its position In the
van. whether an opera with . bass as
the impsrsonator Of the principal char
acter 10 still a. absorbing to the general
public A. its novelty made It two sea-
SOM back, remains to be seen
There should still be Interest In the
work, II for no other reason at least. be-
| cause Il offers an unusual cast. Mr..
Didur. who is one of the most effective
actors in the company. here presents a
deiineation which has had no companion
! picture in his gallery except the tragic
old Chinese in 'L'Oracolo" and the blind
| one OF 'Three Kings" His Boris Is q
| remarkable achievement. combining skill
In composition with direct and conquer
ing force In It's varied denotements OF
mental agony. 49,
performance has little TO oher IN the
way OF individual art except In sons
| clever character sketches. Tho raise
| Dimttrt and the Polish princess are, after
ali. only good old operatio lay figures
dressed in other clothes. Mr.. Althouse
and Nine. Ober continue TO wear the
garments. The choruses are still poten,
factors in the interest OF tho drama and
| certain orchestral pages have q wc'ro
power. Mr.. Polacco continues to occupy
the conductors chair.
There wal q notable audience TOT IN.
beginning Of The third subscription WeeS
OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gray Griswold.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Hi.
house In the Warren box were MI. anc
Mrs. H. de Berkeley Parsons n Mrs
John L. Alexandra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis X. Pendletor
and J. Dc Wolf Cutting were with MT
and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies.
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Sheehan's
guests were Miss Maria de Barril. w
Rhinelander Stewart and George Ledlie
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hunter Brown and Mist
Vouletti Proctor were with MI. and
Mrs. w. Ross Proctor.
Miss Ethel Hartman was with Mrs
Vincent Aston. Mrs. h. Henry Harri'
man and Miss Carol Hartman were In
their accustomed box. and with them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Luden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Cumnock and
Miss Katherine Cumnock Blodgett were
with Mrs. John Wood Blodgett.
In Mrs Ogden Goelet's box were Mr.
and Mrs. w. Payne Thompson. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Austen Gray. Miss Mary Cass a
field and Robert Goelet- Mrs. Cornelius
va~nderbilt's party included Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth n Mrs. +. Lo
throp Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ~Fitzhugh White
house and Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas wer'
with Mr.. and Mrs. Luther kountze
Mrs. william Woodward was with Mr.
and Mrs. George +. Baker. Jr.
There were also in h audience MI
and Mrs. ]. +. u. Lanier and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Goodhue Livingston. who were wit
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews Mr., and Mrs
e. Oliver Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. John San
ford and Mira. Thomas Howard. in Mrs
vanderSiits box Mr.. IN Mrs. Charlie
q. Alexander. Miss Janetta Alexander
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stewart Barney. Mr.. an
Mrs.. Harry T. Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee l.. Gillespie. Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer
Wood. Jr., Mrs. II. ae Diaz-Albertine
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard NJ. Thomas, Mr.
and Mrs. Cyril Hatch. Mr.. and Mrs. Fell
Rosen, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence W. Bowen
Miss Roxanna Bowen. Mr.. and Mrs
william r. Glyn. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Full
ton Cutting. Nr. n Mrs, William l.
Hardness. Mfhs Louise Hardness. MI
aSd Mrs. A. n. -. Pratt. Mr., and Mrs
w. De Forest Manice. Mr.. and Mrs
James n. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
b. Burr.