The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
'ELISR D'AMORE'
SUNG WITH SPIRIT
Nine. Hempel Distributes
Gaiety That Infects Metro
)politan Audience.
HER VOICE ADMIRABLE
Caruso Enacts Part Of Memo
rine' With Glee---Scotti and
,.. Didur Also Score.

Donizetti had another representation
ut the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening. when his familiar 'BElisir
dAmo.e" was sung The production of
this work on the second night Of the sea-
sons second week, after la File du
Regiment" had been heard in the 1rst
week. might be made the theme Of some
comment on the difficulties which beset
an Lnpresario. Poverty Of repertoire,
for instance, is form Of anaemia to
which distinctively Italian opera houses
are subject. The Metropolitan Is Amer
lean; no one would suspect II OF being
anything else. Yet despite Russian
operas done in less uninteIlgible tongues
and French operas done without the aid
of many French singers the lyric theatre
Of this town has to lean rather heavily
on the most aged props OF the Italian
edifice.
Happily that other demand upon the
ingenuity OF the impTesario. the need Of
supplying roles for a soprano Of colora-
ture proclivitles, does not too impera-
lively urge Mr.. Gattl-Casazza. Frieda
Hempel, who was the prima donna OF
two Donizetti representations Of the
current season. has lyric capacities en-
abling her to extend her activities be-
yond t-iflng rustic maidens or Scotch
insanity published in Tuscan measures
with assistance from the child OF the
Egyptian flute.
Happily also when she sings Norina
in "EEllsir d Amore" Nine. Hempel re-
veals n spirit OF infectious gayety which
greatly cheers her auditors. Since last
season her shadow has grown laudably
less and she adds an increased appear
ance OF youth to the charm OF her de-
lioiously fresh and silvery voice. Her
singing Is always that of an artist and
last evening she was vocally most adj
mirable.
The unfortunate lover Neulorino was
impersonated by Mr.. Caruso. who enacts
all country bumpkins with glee and
makes the passage to fearful emotion,
whether 1t be with "M'appari" or Fur
tiva lagrima," with ease and dramatic
point. He was acclaimed last evening
after the latter air.
Mr.. Scott as Sergeant Belcore and
Mr. Didur as the Quack Dr.. DnlcGmdrd
were the other members Of the COM
petent cast The chorus and orchestra
Joined in the competency and Mr. Papi
conducted judiciously.
In the Audience
Mr. and Mrs Allan Appleton Robbins
were with Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt
in william X. Vanderbilt's box.
Mrs Harold Barclay. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Adams Delano. Robert Chanler and
Frederick y. Dalziel were in the Bel
mont box.
With Mrs. J. Russell Solely in Mrs
Vsnderbilt's box were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
! Beverley Rogers. Mrs. Howard c. Dick
irson. r. Coster Whine ding and Ben
jamin $ Welles
Mr. and Mrs. T.. Reeve Merritts
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry ".
Poor, Mrs. Townsend Ashmore and
Louis Keller.
Mrs, Louis T Hoyt'E guests included
Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Mrs. Jose Aymar.
Percy Bramwell and Shipley Jones.
The Duchess de Chaulnes and Mrs
Rutherford Bingham were in Ms
Goelcts box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Give Baylev and Mr..
and Mrs. De Forest Grant were IN the
Kahn box.
Mr. and Mrs Henry J. whigham.
Miss Isabel Stettnius and Miss Eleanor
lie Roy Lawrence were In the Astor
box
Mrs. Winthrop Chanler. Nj. and Mrs
Thomas McLaue and A. Morris Bagby
were with Mrs. Ernesto @. Fabbri.
There were also in the audience Dir.
and Mrs. Clinton Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Richardson, Miss Vouletti
Proctor, Miss Leslie Murray. ]. Archi-
bald Murray, Mr. and Mrs. e Hay
ward Ferry. Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James. Mrs James II. Wallace, Mr. and
Me. !. Nelson Borland, NJ. and Mrs.
George G. Haven. Mrs. Arthur Cumnock,
Mrs. Cumnock WaGstaff and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Il Schff.