New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

But there is disagreement A.
in the case of Meyerbeer, the CO...
vides, another factor rising to ;n.;.. g 2
"the action is dull, dark and sleenv y : =
Smith, in "The American" writes =, - =
"a pail of gloom hangs over all bu.
lage scene, and Lazzari's scholarlv -. as "
orately contrived score fails to en,;vs. "
ficiently the sombre monotony ~ :" 81.
that has little dramatic action ana VI
gether too long drawn out for effec,;rs ss
attic treatment-even by so clever - .ps'
complished musician as Monsieur rs. rs y
Then there is another important m.
ton: How much is original and how ss
borrowed? In one or two Instance.
the belief that this is a very diss,s
work-one that pursues its own con,...
its own peculiar fashion. But tb...s
stances are far outbalanced nv -.
wherein is advanced the assurance H..
number of famous composers have N.1
unmistakable place in this score ar
Evening World" rests content with ID
covering "echoes of Debussy and ~.
peptier, a hybrid amalgamation,. Al
Tribune adds Wagner; at the hand, ]
"The Evening Journal" the list i :.
panded SO as to embrace Puccini, Mou]
sorgsky-even Beethoven, while aT
Globe" throws in Stravinsky and Rich,,l
Strauss for good measure.
The singing Of this opera was sou,,|
upon the whole, to be adequate but y
exceptional. The principal role was snrl
by Miss Germaine Nanny, who, the cr;t;-|
felt, possesses voice of much prom;s
and not little present effectiveness
r Asst Wednesday evening Mascap,s
- "Isabeau' was sung by the Chicss|
artists. This work, which New York III
waited many years to hear, 1.-THE TinesI
characterizes as
"a successor not so much to 'Csyalleria, a, j
Iris work Of finer texture. maturer s,|
ing, much solid worth, however LACKING
the wealth of melody. rude vitality III
blood passion, and blatant musical style M
made his first youthful prize winner sorl
like the shot heard round the world"
Once more the mighty Wagner comes
for his share Of the glory. In ri
American" one reads:
"Mascagni has asplred to Waenerian u
nacles, though employing an idiom enss
ms own and only occasionally remins
OF the Beyreuth master That he b,,
quite scaled the submits toward wbr.3a
was struggling cannot we'll be denied M;t
must he admitted he has written an euers
that IN epic sweep and grandeur Of eonsevl
ton surpasses anything produced BY 4
Italian composer of the younger generation
Leading themes are plentiful-and
should be noted that they are employed
suggest ideas rather than labels attached !
the personages of the play It is no.
much through their melodic outline. huI
ever, that these themes assume palpa.
and recognizable form as through the ID
monic investiture provided by tie compo;
They are subdivided, moreover. into In
ments that are woven into the texture 1
the score with great skill and play sigrH
cant part in the unfolding of the nu&
DRAMA
The Tribune noted this influence B
Wagner, but added that Puccni was al
in evidence.
"1sabeau" tells the familiar stor
Lady Godiva, and quite little s.
stamped the moment when Rosa gaN +
flung aside her mantle and dashed int j
the protecting wings. THE Word d.
scribes the event:
ut happened almost in the flicker Of Yi
eye; yet no eye did flicker. Every pena b
the throng that sat and stood in the kra@
ton Theatre knew Rosa Raisa would fai
drop that black cloak, which was srsa
open at neck and shoulders, as the Cha1
Opera Company soprano walked toward i
prearranged spot, her right arm and ehs
quite bare.
Mile. Raisa got ready; Myrna ShMa
and Jeska Swartz, as Isabeau's handmaida
Ermyngarde and Ermyntrude, snatched
cloak from the prima donra's shoulders
the precise moment she screamed. and WE
Ralsa's white-clad tigure poised before
spectators for just that flicker Of an
before she disappeared behind the BIT |
scenery representing the portico Of Is
palace terrace.
AS Mile. Raisa screamed and leaped
hnable murmur ran through the CRY
winch had suddenly changed from aud'st
TO spectators. Then few subdued l's1
were heard. An instant later Mile ns
the upper part of her whte siken fesa'R
showing above the terrace wall in the aS
ground, rode by on her white charger.
II had scarcely the poetic elemsr0
Tennyson's Lady Godiva. but it did insesss
lhe o,ooo persons present, who will novp'
something to talk about that is not y
gether matter of singing"
The singer made fine impressicu
cally, as did also Forrest Lamont in
role of Tolco.