Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
slIEON ET DALILA'
EFFECTIVE AS EVER
!. - and Matzenauer Sing
''Is,d Issding Roles in Saint
coons's Masterpiece
rv.Rp BY BIG AUDIENCE

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n'ta. ...'''' ......... Enrlc0 ,SieISSu1p
I.rvon ,.... Clarence WhIitienlIii
NJ hit,ih '........' Leon Rothier
On sSI.,ins hSs' Messenger '.''' P,etTo Audisio
~ lltn..j fPPSliIstine pierre t'' Hi6nteux
conduet,oIid 10 IN cs,a, in Palestine.
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~ In ~ house with garden OF l'''''''
plssiins 4 mill in Gszs scene :,
ka NJ, s,5s Temple of pason'
.,,,ai dignity, the mastery
IA ,he scenic splenuor u ;,,'-
rr 'ns 'ns,ila" made the usual uesp IN, .l,.,
rr On one Of the season 20. 80
r.ssoa "a iast evening. The eneut.neme,Ss en.,,,,a
ildsnC,sss sarrs,s .ug work as a spectoculu'
sa'p.'vT sI.s,ns is now so generally reooE
rgse 1. el ,ts former oratorlo STATUS III
fI'd mst ~ ,s cause for genuine Won
As counuy "a yet until oscar Hammer
ilmeny a." ,sn years ago restored 10
sfln soln. ,.,s extremely vital contTlou'
nf STAGE ,n.s ,n.rn samson was per-
tm Hayscounted undram1uc ana ucol
ei'eV .tIlted "concortized form
ftec W. a. his pioneering cndeaNorN,
,,sr the public Is now aM WI, ave ao,ion ,%
s y,ry simplicity OF the tras.G 81, 80" 10
n this masterpiece prn"0 ,,,e.
Wy Tsw operas indesa--anG I,or ~
W. Nv the tabooed Richard MasIot
~" ,,ore impregnated WIN inc 'H''
',nS,rs ~ Of epic grandeur to-.
rno.pnn,t Dn,st factor Of novelty IN !ast
Il ias .t,.n eloquent performance was
lsAts y ~ Margarete MatZenaueF'
@ It"'ad ,d.,y of this admired con
~ " .,,s,nusnts Il was nAturallH
tlps ,bs, the role would prove one
rpeWu u, ~ her varied repertor". IN
i,i us T snrsaI there was rich fuihliment
f,... fao,sI honeg. Her portrayal OF tne
al,tS. w. Sjren WAS Of majestic aTtisuC
fnls.'~ .,rarge 10 say, her Nocallsm' stature
bls aa,,aI 10 the most cNaCtlog uS'
uuls ,scted a certain depth ond opu,,
rah0S' tbs passionatc second act ana
.'iably in the stock ARA OF az CH'SS' i,.S a.,
I, ,N'on Coeur > ouNic l" olN W
.kiab her tones WCIt IV' ''''', N,,,t,
N. Ky hut disconcertIugly tlattene,1' Mucl, Mi
w. W. sIc Incrsssntation of her uoble No'al
.,s' "A" was happily made In me nun, i
Gs.T, G in which her upper rtgls'e' ''N
,,Gng clarity and power. ,..,.
H,sa' ~ Caruso Samson has undergone
.-,Is,apt -5s betterment since IT was nrst
s..lo.sd here more than year ago.
y sc,ne had at least the quality OF
.,,sirt Y while his singing vas gem
I'm Of glorious sense.quicESenl',,s
s,S,y There is no other French roe
. which he is SO much at ease.
/ r,rence Whitehills High Priest was
nj 10 Hector pufrannes at his best
ssch is high praiae--and Leon ho'
esrs sonorous basso lent distincuon
!. Al measures Of the Old Hebrew, The
~, features. az invariably with the
r,,onolitan, were superb Pierre Non
nT read the score with authoritative
4 U,o, All the massive scenic appoint
4 r,rts combined sumptuousnels witt!
hss The final cataclysm in the tenn
4 Il q Dsgon carried it, familiar thrill
4 BE- conviction. ~ l.