The evening world., 1919-01-20
A Gatti Success
Is "The CObbLer
And the Fairy''
BY Spirester Rauling.
Il LA coMARE," a

ing diva. Mr.. Gatti Is to be congra,- /
ulatcd. During his consulship he has
produced and revived works of far
greater Importance. but none that Is
likely to be so popular Iicretto
Bianco has painted scenes OF real
beauty for It's cnCaseuont, and Ed
ward Sicdle, the technical director.
and Richard Ordynski, the stage dt-
rector. havo combined with him TO
furnish a feast for the eye. The
cast Is wCl-nigh ideal. and the music
fairly sparklCs and charms I'm It's
melodic flow. making "A feast for the
ear. a large audience laughed md
appauded inordinatclv. perhaps; but
1t was genuine. There was no need
OF the CldcuuC.
Don't bother about the book. or
all the inane chatter that is to b.
found in most English translItions
from the Italian, this IL the worst.
The improbable story Is an absurd
CommiuCling Of the human with thn
supernatural Briefly. IT is Of a cob
bier, whose wife IS a street ballad
singer, both unsuccessful. the family
ia dire poverty Driven 10 despcra-
ton, the Cobblcr Is about to cast
himself into "A WELL when from IT
Cmcrgcs a fairy, who gives him gold,
II
shall amass a fortune. n he socs
her (nobody else can. of COursc) the
patient will die; If he doesn't see Lcr
the patient viii live. Tho schanr
works. with wealth the cubhlor be-
comes arrogant. abuses his wife and
family, and Is punished Ivy the fairy
toy transportation to her suhtcr-
ranCan abode and told he must die
for his sins. He rcpcnts, Is restored
to his family and they live together
, happily over after. The details are
obvious to anybody who knows this
, much Of the tale.
Primarily, the opera Is one for the
coloratura soprano. Annetta. the cuO-
! blCr's wife. This part might have
been written for Fricda Iicmpel, who
/ impCrsonatcs her. She looked, acted
and sang the part gloriOusly. Some
| OF her top notes were not pCricC',
, TctrazZini, for instance, took them
! with greater iulncss and with more
confidence and ease. But Miss Hem
/ pcl's voice H. rich and flexible, and
! she is young, pretty, graceful and
| 1.-THE. What more could be expected.
| There was the traditional iutcrpo-
sltion of Sir julius BcnCdiCts Car
Hival of Venice" variations, fine for
people who dote on vocal pyro-
technics; hut there Is better music IN
the Ricci brothers score.
Scott. who was Crispino, came per
! ilously near TO making himself the
star OF the Performance. His art
never ceases to ripcn. II was "A COM
pclling impcrsUuation Of the cObDiar
that he gave. another figure 10 be
added to the adOrnmCnt of his private
{ Hall OF Fame. dc SCguroia, In "A
marvellous makeup, but appropriate,
was an admirable Mirabolano, the
| apOthccIry. and that sterling young
/ American, Thomas Chalmers. was a
fine Doctor Flbrizio. The scene be-
. tween them and Crspino in the
1 uputhcCary's shop was cACruciatinEiy
funny but too long drawn out. Can't
you cut It, Mr.. Papi? For IL was Mr..
| Papi who conducted. Ananian, as tho
miscr Don Astrubaio. and PJltriuicr'
a. Count Del Florc, did their share
/ in making for success. Audisio was
Bartolo, the injured mason, who
started Crispino ON the road TO fame
and fortune.
Last, but no; least, Sophie Braslau,
rs the Fairy did some singing that
was cNquisitciy beautiful ard intense .
/ y dramatic. The stiff somhro, vcilCl
/ figure that arose from the well wui
nothing like the Fairies Of our child %
hood momori,- she was NcrItibIc
Erda, with an tho secrets Of tn
world in her possession. II ever tho
tWc shall come that the Wagner
, music dramas nro rya.orcd 10 thr
rcpcrtory. Mr Ga''i surely viii not
fail to remember this.
Mr.. Straneky offered rather a
sombrc programme at the philhaT-
monte Socioty's concert in Carnegie
f, Han yesterday afternoon, but the An
I ~ 4
loss. Tho symphony was Tchli-
Sovsky's "Pathctiduc," and after Z, e.
allegro viyace movement the orches-
ira was forced 10 rise and bow It's
! acknowledgements Another number
was NJ. Stransky's favorItc bdt'le
! horse, Liszts "Tasso." Other cOmpr-
sitions by both Tchaikovsky nEl
Liszt there were that made the pro-
gramme unconsolonably long.
Ffrcm Zimhalist, violinigt, was the
visiting soloist at last nights opera
concert at tho Metropolitan He Of
offered Lalo's "Symphony Espagnolc"
and a group OF solo pieces by Tsch1i-
| kowsky, Aucr and Sar1s8ic. The local
artists were Marie Sundclils Paul
Althousc ami Jose Mardoncs Richard
IIagsman conducted with his usual
skin
Saturday, musical offerings IN.
cludcd IN "Ouly Sow York Song E..
Cital' hv Alma Gluok, the fiyorlt, zoe
prano. accom- panied at IN, Piano by
ler husband. Efrem ImhInet IN,
eminent Russian rIoijni9'. Apology
was made for Nuc. Gluck bc.au8o
she had a cold, but after the FIRST few
nurshcrs she seemed her old self Uor
programme included SONGS in French,
Italian Russian ana English. NJ
Iimhaist's aCcompa panimCnla wore
mud and colorful, making Tor q de-.
lightfm ensemble,
Ethel Lorinska. tho English pianist
rave recital ~ Aoollan HAL ON Sat
urdav afternoon for tho h"uc0t of tho
Manassas Industrial School TOR Col
orcd Youth. IIcr prorrlmm" inclId"l
2 Beethoven sonata, and groups hv
Chopin. MacDowoU and Li.lt played
with all her Wn.l known power ia-
rlitv and charm.
Frcda Toliu, q young American
pianist, Payc "A recital at A'u.au liHl
on Saturday evening. ii which -1o
PLAYED . Beethoven sonata and com.
positions by Chopin, Llslt and llnN n