The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
DOUBLE BILL HEARD
AT METROPOLITAN
.Crispino" and "Petruschka''
Are Presented Together
For First Time.
IMPROVEMENT Is SHOWN
"Lc Chcmincau" Has Second
Performance at Lexington
Avenue Theatre.

An audience Of gratifying size f,iied
the Metropolitan Opera House last
p,sht. The Offering was "Crispino la
romare" and "Petruschka." 1t was the
,seond performance of each, but the
first time they had been brought into
combination. This new double bill'
provided an evening Of amusement and
great variety. The comedy of the
R,ccl brothers opera Is older than the
Arabian Nights" and as simple as that
Of a Mother Goose rhyme. That OF
"Petruschka.' though founded on an
ancient fancy. IL almost as modern as
Nijinsky
But there Is tragedy in it too. the
tragedy OF "Pagliacci" in an astonish-
ING variant. But because the TRACE
dams are marlonettes there Is no sting
IN It. and when the green spook OF
peiirschkd gibbers on the roof of the
little. The Metropolitan perform
ance of the ballet pantomime Is con-
celyed and carried forward In the best
IL
serious. and its scenic presentation Is
according to the Jaw Of the reign of Mr..
Gaui-Casazga.
Roslna CALI inevitably invites recol
lection OF Lydia Lopoukova Of the Rus
sian company, which first presented the
work here, but she does not demand
comparison. because her exquisite i'm
rersonation is Incompatible. Adolf
Bohm impersonated the Moor formerly
hut he now assumes the form of Pc
trrSchk0 with admirable skill. while OF
tokar Bartik Is excellent as the dark
villain of the travesty. Mr.. Monteux
who conducted the work for the Russian
Ballet, Is of course at home in the score
The repetition Of "Crlspino c la CO.
mare was an Improvement on the pre-
yious performance. The singers were
more at ease and consequently their art
had more spontanelty. At the first rep
resntation MIR. Scott eclipsed Nine.
Hempel as n comedian, but last eve
ming the prima donna's humor was in
fectsous. There were archness and gai-
ETY. in her impersonation. and even In
her singing. brilliant and beautiful az a
was throughout. there was a noteworthy
skin in vocal colorlng. 1t was her frst
appearance this season.
Mr.. Scott was quite in his best vein.
while MIR. de SeRurola and Mr.. Chal.
mers again aided in the general fun.
At the Lexington Theatre lie Chemi-
neau' was given for the second time.
The cast was the same as before, Miss
Gall Mr.. Maguenat and Mr.. Huberdeau
being the chief singers
There was a notable audience to
mark the beginning OF the fourteenth
week OF the subscription season at the
Metropolitan Opera.
With Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson
were Mr.. and Mrs. Courtlandt Field
Bishop. Mrs. John r. Drexel and AS
rirant Whitney Warrin. Jr.. OF the
French army.
Mrs. Henry Potter Russell ard Miss
Harrietta Post were with Mrs. Vincent
Aston.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Mrs. Bayard
Van Rensselaer, OF Albany. W. Rhine
lander Stewart and Charles e. Sampson
were with Gen. and Mrs. Charles II
Sheriff..
~. Richard Gambrill was With Mr..
AID Mrs. Henry A. c. Taylor. Nj. and
Mrs John w. Riddle and f. Coster Will
uerding were with Mrs. William Doug
ias Sloane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick o. Spedden
Nr. and Mrs. Joseph Earle Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan appleton Robbins
md Frederic Potts Moore were in the
Juillisrd box.
Mrs. Howard Cushing and Miss Sar-
gent were with Lieut.. and Mrs. Jay
Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Iselin's guests
were Mrs. Austen Gray, Mrs. Tracy
Bows and Worthington Whitehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Greenough,
Mrs. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and
Mss Louise Sands were in the Mills
box.
Mr. and Mrs. John f. Cowdin and
]. Gordon Douglas were with w. Goadby
LoeH and Miss Lowe.
Mss Theodore LarocQue and Miss
Van Rensselaer, were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edrian Iseiin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis l.. Clarke's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ID. Cravath,
Mis-. william Il. Irwin OF San Fran
cisco and Judge Richard i. Lydon.
Mr. and Mrs. George b. Post and
Ms, George w. Vanderbilt were with
Mrs, w. Watts Sherman.
There were also in the audience Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlee, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rowland Hunt. Mr.. and
Mrs John Aspegren. Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert 4. Gallatin, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barton French. Mrs. George II. Bend
Mrs Henry Fletcher. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
hea2o Weekes. Miss Alexandra Emery
Miss Nancy Wharton, Miss Mary dc
Ieyster Carey, Mrs. John lines Kane
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Murray Young and
Francis Crowninshield.