The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-20
Farrar Welcomed
in Role of Zaza
by Gerryfappers
Prima DOnna's Enthusiastic
Young Friends Crowd the
Metropolitan.

All the little gerryflappers were out
last night striving to fill the Metropoli
tan Opera House with their hysterical
squeaks OF rapturous approval Of every
thing done by the prima donna, even
that OF which, II is to be hoped, they did
not know the meaning. What is a
gerryflapper? Simply girl about the
flapper age who has created in her own
half baked mind a goddess which she
names Geraldine Farrar. For the gerry
flappers the opera season began last
night when Miss Farrar made her re-
entry as the remarkable heroine of
Leoncavallo's "Zaza"
The opera was produced last season
and was received with favor by this
public. partly because its book is made
from an effectively theatrical play and
its music has both character and faclle
melody. but chiefly because Miss Farrars
art found in tho name part perfect
medium for all its manifold and striking
disclosures.
There was nothing new in the .Ameri
can sopranos impersonation. In spite
of its amazing physical demonstrations
in the first act--quite in keeping with
the character. be it noted--it remains
one of the most successful character de-
lineations in Miss Farrar's repertory
II strikes a genuine human note. and it
has moments of real pathos The music
suits the singers voice, which was in
good order last night, and which, when
all is considered, is one Of the most human
voices in the whole world of opera. Miss
Farrar has impaired vitality to Leonca-
vallos moribund work, and IL ought to
hold a place on the Metropolitan stage
as long as she Is able to repeat the sin
cere and touching delineation of last
evening
Mr.. de Luca succeeded Mr.. Amato as
Cdscdrt He commanded praise except
for his desire at times to dwell upon GER
tain effective tones of his voice at the
expense Of the composers melody. Mr..
Martinelli as Dutrcsnes was acceptable,
but not distinguished. Mime. Kathleen
Howard vas seen and heard again as
the tipping mother of ZdsG, role in
which she aroused much envy. The rest
OF the cast was generally competent. and
Mr.. Moranzoni conducted with skill and
resource, the latter being much. in de-
mand
Society was well represented for the
last subscription night Of the first week.
Mrs. Griswold Gray. who has been liv-
ing in Paris for some years, was with
Mr. and Mrs Williams Burden in box
No. 81. as were also Mr.. and Mrs
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mott Potter
and Mrs. Harold Barclay were In box
No. go
with Mrs. Gambrill in box No. %
were Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Hare
and' Mr.. ]. Coleman Drayton.
Mr.. and Mrs Beverly Bogert and MT.
and Mrs. Henry b. II. Ripley were
with Mrs. Frederick Pearson In box
No. 2. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. James speyer's guests
in box No. A were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dyneley Prince, Mr. and MIS- Lev Is
Gouverneur Morris and Mr.. Rutser
Jewett. .,
AIR w. MacNeill Rodewald's guests
Il, hoy No % were Miss Leontine Rode
woId Cant. and Mrs. Allan D. Perrlhs'
Mrs. Gerald NJ. Livingston and capt
the Hon David Vanneck: ~au,..
N1ies Fanny ogden. Mr. Charles D.
tIilIhouse and MIR. George Ledhe Were
quests of Miss Fanny Johnson IN Don 10
Mrs Arthur b. Twombly's guests IN
box II were Dr. and Mrs P'eston
satterwhite, Mrs. Charles A. Calids' M
A. Norris Bagby and Mr. George l.
Cadmium .to. ana
Mr.. and Mrs James f. d. l-anier anu =.
Count Edward Z!chy were with MI h-N
ward J. Berwind in box 20.
Mr. and Mrs A. Murray Young Mrs'
FREDERICK w. whitr .ge and Mrs 40
ratio Nelson slater were with M
charles Il. Sampson in box 81.
TJeut and Mrs. G'anni Bettini. MISS
E,ott,nj and Mr.. Albert Lottirrer were
in box 81. -. 49,,
col. and Mrs. william S. Patten ana
tfrs. Walter Rutherfurd were with MIS-
r I.auterbach in box so.
Mrs. $. Crlmmins Jennings was wltII
Or. and Mrs. Clarence G. Campoel IN
hoX 10.