The evening world., 1921-01-26
Mary Garden
And MUrGtOre
In 'MOnnG Wanna
By Sylvester RatDlin0.

W at the Manhattan Opera House
last night was sufficient justi-
ication for the incursion Of the Chi
oago Opera Association, of which she
is the general director Regally
beautiful, 1.-the, supple, sylphhke.
youthful, she was both a gracious
and an imposing figure. Her singing
was imbued with that rare gift Of
eloquence which She possesses to a
remarkable degree. Every phrase she
utters illuminates the text. Not a
mere songbird is Miss Garden, but o
great interpretative artist 1t will be
cause FOR poignant regret II she shall
achieve such success as an impress
ario that she will abandon her ac-
complished meter.
II was a profoundly moving per-
formance Of the Fevricr- -Maeterlinck
lyric drama that the company pre-
sented, one that sunk deep into the
consciousness Of the overcrowded
audience and that evoked a great
demonstration at the close of the Sec
ond act l.ucicu Muratore, the dis
tinguished French tenor, artist as well
as singer, was Prinzivalle. He justly
deserved to share as the audience
forced him to share, in the honors
bestowed upon Miss Garden. Georges
Baklanoff, the Russian baritone was
Guido COlOnua, husband of Monna
Wanna, admirable in voice and in
nd
treuil was Marco. Gudois father
a worthy asaJ.ia,e of the other
three. The smaller parts were wei
enacted by Albert Paillard, Constau-
tin Nicolay Euenne CoutessO and
Desire Defrpre The chorus, rather
Hstless in action, sang well.
Henri NORM was the conductor,
and a capable one: but, like Mr..
Marinuzzi on the opening night he
permitted the orchestra to play too
loudly We mustn't have our Mary
forced to shout TO be heard, Mr..
a Morinl What object lessons in stage
decorum these French artists (apolo-
eies TO Miss Camden and Mr.. Bak-
lanoffO offered TO some Of the Italian
singers both in the Chicago and the
METROPOLITAN companies! Miss Gar
den lrpon her first entrance, and Mr..
Nuratore in Prnzivalle's tent were
acclaimed voCiierOusly, but neither
of them took CEnIZance OF the "ell-
meant but ill-..med interruption OF
tbe action. Vyhich suggests that om
audiences, as vcu as Italian singers,
have much y learn about dramatic
fitness and god faith
Frederick stock and the Chicago
symphony Orchestra gave concert
al Carnege Hall last night that "A
large audience enjoyed. Mr.. Stock
disclosed himself a musician of lolty
IDEALS IA manner simple, dlgnlhed
and unessuming, obtaining with di-
rect and authoritative gestures, de-
vofA O spectacular appeal the de-
sired effoC.s. The orchestra played
yvpb lovely tone and color and fine
aypreciution OF dyuaw!c7 although
b chmaXcs nay not be as thunder
us as thoae Of some other CrChes-
rGs. Rrahfrs's third symphony led
and Strauss'a Death and Transfgu-
raton" sod the programme. which
WIS TOO long. BlX's THE Garden Of
ESHd," SGfusa md skCfhv r' Eht
bGve been omitted Rcsidos there
,gus Tchy yikovsky'g Francesca d.
Atm!nL"
wsller' Morgelberg achieved D.,
ter - Sulta with the NdJlOnal GAI
phoay Or,sles ra at lis concert
Carnegie Hal yesterday afternoo.
than at any Of the previous concerts
that he hns directed. His personal
ity is making iteelf felt. Cherubini's
. GAnacreon" overture was played eX-
Ae2tionauy well. TIE symphony. was
schaikovslly's hfth. Ignaz Fried
an was the soloist in LISTS piano
Concerto in E-fiat major, playing his
part brilliantly.
Arturo Toscamini and his Scala
Orchestra gave a third concert at
the Metropolitan Opera House last
night and again the masterfm con-
ductor was acclaimed by a crowded
house. There is nothing new to say
~ the wizardry which enables him
TO make his orchestra sound better
than It is. Mozarts symphony in e
flat major was delightfully."- done and
Flgar's variations were made espe-
oially interesting. A suite on popu-
lar themes by Sinigaglia and the pre-