The New York herald., 1921-01-15
'Cavalleria Rusticana' and lie Cog dor
Miss Ponsee Sings Santuzza for First Time Here Add
ing to Her Achievement

"Cavalleria Rusticana" and 'Le Cog
many people through rainy streets to the
Metropolitan last evening. In the Mas
cagni opera Miss Rosa Ponselle sang
SantRssG for the first time here. Her
essay at the part was one OF the most
praiseworthy achievements of her still
brief operatlc career. There was truer
dramatic ring in her tones than there
has been In any of the elder operas. OF
course there Is a reason and 1t Is not
difficult to find. In the music of Verdi.
Weber and Halevy soprano must ex-
hibit vocal resource, of which Miss Pom
selle has little, while In the violent art
of Mascagni refinements are lost and
rude vigor counts for much. But Miss
Ponselle must be credited with sincerity
in her impersonation.
The other members OF the cast were
those already heard this season. Miss
Flora Perini as Lola, Mr.. Gigli as
Titriddn and Mr.. Chalmers at Alto were
the principals. Mr.. Moranzoni conducted.
Rimsky-K y-Korsakov's pantomime ballet
opera, as 1t is in the current version.
was given for the first time this season.
The cast of singers included Miss Mabel
Garrison as the Princess, Mr.. Didur as
the King and Nine. Kathleen Howard
as Amelia. The dancers or pantomim-
lists for the corresponding parts were
Miss Rosina Galli Adolph Bolm and
Miss Florence Rudolph. Nine Sundelius
intoned the various warnings of the
golden bird.
'Le COG DOR" is one of the works
which appeal strongly to the music
lover. The delightful melody of the
score coupled with the great ingenuity
displayed in the use OF delineative
themes are sources of constant inter-
est, while the aptness with which all
the music fits the action should be
patent TO the most casual observer. The
work is excellently performed at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
The Countess de Jumilhac and Miss
Hester Emmett were with Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Orme Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Warren, Mr..
and Mrs. James b. Duke and Mrs. Work
Hewitt were In the Goelet box.
Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly's
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fred
Tams.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Oakley Rhinelander
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell Putnam
were in box with Mr.. Philip Rhine
lander and Miss Adelaide Rhinelander.
Prince and Princess Michael Canta-
cuzene Speransky Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
II. Choate and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Il.
Gawtry were with Mr.. William Fahne-
stock in box TO-
With DIR. and Mrs. Preston p. Satter-
white in box "a We're the Duke and
Duchess de Richelieu, Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
wing Brokaw and the Prince de Bourbon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Gray Griswold Mrs.
George w. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Charles
A. Mum We're with Mrs. Richard Gam
brill in box 30.
Mrs, Howard q. Cushing was with
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips, Miss
Vouletti Proctor, Miss Lisa Stillman and
Mr.. Vernon Brown were in box 26.
Mrs, Frederick Pearson's guests in
box 2 were Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Il. In-
gals, Mrs. Daniel Fearing, Messrs. A.
Muller-Ury A. Morris Bagby and Will
lam Turnbull.
With Mr.. Edward j. Berwind in box 90
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander =. Webb
and Miss Julia Berwind.