The New York herald., 1921-11-19
Farrar as ToSca
Sings to House
Full of 4 dmirerS
Puccini Opera Sung for the
First Time at the Metro
pOlitan.

Puccini's "Tosca" was given at the
Metropolitan Opera House last evening.
This means that Miss Geraldine Farrar
returned to the scene OF her many tri-
umphs preceded by a palpitating process
sion of worshipping gerryfappers bear
ing flowers. Whatever the fates may
have in store for other opera singers
whatever the clouds of glory they may
trail, Miss Farrar always has her faith
ful band of adoring maidens whose
hands never weary of clapping and into
whose eyes swell the bright emotional
tears OF youth when she sings
The Flor'u Toscu OF the thus adored
soprano seems to have set. 1t is APP
parently finished. II were futile to ex-
pect changes In 1t now. 1t is a COM
mendable impersonat!on and it pleases
many operagoers older and less suscepti-
BILE than the gerryhappers. Miss Far
rar was in excellent vocal condition last
night and sang well. The distinguished
singer was associated last evening with
Giovanni Martinelli as CdUanddosSi
and Antonio Scott as Scdrpid.
Mr.. Martinellis metallic voice is we'll
suited to the expression of the senti-
rents of the reprehensible PinkertoH
while IL has become impossible for ha
bitual operagoers to regard any else
than Mr.. Scott as an adequate imper-
senator of the United States consul.
With these three artists in the sgnih
cant parts of Puccinis lyric drama and
acceptable singers in the minor roles
faa .f,,f e
life and appeared to give general satis-
faction. Much of the spirit of the rep
resentation was due TO the conducting
Of Mr.. Moranzoni. The audience filled
every foot of available space in the
theatre.
Last nights performance brought
many changes in the personnel of the
box parties. The group in Mrs. Goelets
box included Mr.. and Mrs. Jams b
Duke, Or. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler and Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold
In the Astor box with Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Fahnestock were Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis l.. V. Hoppin and Mr. and Mrs
Allison Wright Post The guests of Mr..
Charles t Mathews in box were Mr..
end Mrs. Charles II. Sheriff. and Mrs.
Junius Spencer Morgan.
With Mrs. Charles II. Coster in box
Fl were Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. V.
Hoffman. Mrs. Burke Roche and Messrs
Charles +. Sampson and BENJAMIN 6.
Welles. The party In box II included
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts Hillhouse.
Niss Fanny Johnson. Miss Sylvia Rem
sen Hillhouse and Mr.. Edward de Pey-
ster Livingston. In the party with Mrs
George l.. Rives In box 22 were Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick NJ Goodwin and Mr..
George Ledie. Mr. Storer Decatur ano
Count Orlowski.
Mrs. Theodore Freinghuysen and Miss
Annette Tilford were with Mrs. Henry
NJ. Tilford in box %. Mr.. end Mrs
James Lowell Putnam and Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Lay were In Mrs. Vanderbit's
box. Mr.. and Mrs. William E'itz Hugh
Whitehouse and Mrs. Austen GRAY were
with Miss Julia Berwind I'm box 90 The
party In box 2 included Mr. and Mrs.
Charles r. Scott who have lust returned
from Europe. whore they passed the
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brew
ster.
Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Bogert. Mr..
and Mrs. John II. Drexel. Jr and Mr.
and Mrs. James Lenox Banks, .Jr.. were
guests OF Frazier .Telke in box Is. In
fox 20 the group included Mr.. and Mrs
!. Philip Bernhard. Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Rosen and Mr.. and Mrs. James +. y.
Lanier. Mrs. Walter Rutherford and
Miss Flora Werner were guests ~ Mrs
A F. Lauterbach IN hox 80.