The New York herald., 1921-04-23
Prince of Monaco
Attends a Gala
Opera Performance
H0nOred at the Metropolitan
With Brilliant Selections
From Various Works.

aiDeTJ OF monaco alleDued u
gala performance at the Metropolitan
Opera House last night arranged by Mr.
Otto III. Kahn, president of the board
OF directors of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. and Mr.. Giulio Gatti-Casazza,
the general manager, for the entertain
ment OF the distinguished visitor. II
was the last Friday night performance
OF the season. but the audience that at
tended it was one OF the most brilliant
OF the season. that opened twenty-three
weeks ago.
Originally The Barber Of Seville" was
listed for the final Friday night. but
when II was learned that the engage
ments cs the Prince would permit him to
be present a gala programme of acts
from four of the most popular operas In
the metropolitan repertory was sub
stituted.
The Prince dined with Prof. and Mrs
Henry Fairfield Osborn IN their home
At the opera he watched the perform
ance from Box IS, in the centre OF the
parterre row. which Mr.. J. Pierponi
Morgan rendered TO Prof. and Mrs
Osborn for the occasion. Because Of the
death OF a close friend the host and
hostess did not accompany the Prince
to the opera. The members of his party
sephine A. Osborn, daughters OF Prof
and Mrs. Osborn Mrs. Walter 3. James
Mr.. CASTOR Liebert. Consul-General OF
France. and Mr.. Kahn.
1t was the first time the Prince had
entered an American opera house and
he observed that he was glad he was Jo
serve his initiation at the Metropolitan
the fame of which has spread around
the globe" he said He entered during
the gloom of the first act When the
red and gold auditorium was flooded
with light in the first intermission, he
said, after looking over the crowded
house: This is beautiful. an impress
slve interior, worthy the American
metropolis
Kept Busy by Callers.
He had little time thereafter to study
the house during that and subsequent
intermissions because OF a succession OF
callers. the first OF whom was Prof
William Howard Taft. who, with Mrs
Taft. attended the performance with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry w. Taft. Mr.. Fred
eric r. Coudert called. accompanied by
Mr.. Paul Fuller who Is the consular
representative OF the Principality OF
Monaco in New York, and they were
followed by Mr.. Clarence II. Mackay
and Mr. Gatti-Casazza
Many OF the leading patrons of the
Metropolitan were members OF parties
ir the boxes. With Mrs Vanderbilt in
Box 81 were Mrs. Ernesto Fabbri. Mrs
James Russell Solely and Messrs.
Charles A. Sampson. George Ledlie and
Frederick Harrison Baldwin
Mrs William K. Vanderbilt. I'd. was
accompanied in Box s by Mr.. and Mrs J.
Norman de r. Whitenouse and Messrs.
9. Louis Boissevain and Lawrence
Waterbury. In Box were Mr.. and Mrs
+. Egerton Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Frelinghuysen and Mrs. Henry
Clews. The guests OF Mrs. Richard
Gambrill In Box 90 were Miss Louise
Sands. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis X. Pendle-
ton and Mr.. J. Coleman Drayton.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Ber-
wind in Box % were their niece. Miss
Margaret f. Dunlap. and her fiance. Col
Sosthenes Behn, and Mr.. and Mrs
Bradish G. johnson. In Box 2 with
Mrs. Frederick Pearson were Mr. and
Mrs. Beverly Bogert and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry B. II. Ripley. Mr. Clarence II.
Mackay had In Box 10 a party that in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. w. de Lancey
Kountze and Miss Katharine Mackay.
The group in Mrs. Goelets box In
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray Girls
void, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin. Mrs
James B. Duke and Messrs. Rawlins
Lowndes Cottenet and Edward VI. House
Goelet in Box "a were Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitney Warren.
Group in Astor Box.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aspegren. Mr.. and
White II md Mru
Dudley Davis and Mr.. Frank Pollock
formed a group in the Astor box. In
Box 28 with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis l..
Clarke were Mrs. s. L. Schoonmaker,
Mrs. William +. Sheehan, Judge Rich
ard p. Lydon and Messrs. w. y. Davey
and Edmund Pizzela. With Mrs. A. f.
I.auterbach In Box 80 were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur S. Leland. Mr. and Mrs. +. III.
Cook, Mrs. r. Mott Anable and Mr..
George II. Robinson. In Box IL with
Mrs George Jay Gould were Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Gouverneur Wellman and Mr..
Julius w Noyes.
The programme of the gala night was
made up OF the second act OF The Bar
ber of Seville" the coronation scene
from Boris Godunoff." the first act OF
"Tosca" and the bacchanale from Sam
son ana DclliH, III lIo Dhi1'l - -
Vile" Miss Cora Chase was the Rostnd,
with Miss Louise Berat and Messrs
Hackett, Malatesta. Didur and De Luca
in her support.
The change OF scene gave 10 Mr. Didur
the opportunity OF adding 70 his reputa-
ton for versatility by becoming an oper-
attic lightning change artist. In the short
time that II took him to transform himself
from grotesque Bdsfho 10 the dramati-
cally majestic false Csdr he reappeared
in the coronation scene Of Boris Godu-
noff."
In the third act Miss CLAUDIA Muzlo
was the ToscG, Mr.. Chamlee the Cdud-
yndoss,. Mr.. Scotti the Scdrpid, and MT.
Malntesta the Sdcristdn, with Messrs.
D'Angelo and Paltrinieri completing the
cast. The bacchanale was given with
MI the elaboration OF rich detail that
has made the Metropolitan under Ir.
famous for Its spectacles.
Mr.. Papi conducted the first two acts.
Mr.. Moranzoni the second. and Mr.
Wolff the bacchanale.
At a special Friday afternoon matinee
Of "Boheme" Miss Lucrezia Bori was
accorded an ovation in her charming
role "a Mint Mr.. Hackett sang the
songs OF Rodol|o for Mr.. Gigli, who stu
ia indisposed.