The New York herald., 1921-02-04
Bori Welcomed
in Flora Role She
Originated Here
'L'AmOre del Tire Re- Brings
Crowded House at MetropOli-
tan-'Louise' Repeated.

'T'Amore del Tire Re" was sung at
ing before an audience which occupied
every. available inch of space. The rea-
son for the great public interest in this
masterpiece of modern Italian opera,
which has not yet reached its proper
measure Of appreciation, was the reap
pearance Of Miss Lucrezia Bori in the
role OF Fiora, which she created here
She was welcomed enthusiastically. ana
after the first and second acts was re-
called many times, together with her as
sociates, and received many flowers
The public has enjoyed several YER
sions of Flora. One was so tremen-
dousiy imposing as to transmute the deli
cate little flower into something like a
Lady Macbeth. Another was so beauti-
full in its intelligence. its finish, its
wealth of expressive detail, that one re-
sretted its failure 20 give quite the full
disclosure OF the tenderness and passion
Of the heroine. A third was that of Miss
Mary Garden. but this was just Miss
Garden in all the wonder of herself
Miss Bori was last evening the same
lovely Flora as of old, meeting exquisiteiy
and triumphantly all the requirements
of the part. Her voice was again in
perfect condition. and its beauty, which.
as previously noted, has taken on q
fuller richness. was displayed advan-
tageously throughout the two acts in
which Fto5-d Is permitted to exercise her
spell on three helpless men, till one Is
driven to strangle her.
Mr.. Gigli was again the AUito ana
again won favor by his excellent singing
of the music. 1t is a pity he is not a
better actor. Mr.. Didur was the Af'cht-
| LtII rfn fte~ftr
of the old king who plays the part of
fate in the drama. Mr.. Danise sang
Manfredo for the first time on any stage
and won an honorable success. Mr..
Patrinieri was the Fldmi1sio. Mr.. Moran
zoni conducted we'll.
In the afternoon Louise" was given
| at a special matinee, with the same cast
as before except that Mr.. Rothier sang
the Father. in which role he commanded
admiration.
In its personal aspect the perform
ance formed an important assembly of
society. In box with Mrs. e. Henry
Hartman were Mr.. and Mrs. F. Eyer
ton Webb, Mrs. r. Penn Smith, Jr.. and
Mr.. Rawins Lowndes Cottenet.
The guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White in box II were the Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Ernest M. Stires. Mrs. Jchn Henry
Hammond and Mr.. Frederick Harrison
Baldwin.
The party in Mrs Goelet's box in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold lie Roy
Edgar, Mr.. and Mrs Edward M. House
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Vinton King.
In box IA were Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Chauncey McKeever. Mrs. Clarence
Cary and Messrs. Gordon Abbott. Fred
erick Y. Dalziel and Albert Morris
Bagby.
Mrs. NJ. Lawrence Keene. Duchess de
Richelieu, Mrs. Riccardo Martin and
Capt. Francesca Mario Guardabassi
formed a party In box II.
A group in box included Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert q. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lowell Putnam, Mrs. Moses Taylor
Campbell and Mr. Austen Gray.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold A.
Thompson in box 10 were Mr.. and Mrs.
Newbold Norris Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Ronaids and Mr.. Robert Graves.
Mr. George G. Haven, Jr.. acccmpa-
MED his father in the box of the direc-
tors of the Metropolitan Opera and Real
Estate Company. Others in the audi
ence were Mrs. Vincent Astor. Miss
Fanny L. Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Belts Hillhouse, who were In
box 13; Mr.. and Mrs. X. Horace Gallatin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cortlandt Field
Bishop, who we're In box %, and Mr..
and Mrs. William b. d bsmore, Miss
Fannie Ogden. Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
F.. Kountze, Mrs. Morton Breese. Mrs.
Joseph Bissell, Mrs. William II. Force.
and Messrs. Clarence II. Mackay.
Charles Y. Sampson. william e. Shep-
herd and William Rhinelander Stew
art. Jr.