The New York herald., 1922-04-18
Farrar in Carmen
for Charity Has
A mother FareweIl
Hundreds Remain to Applaud
and Shout Bravo After
Performance.
by w. J. HENDERSON.

Miss Geraldine Farrar had another
farewell appearance at the Metropolitan
Opera House yesterday afternoon
Bizet's Carmen was given for the
benefit OF the New York city visiting
committee OF the State Charities Aid As
soclation. This committee consists ..
zoo volunteers. who have legal right 70
enter the city's hospitals and aims
houses 20 aid in securing the welfare ~
patients and the prevention of depend
ency. Miss Farrar In Carmen" was
an excellent help to a good cause. Her
chief associates were Nine. Sundelius
as Micaela. Orville Harold as Don jose
and Mr.. Mardones as Escamillo.
The audience quite filled the house
and expressed it's feeling in enthusia stic
demonstrations. The principal singers
were called out many times after each
act. At the conclusion of the opera hun
dreds of people remained to applaud and
shout bravo till 6 o'clock. After her
comrades. had ceased to appear with
her. Miss Farrar was brought before the
curtain ten times. She contented her
self with bowling. smiling. throwing
kisses. She did not make speech.
After the recalls had ended about two
hundred persons went to the stage door
finally emerged they surrounded her car
and cheered her vigo Ously. She had re-
ceived many flowers in the course of the
afternoon and these she smilingly dis
tributed among her admirers. who In
the course of time permitted her to go
home to dinner.
In the evening the opera was Mozart's
"Cosi fan tutte." which thus reached it's
first Monday night audience in the last
week of the season. No changes had
been made in the cast and the audience
had the opportunity to hear the exquisite
music OF Mozart sung as we'll as 1t Is
likely to be at the present time. Nine.
Easton as Fiordiligi made the first OF
her three farewell appearances for the
season. She is to sing Sie0linde in die
Walkure" tomorrow evening and Isohte
on Friday night. This fine artist has
done much in the present season to
deepen admiration for her gifts. her ac-
complishments and her sincerity. Her
Fiordiligi will be remembered as one or
her best achievements.
Miss Perata continued to be COM
mendable as DordbeIfd and Miss Bori
quite captivating as the part DeSpinc.
Messrs. Meader and de Luca as the
lovers and Mr.. Didur as Don Alfonso
were once more enjoyable impersona-
IOrS OIL IaTClCdi GHdIactclS. A"A' ~
danzky conducted. The audience gave
every evidence OF genuine enjoyment.
Easter Monday night found society in
evidence at the beginning of the final
week OF the subscription.
With Mrs. Vanderbilt were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles r. Scott. Miss Pauline
Riggs. Messrs. w. Rhinelander Stewart,
George Ledlie. A. p. Andrews and Albert
l.. Gallatin.
Mr.. and Mrs August Belmont's guests
were Col. and Mrs. Edward NJ. House.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Gray Griswold and Mr..
Robert p. Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Hammond
and Mr.. Henry r. Sloane were with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry White.
With Mrs. Kearney Warren in the
Morgan box were Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Knox Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. $. Auchmuty
Tucker and Mr.. Percy Bramwell.
Mrs. Richard Gambrill's guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Horace Gallatin. Miss
Louise Sands and Mr.. J. Coleman Dray-
ton.
DR.. and Mrs. George N6r'on Miller
ard Mrs. John Turner Attcrbury were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles steele.
The Misses Florence and Evelyn Lord
we're with Mr. and Mrs. George u. ST.
George.
The Duke and Duchess dc Ricneileu'
Mrs. Dwight of Washington and Mr.
Philip lie Montague we're with Mr. ana
Mrs. Francis X. Pendleton In he ogden
Goelct box.
Mrs. Charles r. Alexander. Mr.. and
Mrs. Winthrop w. Aldrich and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Whitridge We're In Mrs.
Il. n Breitung's box.
Judge and Mrs. Norman ;. Dixie ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Waterman were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert III. Gary.
Mr. and Mrs. John Aspergren's guests
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav J. 5. White
and Mrs John r. Drexel, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Livingston
Redmond were with Mr.. ard Mrs. }.
Woodward Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Ross Proctor's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sniithers and
Mi. and Mrs. Clarence c. Chapman.