New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

euslemo-Sss. I'll It's found-tis P0FS"sA 1sisora.
AfoTsosoastng empty hay nsvar as bubble
A poetcal fiction.
Guglemo-The snarl of cynics ever.
Alfonso--So be it, but steadily!
Don't take offense readily.
What proof have you yet found
That these dear creatures
Have such peculiar natures
That to you they bound
BY bond that no fTetlGn can sever
quaintance excellent training
No thought of self at all. no thought
sympathetic and afrable, engagement
betrothal.
Protes tions--
Alfonso-Blushes, the tear. embraces pail
Your potent proofs amuse me.
RECITATIVE
Ferrando-Confound 1t: What have we
said that's laughable?
dusieImoESHuse nr"o, Exc me me What If give
That they are Ewes true daughters?
Gugliemo and Ferrando--Absurd! Folly
AlfonsonA Alton g. be bet? One hundred sequins.
Tenfold If you proffer it.
Alfonso--Resolved then.
Fernando and uglielmo-Very, very so.
Alfonso Remember, no whispers, no
To. ten these paragons of yours were
thinking
At their. cost to make merry so.
Ferrando--We swear it.
Alfonso-On the word of soldier?
Guglielmo-on the word OF a soldier.
Alfonso-You swear the task l set you
Boldly to carry through?
Fernando and Gugliemo-Try us. or
course do.
Alfonso-O brave young men.
Fernando and Guglielmo--The same to you,
Most theoretic doctor
In a third trio the officers merrily
plan how they shall spend the money
which they expect to win. Fernando
promises serenades to his fair one,
Guglielmo is for banqueting and the
offering Of libations to Cytherea. The
scene takes the following form in the
new English version, the second trio
being omitted for reasons which ap-
pealed forcibly to the author. One
of these was that three trios by mems
voices in single short scene tended
to induce monotony. Another was that
the second trio is distinctly inferior,
musically, to the other two and the
music Of the next scene. The men
have been dining in a cafe and their
conversation has turned on the ques-
tion of woman's constancy, in which
Alfonso, a cynical man of the world.
does not believe. Obviously, the con-
troversy has already reached a point
trying to the temper of the young gal
lants when the comedy opens with the
first trio (omitted in the transcript of
the Novello edition of the opera):
FerranlO-My love Dora hano ,-o,,z
break her word
She's constant and true-your suspi-
Guglielmo-Anu my Leonora is faithful aa
fair, '''
So loyal In love she's beyond all COM
Alfonso--Our views are at variance:
speak from experience.
truce TO our qearrel-'twill end but
in air.
Fernando and Guglielmo-You dared to
Our ladies would hrt sir.
Now prove your contention or else
have care
Alfonso-Why prove Natures order?
Fernando and northumberland we de-
II you've not word. sir,
Then out with your sword, sir!
Our vengeance bewarei
Alfonso--Why ask demonstration of truth
long conceded?
'Twere futile and foolish deception to
prove.
Fernando and Guglielmo-He touches my
honor
Who dares utter or murmur
Who dares rnutter or whisper
a word 'gainst my fairi
DIALOGUE (SPOKEN)
Guglielmo Qeaping up and drawing his
sword( --zounds, sir! zDrawl
Fernando {doing the same)-Come. sir
Let's see your blade!
Alfonso-What? Shall I fight you bothe
Guglielmo-Not at once; we are gentle
men. But reflection the con- /
stancy of either OF our ladies is an
insult to both of us. Choose your
Alfonso--Tut tut, gentlemen, I protest.
You shall not spoil my good humor
nor disturb my philosophy. I'll
cross knives and forks with you but
not swords. I'll waste your wine
not your blood.
FerranaomThls n,.oso h oyerpasses testing, I
Alfonso-And | by my knowledge of this
world that | shall neither make
either @ of you leave it nor, let you
send me out of 1t. / speak not OF
one woman or two women one
Dorabella or Leonora, but of women
and Leonoras
Ferrando--ln accusing all women you cast
aspersion on our honor who love two
OF them--which is not to be borne,
Alfonso-My dear Fernando. doubt your
honor honor as little as your courage or
Green. greenl How t the sap sap fows Msani IN
springtimei Lord, If I should but
tap one of you
GuglielmoWe are in earnestl and wan.
none of our jocularity.
AHonso-So am l in earnest, in deadly
earmest earn IT,, CO Come. me. gentlemen. / cherish
Sot Sopr aaa ar,enashap zen, dearly and would
Fernando and GugIielmo-But Donna
oraneila-Dnnna Leonora-
Aiiohs9.-ars are women, gentlemen. Ewes
wear pretty frocss oess hpe pout eat ,,mnaT drink
ogle. smile, biusha' Do o'' thew s,'hpe1t nat
walk the earth7 ''oe