New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
By Ii. f. krehbicl

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Steaks book OF "reminiscences
...srninc his American experiences
...b are worth translstins. He is
~,.iulcs brutal in his franhncss Of
la, but truthful, and does not spare
himself He is enthusiastic in his
..r;ratIou for Toscanini, and though
s.,.rb!ne the conductors extreme
liability ia plain language, his sp-
...,,.t,op Of tbs artistic results which
=. later secured by dint OF his
Y ,.,.,,y is so great that he never in
s,lc.s in accusations OF injustice. Here
/ .sn illustratiOn:
eTru., he looked upon every mis-
axe. even the most trivial, as catas-
.,sohe, and then he was won't to give
,,oressson to his indignation in the
-oss exalted manner, and when any
~. committed crime it was in the
highest degree advisable not to be
,o,lcesbly seen between the acts. The
susser!torc-is much more
inportsnt individual in the Italian
cpers than L ours, because he gives
> b. cues to the singers and beats time
A~o the promptor's box. In New York
,s was devoted factotum OF the
Maestro and oftcn rushed pale-faccd
] .a.o the dressing room al the end Of
! an ac. and upbraided me in tones Of
I dsspaig-'Ah, disgrazia, tonore, avcte
\ nansiato un quarto- Maestro c furi-
I s9rlo. CAN what misfortune,
! Icnor-in Italian one is never called
I by his name ono is always the Tenor
4 yol have eaten quarter note; the
1 Master is furous,)
"0ne evening, it was in performance
\ Of Der Meistcrsinecr, l was absent
nadal and made few blundcrs. Be-
{ tween the acts Toscanini came on the
tasc Despairirgly. he rounded his
.,at against The wall and necessarily
asercd: 'Qucsto tenorc una bestia'
shis tenor IS bcast,') Naturally
9at % near him, and not glance
1 Ct from him at the desk that
4 at sang as Iavishingly as | could
4 aeaia. After the opera, while | was
] s-ng Tor the elevator at my hotel,
4 lh was also has, he came, his hat
\ s-A down over his face-msd, but
4 DO. deisn to look AT me I went to
n. stammered out my excuses, told
4 that would guarantee anything
g 1t should not happen again. Then
j grew calm, muttercd gloomy caro-
8 terrihlo.' and sll was we'll again
~a was not one or us who would not
his sery best and follow his advice
i n5y without question, because every
Il ms taat re asked Of US had a reason
q I'D lei to success"
\ Gr. slczak gives spirited account
\ tic metropolitan Company's spring
4 ours aftc, the close OF the New Yori
8ssson. We cannot print it in full
Saough it IS full Of amusing incidents
1 tod with the utmost good humor anc
Asimirin- astonishment at the perfec
ten Of the system employed in NOV.
ag this big establishment from city
& 20 city Nj. Slezak 5 amazed at the
efficiency Of the few departments
which lay out the plans for the tour
and then carry them out
One must not conceive the wore
~ our old Austrian sense, IN which al
army Of officials sits about in every
department. To our notion the staff OF
the Metropolitan Is abgurdly small. Il
consists of director, the secretary
no female typcwriters, Mr.. Weil-s
'lslnsse-Vhose business it is to plar
me route. FIX the time OF arrivals anc
''psftures, the press and the advertis
As chief Of the company and there
''l are. These few persons direct
ne entire gigantic enterprise anc
"f3thing works to charm. Or
"ne.ines it DOESN'T
1 Then follows an account O. q per
"Fmanco Of "Othello' in Cleveland
ID hippodrome where the stencil OF
o'paants and the presence OF some
N'snng Bedouins betrayed the
"sa'0rhood C a circus; where the
sa'or knew nothing about "Othello,
WI only that The Metropolitan people
wa New York were to give show
1a5 and tomorrow Tie trains
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