Evening star., 1927-04-24

nous coat song of Colline's was un-
obtrusively, yet beautifully sung by
Ezio Pima. Others in the cast all
added effective bits to the general OK.
cellence of the work and the sextet
of women singers in the beginning of
the third act was a particularly good
bit Of clean.cut choral work. The or
chestra under Vincenzo BelleZza was
thoroughly admirable and subserVienr
to the singers at all times, yet elo-
quent in the purely instrumental pas'
sages.
As the Puccini work set forth the
tradegy and humor of real life In the
Latin quarter of Paris with artistry
and convincing melodies, so the eX'
aggerated lengths to which the human
passions may go IL left entirely TO I'M.
pulse were set forth in the Mascagnl
opus. Fire and flame, symbols and
broad choral treatment of the meio"
dies were substituted for the inter
woven solos and duets of the former
work.
Sensation of Season.
Florence Easton was a very effec'
tive Santuzza and Armand Tokatyafl
has never been heard here TO such
advantage as in singing the tenor 1ole
of the tickle Turiddu. a sensation
of the entire season was the singing
of the young Californian. Lawrence
Tibbett, as Alto, in which role he
brought both individual characterlza'
ton and fine, convincing singing OF
virile. vet always rounded style. Ina
Rourskaya has been heard here to
much better advantage than in the
role of Lola, which does not bring cut
her best and very individual qualities.
However, she sang the role OF the hirt
very well.
Giuseppe Bamboschek conducted
with such vigor and received his due
from the audience, as we'll as the sing
ers.
The season was one "gala" blaze of
Italian opera and at all three perform
noes the large audiences seemed TO
continuously have good time and
enjoy the singing as much as most OF
the singers themselves, equally OBJ
viously enjoyed 1t. 1t does not seem
probable from the latest available re-
ports from the box Office that another
score of wears will roll by before the
Metropolitan brings it's next season
of opera to Washington. III. r.
Included I'm Audience.
In the large audience were the
Assistant Attorney General, Mrs
Mabel Walker Willebrandt; Mrs.
William j. Boardman, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w 1Noyes. Miss Prentiss, Mrs. Charles
Rot1ghton Wood, Miss Morgan, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stuart Alden. Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. La Sale Cor
bell Pickett, Miss Martha Goldman,
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mrs,
George Mesta, Mrs. Victor Kauff.
mann. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest G. Walk
er, Mrs. John Crayke Simpson,
Charles Henry Butler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmott Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
de Sibour, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Reid
Yates, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osborne
Foster, c. Bascom Slemp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Clifford Miss Helen Cliff
ford, Miss Helen Gary, the secre-
tary of the Venezuelan legation, Senior
Luis Churion; also. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Maurice Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl A. Droop, Mr.. and Mrs. Breckin-
ridge Long. Mrs. John A. McAlroy'
Mrs. Booker, Mrs. David II. kinche.
loe, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Walter
B. Hilton, Mrs. Step en- B. Elkins,
Mime. RoSo, MIR. ana MES. OdNlu OF.
Pierre Gaillard, DIR. and Mrs. Ernest
f. Sappington, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Berliner. Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley,
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, DIR. and Mrs.
Warner, Miss Julia Hume, Miss SUI
zette Dewey, Capt. and Mrs. John
Fl. Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Cas-.
par Miller, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingston
Crounse, Mrs. Basil Gordon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs. Chester
A. Snow, jr.; Mrs. Louis Brownlcw,
Mrs. Tracy Dows. DIR. Edward E.
Morse and Charles Mason Remy.