,Wfi? J 3. .Gftt" ..-' T 3 r V wiH" '" -rfN. 44 -.- gIraldineIrrar .r,r"nn,Aft"17ii-7A UTtAKO Hd LrLr First Performanoe'Here of Leon cavalllo's Opera'by Metro politan Company au. in Four Aetc v nuRlero Leoncavallo Opera in "' Thi1 CR!t ... , ..,.i...i..M ntaldlne Farrar ?JEin her mother. .... . . Kithleen Howard tferlana. conccrt;hall ulngy. Florinnn. . Frnnces-Inirram -.iiifi lira's mala Minnie. Erencr i".ii.m. nufresno , Mario Tiffany ffirt, coheerl hall .Irtrer, Catcarb , Pasquale Amalo h,ly a Journalist . .. .....JIlllo Plcco &V concert hall proprietor. f,ffin."'hahUu. or concert jjg.1 .rtol ...Louis diAnBdn sew-. "blorflul(, P,l5r, 7:!S.,?UarCwa;e.Cld.V.V.-.-.-.e,lroQAU!.,,n.S BIra pdnJuctor, Hoberto I&ranzonl 1 1 3'jfeawit' the operri of Rueffiero Leon- .n .- ..t.lAk lino VlAAtl .lt tfOfi AtlAfl" n S Vnfc time bs the Metropolitan Opera F r j but which has finally come to pass ) this SCilJOn.- WK sm-u un iirai iht- f fo'rmanrc In Philadelphia ,Jast evening nlth Ocraldine, Fnrrar' in the title role and 0 Strong ran bujjiiuhiiik ner. The plot of the opera differs in its ' .,,i.nir. hoth from the original story ,' of Ucrton nnd Simon and from the .- i immIhi. vi.nrla famrtiia nn thi JieiflB u vvinwM .... ............ ...... stage by Mrs. Leslie Carter Homp years aco, Otherwise the opera follows closely (both versions. It is n "one person" opera in so far as the action is concerned, but there arc several large vocal parts in it. those of Cos cart and Dufresne, besides Zaza. Both plot and character arc those in which Miss Fnrrar appears to the best advantage, besides which after thti first ret her voice was more resonant nnd in generally better shape than it has been for some time in her Philadelphia appearances, air. urimi mane nis nrst t .1... , . ..An no riilfviipnn and sang well throughout, especially the aria "0, Mio Piccolo Tavolo" at the beginning of the third act and in the great scene witUZnza nt the close ef the opera. Mr. Aifmto nlso made bis first Philadelphia nppearance since he retired to resthls voice. His aria, "Zaia, Piccolo? Zingarn," In the fourth act was miich applauded. The cast is very large, but most of the parts are unimportant, with the Hception of Analde, the bibulous mother ,if Zaza. well taken by Kathleen How ard, and Toto, the child, played by little '.lliss Ada Quintinn. Leoncavallo has ATolded a difficult situation by having a. ' it.. ... . . iiv imrc ot roto entirely declamatory, nnd t was well spoken and splendidly noted by the child, who wns natural and modest in her stage bearing. 8ho re sponded to a curtnln call alono nt the closo pf the third net, after i?.earlng before the curtain with' 51jh Fnrrar and the other members of thn cast. As lias been said, the opera is dra matically n "oneperson" work, nnd Miss Fnrrar was fine In the part of the self-willed, high-tempered finger, who was a victim largely of her environ ment. Every characteristic of the role was carried out by her delluention, which wns strong, as nil her Imper sonations ore, without being overdrawn. Musically, "Zaza" is by no means the equal of "Pnglincci." arid there Is much In it that is reminiscent of thnt concise, effective opera, "Zaza" loses in dramatic, effectiveness by reason of the last net being too long for the high tension required in it. There are .some excellent nrias and scenes; especially In the first, third and Inst octs, the second being" decidedly the weakest of the four. Lroncnvnlln 1ms "not a great deal of versatility as a: composer and he treats the voices In n manner very sim ilar to "Pnglincci," the baritone part, for example, like thnt of Tonio being almost altogether In the upppr register. Still the. work as a whole has a suffi cient number of fine parts in It to make it well worth hearing occasionally, but there must always be n Oernldine Farrar In the title role to make it "go" not nlwajs an easy condition to meet. The score Is not complicated and the orchestration is neither elaborate 'nor effective. The best elements of the work arc ithc number of fine arias for various voices and the Immense dramatic possibilities of the part of Zaza; the worst -features nre the lack of con-, sistent musical values throughout "and , an inclination to sustain the climaxc.f too long. vWILLS PROBATED TODAY u , ,, -.?, : : w 1 ,. , ,. . ,,..,, ; 13 lV HODGE, DRAWLING . AND DROLLIS BACK Star in "Guest of Honor" Pleases, Lyric, Audience. Mahtell's Hamlet "The Man From Homo" has come back again, nnd the legion of his ad mirers here flocked to greet him. The same" gentleman who goes tinder the alias of 'VVIlliam Hodge arrived at the Tyric 'after being snowbound nnd forced to postpone his opening till last nlgh't. . Mr. Hodge's newest play, "The Guest of Honor," not, only has him In its leading role, but also claims him as author and director. To be perfectly canuid one can truthfully say that "as a dramatist William Hodge Is a fine actor." un the other hnnd, Hodge was Hodge, typically, minutely and through out. And the crowded house seemed perfectly satisfied to ncccpt a rather trite play in a. generous spirit because of the charm of the star. Time-worn passages of pathos sometimes bathos) in the second act were saved by grace of nodgti, not once but often. His scenes with little Graham Lucas, a most naive and natural small boy, were alone worth the price of admission, and there were many other agreeable nnd touching bits of sentiment and good humor. Mr. Hodce's ilrnwl. his stutter and his calm poise have not descrte'd hlm,nd still produce droll and delightful eitccis. At times the beholder could not help but look to sec, the "Grand Duke" of "The Man From Home" appear upon the stage at nny minute so that the two could play one of their delicious scenes together, but here is no "Grand Duke," only n garret and numerous "comic relief" characters who do their best witii lines sometimes too-,frnycd to be funny. The company that surrounds Mr. Hodge with a few exceptions Is not up to the standard' of the star; but, Ithcn, for that matter'nclther is the play, ex cept In so far as it is fitted to his per sonality. It's Hodge that counts, any way. Mr. Mantell In "Hamlet" Mr. Mantell's adequate production of "Hamlet" and his own efficient .im personation of the Dane arc tolerably familiar to Philadelphia playgoers. Both are well enough liked to have filled the Ilroad last night with nn interested audience which noted little vnrlation from prior occasions when proceedings nnd personalities were the same. When both arc to be Commended merely as competent, of course, It Is the true and lovely poetry and the authentic nnd searching philosophy of Shakespeare that thrill nnd All nn nudience nn that 'Inst night was thrilled nnd .filled, moved nnd lifted. The outstanding distinction thnt dif ferentiated this presentation from Its predecessors ' was the unusiially low nitch to which the stnr attuned his dramatic and vocal keys . In times past Mr, Mantell has often thought he wns playing upon"1 the old schobl "apron' stage, instead of-upon the modem "picture-frame" stage, and his delivery reached the ears of the groundlings roundly If not rrtntlngly J but his newer method, be It to conserve strength, or be It an awakened artistic conscience. Is highly effective. One nlways feels he is striving to th uttermost of his limitations to express the conventionalities and traditions of Hamlet, holding nothing in reserve, in stead of trylrig to repress, as Hamlet mbRt assuredly would, swelling passions and outraged feelings from constantly riding nt floodtidc. Hamlet, there fore, is not one. of the best of Mr. Man tell's roles, theatrically effective though it Is; for, his talent Is robustly romnn Mc nnd melodramatic, rather than imaginatively poetic. Tonight as Lear he will reveal one of his genuinely affec tive (impersonations. This afternoon Fritz Lclber will essay Itomco nnd Genevieve Hamper Juliet. Respectively, they were the Laertes and, Ophelia of the ."Hamlet." Henry Buckler wns a guileful and slyly humorous Polonius. At Last! A Spanlih Cabinet Upheld Mmlr Id. Feb. 18. (By A. P.) The Spanish Government received a vote of confidenca in tho Cortes, the result be ing 120 to 13. 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