The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1912, Page 11

Titta Ruffo Gets Ovation That at Challenges Caruso’s First idhplavice at the! Metropolitan Opera House of the Much Heralded-$2,000 a Night | Baritone as Hamlet Evokes a Demonstra- tion Rarely Equalled. | Displays Marvellous Beau- | ty and Volume of Voice . in the Drinking Song, ( Has to Repeat the Scene, | ; and Is\Acclaimed by a' Capacity Audience. BY SYLVESTER RAWLING. ITTA RUFFO, the much ‘heralded , $2,000 @ night baritone of Mr. @ebut at the Metropolitan Opera House | last night at the first performance this} @eason by th¥ visiting organization in the Utle part of Ambroise Thomas's “Hamlet.” The house way crowded to capacity and hundreds were turned away. There were Stories afloat in the lobbies of extraordinary prices paid to Speculators for single seats, Mr. Rutfo's Welcome was an bvation. For anything like tt one has to recall the exceptional Manifestations over Caruso that, from mo to time, have been made in this house, or those over Tetrazzini, when Mr. Hammerstein disclosed her to’ the Patrons of the Manhattan Opera House, When Mr. Ruffo first appeared there ‘was applause so‘vigorous and so lony continued that Campanin!, who was con- ducting, recogmining the futility of try ing to continue, halted the action until At the end of the first tose to the singer, re @ and again before th its plaudits. The cll: Max was reached aficr his singing o the drinking song in the second act Then the applause, which was deaf curtain to recel "and by the waving of hands and of handkerchiefs, All in vain fwere his repeated appearances before the curtain to bow and to smile his thanks. At last he exchanged some words with Campanin! and the scene was done over again, only to bring on | QANother demonstration of ike character, An outrage on art, if you will, but this is a record of fac Sepptics whispered of the presence of @ ¢lagne, but who that surveyed the scene impartially could countenance the belief! From the orchestra, from the boxes, from the balconies, from the gal- lery, as well agp from the massed bit of tremolo at ably, it had disappeared, first to nervousness, | the play and in his talke with Ophella was due, prob- In the scene of Yet one longed for the variety of color that his voice held in his portrayal of the Jester. SMALL WONDER THE OPERA 1S NEGLECTED. was Jast heard at the Me “Hamlet Reszke as the heard Init as Ophelia and Presentation in the house, In Issa, Mar- cella Sembrich was Ophella. Ther no excuse for its revival except for exploitation of Shakespeare's tra such fragmentary, King, ora, say Ofte there is the d the mad sc bach—or a ing song, and, ‘That's all. Ophelta saved as of 1 GUT OF YOUR PORES Water won't doit! The fine dust tha be removed by Gtandees behind the! hatl, the applause came impartially and equally. “At the box office {t was.saig there had. been no | eale of seats in bidcks. @entus In town who can plan and carry out such a@ successful demonstration, he should be: warsk: meré than $7,000 » | it to any management. WHAT A PITY THE OPERA WASN'T “RIGOLETTO.” Those of us wh@ had the pieasure jof | @eing Mr. Ruffo'’ Rigoletto, at his American debut gi Philadelphia two weeks ago, are sftry that his uppear. here was not made in that part, ch he plays, as well as sing: ly, but thére are wheels, wi! wheels in openatie ‘management. aides, Mr. characters he impersonates, prefers Hamlet, because he thinks itygiver him @reater opportunities for the display of his histrionte ability. His conception of the “Melancholy Dane’! is not that of the American and the English tradition as it was exemplified, for insta hy Edwin Booth, It is Latin, of course, perhaps Gallic, after the manner. of Mounet-Sully, which Mr. Ruffo is satd to studied, It lacks something of Feflnement, of aristocratic bearing; in its exuberance it #ometimes comes near to ranting. Yet Iméhe scene on ‘the ter+ vace with the Ghost, and in the colloquy his mother when be is stayed fron r by the intervention of the Ghost, | Ruffo's acting wags powerful and float. mi othe singing side, of eou , the drinking song is the opportunity for @isplay, and of that Mr, Ruffo took full advantage. Such vibrant utterances, euch long sustained tone, such beauti- ful qnality of Veicé are rarely heard, A Be- Ruffo, tt is said, of all th mur Ailments Faia en.” Men Happily Overcome TRIED BY following pre wonders for who, find themselves In ural strength inetr “wee ont chilahood" long be jdymonte ape teneheds to be infallible. t tn quickly re-» nervous exhaustion," y, melancholia and the sod highiy worth of ogy ' cente’ > balmwort in a one ounce packag@ and three ounces syrup sarsapera compound: take home, mix and let stand two hours Ret one ounce compound re nd one ounce tin ompound (not car Hin @ six or eight e well, and take each meal and iE, followed by a ting it at home no man wiser @ sto another's And expensive fee F of polag and, equiliprium stant source of ei at nen he publ: For the benefit ink a restoration to happiness Above home treatment, If riven: habit- forming { If there is aj | BETTER THAN | * TH VELOGEN “Beauty’s Guardian” Note the feeling of coolness and per- fect cleanliness that follows its use, *|Grad_ after motoring, golf or tennis. | Keeps your complexion spotless. 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Gustave Huverdeau made an imposing figure as the King and sang the prayer with taste and effectiveness, Henri Scott, in his shining armor, was very substantial looking for a ghost. Frank Pretsch was Polontus, Ventu- rini was Laertes, Edward Warnery was Marcellus and Constantin Nicolay was Horatio. They were, for the most part, lay figures. Mr. Dippel presented the opera with good scenic effects, the chorus was tune- ful and the ballet, witiout the premiere, Rosina Gall, who i, danced well In an {l-timed place, Campanini, who Was heartily welcomed on is entrance to the orchestra pit, conducted with nis accustomed sktil, " EUGENE YSAVE “RETURNS : TO Necenrm HIS KINGDOM. | trativeness of crowded house ople Were turned the playing of a programme that meretricious ¢ lar for the eratification of the merely curious or {the unlearned, but one of serious im. ideals, of deep sentiment, otional austerity. , of his own compositio ita he ts was hailed and) from | nothing that ! | it tne tone cotor Incked variety, matter! Here was pure delight for de- Yotees and it speaks well for Now York's musical culture that their num- | Der was so. great. | Tt ts dimeutt to write of tha man in| ordinary terms. Why bother to dwell jupon his lovely, luscious, well-rounded ltone, his perfection of bowing and fin- geringy his simplicity that in fteelf is | greatness. Suffice it to record his com- pelling charm, bis pervasive mastery alike of tho hearts and minds of his |Nearers that fell upon them like a benison, He began with a sonata in A minor by Veracini, and followed It with another in B minor by Germinian|, both as beautiful as they were un- |familtar. ‘Then he played Monatt’s con- in G major, with cadensas by , in which, perhaps, he was at A chaconne by Vitali, with . came next, ane ‘omposition that ended ie tour de force, Two “Reve d'en- and “Old M and Saint: familiar “Rondo Capricctoso,”* h nobody can play so well, were he end. i Then came the demonstration. Up to | this time Mr. Ysaye had refused to add to his programme tn spite of { ‘demands. Now, after a dozen [he played Wienlawski's “Polacca lante’ in ravishing fashion, far in and an Beyond jother unfamiliar composition, Called out times | that he would not go. _Protesting In panto- | | without number, Good for Chatlie’s Lady? Drops, por bow, *.* | t a » | |p| | GROUP B— | | other luxurious silks—embroider med with marabou and fur. GROUP C— | | Domestic Coats and Wraps. | Charmeuse and Satin, trimmy | | velvets. Coats, embroidered and braid-tr and large, and charming colorings. all the wanted plain colors. 27 in. medium and dark grounds. 30 in. children’s wear, 26 in. wide, le Prices Sliced sterling silver ferrule at $3. $3, et $2, orks; celluloid hand | handles; regule Knives and set of 6 k 3.50, ut $2.75, ece Bird og £ stag handles, egularly $ | knife, ferrules; Sete, = $47.50, $65, $82.60 and $110, were $75 to $150— Imported Afternoon and Evening Wraps. Plain and brocaded velvet, brocaded charmeuse and $24.50, $82.60 and $47.60, were $32.60 to $85— P D— $27.60 and $35, were $36 and $60—Blnck Bengaline stag handles, regularly aie 2-piece Game Sets; white celluloid 3 and 6 forks; regularly teak Carvers; 5-in. b-piece Aluminum-hendled Kitchen consisting of carving knife, _WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 191 what! mime that he was tired and could play no more, it Was not until he appeared in his overcoat, until the stage hands had removed the piano, and until the Mehta were turned out, that the audi- ence would go, It then lacked only seventeen minutes of alx o'clock. mile Decrous was a satisfactory accompanist at the piano, and Gustave Dethier was so efficient at the organ that Mr, Ysnye insisted upon his shar- ing in the Nema aN FREDERICK STUF STURGES ILL. Frederick Sturges, retired broker and brother-in-law of J. Plerpont Morgan, has suffered from a asilght attack of pneumonia for several weeks. At his town house, No. 3 Park avenue, where he has been confined, extreme re- ticence was displayed, but it was learned that Mr. Sturges was convalescent, Members of the household refused to | discuss the patient's Hlness other than to say that he was greatly improved, and would be able to see visitors within a few days. Mr. Sturges Is a director of the Na- tional Bank of Commerce and many other corporations, His summer home, the Whitehouse, which he maintains at Fairfield, Conn, i considered a show = Sturges's sister, Amelia, was the first wife of J. Pierpont Morgan. She died in 1862, less than a year following her marriage. GIMBELS The Constant Evolution of Style at the House of Fashions Is Responsible for This Disposal of About 500 Imported & Domestic Coats At Savings of 25 to 40 Per Cent. Although 500 Coats and Wraps are a mere drop in the bucket we do not wish to choke our stock with a broken size end miscellanies until the very made for us this season. The charm end beauty of the fact that sizes are broken. models, we heve lessened prices As there may be only one or, grouped them thus: GROUP A- Paquin model, Callot model, fox collar. Drecoll model, Bernard model, squirrel. Bechoff-David model, black fox. with black fox. fox. GROUP E— GROUP F— $18.50, wero with brozdeloth ed and variously trim- ediwith brocades and | @ROUF G— immed, GROUP H-$14.75, $19.50, $25 and $32.60, were $19.60 to $62.50. Imported and Domestic Street, Motoring and Traveling Coats of chinchilla cloth, English mixtures and other smart woolens—some fur-trimmed. Soft and Pretty Flannels There’s a steady procession of the Eiderdowns, Waistings and | other pleasantly warm Flennels from this very complete stock, to be made into negligees, Winter blouses, babies’ petticoats, men’s shirts and pajames, and other cozy garments. For to- morrow, special prices on three tempting groups: Figured Eiderdown Flanndi, 22¢ yard—In ne wpatterns, smell, medium 27 in. wide. Eiderdowns in plain colors, 36c yard—With a soft, woolen finish, and in wide, W Scotch Wool Waistings, 380 yard—Pretty stripes and checks, on light, wide. White Saxony Wool Flannel, 38¢ yard—In a daligh italy soft fo for jecond Floor on Carving Sets Those experts who appreciate the exquisite pleasure of hitting the second joint in a duck or a turkey at the very first try, also know how miserable it is to carve a Thanksgiving bird for an eagerly expectant multitude with a dull knife. It is to guard against precisely this tragedy that we announce this helpful Sale of Thanksgiving Cutlery that will be on edge for the occasion: two paring knives; Kitchen Carving Knives; 10-ine! Bread Knives, saw edge, blade, special cial at 12c, lles; | nickel-plated,s p e- ciel at 16c, Nickel- lated, stag or wood andles, special at Tbs, Nut Picks, nickel- pated set of six, at . Fifth Floor lowered prices to such a degree that they will virtually be wings to carry the coats away in a hurry. Every Cost and Wrap, whether imported or domestic, was $225, was $395—Green plush and moleskin. $175, was $275—White brocade, $276, was $395—Gold velour and antique silver lace, with skunk collar. $150, was $275—Black matelasse and sable Callot model, $160, wes $295—Embroidered taupe plush. Bernard model, $195, was $295—Hand-beaded black plush Drecoll model, $150, was $197.50—Taupe plush with sable $36, were $50 to $62.60— Velvet Coate—some beau- tifully trimmed with braid. with braid—also Wraps of velvet. $16, $19.60 and $25, were $25 to §50—W: f proadeloths in all the evening shades. ee bread knife, long-handle kitchen fork, regularly $2, at blade, cocobolo handle; special at 30e. 10-in, Paring Knives, strong handles, spe- end of tHe season, so we have the styles are quite proved by In the instance of the imported because the variety is dwindling. a few Coats of a model, we have with white Premet model, $150, was $250—White brocdded’ velour. Paquin model, $145, was $185—Blue plush with moleskin. $160, was $250—Blue moire with $29.60—-Bleck Velveteen Coats, lined of a contrasting color, others trimmed Third Floor Women's Who Imagine _ Imagination can be— nating influence. a carefully Tailored Suit c here, we wish to disillusioni: ‘Those of broadcloth a fashionable material. And the other fabrics. worthy of praise. judged from the fronts of t Taupe, Bordeaux, nav to 44. h $16.50, $18. Thir Tailored Suits for $29. Wilh GIMBEL SUITS. -if permitted to be—a domi- Probably it is influencing you, and you don’t know it—for instance, if you have never seen and therefore imagine that there are none. Tomorrow We Shall Specialize Women’s $29.50 Tailored Suits diagonals, the zibelines and the cordolines, are also That these suits are custom tailored, may alone be no stiffening in them to get out of shape. 2, THIEVES OPEN TWO SAFES | 777 GIRLHOOD ONLY TO FIND THEM EMPTY. | The police of the West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth atreet station felt just @ little bit cheap after having worked their ingentous brains all night trying to find out how thieves opened two small safes in the Harlem of ti Wells Fargo Express Company at No. } West One Hundred and Twenty- fifth street. When the manager of thy office arrived this morning he an- nounced that the safes had been left because there Was nothing tn safe, larger and more formid been picked at by the thi been unalle to get int » purglars were heard at their work by Thomas Gilpin, who ives over the office, at about midnight. He ran out and called Policeman Davis. They found that tne (hieves had entered through the basenvent, climbed a ladder to a back window from the re: a f the window open. taken fright when Gilpin went down- quatre and had escape! CASTORI. 1A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Bignature of The Success of This Gimbel Linen Store Depends as Much on Honest Statement As It Does on Pure and Honest Flax There is hardly an agency so powerful in building up a successful business.as ing the merchandise live up to its advertising. We enforce this rule rigidly in exploiting Gimbel The Linens we sell stand firmly on their merits. And New York women, good shoppers that they are, have been quick to realize this fact. The steady growth of the Gimbel Linen business on staple lines, testifies to this fact. All Gimbel Linens sold on the Second Floor, are pure flax. This pure flax standard relieves us of any temptation to wink at adulteration Again, our careful scrutiny of values prevents us from advertising a as “special,” that which you can buy all the yearround at the same price. Just Now Every Housekeeper Is Busy Buying Her Thanksgiving Linens And the Gimbel Linen Store is superbly ready to meet her every requirement. Besides the splendid stock it offers, there is the additional advantage, by our direct methods of importation, of saving 10 to 15 per cent. on the prices that other stores must charge, who do not apply such methods. This at our regular prices, mind you—our special offerings show even greater savings. Among the TABLE LINENS, the simple method of mal in linens. there stores—half a dc cluding GIMBEL with Napkins to match: to 214 also tins 2 No} kins to match, $4.76 to $14, from 2 et taa ae and Nenana, h Dinner Napkir at $4 dozen. Hemstitehed I and a dozen 18-in. Scalloped Damask 54 to 90 inches in diam Sete, with one pecial at Towels A collection of manufacturer's 6,000 Towels in all- oamaa plain, or in allov They Cannot Get Smarily 50 Are Not Acquainted of good material at $29.60, But right ize you—for ure of a rich lustrous fabric. ‘Those of wool eponge are of a fine weave of that the two-tone and chevron siz he coats, which are supple y, green and black. Si; Corset Laces. Demi-lailored Eponge and Serge Dresses Charming Crepe Meleor and Brocaded Dresses 50, $25 to $65. d Floor IMBEL BROTHERS | THIRTVSTHIRD st. NEW YORK is a wonderful group from one of the proud- est old Jinen-making concerns of Dunfermline, Scotland, who sell their goods only to the finest » perhaps, in America, in- We have these Linens in seventy-five patterns, including many reserved to us; and ranging i in price from $3.26 to $31 for Tablecloths, from 2 x 2 yerds, to 214 x 6 yards, From Belfast comes another fine Linen family, in ea ther e are Tablecloths, from 2 x 2 yards 5 yerds, et $3.75 to $57.60. Belgium is famous for its fine Flemish Linens, and here is a splendid group of Tablecloths from noted Antwerp firm, Tatlecloths and Napkins , hs, in charming r a $2.76 to $12.00, these a trifle muased, hence at reduced prices. “short lota"— shout of meny styles, in Fowels from Belfe designs; special at Thc. on these fine Notion offerings, you will still have time tomorrow. And, believe us, they are worth taking advantage of. 108orthres cards Clinton Safety || 100, for five do plea Gimbels Tm. +4 Pins, white, gilt or black. ported Enamel ire Hairpins, black j | or. bronze, ‘| 16¢ for two 12c cubes Gimbels 16¢ for two 10¢ boxes Gimbels Im- 4} Imported H. F, Neuss Glass Head | | ported Assorted Wire Hairpins, black } Pins. or bronze, | 16¢ for two 10¢ books Gimbels Im- ported English Solid Brass Pins, white ve es ete ea 7 ee ee or black, j me te % rs 6” in|] al vaAStiny otton, | Oe for three be balls French Darn- || Needles, best English makes. ing 6 ‘otton, many colors. 7 ] ra 16¢ for two 10¢ nickeled Darning Cott it Hangers. Y0c for three Sc cards Gimbels ; “Melba” Hooks and Eyes, flat, small FY va “Be for 8c roll Cotton Tape, black or white. days, when they had an expans The women who have used WOMANHOOD Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription will tell you oR MOTHERHOOD that it freed them from. helped them over ful periods in their life-and pill many nay of anguish and misery. This tonic, in liquid form, was devised over 40 ma Assist Nature now and then, with a gentle cathartic, Dr. ago for ie Saltasbont Pierce’s Pleas- Pierce, M. been so ae ant Pellets tone since by dealers in medicine to the up and invigor- benefit of many thousand women, ate liver and bowels, Be eure you get what you ask for. To appreciate the convenience and great value of the Sunday World's Want Directory—READ IT. inens. 4 for example, And there are, pethaps, six other distinct grades of Tablecloths—each the best of its kind possible to secure—which afford the house- eeper a practically unlimited choice. The same may said of the Hemstitched end Scalloped Sets to which we have given ra cular attention; the Embroidered and Plain Bedspreads and other Bed Linens, and the fine collections of Towels, including many attractive styles for the guest-room—-which ore a feature of the Gimbel stock. And the superb exhibits of Fancy Linens, from Madeira, France, Ireland, Germany and Japan, deserve a whole chapter to themselves—which they shall have in a short time. Among the following are some truly “special” offerings: These Linen Sheets and Pillow Cases Pillow Caves, Irish hand-embroidered, scalloped or hemustitched, $2.60 to $10 a pnir, Hemstitched Sheets for tingle beds, at $5 to $16.60 pair; for double beds, at $6 to $18.76 pair. Embroidered Linen Bedspreads Mechine-embroidered, handsome designs, for eingle and doub steads; special at $7 to $24.75. Trish Ar sceeaprtideren for single and full-sized bed- steads, exquisite designs; special at $10 to 6160. of soft German from 2x2 yds, . Napkins, to $2.7 Decorative Linens A superb group of Cluny lace-trimmed Linens, from a 6-inch Doily to a 72-inch Tablecloth, and including oar! os, 2 200 to $65—our own importation froi Her d-embroidered and sealloped Tea Napkii pray special 76 dozen. re ches Nona Wiese huckabeck and The Notion Sale Continues If you were not able to share in today’s opportunity to save with invisible eyes. 18¢ box, 6 16c for two 10c “Lady Dainty” Polishing Cloths. 26c for two 16c pairs Gimbels Beriegtion Guaranteed Dress Shields. 162 for two 10c pieces (12 yds.) Lingerie Tape, fast color, 10c for three 5¢ (6 yards) Linen Main Floor Children’s Coppered-toed Shoes They will take many a fond parent back to boyhood or girlhooa feeling of pride in possessing the new boots h their shining cop) ti And we think that the children of 1912 will equally tickled with these handsome Shoes. Stoutly made of black Russia calf, with soft kid tops, the heels sewed around, instead of having nails to hurt the children’s feet. sizes 7 to ul, $2.60 pair, Second Floor