| Show WENS NEVINS PoI GIVEN IN BERliN Opera Based on Le Leo Legends Is Presented in Royal Opera House PRESS COMMENTS SEVERE Audience OC It Au u ner Curtain Thir Thirteen teen Timer Time r t ilin April 21 Arthur N Tin Indian opera based pd on ni legends of nf the th Ih gathered by hy Walter II 11 Unlock of or t wa M produced prod d dal at lit the th royal pra Opol houw hou tonight tr and anda was w a ly tV by h a abril bill hint lIn audience Mr X ani Ran Randolph dolph Hartley liar tv tho he ii librettist were r out ou n Ii HUH tiTI nt III the tho i f the U ait ai t and right eIght lIt t h end df of f th I h op in Tho st II mM anil 41 II I scenery n nry cry ery ry w re 1 imposing and pl Dr Carl Murk Muk There wn w a Mom hl hut 1144 lIt that In Ia I always tI lii rane tM III in nev ne iT U tinna nt III the Uin opera JOra and anti th hi s a alIt 44 lIt hot ii marker as II a a or i tIe tho flit It t production of Or r s Sir r i ita p ilu I u Judging from flom thi th h talk lalk Ia th U HI HIi 1 i L a in the thc th oJ 4 I I hit I I II k IM I likely ly tomorrow Thi lIu i yal nl I I ii people petIe ep poo t I that tat for v i i hIli IM i 1 i If It it I i KM M MN l N ord lra I a I in a ii complimented cmil Mr r 1 i 1 t t III Ii Ma MaI 1 11 I ennan t 11 I 11 I 1 part ol M n fm fl r merly of Oakland Oak cm al lb Ih ml ot 01 o th Ih ho un thaI ant and Mr Mt M J til II part of f Pi 11 1 MH Herlin royal n usually out III Tie MP tP new 4 I 4 Inh 1 h aon or r pr Ili ii I m n 4 wIn von en Hul Hulon n th Ih h i r f thi 4 I r rl i chose ch this lila year ar a Hit I 1 Ii I i titi up 1 i composed comro t by b I hos hotte i The rh hns h hl tak a arr rr rinal nn l inter St in II the tl n ri which was oily v I great mountain and nf l M n nTh The Th costuming wigwams und n Ii 4 11 n followed th t the h of Itt r Vall r 1 who has hai hR Ils eti for P i greater part of nr Ir 12 Y ti I or of n I Canada anada Mr two Iwo i with Mr I with the Ih lila k foot und Indian love and nd religious hymns hymn which are a woven into the opera A wardan I l la Intro Introduced Into the Ihl orchestration The Tha or orchestra chestra Included seven even new n beating In Instruments cymbals cymbala and the he xylophone for suggesting the he Indian music This Is III the th first nm American AmrIn opera opel of length to tr b bf be produced In A short hort piece I by b Henry Wailer Waller was WM Nn r n by the II royal opera some years yer yera ago a go OF OP IOIA The Th story atory ory of Jola Is I legend of ot the I he rr l Indian Mahomet the Holy One ent ot to earth arth by a sun cue god and sand branded by the th nod God with a tear ear r on Iho ho forehead In expiation of sins me In of t men Pola mla meet the Indian girt girl and love Jova her but I Is a rejected he hi h t pay slay the Ih cr ar was waN won In battle bettie till Him Sh accepts lpt the tho suit Malt of ot the th worker of evil vII Pola consult the prophet who tell tel 11 him Ute ts of the th scar acer and sand ask aka him to f eek k the uti luit god Jot anti and pray for Its tt It II removal Pola Pole goes forth the sun nun sod god od After long wandering while h he I la Isa In K a forest foreit hi bill hla strength fall fail Him the cloud doua dissolve sand anti saltiness thine forth in glory gly attended by the moon the UI e four foul seasons In winds wind thunder and lightning Nalo tells the mortal tn to be tit b rOOf gone but the moon intercede and anti tell tail how the child ot of the sun un god the morn morning mornIng ing star Is III I attacked by b eagle that are aN aNnot ar arnot not to be bf beaten oft off by the Ih winds wind or ur orthe the th Pola Pol kills kill the Ih eagle MIe obliterate the scar r and Immortalize Poll but he ak uk to be bet allowed to 10 return to e earth rUi to tn wed Nn Nit toya loya He II goes gOM and takes take with him hint a reed pip t to harm charm Natoya Iota nn that hat I ha baa given her herself herself r self to 0 end and Is hi scorned by hv the th thrU tribe rU The Th curse euree eu laid on 0 Iola Pola ha h hea fal fat fallen falIn len In upen the h world Nut N ova Is III about bout boutt In 10 t run away with but I isa III de di detained d t by the notes mitti of the maie pipe Pola 01 Natoya Nalo love lov for him I born br again In wild Pola 1011 but bu a the th faint talal thru 1 spring to PoU Iola Is III thrust through by a haft of sf f sun 1 light tight appear nd Ik lIa and Natoya to 10 lie be I with him bun in to sh Ih happy hap field WHAT THE TUE CRITICS SAY SAYAc Ax AI usual when the work of nf foreign I isa Ie the subject of dl ulon the th critic rIU are ar unmerciful With Ith refer reference ence I to 10 Pola Puia the I ht Lokai says TIM The opera ill is not no worth while exciting ex Oneself about bout Tit The legend re recall recall call tall Gorman German folk lore irI The Th music apart from tin the Indian melodic melodie remind reminds one of ot Stra and Verdi In tn their weaker moment The says We Ve can only peak speak with sorrow orrow of the thi t ht production nf of Plea and nd then go on to arraign music and The Morgen Post Poet ay ays Why any ny excitement about Jola Pota which is I ab absolutely Indifferent and The Tim music Is Ii I nothing but platitude The ork l I Ii I isa III the t th ver verdict dict of or the tit but It goes K eIl on to ray y that the singer never sang ang ao badly The Hoenen Courier Courter I t bitter 1111 saying The Th music I a double Hutch Dutch with unformed reminiscences of Wagner Wa The Th National however find the Uw music In hi various part pall II charming In I melody and ind Instrumentation I |
