Show PUBLIC PU LG IS SHOCKED r rBY BY SCENES IN PLAY PAY i iI I 1 Salome Great Biblical I Drama by Strauss Called Off Of CONREID RECEIVES WORD j Metropolitan Opera HOUM e- e melt Tell Tell- Director Pia Way I Is Too mo for fc Patrons V. No o York Jan Jolt 26 G. Saloni the sensational opera by Richard Sta Sinus u s. s l the tho German composer r which hu had Its HJ performance in this country Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day n night at the tho Metropolitan opera a house hoOse ma may never bo repealed l im Ip this I country r least at tic the 1 tin opera house This Title Is the he edict of tf t On Onboard tH I board of ot directors s of or tho Iho op opera m. m Mr r received d In his hb I nail mali today a letter lettel from lom the thu ir mai signed by the secretary of ur tin thu board bard I protesting In very vory vigorous t against n n. reproduction of or Salome ottlie un ott lie ho ground l that lint tho ho opera oper ba based lt on a 1 Biblical star story and ond carried out as It I Is Is realIsm real real- with wih disgusting and sensational Ism lam orren offends s tho time publics public's sense sengo of or de de de- cc ncy The rite letter received b by Mr reads as follows E ESQ q Dear Sir The directors of or the Metropolitan Opera Real Heal Estate company consider that tho the performance perform an ance anco co of or Salome Salerno Is objectionable and amid detrimental to tho the business interests of oC tho ho Metropolitan oper opera house Tho They Thoy therefore protest a against any repetition of this lila opera Signed Frank Frnk N N. Dodd Secretary S Several Se Objectionable It I was stated before the meeting oCth of oC th the directors that that tho thio scene in the time opera where Salome Salerno Slome receives cs the time severed head of or John tho ho Baptist and kisses the dead lips 1115 Is the time one l against which tho the main objection is 18 made In Inthe Inthe the tho original play b by Oscar Wilde Udo this scene Is much more repulsive than thanin in Scene the lie opera All AU the musical critics in New ow York n have declared that the accompanying accompanying ac ac- ac companying music by Strauss Straus even en c heightens the tho effect Salome Salonie Is the tho opera of Richard Strauss Straus founded on the stor story by byI I Oscar Ocr Wilde It I tolls tho the story ot of the lustful love of or Salomo Slome for tot fOl John the Baptist Herod the tho king Is smitten with ith Salome who Is to s tho the daughter l of Horo las now Herod's wife but previously jire reI re I the wife of or Herod's brother But Salomo from Crom his glances to the thc terace terrace where she hears the lie voice of John tho the Baptist prophesying Ii In iii his prison Demanding that John the lie Baptist be brought out for Cor her to sec ace she conceives a violent passion for or him him and anti declares that she will kiss his lips But the prophet sternly repulses herand her herand hc and finally curses curso her ler her returning to cistern that is his prison Girls Girl's Love Loie C Rejected John Ohn is is' confined confined- in iii ina a Un t the time ac palace of oC th thO i l king aliU ahU there there- Salome O calls to him nn and tells him oC or But the time follower of oC Christ repulses tho mai maiden do ii Herod wid wildly I in love Jove with Salome says yg that she sho may have anything of or him if I she will 1 perform for him the dance of or the seven soven veils eis Ti Tills This Is Salome does docs and amid the king carried away by bylls hits his passion cries out that her wishes shall be granted Then Salome Slome demands the lie severed head of John that she may kiss In death tho the lips that were refused her lice herIn herIn In life Tho Tim head is 18 brou brought ht to Salome am and am she kisses it passionately time lime and ag again ln Tho The king horrified at Sa Salome S- S Slome Ike- Ike lome lonie ord orders rs her het death and nd the lie curtain cur cur- ala tain falls Cals on the maidens maiden's dead body Salome Tuesday night was sun sung sting b bj by Ma Madame ame Fremstad l oJ opposes oses the withdrawal with with- of or Salome an and hopes that tho the directors of the Metropolitan Opera Opera Op Op- Op era er House company which Is Js the holing holding company compan for the Metropolitan Met Met- Opera com company pan will wm withdraw withdraw with wih- wih draw their objections The rite directors of at both companies arc considering considering tlc the letter lOtter leter requesting the withdrawal of Salerno Salomo |