Show V NE EW AMERICAN AMERIN OPERA SECRET j Composer Writes Libretto to and amI Music Un Un- Unknown Unknown Unknown known Novel N o cl NEW l YORK Oct 1 I. By By The As- As Press Press Deems Deems ms Taylor Talor com com- composer composer composer poser of or The Kings King's Henchman for fort t which the poetess Edna St St. Vincent Millar Millay wrote mote the book has discovered another librettist to help him write the i new American opera commissioned by bythe bythe bythe the Metropolitan Onera ODera company I have found Taylor Tailor said ald to The Associated Press Friday the most charming and compatible the most ac accomplished ao- ao 7 and erudite of collaborators 1 We get along alon splendidly together er It is true r that I fuss and say crude 1 ds lit things to this collaborator l sometimes t s but it is all taken in good grace We have e already concluded led ed Use the first two acts of the libretto I e r f Who Is I your new neV collaborator he was ra asked It It Is I myself was th reply The literati of the United States will have ha something to puzzle over for forthe forthe forthe the next few months In regard to the new flew opera for Taylor announced that it 13 Is the th musical dramatization of or a famous fanous American novel written by a awell awell well Ill known American novelist novelist- but he will ill not the name of the novel no nolor or Its author I have e his consent Taylor said Eald to interpret freely fresly fre ly the novel but I Ism Iam Iam am sm not At t liberty to reveal meal who the theauthor ther author of or the novel is Ise nor the nam name r of the book boo It Is conic tra o half haIr and half haIr realism m. m It has ov overtones ov- ov overtones overtones of or romance and nuances of ofT T life The Th emotions arc typically typically American if you rou know now what is typically American and the librettist 1 J is doing excellent work When the librettist t Is h with his work h he rill vill take off orr his lone haired wig and donnin a velveteen lacket and a skull can caD will impersonate Imp a a. composer com zer and write Tile the th music |