[Met Performance] CID:130260
Louise {36} Metropolitan Opera House: 12/23/1940.
(Review)
Metropolitan Opera House
December 23, 1940
LOUISE {36}
Louise..................Grace Moore
Julien..................Charles Kullman
Mother..................Doris Doe
Father..................Ezio Pinza
Blanche.................Helen Olheim
Marguerite..............Edith Herlick
Suzanne.................Pearl Besuner
Gertrude................Irra Petina
Irma....................Maxine Stellman
Camille.................Thelma Votipka
Élise...................Annamary Dickey
Madeleine...............Anna Kaskas
Errand Girl.............Natalie Bodanya
Forewoman...............Maria Savage
Ragpicker...............John Gurney
Young Ragpicker.........Pearl Besuner
Coal Gatherer...........Anna Kaskas
Noctambulist............Alessio De Paolis
Newsgirl................Annamary Dickey
Junkman.................Louis D'Angelo
Milkwoman...............Maxine Stellman
Policeman...............Emery Darcy
Policeman...............Arthur Kent
Street Arab.............Natalie Bodanya
Streetsweeper...........Maria Savage
Painter.................Wilfred Engelman
Sculptor................George Cehanovsky
Songwriter..............Nicholas Massue
Student.................John Dudley
Poet....................George Rasely
Philosopher.............Norman Cordon
Philosopher.............Louis D'Angelo
Chairmender.............Anna Kaskas
Peddler.................George Cehanovsky
Artichoke Vendor........Thelma Votipka
Birdfood Vendor.........Reno Mabilli
Birdfood Vendor.........Joseph Santoro
Carrot Vendor...........Alessio De Paolis
Watercress Vendor.......Anna Kaskas
Greenpeas Vendor........Nicholas Massue
Old Clothes Man.........George Rasely
Pope of Fools...........Alessio De Paolis
Dance...................Monna Montes
Conductor...............Ettore Panizza
Review of Irving Kolodin in the Sun
"Louise" Given Again With Moore and Pinza
Although Gustave Carpentier could not have anticipated the effect when he wrote "Louise," each recurrence of it these days brings a new realization of the Paris which has temporarily ceased to be. The apostrophe of the Father, beautifully delivered last night by Ezio Pinza, to the soul of that city is now not merely poetry, but tragedy. And all the pictorial qualities which Charpentier mirrored so aptly in sound take on a new hue.
Grace Moore added another to the performances of "Louise" which have given her a singular stature at the Metropolitan in this role. One marveled somewhat at the smartness of her coiffure and the brightness of her garb on a seamstress's wage, but Parisians are notably adept in such matters. However, Miss Moore does sing the music eloquently, and her appearance can only be a source of envy for other prima donni. Last night's Julien was Charles Kullman, with Doris Doe as the Mother and Maxine Stellman given the brief spotlight of Irma in the dressmaking scene. Ettore Panizza was the able conductor.