A Criticism of the Work
"Adriana Lecouvreur"
A Table of Performances


CHAPTER XXIII

HAMMERSTEIN AND HIS OPERA HOUSE

Oscar Hammerstein Builds a Second Manhattan Opera House
How the Manager Put His Doubters to Shame
His Earlier Experiences as Impresario
Cleofonte Campanini
A Zealous Artistic Director and Ambitious Singers
A Surprising Record but No Novelties in the First Season
Melba and Calvé as Stars
The Desertion of Bonci
Quarrels about Puccini's "Bohéme"
List of Performances


CHAPTER XXIV

A BRILLIANT SEASON AT THE MANHATTAN

Hammerstein's Second Season
Amazing Promises but More Amazing Achievements
Mary Garden and Maurice Renaud
Massenet's "Thaïs," Charpentier's "Louise"
Giordano's "Siberia" and Debussy's "Pelléas et Mélisande" Performed for