The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FEWER MUSICALES GIVEN,
SOCIEYl TIRED or BEING 81 No
Ar ~ OPERi STARS,
And the stars Are Clad Of It-Tnibarrass-
ins moments IN the Careers OF Famous
singers ScGO Dependent on saucer
If lee Ireau-lligh Cost of stars.

inE Moments III lNc NItfTN' VI ihi"""'
singers $500 Dependent on n saucer
If lee Ireau-iligh Cost Of stars
An Industrious prcS agent told recently
how Sirnor Cnruso left his box at tho
theatre where the press agent is emr loycd
drove away in an automobile, ma returned
talf pn hour later g. display six five hun
drel dollar bills which had been paid him
for singing at musicale
Sirulr Caruso may not have received
s3oOo that night, and hc may on the oth'f
hand buNcre,eivcd pal,ry $50 GO What
ever he did receive was certainly not iaId
10, tbei,auneI. described by the press agent
y, distinguished singer but on" was ever
raid .n .hat way in Yes York The expert
,3eut n.adrir ..ceu-r 81 tl4t one hes never
been repeated
The lmnrc i.e Marie Van Iaait was
.snriag igc,,c ears hPo 80 tl" hou-e II a
mill. o,n,re who ha- SINCE removed 70 Enc-
9nd The company was "m'A aid the
urirua douua cla.a be seen by all.
She had sung for tho second time. had
said good evening to- her hostess, and was
preparing 30 leave the drawing room. A.
she APPROACHED the door the port6res
rarted and butler held out silver salyer
to the singer On it lay check
She became crimson She turned and
shot an eloquent look at the hostess, who
smiled complaccn,iy, without realizing that
any breach Of etiquette mad been com
m.ttod
The singer. irrita,ed by her hostess's
salf-;atisfaction. lifted her hand violently
knocked the salycr and the check into the
air and ran out Of the room. Some OF the
quest, wero amused. but they would rather
have missed the scene.
Why sputtcred the redfaced hostess,
wasn't she horrible How much did she
expect, do you suppose!
Sienor Caruso is a gentleman, and lac
probably would have done nothing 50 em-
uhatIc a. b1ve related. But he would un-
qoubtcd.y nayc ODjec ted -uenuousiy to
.tpv attempt 10 pay him for his services
Immediately after he had sung
A. a matter Of fact. MI. Conued received
he check for SignOr Caruso's services
lust as be does in the case Of all but one OF
hi- artists. He IS entitled TO their service
in concert as well as N opera.
Sometimes he gives TO them the same sums
that no receives but more often the con-
cert appearances Of the singers are made
to count as an operate appearance. for
which they receive tho same pay as they
would in opera. While the work is loss Of
q strain. most Of them prefer singing an
entire opcrn through TO singing two songs
in a drawing room
All Of them demand higher compensa-
ton for concert when they are able 90 make
their own terms. An amusing instance
% this difference was noticed In the case
of Il famous violinist who came here three
ycaIs ago
Hi. manager guaranteed him 500 more
for private than for public Appearances
Once he played at a public concert given
IN "a hall In hotel adjoining the restaurant.
Some of the guests ordered ice cream.
When the time came to settle up. the
manager and the violnist had a fierce
struggle over those saucers Of Ice cream.
The artist demanded the extra 500 because
the loo cream made that concert private
He did not get the money. however.
Only last winter there was an amusing
incident at musicale which embarrassed
the NEST famous OF the Netropolitan's
urima donnas She had finished singing
FOR the secOudtime and had taken her seat,
when the youthful hostess rushed up 10 her
with a small velvet box.
The singer susprc' ing that i contained
sorlc present vas for putting II into her
six bag But the hostess opened u 70
display q 4up-rb diamond pin. TIC prirna
donna looked mort fled. But the young