The Washington times., 1906-11-26
Now TiS Bonci Who
Adds His Voice to
Countryman
CaruSO'S.
NEW YORK In THROES
OF STAGE SCANDAL
HammerStein'S Star Singer
Accused of ADducting
Wealthy Girl From
Florence.

~ " C4thf NOV % Lies, all
lies. / did not abduct the girl! If
there was any eiopement, she eloped
with me-" cries Alessandro Bonci.
tenor of the Manhattan Opera House
Company from his apartments in
the Hotel Aster.
4 am innocent! The public win
vindicate me! The monkey house
story is untrue, swear il ten thou
sand times" shrieks Enrico Caruso.
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera
House, at the Savoy Hotel.
Double Theatrical Scandal.
New York is in the throes of a
double theatrical scandal, which is
taking on a character almost gen
eral in its application to Italian
tenors.
Bonci, leading tenor OF Oscar Ham
merstein's new grand opera. has been
dragged in by the story Of his alleged
abduction Of wealthy girl from
Florence, some time ago. He walls that
the charge has been trumped I'D bv the
friends of Caruso. 70 turn the t.4e Of
public attention upon him. He admits
that the girl fell In love With him, but
asks. What was I TO do?"
1T is the fate Of the artist VINO wins
fame he explains.
Bonci produces his wife and two chill
dren 10 prove his purity.
Nothing Against Him Socially.
Admitting the worst" he said. even
say did elope. with the girl or she with
me. then / would not be guilty of an
act 80 beastly as that attributed to
CarusO. II was not a case for the police
II is nothing that would affect my
social standing in America, l am con
viuced"
When Bonci returned from Switzer-
land. where ne and the girl mad spent
a month in the same town, he was
given a great ovation. The approval OF
the Italian puDlic, he SAYS. should con-
vince America that he was not to be
blamed Apparently he has great con-
Hdence in the breadth of public opinion
in America
CarusO's Friends Smile.
The friends of Caruso are too busy
with the monkey house episode TO give
much attention to anything else but
they smile know ingly and say:
AT least, Caruso is charged with
nothing SO black as that"
Case to Re Reviewed.
Judge O'Sullivan signed an order To-
day permitting a review of the Caruso
case before the court of general ses-
Sions. The application was based upon
alleged error in The trial Of the case
and upon the allegation that Magistrate
Boxer, who heard the case. inspected
tho Central Park monkey house in the
absence Of the defendant. The counsel
for Caruso asserted that the magistrate
thereby maoe himself y witness rs well
aS "a judge. The argument in the re-
view may be heard within ten davs.
The fine of $40. which vas the sentence
imposed upon CarusO. VIII be paid under
protest IN Yorkville court
Despite rumOrs To the contrary Ca
rusO. himself says he will sing Wednes-
day night in ia l}oheme." The singer ad-
mits that his voice is suffering because
Of the ordeal he has just passed through
but says he VIII be IN trim for his first
appearance of this season.
CarusO is not the only member of the
Opera House staff OF musi-
clans who has fallen into the hands of
the police for annoving women. accord
Ing 10 Deputy Police Commissioner
AiathOL Only two days before the
monkey house incident. a musician
from the Metropolitan was fined $40 for
"A similar Offeusc. MathOt declined 10
give the name OF the musician
Mathot's Black Hand Letter.
Mathot acknowledged that he had re-
,cived "a black hand warning because OF
his activity in prosecuting Caruso. The
letter decorated with skull and cross
bones. read.
Produce Mrs. Graham or YOU will be /
among the missing p"
II was signed y Friend Of Caruso.