The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-29
KISSES AND CHEERS
CARUs0 APPEARS AGAIN ON OPER- ATTIC sTAGE.
Audience Appeared Divided ln Senti- meat Toward Fat Italian Tenor When He Began WRrbling
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New York. Nov. 2S.-Enrico Caruso was given a cordial reception when i he appeared a few moments after the curtain went up. on La BOheme" at the Metropolitan Opera House tonight. The only suggestion of disapproval was wild hissing from different parts of the house. After a few seconds this was hushed. The applause which last ed several minutes was strongest in tho balconies and galleries. where many Italians and Frenchmen were seated. After his first solo Caruso was given an ovation and bowed his appreciation.
 The house was comfortably filled but not crowded and seats in the balconies were stiIl to be had at S:A5 o'clock. Police guarded all the exits and were in evidence throughout the house and in the wings on the stage.
 The Evening World says today that the woman who gave her name as Han nah Graham and who failed to appear in the Police Court to prosecute the charge which she made against Caruso. the Italian tenor. has been found. She is Mrs. Stanhope, the wife of Adam stanhope, A baseball player, The World says
 1t quotes Mrs. stanhope as saying that there is no question but what the insult offered by Caruso was an inten- tionaI one. She said she did not know at that time the man was Caruso. She did not desire to make any compliant against the man but finally did so be- cause Policeman Cain said that the man had insulted other women there that day and he wanted to lock him up
 Mrs. Stanhope denied ever having seen Cain before the time he asked her to make the complaint against the singer Finally, after repeated re- company the officer and the prisoner to 4ha nOlirA station.
 When she reached there a man who was pointed out to her as Police Cap tain Stephenson, told her. she declared, that she need not give her real name. T guess we have this man dead to rights" she quotes the Captain as hav- ing said to her, 'and you need not come to court" When asked why she did not write a letter to Magistrate Baker during the police court hearing, Mrs Stanhope replied; T was afraid. Af- ter I told my husband, he acted like a mad man. He wanted to go to the Ho- tel Savoy and punch the tenor.
 Gus. Mehan, his friend. had a hard time holding him in check, but both Mir. and Mrs. Mehan finally persuaded him to let the court punish Caruso."
 Mrs. StanhOpe said she went to tho Central Park zoo with the little son of Leonard Bronner. She had been employed as 6 governess in Mir Brun- ners home before her marriage. Tt was in the monkey house that I first saw Caruso." said she. did not know that the foreign looking man was Caruso at that time.
 He lies when he says that ] hirted with him. The way l was attracted to him was when 1 felt something heavy pressing on my right shoulder. It was the mans elbow and as I sup posed 1t to have been an accident, I walked away from him
 "The man followed me across the buildink. l was looking into a cage where there was but one monkey. when felt the knUckles of hand rub against me. turned, It was the foreign looking man, standing close. There was no mistake about the in- suit being intended