The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-14
NOISY WELCOME TO CGRUSO
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES re-
MORE THE RETURNING TENOR.


80 Declares . Certain InclnenG u Rag.
gotten n Displays = New Ni1ssache
-GerAldine Fnrrar. Protesting Ehe's
Truly American. and Other singers Up.
Enrico Caruao. the Italian tenor, landed
Yesterday from tho White Star liner Oceanic
70 the ~evvivas NJ hundreds uI his COM
patriots and tho cheers Of American adj
mirPts. The big ship was forced 70 anchor
of Liberty Island until the Tsutonic had
sailed. as there was no aca slip for her.
The delay ~ nearly two hours had the
effect Of nursing enthusiasm, and Il 10
doubtful II any other terror ever received
so explosive a greeting a. CAruso.
There was fear on The part OF some Of
tho Italian y friends that he might be- held
up by the immigration authorities on the
ground hat he had been convicted OF a
misdeIneanOr in this city. but the Ellis
Island boarding officers paid no official
attention TO him.
CarusO elfisively welcomed the reporters
who went to Quarantine to meet him and
begged them please not TO mention again
the incident OF the monkey house " de-
claring that 10 was a horrible nightmare
and that 1T was forgotten The signor
told Of his triumphs abroad, particularly
al budapest. where he said the charge
for admission was ten times more than
usual. He spoke proudly of having been
decorated by the German EmperUr.
Carus0 is clever and swift as a sketch
artist. and while no was talking TO the inter-
viewers he made caricatures IT some Of
them and Of himself md other passengers.
He depicted himself with a black mustache.
which he has cultivated since he sailed from
This port. There was a rumor aboard the
ship that the mustache was not real. but
the reporters who viewed it at close quarters
and saw the tenor publ Il declared hat 1t
Miss Geraldine Farrar. the prima donna.
who was quoted In an interview sent to this
city from Berlin a. saying that America
was barbaricRlly devoid Of artistic apprecia-
ton" said she had never uttered such senti-
ments. She said that In the course Of a
talk she had granted to a German reporter
she had declared that she wished America
could have an opera house subsidized by the
Government at which our singers and
musicians might display their ability with
out the necessity Of going abroad TO receive
recognition Despite her nine years resi-
dence abroad. she said, she was intensely
American. and that IL wOuld be the worst
of ingratitude for her to criticise New York
Miss Farrar would not talk about the rumor
that She was engaged to marry Signor An
tonic Scott. who was a fellow passenger.
and he also was silent on the subject.
Other singers for the Metropolitan aboard
the Oceanic were Nine. Kirkby-Lunn
and Signor Riccardo Stracciavo. Suzanne
Adams, who IL under contract with Klaw q
Erlanger to appear in vaudeville at a salary
Of $500 a week. was another passenger.
Other voyRgers by the Oceanic were
Bernard T. kearns. president Of the Central
Brewing Company and owner OF the Hotel
Castleton, the smoking ruins Of which he
gazed on sadly as the liner came up the bay;
Mrs. Frederic r. Coudert. Rear Admiral
A. B. Speyer, Countess de Laugier Villars.
Mrs. Frederick H. Benedict, Gen. C.. A.
Herestoff Bartlett, William Thatcher Oil
bart, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leroy Hewitt, DR..
and Mrs. j. W. Markoe. Mrs. Adelaide Hard
ING SinGens, MTs: neorge h3rranSe, Jnsries
Sheriff.. Mrs. Lily Lena NeYhouse. John r.
Milholland. Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. McKes-
son and George W. Sessions.