The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-14
CROWD AT CONRIED FUNERAL
OPERA HOUSE FILLED AT THE
ELABORATE SERVICE. t'
szsb. Mise, Prof. Carpenter end Charles
Burnham the speakers-k Quartet
and the Male Chorus Prom 'Psrssfsi"
sms-The Interment at Cypress Hilis,

ezeb, Mise, Pr0f. Carpenter q Charles
Burnham the speakers-k Quartet
,ud the Male Gherus Prom 'Psrssfal"
sms-The Interment ut Cypress Hfis,
. There was a vast throng ut the Metro
,olitan Opera House yesterday morning
Eh.n the public funeral services for
uainyich Conried were held there. It was
~ an official service held by tho Metro
nolitan opera Company. This organiSs-
hon had merely tendered the Use cf the
.hsatre to Mrs. Conried. who believed.
sab A number Of her husbands friends,
.hat the Metropolitan was the most appro-
nIats place for the ceremonies. -
Tbs crowd Of women that stampeded
,hs opera house gave some trouble ID
can't. O'Brien and the reserves. There
.ars no seats reserved, and with the
.,c.otjon of the boxes and the seats sci
.sids for Mrs. Conried and her relatives
sho.e who came first were first served,
Tbree rows in the right division Of the
orchestra stalls were hung with black,
and in them sat Mrs. Conried, r. q,
Conr;ed. her son; her mother, Mrs. Sper-
ling, Frederick. Henry and the other
Members Of the Sporting family.
The proscenium arch had been deco
rated with black. 50 that the spectators
on entering the auditorium saw none OF
the red and gold decorations. The
medieval interior used for tho third act
~ Lucia which was utilized as q back
ground. was hung with black half way
10 the ceiling Edward Siedle. who do
.i0ned the decorations, had covered all
Tho painted escutcheons with black,
In the centre Of the stage well down
toward the footlights stood a catafalque
If black cloth, to which six steps assembled.
Behind this and on both sides of the
staee we're clumps Of towering palms.
draped bust of Heinrich Conried stood
at one end Of the catafalque, with a high
lyre Of pink and white on one side
n il and a massive heart Of violets and
rvest peas on the other. Wreaths stood
about the steps Of the catafalque. while
single flowers were scattered on them.
About the stage stood numerous set pieces
OF flowers. On both sides OF the upper
abra Of seven lights each.
When the orchestra, which was seated
IN the Dit, began under the direction Of
A. i. Rothmeyer Beethoven's Funeral
March Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise and Prof,
william H. Carpenter Of Columbia Uni
versity entered from h rear OF the stag
followed by the p~allbearers with the
casket. which was covered with long
garlands Of white and purple orchids.
Behind them came the honorary pail
bearers. They were Otto II. Kahn, Justice
TruaI. A. j. Dittenhoed er, Ernest Goer-
iitz, Morris Barr, Samuel Untermyer,
Richard sut.o. Ludwig MsissI AIe1ander
baum, Henry Morgenthau. Edward Sic
die, Maurice Rothschild, George Bischel,
Carl Rosenbaum. Adolph Oohs, and from
the METROPOLITAN Opera and Real Estate
Company George Baker and AID. Juilliard.
They followed the body. which wss
placed on the catafalque. across the front
OF tho stage. passed again behind the
the right hand side Of the stage. Stimuli
taneously Charles Durham. Otto We'll.
Frank Mckee, Edward Van Duzen and
An Hayman Of the Managers Associa-
ton entered and took their places on the
left hand side Of the stage. Next to them
xss the qnartes q singers. consisting q
and Homer, both OF whom were dressed
During the playing of the funeral march
the audience had risen, and many persons
stepped into. tho Aisles in order TO obtain
. better view Of the procession.
Taking advantage Of this opportunity
ine ia tie rear Of the auditorium alipped
down to stand In the aisles. 1t was at
this point that Chief Usher Thomas
Bull sent his assistants down he aislee
to notify the spectators that they must
take their seats. This succeeded in
clearing the asles and there was no more
standing until Rabbi Wise delivered the
prayer at the end Of the programme.
BE began the ceremonies by reading from
the Palms. He and Prof. Carpenter
occupied chairs at the foot Of the cata-
falque. After be had finished. reading
the men and boys who had taken part
in the chorus Of 'Parsifal' a -crossins
The first speaker wa Charles Bunham
Of the Managers Association, who took
the place OF Augustus Thomas. although
the speech was not announced on the
programme. Mr.. Burnham said that
y was especially appropriate to hold
the funeral in the Metropolitan Opera
House, since the management Of that
This triumph Mr.. Burnham said,
was not won without many struggles,
nor was it a post with only honor and
trtumphs. 1t was filed with difficulties.
But Heinrich Conried gained 1t because
he had come to this country determined
20 achieve the greatest possible honor
in his profession here. With his rugged
persistency he got to the top. although
he was not destined to enjoy for long
the triumpe he had won. But he earned
the right to hear from those he left
behind him. Well done. thou good and
faithful servant
Prof. Carpenter said that his friend
with Heinrich Conried. which would
remain one Of the most cherished
Of his life, had begun at
when he was q student in the
there and Mr.. Conried an actor
In the Stadt Theatre.
Il found out in later years." Prof,
Carpenter said, that he had moi only
the large repertoire OF classic
roles that he Interpreted 80 skillfuly,
alphabetically and acutely but that
he knew German literature Thoroughly,
had his feet firmly fixed on this com
.ercial and material earth, but his eyes
we're always fixed on the stars. He looked
ever upward, and that wa the principle
always guided him In CONDUCTING
the theatre he loved SO well. He gave
the performances Of the German claseics
at Columbia and later at Harvard and
Yale with no other reward than that
Of making known to other countries
The dramas OF Schiller, leasing and
Goethe. He was an idealist with mis-
head 70 the stars, and he was the better
Tor 1t. So wete We who knew him.
The quartet sang q part Of the sLarro'
ef Handel, after which Rabbi W1es
spoke Of the great service accomplished
by any man who brought together two