New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
BENEFIT BRINGS $4,000
Brilliant Audience and Per-
formance at Metropolitan.
CARUSO SINGT IN ENGLISH
w. Bourke Cochran Makes AID
dress and Band Is Honored by
Playing of Famous Hymns.

more brilliant audience never gathered
al the Metropolitan Opera House than the
one that found itself there last night at the
benefit performance for the families of the
victims Of the Titanic. but it was an audi
euce that came and that remained I'm a
spirit very different from that usually OBJ
tanning in the Broadway house of song
The benefit was given under the patronage
OF President Taft and the Duke and
Duchess OF Connaught. and TO it a long
list Of musical and operate artists gave
their services.
The programme opened with excerpts
from Brahmss German Requiem" sung
by the Oratorio Society. under the dlrec-
ton of Franz Damrosch. followed by the
Funeral March from "Lobetanz" under
the direction of Alfred Hertz. The COM
menOration speech. which came next, was
delivered by W Bourke Cochran. Mr.
Cochran referred fAelingIv to the herosm
of Major Butt. Colonel Astor, Mr.. Guggen-
helm and Mr.. and Mrs. Straus, the men
tion of whose names brought forth ap-
plause.
1t was. however, when he spoke OF the
conduct OF the band that the house burst
into warmest enthusiasm. The speaker
ended by asserting that the Titanic heroes
had not died In vain. but that their dea tn
had rendered vast service TO humanity
ana had proved that chivalry. from being
the possession OF the few, had become the
possession OF the many.
Following Mr.. Cochran the orchestra and
the chorus in memory Of the musicians,
gave the two selections played by the ships
band as the Titanic was sinking-"Autunn''
and Nearer. Ny God, TO Thee the whole
audience rising and joining in singing the
latter hymn.
The second half Of the programme was
entirely musical, opening with the inter-
mezzo from "Cavaleria Rusticana," con-
Quoted by Mr.. Sturani. The feature of the
evening was perhaps the singing of Sui
llvan's Lost Chord by Enrico Caruso.
Mr.. Caruso sang in English, with surpris-
iUgly good diction. and received tumultuOus
and long continued applause. Besides Mr..
Caruso. Miss Mary Garden and Miss Marie
Mattfeld sang groups of songs. Miss Alten
sang Mendelssohn's Jerusalem. Thou That
Killest the Prophets" Nine. De Pasquali
and Andrea de Segurola Martins "Plaisir
dAmour." and Nine. Nordica Gounod' 8
ave Maria" Ernesto Console played
Hach's piano concerto in D minor and Miss
Kathleen Parlow gave Tschhaikowsky' =
"Serenade Melanchofque," for violin and
orchestra.
Mr.. Cochran announced during ths
evening that owing 10 the fact that
Signor Marconi was detained in another
city. il would he impossible 10 present
the gold tablet modelled by Prince Paul
TrOubetzhoy. but that this would be done
later. The proceeds of the benefit amount
ed to about 10000.
Among those In the boxes were Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. William X.
Vanderbilt. jr Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson. Philip Lydig. Mrs. George Cad
waader. Mrs. Jordan /. Mott Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Clews Prince and Princess Trou-
betzkOy. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert GOelet. Mr..
and Mrs. Otto II. Kahn, Mrs. J. r. Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Satteree. Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt. jr, Charles p. Hunt
inGton Mrs. George J. Gould. Mrs. Arthur
Iselln. Countess Leary Miss Inez Milhol-
land. Miss Mabel Choate. Leland Harrison,
Mr. and Mrs Courtlandt Nicoll, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles n. Alexander and her daugh-
ters and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin ;. GUM