The evening world., 1913-11-12
CARUSO RETURNS
WITH SCORE Of HIS
OWN LIGHT OPERA
Ebert Hubbard and Earl Car
roll Are Providing the
Text for II.
OTHER STARS WITH HIM
Emmy Deslinn Tells How She
Catches fish-Dippel's
Opera Plans.
OTHER STARS WITH HIM

Enrico Caruso arrived to-day on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. OF the North German
Lloyd. Tho stars OF the Metro
politan Opera Company. who have been
away for the summer. have been com.
ing back for the winter in twos and
threes and dozens. Some Of the planets
were landed at ITobokcn to-day. Re-
sides Caruso there were Scott, Emmy
Dcstnn, Adamo Didur, Dinh Glly.
Karl Joern. Jacauesvurlus. carl Braun
and Bada. When the wind wasn't
furnishing music. singing through this
rigging. the stars were filling the
saloon with song.
Caruso came up the bay with his mil
lion dollar voice wrapped up In 4 beau
tiful dark gray overcoat. the collar and
cuffs of which were black sables. lie
had lost some OF his avoirdupols. the ten
or's bette noir. He has not faded away
| to the point OF sienderness. He 10 no
sylph. but he says his health Ia wonder
full. his feelings are wonderful. and mis-
wonderful voice more wonderful still.
Hundreds OF his countrymen were
strung like spaghetti along the pier At
Hoboken. The more fortunate who had
| the pull to get pier passes and get on
| board were the envied OF the crowds.
They could touch he great man. stroke
| his sablcs. pat his cheeks and buss him.
They bearded him on board. They os-
culated him from one side Of the ship
| to the other. His return was the event
Of the year to his countrymen.
SANG At CONVENT GARDEN shRs-
TIME IN FIVE YEARS.
Between kisses Caruso took time 10
tell Of his wanderinRs since leaving
here last April. He had sang at Covent
Garden for the nrst time In flve years.
he said. Was he q success? All. you
will pardon the modesty Of . great
artist. Read the back files. lie was
success. He made twelve appearances.
and they didn't come any cheaper by
the dozen than the regular retail price.
Tho great tenor took the rest cure at
SalsmagGore, Italy, for fifteen days.
then went to his home In Florence.
where he remained Mt rest for a month.
10 sang In Munich. Stuttgart, Berlin
and Hamburg. The multltudes turned
out to greet him. At Munich the crowds
stool In hne twenty hours for the priv
ilege Of buying tickets.
II feel fine" said Caruso. In fact.
I never felt better In my life. think
We are going to have a greater season
than ever. ! feel that my voice Is bet
ter than ever"
| Caruso brought with him part OF the
score Of tho light opera he In compo,.
a.
and the lyrics OF Earl Carroll. The
great tenor was enthusiastic in his hopes
for success OF the undertaking. The
opera 10 at present entitled "Saima-
. gundi." hut II In understood there will
be another name. Carroll. the lyrcist.
inst Caruao at the dock and arranged
for a conference with him and Hubbard.
, who IL At the Hotel Vanderbilt.
| Emmy Destinn had n triumphai vocal
march through London, Berlin and
other cities. Then she went to hei
pretty chateau at Prague. Bohemia
where she spent the rest Of her vaca
? tion hunting and nshing. She In 4
! great angler. but only FOR Ash. she has
tens to add. The fish bit at her bal
, like the lovers OF opera are lured b,
I her voice. II the nsh were playful. wei
? and good. II they showed aght sh
4 Just sans them to sleep and haule,
0 them up on the bank.
= Scott at the Verdi centenary IN
il Milan. sang the title part In "Faistair,
0 making his first appearance at La Seal
: In nfteen years. They remembers
v him. and HIS fellow artists say tina
. his countrymen gave him a wonderfu