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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
~GATTI-CASAZZA GETS
EXTENDED CONTRACT
BY Its Terms lie Will Direct
metropolitan Opera Tn
til June. 1920.

The board OF directors OF the Metro
politan opera Company have extended
their contract with Giulio Gatti-casazza
a. general manage unit. the end OF May.
1870. II was yesterday. Al
though MI. Gdtti-casaz.t present con-
tract has two more years to run. the
decision To retain him in charge OF the
company for an additional period was
made. il is understood. to set definitely
at rest rumOrs which have sprung up
from time 10 time concerning important
changes which mi.ht be mad. in the
management, and to put an end TO c~r-
tain personal booms in favor Of Others
who aspire to the position.
Tn. season OF lsOs-oa was the first
in which Mr.. Ga'ti-cdsazzd assumed CON
troll at the Metropo!itan The pressnt
season j. his eighth II. cam. to New.
York I" succeed Heinrich conr.~d from
LA S'a.a 10 Milan. one OF the mos;
important opera houses in Europe. where
FOR u number Of years he had held the
position of general manager Previous
to that time. Mr.. G~stti-casazza had
been chairman OF the board Of the NH
nicipa! Theatre in F@rrara, and being
upon as one of the Noirg.s, theatre
managers IN the World
His ability in successfully carving
through N" opera last season. and this
despite the abnormal conditions pro.
duced by the European war. Is con
sider"d one Of the factors which led the
dire'toSs 20 extend Mr.. Gatti-C zza's
stay In America. lie IL also noted for
having brough: out a large number Of
novelties during his regime az the Met
ropolitan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
FoRDHAM PROM NEXT WEEK.
One nd Couples Expected al
Affair In BiItmore.

Exercises marking the sevcnty-hfth
anniversary of the founding of Fordham
University will begin with the annual
Fordham c,'r' in the grand ballroom OF
the Biltmu., .,At Wednesday evening.
In previous years the prom was under
the supervision Of the Junior class OF
the university, but this year the Alumni
Association clubs OF the Eastern cities
will have charge.
Arrangements are being prepared 10
entertain 1000 couples. besides gradu-
ates from FOrdham alumni clubs from
Boston. Philadelphia, Washington. Rich
mond. Pittsburg and other cities.
A seated luncheon will be served al
I? O'Clock, after which the second part
Of the dancing programme will take
place.
The committee OF arrangements con.
sists of James =. Clark. Edward +. Cal
Ian. Arthur McAleenan. Charles J. Nc
Cafferty, Charles A. Hatfield, John j
Mu.oahy and George v. Mentally, chair.
man, 7 East FOrty-second street. Among
the p~atronesses are Countess Leary, Mrs
Martin II. Glynn. Mrs. Morgan j. O'Brien
Mrs. Bird 8. Coler. Mrs. Nicholas r
Brady. Mrs. John +. Farrell. Mrs. Rob,
ert r. Wagner. Mrs. Peter Mcdonnell
Mrs. Walter Burke. Mrs. Jacob Rupert
Mrs. Joseph MulQueen and Mrs. Thomas
N. Mulry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
MRS. R%HINELANDER'S
ESTATE is S9S9,5S9
Divided Bulk Between Two
Sons. Leaving $1,000 to
W. {. Rhinelander.

Mrs. Matilda O. Rhinelander. widow
OF William Rhinciander. who died on
February 10. 1914, left IA net estate OF
s'3".i1.. according to the appraisal COM
pl.ted N tn. state Comptroll.r's office
YESTERDAY.
Two u her Sons. r. J. Oakley Rhine
Lander and Philip Rhinelander. each re-
cril.d sl6s.26". The third son. William
y. Rhin"landcr. received $1,000. The
largest stock holding was +.s?, yares
Of the Rh!uelander Real Estate Com
pany, appraised at Sj7i.65a.
The mos, valuable item OF jeweliy
was "A diamond hairplu appraised al
sl,iO0 There wsr. also a diamond star
pill. tsUc a pin with thirty small stones
$500 a crescent. $3.50 a pearl necklace,
5000 three marble from the
Coliseum at Rome, $500 four Gothic
suits OF aiinor. $1,000 each an Italian
suit % armor. $1,000; an antique clock,
$500. and a bronze and black clock. sat"
other assets were Is West Forty
eighth street. appraised AZ $sO.o"o
equity. $3.50. in III East Nineteenth
street. appraised AZ s23.5oo. lib t.as'
Nineteenth street. $4,000 equity. $33''
sol, in - Gramercy Park, appraised al
$6v.50V equity. sl+,:,1. IN l'l' sec
ond avenue. appraised a. $4,000" ne
nosits. S2i,O1s: leaseholI OF l4i Eas'
f.ighty-nin,h street. $4,000 pew lto II
Grace church. slo0 two rictorias ahu
harness. $50: personal effects at IL
West F'orty-elRhth street. s45.?23. anc
stocks and bonds. &1t+.225.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
MISS CHRISTIE'S Y
Pia mist Again wins Approval In
second Recital.

winifred Christie. "A Scotch pianist
VINO was heard here earlier in the sea-
,o.. gave her second recital yesterday
afternoon in the Punch and Judy Thea
TIE. Her programme included a consid-
cradle number of recent compositions BY
n.hussy. Ravel, Brahms. Frederick
ia OBJ! and Charles CRIMES. Bach's q
m.uor toccata and fugue opened the list
aad Chop.n's allegro de Concert served
t. close Il.
Miss Christie's performance again re-
v.alsd some delightful qualities. She
. 4 player of a lighter order both in
'echn.;al accomplishment and interpre-
,l'No insight, but her work successfully
su,tains the interest Of the listener
Through fine m~usicianship and an indi-
yiGual style tempered with unusual
grace and charm.
Her somewhat dlstracting mannerisIns
seen AZ her first recital here. such as
raising the arms high in the air over the
keyboard after the playing OF chords.
were much less IN evidence yesterday.
tbs was fortunate. as Miss Christie Is
TOO sincere an artist to have the de-
krable results contained In her per-
iOund.ce diminished.
A group II pieces near the close OF
tho player's list. while fitting into the
color scheme of all the music played,
were rather unique in their respective
u'ics, these being as follows: "A Ia
NiuIrre de caricatures. Borodine. Nalse,
p'hussy. Entr'acte pour un drame en-
PREPARATION. ftsvel, F'aure. Romance
.s's paroles, strauss, symphonic Moles-
TIA, Alfred tasella."
The audience was of fairly good size
AM II manifested much interest In the
programme.
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WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

MRS ElIzAnETh $ doui.D' Who died
a, h,r home. 80 Rensen street. Brooklyn.
on March ~ asst. l.f a gross estate NJ
sssssai,. % which 50? ss3 is net. Thc
suit ~ the estate. s35i.s:l. goes to a
%sushter. Frances @ Jackson son,
rIn,o'd IL Gould. gets ab?.<03: a friend.
mmaargare, 4. whitaker, 3io.se:, ard Grace
church. 5000.
FRANKLIN GrITERMAN, a director OF
,he American smelling and Refining Com.
u,ny' h died on May .. 1915, left
widow and tat2,ots to q son. kenneth .
SSn,,hern Railway. 1900 shares OF the
GHxkenhe,m Exploration COMPANY. $50
sh"rcs 81 Union Pacific and forty-eigh,
bands Of the Denver Gas and Electric Com
pany. His NE insurance was s?3.:So.
ROSCOE II. CLAIMING. who died or
rebruary -. 1915. left about $500. 900. oi
xhich S2b. 900 goes to the New York As,
ISOLATION for tho Blind ITO accomplish III,
heartfelt desire Of my wife, Susan Chan,
ming, who was herself totally blind for ter
Years" All personal effects were beaucathrt
10 a son, ]. Parko Claiming. The rest of tn,
estate goes In trust 10 q daughter. Heller
Channins Migliore. the principal go!ni
upon her death to her children and to he
two brothers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
OLD WAR LETTERS SOLD.
Revolutionary Preparedness Order
IN ,DOItUc Set Brings 3Ys5.

Naval preparedness In l115 Is detailed
in an autograph letter from the ADRIAN
u. Joline collection of signers OF the
Decla Of Independence. which
brought top price at the sale yes
,.rdny afternoon at the Anderson Cal
lerl.s. II was bought by w. l.. Rogers
for s2s5. The letter is addressed to
Dudley Saltonstall. first Captain OF the
navy of the United States, ARD Is rela-
tive TO the fitting gu, of two ships and
two brigantines "to cruise against the
common enemy.' II is signed by Joseph
iIcwes and the Naval Committee. COM
posed Of stephen Hopkins. John Adams,
Silas Dcane and Christopher ';adsden.
A belligerent sort of letter signed by
John Hancock. William Hooper. Francis
Lewis. william Whipple. George walton.
Robert Morris and Richard Henry Lee
AS the Marine Committee of Philad"l-
mia, lTTG, to Commander Esek Hopkins,
~lns,ruct.ng him to cruis. against the
euemy's vessels in southern waters and
take. sink or destroy" them. was
bought hy George -. smith for $3.50.
humorous letter from Samuel l..
Clemens MARK Twain to the editor or
the Boston Hcrdid transmitting a manu-
script of his Montreal speech. 1891. was
bought by George l.. Smith Nr slls.""'
Other items Of interest were:
\ memorandum OF accounts owuen ny
samuel Adams an,& signed by william
Winnie. f.lbr.dgc Gerry ard other
sicn.rs of tn. Declaration. sold to q. ID.
! smith for SIS c.vi. war photograph al
bum containing autoSraphcd PHOTO
graphs If I.oncolu's Cabinet, sold tn q.
II. smith for S2o autograph letter from
salmon =. Chase. Secretary of the Treas
MY during the war. TO Gov. Banks oil
Massachusetts. sold TO - II. Smith FOR
Sl5l5: autograph letter from Gen. John
! Burgoyne 10 Major-tiUii. Redsel. sold
to q. p. smith for $3.50, n note IRON
Iohn Brown. sold TO - II. Smith for $36
rh. total for the afternoon sale was
sliaT..o. making the total for the
IoIir. sal. to date sd3.1T6.3i.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
TWO FRENCH PLAYS GIVEN.
Ernest Perrin and Uis Company At
Cosmopolitan CIub.

Two plays l. french We're given at the
Cosmopolitan q ub Yesterday afternoon
by members OF lie Theatre de Salon. OF
which Ernest Perrin Is director. lie
~iiaiser." a comedy in verse by Theodore
de Banvillc. was acted by Mr. Perrin
and Miss Yvonnc Garrick. this being
followed with songs by Miss Garrick and
Mrs. Robert Ide. Nv. Perrin also gave
limitations Of celebrated French artists.
The last number on the programme was
lie Phoaue," "a comedy in one act by
Dancourt, acted by Miss Andree
Barlette and Mr.. Perrin.
The entertainment was given under
the patronage of Mrs, Cadwalader Jones,
Mrs, Edward Robinson. Miss Janet
Scuddcr. Mrs. Charles W. Cooper. Mrs.
Newbold lie Roy Edgar. the Misses
Maud and l.uisita Leland, Mrs. burke
Roche. Mrs, Samuel A. Tucker. Mrs. j.
Yves; Roosevelt, Mrs, Charles T.. Green
ough. Mrs. whitney Warren, Mrs. NJ.
Dwight Collier, Mrs Clarence G. Ruel.
Mrs, $. Stanwood Menkrn. Mrs. n. Fair
field Osborn. Mrs, Frederick W. Whit
ridge, Mrs. William Church Osborn. Mrs.
Victor Sorchan and Mrs. Egerton l.,
Winthrop, Jr,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
Lewis Il. Spcnrr.

B"sToN. Feb. 20 Lewis t. Speare.
aged - -N-ir"sidrnt of IN" American
Automobile Association and prominent
In commercial circles. lied AT his home
IN Ncwtou Centre to-day after a long
Illness. tie was president OF Alden
Spcare's Sons Company In his early
business career H. brought about the
Organization OF two Industries, the mani
facture OF starch and the production ~
emery. Mr.. Spcare took a keen interest
N the enactment OF laws for good roads.
We was one of the founders and first
president Of the Bay State Automobile
Associations \ widow a daughter
survive MIN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

Aibcrt-Arthur Bates. Rochester, ~. r;
NJ, Kreiger. Pittsburg.
Prince George--W. j. Porter, P!ttsourE;
John +, Pierce, Montreal.
Ansonia-.Mr. and Mrs, John N. Will
lame, san Francisco. Leone Ricci, Florence.
Italy.
Claridge-M. J. Mcdonald. Oswego. ".
y: II. r, Dickinson. Buffalo. {. J. Richter.
~, Paul
Vanderbilt--Allen G. Smtth. Boston, Mr..
and Mrs. V. A, Warren, Montreal: Thomas
NJ. Clark, Buffalo.
Plaza-Jerre II. W~heelwright. Baltimore,
william Payne Thompson. Aiken. s. C..
Pierre Loriilard, Tuxedo.
Waldorf stOria-Mr. and Mrs, Frederick
Harris. Boston, II. Il. odell, Jr,. Newburgh
y. v; g, Il. Capps, Roanoke, Va.
Manhattan-Mr, and Mrs. W. II. Frank
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. =. II. Banks. 81
Louis: MIR. and Mrs, A.. e. Moore. Albany.
Lorrsine-Mr. and Mrs. H.. X. Hitchcock
Pittsburg. Mr., and Mrs, u, &. Smith. II
Adams. Vt: Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallup
Gotham--Dr, and Mrs, r. u. Baker
Summit. \. j.; MIR, and Mrs. John Il. Van
d-rlIp. Minneapolis; r, u. McKenny. Wash
ington. u. c.
McAipin-Mr and Mrs. e. T. Pardee
stamford. Conn Mr.. and Mrs. g. A
Adams. Manchester. ". H.; Ars. Arthur l.
Ransom. NaShvllA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD

Mrs. George w. Schurman will give =
luncheon ut Sherry's to-day for Miss
Mary ". Munro. a debutante Of the
season.
Miss sibyl Eden will give a talk on
Serbia tomorrow afternoon at the
studio Of Mrs. william p. Hamilton.
1lh West Thirty-seventh street.
Mrs. John r. Drexel gave a dinner
and dance last evening at her home. I
East Sixty-second street. for her daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Drexel. and also for her
son, John r. Drexel. Jr.. who will start
tomorrow for his ranch in Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Manice gave
a dinner last evening at their home. 100
East Sixty-fourth street. On Marcel IN
they will give q large theatre party for
their daughter. Miss Dorothy Manice, at
the Globe Theatre. followed by supper
and dance at the Biltmore.
An auction bridge tournament in aid
of the Vacation Association will ne held
this afternoon in the ballroom of the
Colony Club. The tournament will be
under the direction Of Mrs. Wendell
Baker, Mrs. Archer NJ. Huntington. Mrs.
Winthrop Burr. Mrs. Herbert l.. Satter-
lee and Mrs. Eserton l.. Winthrop. Jr.
AT the home Of Mrs, Charles u. Alex.
ander, 1 West Fifty-eighth street. this
n afternoon John H.. McFauden. Jr., VIII
give an illustrated lecture IN the work
being done by the American Ambu-
lance Hospital in Paris. Mr., McFad-
den was a volunteer in the ambulance
CORDS in Paris at the beginning OF the
war.
Under the auspices Of h Appui aux
| Artis.es q concert will be given this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home OF
| Wrs. William X. Vanderbilt. $50 Fifth
ayenue. Miss Betty Calish, soprano
carlos salzedo. harpist. and Reinold
A. Warlich, BARITONE, will he heard,
| During the afternoon tho Vicomtesss
AZ Rancougne will talk of her expert.
snces in the wal zones Of France and
Rsisium and will show lantern slides
rom photographs made by herself
Among those interested are Mrs. New.
hold Leroy Edgar. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
nth frazer. Ernest Peixotto. Miss NAL
vina Norman. Archer NJ. Huntington
Mrs. Harry Payne whitney. Mrs. PHILIP
n Lydig and Mrs. f.. Henry Harri'
man. Tickets at IS each may be oh,
tainod from Mrs. Kenneth Frasier. 81
East Seventy eighth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
YALE ALUMNI FLOCK
TO NEW HAVEN
President Hadley Explains
Sins Of Many American
Graduate Schools.
PLANS FOR ANNIVERSARY

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 2s.-Yaie celebrated
the third alumni university day to-day
with the return Of several hundred grad
yates from different parts Of the country.
An interesting feature was the prescnta-
ton to the alumni by Francis II. Markoe,
Yale 1905. Of the plans for the pageant
next October In the Yale Bowl to cele-
brate the 200th anniversary of the m
Ing Of Yale College to New Haven.
dress OF welcome this morning. his sub
ject being Purposes Of Graduate In
struction." He said In part:
The graduate school occupies q pc
culiar position In university organise
ton and university life. 1t Is cssen-
TALLY q professional school. HUI II Diff
fers from the schools Of law or Of me-.i-
cine In preparing for many professions
instead Of for m Or two. II must or
needs.
II believe that the best hope for the
future Of the school iiee In making a
closer connection between studies pur-
sued here n professional opportunities
TO he obtained aftefward. 1t has been
q besetting sin Of American graduate
schools to lay too much stress on investi-
CATION and too little on scholar ship ia
crown the man who would make himself
'hfaotNt vi hW" kat epOt a. 6uo-
ject, in preference to him who chose to
interpret the really great work Of others
instead Of attempting to do small worh
himself. They have offered fellowships
to men whose intensity Of application
was great. put whose range Of vision wal
too small TO enable them to do really
large service 20 the community. The,
have encouraged men to discover things
that were not worth discovering.
Prof. Henry w. Farnam spoke on the
development Of graduate instruction a,
Yale. and Williston Walker. acting dean
discussed The Present Condition Of thu
Graduate School"
After the luncheon given by the uni
versity to the graduates Francis II
Markoe. pageant master for the 20Ott
celebration. explained that the pagean
will cover the history Of Yale from thu
founding Of the family name OF Yale
200 years before the settlement Of New
Haven. to the establishment Of the Val,
Battery in 1915. and will include, amons
other things. the death Of Nathan Hale
the passing Of Gen. Washington throug,
this city. and a junior promenade II
hoop skirts.
Student self government was discusset
at a meeting at which addresses wer,
made by Dean F. s. Jones Of the AGA
denic department. Director ChittendeI
OF the Shefield scientific School. william
Ross Proctor. Jr.. OF New York an
Woodford Hector Dulaney OF Louisville
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24

LAKEWOOD. y. J.. Feb. 23.-Mrs. Har-
rlette Emma Sheldon. - years old.
and Harriet,e Constable ricrrepout Bar
tow Of Brooklyn, died AT her home in
Lakewood to-day. She was the widow
OF Dr. II. Lawrence Sheldon. L.. :. A.
who saw the battle between the Mont
tor and Merrimac. Mrs. sheldon lived
in Lakewood for the last twenty-five
years. Funeral services will be held
AZ the chapel in Greenwood Cemetery
on Frida:. Mrs. Sheldon's brother-in-
law. Bishop Burgess. will oficiate. One
son. Charles Sheldon OF Lakewood and
New York, survives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
Ia mes - way.

James conway. VINO for years WIS tho
shepherd In Central Park, died at his
home. 49, West SiXty-cighth street. OF
heart disease. He was so years old
and n native of Ireland. Mr.. conway
entered the Park department fifty-four
years ago. He was made shepherd
forty years q and in "a little home
jus, abov the she.pfold he cared his
family. Many men Of prominence came
to know HIM. Iierrcpont Morgan sent
10 the shepherd OF Central Park one OF
his famous %collies. Jack. After the re-
t.rement of Mr.. Conway two years ago
Jack grievod himself to death.
Mr.. conway leaves four children, two
sons ana two daughters. The sons are
John VI. Conway. a policeman, and Rob-
crt Conway. "A politician we'll known on
the West Side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
GERALDINE FARRAR
SINGS BUTTERFLY
Tuccini's Japanese Opera Is
Well Performed at the
Metropolitan.
4 CAST or EXCELLENCE

.Madsma butterfly" was given at the
Metropolitan Opera House last evening.
Tn. occasion was made especially inter-
.s,ius to the o~peragoing public BY
the remittance OF Nine. Geraldine Far.
r,r as Cio.Cio-Sdn. This was an In
cidcnt of real Importance, artistically
A. well as in the popular view. Nina.
rarrar made herself closely identified
with the role early In her career and has
crown more and more In favor In II ~
the wears have moved on. She has had
her ascents and her descents In the part.
Tor there have been periods In which she
seemed to abandon all attempt at sin
certify and played with the impersona.
ton as II II were her own personal toy.
hut Nine. Farrar has changed hef
attitude toward "Madama Butterfly" In
recent seasons. She has realized that
t,o.Cio-Sdu Is one Of her best roles and
that in order to keep her popularity In
4, she must bring to IL tine best re.
sou-ces Of her art. The impersonatior
which she gave last eycning was n oil
great harm and of high musical merit
She was in excellent voice and sang the
flowing measures Of Pucr.ni with beauty
~ tone and with elegance of style. He
acting did not depart in any essential
detail from that with which operagoers
have long been acquainted.
MIR. Rotta, who had thrown OF I'll
Sad effects Of his recent indisposition
sang the music of Pinkerton very vel
indeed. Nj. de Luca had im~personatet
Shdrpicss at "A previous performance ant
made a good impression. which he con
hrmed last evening. especially by hi,
good singing. The other parts were IL
the same hands as heretofore. and tn,
presentation moved with great smooth
0sss.
Mr.. rolacco conducted. He has al
Ways been most happy In his treatnen
o. this score, and he was again ad
rirable last evening. The orchestra re
spondcd most sensitively to his will ant
the general results were delightful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
CAMPBELL-POWEL.
DauEhter Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. II.
Powell WEEDS British Volunteer,

TARRYTowN. y. Y. Feb. o3.-Miss
Elizabeth Hare Powell. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Robert j. Hare Powell. was
married this afternoon to William
Baillie Campbell, son OF the late Evan J.
Fraser Campbell Of Dunmore, Scot
land. at the Powell country seat at
INSTRUMENTATION. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. W. Nceley Col
ton of 81. Barnabas's Church, Irving
ton.
TIT brides attendant was Miss Eliza
beth Hewitt and Arthur Swcetser of
Boston was the best man. \ small
reception followed the wedding. The
guests numbered $50, many OF whom
came from New York. The bridegroom
has volunteered and is awaiting orders
to sail for London.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
In New York To-day.

Rltum!nous coal conference. McAipin.
Rotary Club. luncheon. McAlpin. ~ 80
r. ~.
state Suffrage party conference. Harris
Theatre.
southern Society. dinner dance. AStor.
Z $50 y. n.
state Democratic Forum. meeting. As
tor. $40 r. NJ.
psptist Social Union. dinner. Manhat-
tan, I r. NJ.
ret. Restaurant.
American Wins Growers Association,
dinner. Waldorf. 1880 p. ~.
N.,toISl A'' %nn n sspa1ess ~ sk;r'
Dnu0hters OF American Revolution. Man.
haitian Chapter. meeting. 1cAipin. . =. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
CARUS0 MAY SING IN HAVANA.
lime. Aida Also May 90 for Six
Weeks season.

present season al the Metropolitan
opera House. five weeks hence. MAJ be
engaged 10 sing with the Havana grand
opera company for a limited season.
Negotiations to tina end are pending.
Nine. Frances Aida is also making ar.
~rangeinents TO go to Havana.
Last season MIR. Caruso went 70
Buenos Ayres and Monte Carlo, where
ne filed short engagements at what was
reported TO be almost fabulous sala.
rles. His departure from New York this
year, II his plans succeed. will he sooner
thar last. as the opera season IL 20 be
shortened four weeks TO admit. the Rus
san Ballet. The season IN Havana
begins In May and lasts about six
weeks.