The sun., 1916-11-27
FRIARS SPILL 'WOP'
LINGO FOR 'CAROOS'
HunabalOO Dinner. Given In
Honor Of Sig. EnricO at
New Clubhouse.
VIC HERBERT SETS PACE
Orator Raymond Hitchcock
Makes Dishes Rattle by
Breaking Into Italian.

"Beyo a tc, O Caruso. ALA tua grande
ANNA d'artis,a al cuorc tue purissimo."
Victor Herbert, the greatest American
composer ever born In ireland and raised
In Germany. observed in italian last
night when Victor was called upon to
make a speech at the Friars' III hula
baioo dinner In honor Of Signor Enrico
Caruso at the Friars' new clubhouse In
West Forty-cighth street.
"Come uuello di un fanciullo.' Victor
insisted further. "che penso solo u bene.
tLong applause led by Mike Selwyn.
George Michael GOTHAM. Sam Harris.
vii Rogers. Jack Gleason and Poet
Charley Hanson Towne.l ''Bevo ALA tue
voce d'oro whispers Of That means
this guy has "A golden voice." from
Mason Peters, Virginia Judge Walter
Kelly and Jimmy Swinnerton. n APP
I. plausel grande e pura come II cuor tue.
Evina =" tLong applause from Frank
Keenan.l
Three 'Evinas' and a couple OF
tigers - yelled Friar Sheriff Gene Kin
kald Of Hudson county. Jersey. and they
were given. The italian stun seeming
20 get over the footlights. that eminent
unguist Raymond Hitchcock did not
!. overlook q bet when he was called upon
) 20 close the speechmaking that pre-
ceded the vaudeville show which KEEP,
the great Caroos out OF bed later than
he ever had been In HIS life.
Makes Glassware Rattle.
Raymond Hitchcock. introduced by Friar
Abbot George Conan as the rottenest
singer and the greatest comedian In the
world Just took one slant down the
guest able and for a moment studied
the expectant faces of Signors Caroos.
Scott, Gatti-Casaxxa, Poiacco. Scogna-
milo and the other musical folk stretch
ing all the way to Fire Commissioner
Bob Adamson at the far end.
"Friar Abbot" rasped Raymond
Hitchcock. brother Frlars and-distin-
guished Wops."
That was as far a. Orator Hitchcock
got for a long time. But when the glass
ware had quit rafting Spellbinder Hitch
cock worked along through the Broadway
language for some time. but finally
could restrain no longer his wild i'm
pulse to break out all over in the Italian
language rs Victor Herbert had.
And in conclusion wound up Silver
Tongued Hitchcock. In quite his best
Victor Herbert manner. we love you 80
much. Mr.. Caroos. that I am going to
say but a word to you in your own
language. signor! Castineti eeeeclil
eadenza paxassa trentlni elevator
squeegee cit Zit Zit! Cascarrtta piano.
cascaretto pneumonia. Ala veeva, ALA
vyvo. ALA veeva. vova YUM. All OF which
means. Caroos. yuh darn old son Of a
gun that you're the best tenor in the
whole world" tHysteria.l
You see. this dinner was in the heart
q the club and everybody spoke from
h heart right out.
sylphlike Figure Explained.
Just how the great Enrico Caruso
Keeps his marvellously %sylphlike figure
vas learned last night. He sits down
every now and then to one OF those dim
ners such as the Friars gave in his
honor and doesn't touch anything or the
menu except the Poncire u c%erises.
consomme Napolitaine. celeri. olives and
Q group or two Of amandes, two help
ings OF supreme de founder n la Mornay,
sauce Madere, a couple OF garnis OF
Garni de Iegumes Nouveaux au Beurrc.
then Hitting on TO the Pommes de Bcr-
muda Persilles. not to mention a platter
Of Blanc de Volatile a rAspic Estragon.
plus a Salade Panachee. n black hand
Bonnie Italienne. some petits fours. cafe,
more cafe and some liquid products OF
the downstairs cafe.
Then he stands right up n works
any threatened adiposc tissue out of his
system by making a speech In English,
Here's the very speech
Dear Brotherrrrrs Of Monastcree
Where are robes you wear and where
arc ro-sar-ies: Surprised am I our dear
Frar Abbot Georgia Conan tapplauss
lasting eighty-seven m!nutesl. our deai
Friar Abbot GeorEie tlong applause
CNhnn fannlataa laaefnO -Ho,,s
minutesl allow such food. such sons
auch b"bbbbbbubbling water. All Never
mind! God bless you all! An! It II
"a. I promise you when l 20 tho otheI
place above-when I go IN Heaven I will
sing your praise forever and-nc
charge [Cheers. breaking Of win
lows, riot and duress.l
First In New clubhsuse.
But. to begin at the beginning. 4
should he said that the Frtars. who eaci
season rave given several big dinners II
the Hotel Astor to some Broadwa,
the snappiest dinner function OF tn
Broadway season. outdid themselves las
night for two reasons. One was tina
the guest Of honor was the great Caroos
The other was that the Friars now
thanks to the designs Of Brother Friai
4. ArCnlteCt Harry Alien JACOBS, nav
moved into the niftlest clubhouse In tn
city. The Friars themselves admit tina
It is; and last night they were givini
their first dinner in their own dubious
and therefore saw to II that 1t was
corncracker,
Il haven't been able to give as nue.
time as | should like TO this club" salt
Friar Abbot George Conan. by way o
starting the %oratory. because for tn
last our or five years ! have been Yer,
busy. Yes, very busy--lve been trylnI
to write a play for Chauncey Olcott an,
at the same time elect Woodrow Wilson
tLaughter.1
sour guest OF honor to might needs n
introduction from me. lie needs no In
PRODUCTION from anybody, This gu
Caroos is such n great little fellow h
doesn't need a chord In q to introduc
him. ILaughter,l And he has probabl
done more for grand opera and the Hot,
Kniokerbocker than all the red discs /
the world. l~Laughter.l And althoug
we don't hold dinners henceforth In III
Aston. ! want to say that Caroos Is Jus
an popular here as II We were over In III
Old Hughes headquarters.
"Caroos liz to the Victor talking ma
chine what that eminent indorser q