The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
CARUSO'S FAREWELL
IN ANGL0'GERMAN
Metropolitan Tenor Yields to
~Insistent Demands for
= Speech.
BIT WHAT A STINGY ONE

"Neeg-e-freed Tonight"
This was not. as might he thought,
an announcement made at the Metro
rplitan yesterday afternoon Of last
nights bill but was Enrico Caruso's
farewell speech for this season.
The big audience which enjoyed Gar.
men at the Opera House yesterday AZ.
,ernoon after a tremendous ovation fol-
lowing the third act made up its mind
the rnonent that the curtain fell on the
last act that IL wanted a farewell speech
from Caruso. Cries of speech. Caruso Z"
we're mingled will. a great volume of
applause and cheers for the tenor. Farrar
and Amato. and as the curtain went
up the three singers appeared and bowed
their appreciation. Tho demonstration
continued and after &. dozen or 70 sur
tan calls. which were %punduated with
i~rsistent demands that Caruso say some.
thing. the trio came out again, Caruso
and Amato wexrin red ~pasteboard gags
10 indicate ina they didn't propose to
do any speechmakin,. Farrar smiled
ana daintily ciapped q hand over her
mouth.
However, enthusiast site lovers OF music
standing In all farts Of h house did
no; hesitate to make 1t plain that they
would not be satisfied unless Caruso
talked and the tenor stepped forward
he smiled. bowed and bowed. and FL
nally cleared his throat. Silence settled
over the crowd and the Italian mad
this perfectly good Anglo-German speech
o. farewell.
'Sicgfried tonight"
Then he backed his way off the stage
. ana the house again broke loose.
Will Guard, the M~etropolitan's pub
LEFTY director. climbed on an orchestra
chair n said the artists and manage
n.ent greatly appreciated the public's
testimonial. but reminded folks that II
there was going to be "A y. rformance OF
'Siegfried' in the evening 1t would be
necessary TO empty the house.
The people, however. howled Mr..
Guard down and yelled. W want Ca
russo" we want Farrar!' and then
the demonstration started all over again
and there were more and more curtain
calls. Every body lost count but II was
figured that within thirty minutes after
the nnal scene Of Carmen" fully 1000
people who remained in the opera house,
which was darkened several times, were
responsible for the raising Of the curtain
t'ts h hiNs
management couldn't stand 1t any longer
and the curtain remained down.
Those in the Caruso farewell party"
then shifted their activities to the art
lists entrance on the Thirty-ninth street
side Of the opera house. In the mean
time Caruso. Farrar. .Amato and others
Got into the lobby and found their way
TO their automobiles blocked. An -,
cited little man rushed into the corri-
dor. and piucking Caruso by the arm
shrieked
20 sisnor. YOU promised q give me
. three hour talk"
1T is impossible" replied the tenor.
y am tired. ] must eat"
oh. ! eat with you," said the little
man.
Caruso succeeded in getting away from
the little man, who wanted to take him
to a fair, and managed to worm his
way to his car. but Farrar was almost
mobbed in her walk across the side.
walk to her auto.
Jules Judels. the hoad callboy at The
Metropolitan. celebrated yesterday his
tuenty-fifth anniversary Of landing The
job, and Rosina Var Dyck, one OF the
company. presented him with IL diamond
ring and q purse containing 500 on
behalf OF her fellow artists.
When Gatti-Casazza, the general di-
rector. arrived at the opera house yes
terday morning he found In line a lot
Of women who he knew would have to
to wait until the box offices opened al
! o'clock before they could get admission
t.ckes He asked Earl Lewis, a menu
Der OF the business stan. to get the
names of the eight women in line. who
had stood there the longest, and to
each he presented a seat in his own
private box for the afternoon perform
ance, The women thought that somebody
was trying to play an April fools trick
upon them until they were assured that
Il wasn't a joke. The lucky ones were:
Lillian Smith, Maria F'ortoul. Helen
Wise. Helen Levinsen. Alva Polasky,
l.",ts Vock, Isabel Rotman and Sarah
Sutphen.