The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
CARUS0 MARR|Es
MISS BENJAMIN
OF NEW YORK CITY
Noted Tenor Sprang Surprise on
on His Friends.
HER PARENTS ARE AWAY
Bride Is Daughter OF Patent Lawyer
Who Was Former Editor Of
Scientific American.

New York. Aug. 2l-Enrieo Caruso,
the worlds most famous tenor, and
Miss Dorothy Park BENJAMIN, a
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Park Ben.
iamin of New York. were married
quietly yesterday afternoon at the
Marble Collegiate church at Twenty
ninth street and Fifth avenue. The
marriage was a surprise to most of
the singers friends. The couple OBJ
tanned the license at the County
Clerks Office in the Municipal Build
ing Yesterday afternoon and then mo.
tored to the church, where the cere-
mony Was performed by the Rev.
oliver Paul Barnhill Mrs. John s.
, Keith was the matrOn of honor and
two other women friends OF Miss Ben
iamin we're present. The singer was
attended only by his secretary Bruno
1 ZiratO.
A friend of the bride said that the
couple became engaged six months
ago. 1t was stated that the parents
OF the bride. neither OF whom was
present at the ceremony, are both
away for the summer and had been
prevented by i'll health from attend.
ing the ceremony
In his application for license Mr..
1 Caruso gave his age as 45. The bride
Is 20 years old. The singer stated in
/ the application for a license that he
had never been married before.
Miss BENJAMIN was educated at the
Sacred Heart convent and made her
bedut four years ago. Her father
Park Benjamin, is we'll known
patent lawyer at 1865 Broadway He
was the editor of The Scientific
American from 1869 to 1878, and is
the author OF several historical works
and has been contributor to many
publications.
After the ceremony the couple went
TO the Hotel Knickerbocker where
Caruso lives. II was stated that they
would remain in this city. In the
evening the secretary TO the singer
gave out typewriter statement
(which contained the following:
The bride was attired in a darl
blue satin afternoon gown. with LA
to match. The bridegroom wore Z
dark gray sack suit
The small party slipped into Cierl
Scully's Office unobscrved by thos'
around. procured the license, anC
whirled away in his new Lancia ca
before ANYBODY in the Municipa
Building realized who the distinguish
! cd pair were.
The singer has two sons, RodolfC
, the elder. is soldier OF the Bersag
, lieri. The younger, Enrico, Jr, wa
recently in a military school in Ital
q awaiting n summons to the front Tn
/. two boys are the sons OF Signor
Giachetti Some time after the
. break, Giachetti made charges ths
!. the singer had interfered with he
n stage career and injured her in othe
= ways. He brought an action for d
famation of character az Milan, whic
ended in vindication for Caruso and
sentence of year in Jail for Signor
Giachetti. Several others were col
yicted at the same time of conspirin
u to iniure the singer.
Carusu has been an ardent supper
1t er of the allies even before Italy G
m tered the war lie is reported
Of have given more than 100000
10 Italian war charities He appoarC
o. in concerts in South America la
Of wear at which more than 100000 wi
e. raised for allied war relief purpose
& He was the star OF the oporatic pr
s. .rom which was the largest sing
event in this city in the last RI
Cross campaign for funds. He pa
am income tax OF $4,000 into Il
United States treasury last spring.
Caruso was born in humble circul
'd stances at Naples. He was lS yea
old before he began to receive tral
&c ing as a singer
Ir. Caruso has sung every season
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