The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23

The ink OF the lyric drama Is stu
working. Enrico Caruso did not sing In
L1Eiisir d'Amore" last evening. In
fact. no one did. for the Metropolitan
opera House does not give this particu-
lar Donizetti opera without him, and
the announcement that he was suddenly
inoisposed went with a further proc,a-
nation that the opera would be ia
Boheme," with Nine. Aida as Mimi, Mr.
eisii as Rodolfo, Miss Anne Roseile as
M1seftG, Mr.. Scott as HGrceuo and Milo
Picoo as Schanaord.
MI. Caruso broke a blood vessel In
his throat a week ago last Saturday
evening while singing Nemo7ino in
"LElisir d'Amore." Yesterday he had
a severe attack of lumbago. but was de-
termined to go on with his performance
In the evening. Preparations were at
once made to change the opera and new
programmes were printed. But It was
not until 4 :30 p. M. that the decision to
change was finally made.
Ac that hour Mr.. Gatti-Casazza, inn
presarfo of the Metropolitan, visited Mr..
Caruso and found him willing to UNDER
take an appearance In the evening. But
the impresario quickly saw that this
might be a hazardous proceeding, and
the tenor was firmly told that his duty
was to get we'll and not take any thought
about last evening.
Two weeks ago last evening, while
singing Cdnfo in "Pagliacci," Mr.. Caruso.
as he thought, wrenched his side while
staggering down the steps of the clowns
theatre at the end of the first scene. The
house physician was summoned and hot
applications were used to relieve the
pain and relax the muscles. Yesterday.
however, IL was believed that what Mr..
Caruso had two weeks ago was nrss
touch of lumbaso, for his physician
found that this was the cause OF his
suffering in the morning.
The weather, of course, had to shoulder
some Of the blame for the indisposition
Of the singer. The trouble was declared
to be temporary and In no way serious
Unless the irrepressible jinx resolves to
work overtime Mr.. Caruso will appear
as Eteaswr in Ia Juive" tomorrow eve
ming.
Gen. John y. pershing and Mrs. Win
throp Chanler were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Iselln In Box IS.
Mrs. Charles II. Senff and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic r. Coudert were In BOX
Q with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Reeve Merritt.
With Mr. e. Francis Hyde in Box 90
were Mr. and Mrs. Alexander j. Fraser
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Watt.
The guests Of Mrs. Henry Clews were
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sampson stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. sumner Gerard ana the
Hon. Alfred Arson, and Mr. ana Mrs.
Gustav s. J. White were with Mrs. Ed
mund Randolph In Box 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Oliver Iselln. Mr..
and Mrs. Whitney Warren, also Mr.
and Mrs. f. Gray Griswold were In
,soy 90 with MIR. ana Mrs. Ernest
Harrah IN Mrs. vanderbilt's box were
Nine dc Florez and Miss Mercedes de
Fiorez of Paris and Mr.. William d.
Shepherd. Jr. - w..
were Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins, Mrs.
Jdwin Mende Mr.. Shipley Jones ana
Mr.. A. Morris Bagby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Sheriff. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis b. CAVITY were
With Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Fahnestock in
the Astor box.
Mrs. John Turner Atterbury we're In
Box %.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. v. Hoppin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence i. Gillespie
we're In Box 10 with Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
am Fahnestock.
There also were in the audience MI.
and Mrs. Lucius X. Wilmerding. Mr..
and Mrs. Theron r. Strong, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel A. Tucker. Mr. William A.
M. Burden, Nine. Gregoire Iswolski, Col
md Mrs. Edward NJ. House.