The New York herald., 1921-08-04
ARUSO'S RAREVOICE.
PRESERVED FOR ALL
| TIME ON RECORDS
'lden Notes of Worlds
Greatest Tenor Will
Never Be Lost.
pNGS NOT YET HEARD
le of the List Includes a
Thanksgiving for His
Recovery.
,YALTIEs GO TO HEIRS
come in Last Few Years
averaged S15O,OO0 a Year
From This Source Alone.
,YALTIEs GO TO HEIRS

he voice of Caruso will be heard
iong as there are men on earth to
hr it. A question as to the dura-
ity of the records was thus an
cred last night by c. G. Child. d.
ctor OF the recording laboratory of
} Victor Talking Machine Com
1y:
Records which have been made
preserved in such a way that
" can be handed on from genera
In to generation without loss or de-
ioration. The master matrices are
ed for in such way that there Is
solutely no loss or change, and
W negatives can be made from
se for all time"
And as long as the records are sold
heirs of Caruso will receive the
ne cash royalty that he received,
.ich was 10 per cent. of the list
zee on each record. THE New YORK
:RALD can say with authority that
rusos total income from this
urce since 1906 was more than
100000, and that his annual in
me for several years past was more
an S15O,O0O. His latest contract,
lde in 1910, was to run for period
twenty-five years, to end in 1885.
was to continue to sing for rec
Is for the Victor company during
period, and it was agreed that
royalties on all sales made after
death were to go to his heirs.
Many Records Never Heard.
Furthermore, there are between
anty and twenty-five Caruso records
| ich the public has never heard, but
ich 1t will hear in due time. The
t two made were sacred songs
ominus Deus" and "Agnus Del" The
mer is on sale, the latter Is not.
AS to the new selections" said Mr..
lid, "Caruso was with us several
Us a year ago last June and again
September after his summer rest.
made a great many records which
We not yet been listed. and which,
of respect to our dear friend, will
held back for a little time before
uing. In one of our last interviews
h Caruso we went over this list OF
.ords quite carefully with him. l
sed him to express his preference
the order in which they should
pear. At first he wanted us to use
own Judgment, but persaded him
&t / would like to have his express
of the order in which the selec-
IS were to be presented to the pub
and he then went over the list,
hiking them as he would like to have
m appear"
he tenor made his first records in
rope in 1902. The very first was ''E
,na Mobile" from "Rigoletto." Be-
hing with 1903 he made them in
country at the laboratory of the
TOR company in Camden.
/ lis first contract ran two years. In
! vs. he signed five year contract and
4 en- II came to an end the twenty-five
ar contract was made. The last con-
J ct guaranteed him a certain sum to
paid even IL the royalties fell short
1t. The royalties invariably exceeded
guarantee, Mr. Child said.
own Song ON One Record.
3ne OF the as yet unissued records is
song fer which Caruso himself wrote
words. The air is an old one by
ivatore Rosa, a melody written for a
! lin and small orchestra. After finding
propriate words he rearranged the
Isle. The Victor company had In
1ded to put 1t before the public in
;tober. but we have decided to walt
little" Mr.. Child said.
Mr.. Child and Caruso were intimate
ends for nearly twenty years. of
,ers and employees of the Victor COM
N.Y." said Mr.. Child, "alike feel great
rief at the loss, not only OF the art
but of the man we held in such
IN respect and esteem. To me, per-
ially. his death Is great shock. /
that have lost some one who Is
" close and very precious to me.
No business man 1 have me. 1vs-
X more seriously his obligations to
public or more conscientiously tried
keep his promised word | have
bwn Caruso since his first appearance
4 America In 1903. and have had from
e beginning of our acquaintance the
'eatest respect and admiration for him.
y fact. my admiration for the splendid
ngacter OF the man we knew so we'll
sn greater than for the artist
sghtful and considerate OF every
yer an unkind word or a selfish
IL loss liz very great. not only
public who knew him as an
ut still greater to those who
pecial privilege of Knowing the
so intimately.
quests have been many that
make some statement as 10
of Carusos voice. their pos
nd selections yet unlisted.
ught to evade replies to
bis nature. as we did not
think we were CONNER
SOS death. IL Is the
and expression OF those
have talked that the
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