The New York herald., 1921-05-27
Gloria CaruSO
Asleep as Throngs
Dance at Her Ball
Tenor Looks In Before Event
and Gives Check for
$1,000.

Several hundred members Of the Ital-
Ian colony of New York assembled last
night In the Della Robbia Room of the
the benefit of the new Italian organiza-
tion recently formed here and known as
the italian Emigrants Association. OF
which Mr.. Enr1co Caruso, tenor Of the
Metropolitan Opera, is one Of the vice.
presidents. The event aroused wide in
terest, as the small daughter Of the
Carusos, little Gloria, was made the first
patroness of the affair, and although on
account Of her age she was sound asleep
in her own bed in the Caruso suite I'm
the hotel when the guests began to as
senble there was a picture OF her small
ladyship on the covers OF the programme
to console her admirers.
Mr.. Caruso with Mrs. Caruso, the
tenor's brother. Giovanni. and Bruno
Zirato. the faithful secretary. looked into
the ballroom at o'clock before any Of
the dancers had arrived. 1t was against
his physician's orders that the singer did
even that He stayed there only few
ssinu.oS. He admired the decorations,
looked at the handsomely appointed box
set apart for him. said he wished he
could stay, that he was filled with emo
tion and then went back to his apart
nent. 1t was said the Caruso check for
the benefit was about $1,000 and that
the total receipts were $4,000.
The ballroom was decorated with
american and Italian flags, gay stream
ers and bannerets, and there was a
special committee for the sale Of flow
ers headed by Miss Marie F'rugone, who
was dressed as an Italian gypsy. AS
sisting her, also In such costumes. were
Mrs. John Adams Drake. Mrs. Arthur
Cairone. Mrs. Frank A. Zunio. Mrs. Jo-
seph Barone. Mrs. e. Paul Yaselli.
Misses Violet Giovagnoni, Marie Isola,
Evelyn Tiscornia, Amelia Perini. Made
leine Comallo and Elizabeth Savarese.
There were some special dances that
added to the nights enjoyment and
among the dancers were Mile. Marie
Gambarelli and her partner, Alexandra
Oumansky. from tho Capitol: little
Dotsy Lawrence. Miss Gertrude Ecker
who danced In costume an italian tar
antella and Chopin dance; also Miss
Nina Cowley, who did a Spanish dance.
Among those who had taken boxes in
addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Caruso were
Commandatore and Mrs. Francesca
Quattrone. Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert H.
Gary, DR.. and Mrs. Giuseppi Previtali.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Guggenheim. Mr..
and Mrs. Sebastiano Raimondo. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adams Drake. Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Woodin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Palermo. Messrs. Silvio Villa.
Hugo Concampagnoli. Ercole Locatelli.
Lawrence Arata, Victor Tiscorna and
Giacomo Battistella- In addition to
these there was the committee of
women that included Mines. Camille
Atonna, Augusta Rossano Enrico Faslni,
Francesca Fortunate. Pasquale Marga-
rella. Walton H. Marshall and Stefano
Miele.
Among the special guests were MEM
bers Of the crew Of the Presidente Will
son, the steamship on which Mr. and
Mrs. Caruso will sail for Italy to-mor-
row. and they must have thought them
selves in q corner Of Bella Italia with SO
many OF their countrymen to greet them
and so much Of italian cheer.
While dancing and other entertain
ment were In progress supper was served
at tables placed about the ball room
floor.