The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-03
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DEATH OF CARUSO
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1923. The report adds that It can see
no reason now why the bonds should
not be sold by September so that bids
may be asked, contracts let and road
construction started by October or
November.
George Emmanuel objected to the
omission of the words Gulf Beach
Highway from the report, saying that
the report should read that bonds
should be sold, bids asked and con-
tracts let SO that construction of the
Gulf Beach highway might be started.
Mr.. Emmanueps stand was that the
Gulf Beach highway, being indepen-
dent of state federal aid should be
started at once and not wait on the
other projects. He was voted down,
however.
The members of the special com
mittee are: Capt. Paul P. Stewart,
chairman; r.. Pope Reese. Gus A. Sod
erlind, H. E. Candy and Geo. j. En-
manuel. Mr. Stewart, being chair
man, did not vote on the question of
the Gulf Beach highway.
r. Pope Reese, county attorney,
submitted a letter explaining the legal
delays in getting the bonds on the
market. First, the letter said, meet
ings of the county board canvassing
the returns and adopting the neces-
sary resolutions consumed October,
November and December, 1920. Next
came the valuation proceedings be-
fore Judge Campbell which resulted
in the courts ruling of Dec. 81, 1920.
that the bond election was valid. Fol-
lowing this came a period of CORE
spondence with bond attorneys and
bond buyers which finally resulted in
decision as to the desirability of the
bonds being left up to Wood & Oak
ley of Chicago.
Mr.. Reese said that he had written
to the lawyers on June 6 and July 2,
and wired on July IS and again yes
terday. The delay during the past
month has been due TO the absence
of Mr.. Wood, who is handling the
matter, on a vacation. The latest in
formation from Wood & Oakley is
that Mr. Wood will return to Chicago
in a few days and will then take i'm
mediate steps to render decision on
the bonds
Story of Noted Tenor's Career.
Enrico Caruso, for more than %
years a celebrity in the world OF song,
the tenor with 'sthsa golden voice"
idolized by millions in America and
abroad, had an artistic career as well
known as that of any famous states
man or military leader He was born
in Naples, Italy. February 25, 1878, the
son of Marcellius Caruso, mechanic,
who detested music, but was persuad-
ed to permit his son when II years old
to sing in the churches of his native
city. An unpromising pupil, for three
years he studied under Guglielmo Yer
CINE. pledging his teacher that when
ready for a professional career he
should pay MIN one-quarter of MS
learnings for the following five years.
He made his debut in Il AMIGO
Francesca" at the Nnovo theatre. Ma
! pies, in 1894, later toured Italy and
Scicily, and was engaged Tor four
/ seasons at La Scala, Milan. Suisse
1 quentIy he sang in st. Petersburg
Moscow, Warsaw, Rome, Lisbon, Paris
4 London and leading cities of Ger
many. When he came to the Metropol-
itan opera house in New York, on No
go into ecstacies over him. One o.
them wrote on the opening night;
s'Signor Caruso Gas the Duke in Rig
oletto) has many Of the tiresome ltal'
ian vocal affectations and when ht
neglects to cover his tones, as he al.
ways does when he becomes strenuous
his voice becomes pallid.
It is interesting to observe tina
/ -. n Af
he sang the title role four times, 70
which he received 100 francs, a PAL
of stage shoes. a suit OF fleshings am
neckerchief Some years later
Maurice Grau, the impressario, nego
!, tiated with him to sing IN Americ
I for s7oo a month, but thought the sal
airy excessive. and the deal fe
& through. arau was quick to see the op
portunity he had lost, and finally en-
gagged Caruso for 30 performances
81 900 a night. But Mr.. Grau becam
i'll and Caruso, when singing In Lisbof
! received word that again he mus
B abandon. his hope of singing In Ame
I lea. Heinrich Conried, who folloWa
Mr. Grau at the Metropolitan, hoo
ever, cabIed Caruso an offer to crai
the Atlantic and his ambition at tha
I was realized. a (
Although no official statement oabc
earnings was ever made puollc' Dor
! known that Caruso at the height 7
Metropolitan career was receivtt in
4 average of $4,000 for each perforI rid
On special occasions such a. ID fro
season IN havana ne was paiu left
night. ) ing
The list of italian and Free No,
\ eras in which the noted tenor, nra
figures since he first sang for.
/ York revealed an amazing vtaa r
I In Is years he sang no less
4 times. in one season, 1907 III,
isl appearances. "a great testina -,
ance hol o 11ls go - ,,,s yoca1 No 9th
\ GRAND nnara tenor In Am - -