New-York tribune., 1922-04-25
Garuso HeirIOOms
Are Exhibited to
Help Foundation
Nan, Objects Associated
With scnor' Career Shown
for First Time: His Early
instructor Gives Concert

Many interesting objects formerly
belonging 10 Enrico Caruso and as
sociated with his career arc part Of
the exhibition and music show which
Wa9 opened yesterday at the Cnnsssa
Galleries. West Fiftieth Street, Many
distinguished friends of the great
tenor attended and a concert was held
under the direction OF Maestro RuIaj-
Peccla, one Of Caruso's first musical
instructors.
The show, which ia promoted by
the Caruso american Memorial Foun-
dation to raise funds for the develop
mcnt of musical talent in America
contains also numerous exhibits from
various music sources and collections.
Caruso's White enamel piano. a Vic
trola presented to him by the makers
with gold record Of his first selection
/ sung for reproductions: a series of orig
inal caricaturcs Of himself i'm nine
roles; hi last lctter and cable AMI nl-
moroue carly photopra PHI showing hm
back in TIE ninctles, = slender. dsppcr
I figure AT tho start of his career. arc
some of tho interesting mcmcNtos as
jombicd from Nar'ons sources.
Boob shows Method Of stud,
An interesting souvenir - thc book
showing how he shotchcd out the score
Of samson and Dcliah" as an aid to
pcrfectiug his part. A Photograph. the
earliest Of his ororatic career, shows
the tenor in his part IN "Cavalleria
Hu@ticana when he sang AT tho Tho
stcr Cascrta, near Naples, in 1925. And
! there is his costume as tho Duca di
Mantova in "Ricole,to' which he wore
on his first appos rance at tn" Metro
! pOlitan NoNcmhcr -, 1903
t'aI1so'r toYdCnric- DoI
cctor are revealed IN the group Of
| hronzes, onamcls and porcclans which
are part OF the exhibition. Amonr
these are rare statuarY pieces acquired
from tho Morgan collection and fine
. Persian, Rhodesian, Egyptian and Da-
mascus potteries.
! An additional feature of tho exhibi-
| tion IS the Rudolph Wurlitzer collec-
! tion Of vjolins of famous makes. One
I instrument is Stradivarius made al
/ Crcmona in l722, which is valued AT
| 81 5000. Others are the productions Of
/ Nicolas Amati Of $50 and Carlo Toron
! Of 1870, and there is famous bow bl
/ Tourte made in 1910. Beethoven let.
ters lent by G.. Schirmer, one OF
/ Edison's original tinfoil photographs
/ and autographed pictures OF famous
musical celebrities never before on
public view are displayed
Caruso's Career Reviewed
The program arranged by Mr.. Buzz.
! Peccia included numbers bv Miss Grace
/ Devine, Miss jeanette Kahn, Miss Ber-
nardine Grattin and Maurice Schones
I soloists, There was an address By
! CAPITA lin j.. Jerome Hart. organizing sec
retany OF the exhibition. who told OF
/ tho life OF Caruso, his early atruggles
and his interest in struggling artists
Among tho guests were Mrs. Dorothy
Caruso, Mrs. Frederick W. Goddard. he,
/ sister: T. G. Coppicus, Caruso's forme,
concert manager; Giulio Gatti- Ca ara
1 Paul D. Cravath president Of III,
/ Caruso foundation; John Aspegren
Carl +. Peck, George ". Breck, DR.
Antonio Stella, 0. G. Sonneck anc
1 others prominent in social and musica
circles.
The exhibition will continua twt
weeks, with concerts afternoons ane
evenings.