The New York herald., 1922-03-12
Did You Hear
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was a sudden victim of spinal menin-
gifts.
He had always proved himself COM
retent.' one Of tho members of the
company observed the day of his fu-
neral, "but he had never attracted any
particular attention until this year. He
happened to have In Die Tote Stadt' a
role that suited him perfectly. He made
a hit, as many another artist has. when
the opportunity finally came. His fu-
ture would have been very different
from what he has passed through
He Drew a Line at Nuts.
All his friends we're astonished to
learn that he had given up the job al
together, even left the business and be-
gun to work downtown. But they were
not inclined to blame him when they
heard the story of his retirement from
tho post of personal manager for one
Of the best known actresses in the
country.
Things had been getting rather
thick" he explained to a few of his
intimates, but l never complained.
There wero more and more curious Jobs
10 be done but 1 was quite self-pos-
sessed about them, for 7 determined
that whatever happened | would not
let anybody get my goat. So l sat
tight and wondered what would happen
next. The final job was beauty.
"She was going TO appear in a play
where several children disguised as
squirrels had to take part. Would you
mind taking this piece OF CLOTH, she
asked me one day. and going to Central
Park with 1t just to SEQ how much like
tho real squirrels 1t is You had bet
ter go In the early morning. They
say the squirrels look most natural
then. Go about 6 o'clock, sit on a
bench and give them some nuts. That
will bring them out. Then you can just
hold the imitation fur next 70 theirs
and see If II really looks genuine
II thought of sitting on bench check
ing up the dear little squirrels at 6
In the morning. / took the piece OF
cloth and said nothing. But did re-
sign on the ground that had too good
an opportunity In business 10 miss.
returned the sample and have always
wondered IL the first job my successor
had was to 20 up into the park and
match up the squirrels. Dear little
squirrels. Dear little nuts. Think OF
dear little me up there with theml"
Cnruso Royalties Last Year.
Tho estate OF tho tenor. Enrico
Caruso. was Increased the other day
10y $4,000. the amount of the royalties
paid for the sale OF his records by the
Victor Company last year Such a sale
was of course more or less unprece-
dented. but the unusual interest at
tending his long illness. followed by his
sudden death in Italy. is believed to be
responsible for this amount. II can
scarcely be hoped with reason that any
such sum will be spent next year In
purchasing the reproductions OF his
voice.
1T usually happens" one OF the largo
dealers said the other day to tho re-
porter for THE NEW York HERALD, that
with the death OF an artist the demand
ceases altogether The Same Is true In
the case of retirement. The demand
10 almost certain to end tho minute a
singer retires from public life. The fear
Of the decline which always comes has
been enough TO keep artists before the
public when they were In such poor
t~sdition vocal and physical, that the
stage was no place for them. But the
fear OF the effect OF retirement on tho
demand for the records has kept them
before the public"