OPERA STAR’S WEDDING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 August 1928, Page 5

OPERA STAR’S WEDDING

ROMANTIC ABSOCLATI ONS

GREAT' EXCITEMENT IN' SYDNEY

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.), (Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, Aug. 23. With, all the pageantry of some olden day princess, Signorita. To-ti Ball M onto, the famous opera singer was this morning married to Signor Enzodemu.ro Lo-manto, barrister -and tenor, handsome singing companion to Toti in many operas. Both are members of ! the Wilfiamson-Afelba Opera Company. The marriage ceremony was a.t Sit. Alary’s Cathedra,], the Very Reverend Dean Cronviey officiating. The nuptialMas's- was celebrated by Father Delfrancescoi. The weather was fine but cloudy. A crowd of 20,000 stretched from the front of the Gabbed ralli across the road to Hyde Plairtk. Thousands of women and girls fought desperately to get inside the Cathedral hours before the ceremony. By 11.30 tht city streets arid tall buildings were thronged with excited; women who waved: and cheered the prim a donna as she motored past in a large sedan lavishly bedecked with spring flowers, hyacinths, sweet peas, violets and carnations. No wedding has aroused more interest because of its romantic associations, j The music at the Cathedral included the Bini.dlaili Mairdh, a solo, Ave Maria, by Signor, Arangi Lombardi, and Alendellesohn’s. Wedding March, all of which were glorious. -Atany delegates- to the forthooimiing Eucharistic congress •were present ami congratulated the couple. The bridal car was mobbed after leaving the Cathedral as it forced its way through a seething mass mostly comprised of women, who struggled to obtain: souvenirs. In a few minutes every vestage of floral decorations andribbons on the car had disappeared or had been torn to shreds. Many women fell, in front of the following cars, but fortunately no accidents occurred.