CARGO OF GOLDEN VOICES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144132, 30 June 1913, Page 7

CARGO OF GOLDEN VOICES.

On the deck of the Kaiser "Wilhelm 111., as it steamed out of New York Harbour early in May, were assembled a number of ladies and gentlemen clad in luxurious furs, and several of tire former with lap dogs in their arms. The group comprised fifteen of the most famous operatic stars of the day, who had netted during the New York season no loss than £126,000 in twentythreo weeks by performances and royalties on phonograph records. The New York World gives the following list of a dozen lights of opera, with their earnings:— V £ Enrico Caruso 42,000 Geraldine Farrar 17,000 Emmy Destinn , 15,000 Arturo Toscanini, conductor (season salary) 8.400 Giulio Gatti Casazza, general manager (season salary) ... 6,000 Antonio Scotti 3,500 Putnam Griswold 8,400 Diuli Gilly 3,000 Frieda Hcmpel 2,500 Mary Garden i 14,000 Charles Dadmores 6;500 Hector Dufranno 3,500 Caruso’s foe for a single appearance is given as £SOO. Mmes. Farrar, Destinn and Garden arc quoted at between £250 and £3OO for one performance. Frieda HempeTs £2500 includes only fifteen appearances. Miss Garden said sho wished to call attention to her white spats, and said she “would feel badly if the reporters did'not mention them as usual."