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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
4
Crowds surged at the Boston Theatre as tickets sold out fast for La Tosca starring Caruso and Emma Eames. Police aided ticket distribution amid fierce bidding and chaotic, packed galleries with hundreds left standing in the stairways and corridors.
A sweeping, vivid opera critique lauds Caruso for a powerful display and condemns nothing, praising Scotti as Scarpia and Eames for dramatic moments. The piece notes strong conducting by Vigna and anticipates this afternoon's Madame Butterfly with Geraldine Farrar and this evening's Tristan with Gadski Isolde.
An old remedy suggests taking a teaspoon after meals and before bed made from Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims to ease lame backs rheumatism by toning kidneys and flushing uric acid from blood.
A vast crowd of mostly Italian spectators lined up outside the Boston Theatre to hear Caruso. As doors opened at 6 30 pm gallery ticket holders entered while others waited, many camping in the corridor with camp stools and lunches, paying 1 to 2 dollars for tickets in a bidding scramble. An old Italian woman said Caruso hailed from her village, making the concert a holiday.
After the opera Caruso praised the Boston audience as warm and discerning. He commended Geraldine Farrar as a clever artist with a bright future and said Boston is his favorite city to sing in. A crowd of Italians cheered outside as he left.
More than 400 members and delegates of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers attend the convention at Odd Fellows Hall Berkeley and Tremont streets. An informal meeting at the New American House discussed candidates for office and a noon banquet with speakers. Supreme Governor Edward P. Lincoln faces no opposition for a second term. the main battle is for vice governor.
On Franklin Street Monday afternoon a man named John Brown or John Butler discussed turning a copper stash into cash with Tom Lawson on Dover Street. Police stopped him as he hammered pipes and tubing, suspected to be from steam yacht inner workings. The copper trader testified in court about his plans.
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