Vanderbilt Wedding Draws Diplomats In Elite Hungarian Imperial Style
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilts wedding to Count Laszlo Szechenyi drew two ambassadors and numerous Austrian Hungarian officials. Diplomats arrived in uniform or Magyar attire as a Pontifical blessing via Archbishop Farley added ceremonial weight. The noon ceremony at Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue home mixed Protestant and Catholic rites with a single Roman Catholic service led by Monsignor Lavelle.
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Gladys Moore Vandergil
Laszlo Szechenyi
Austria- Hungary
Great Britain
Horace Poland
Joseph H. Choate
Denmark
Count of Szechenyi
Baron Hoenning-O'Carroll
Peny
Austria-Hungary
New York
Francis Joseph
Emassy
Washington
Farley
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Sith Street
Protestant Episcopal Church
Riz
Lavelle
Brune
Hungary
Baron von Hengelmuller
Dionys Szechenyi
Hussar
Anton Sigray
Lancers
Paul Esterhazy
Stefan Szechenyi
18Th Street
Vanderbilt wedding lights up Fifth Avenue with gala from amid orchid canopies
An opulent New York ceremony at a Fifth Avenue mansion unites Count Stefan Szechenyi and Flora Whitney Vanderbilt. Notables including Alfred Vanderbilt and numerous Vanderbilts attended. The procession featured a grand church service, a lavish wedding breakfast—serving royal lobster and other delicacies—and a reported honeymoon plan to Newport or Boston before sailing to Europe. Police secured streets to prevent mobbing as guests and society figures arrived and departed in carriages and the private Idlehour car.
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Fifth Avenue
Afrivme Nehen
Lavelli
Father Byrne
Ruth Twombly
Stefan Szechenyi
Dorunt
Paul Esterhazy
Flora Whitney
Paine Whitner
Morsignor Leveile
Vancerout
Ambass
Baron von Hengelmuller
Am Retsedor
James Bryce
Joseph H. Choate
Nahan Franke
Offenbach
Lehar
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Station
Alfred Vanderbilt
Newport
Boston
Europe
Count Szechenyi
Dorothy Whitney
Miss Flora Whitner
Miss Twombly
Harry Payne Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Strock
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
William Douglas Sloane
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Reginald Vanderbilt
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Duke of Roxburghe
May Goelet
Walsh and
Schmittberger
Mahler Rewrites Don Giovanni Performance New York
The article praises Gustav Mahler's Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera, noting the revival of Mozart's original two acts, use of cembalo style accompaniment, and removal of the chorus in the Act I finale. It discusses historical traditions in New York performances, critiques tempo choices for Zerlinas and Masetto, and comments on principal casts including Challapine and Dufriche, with Eames and Gadski in key roles.
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Mahler
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Mozart
Lorenzo da Ponte
Dante
United States
Elizabethport
N. J
Sunbury
Penn
Garcia
London
Malibran
Donna Elvira
Leporello
Zerlina
Atlantic Ocean
Julia Ward Howe
da Ponte
Samuel Ward
Sally
Broome Street
Vienna
Opera
Fursch-Madi
Donna Anna
Nilsson
Sembrich
Lenden
Titiens
Patti
Leopold Damrosch
Seidl
Damrosch
Breslau
Mahier
Old Academy of Music
Chaliapine
Rossini
Mr. Mahiers
Don Giovanni
Prague
Leporelio
Sussmayer
Gugler
Masetta
Més
Scotti
Gounod
Wagner
Conried
Dufriche
Masetto
Gorky
Vularian
Mme. Gadski
Mme. Eames
Opera review praises Elvira Sembrich and Don Giovanni stars
The critic favors Elvira's classic restraint over Mme. Gedski s modern style while praising Mme Sembrich s Zerlina as unmatched in New York for two decades. Signor Scotti s Don Giovanni receives broad affection alongside Blass s acclaimed Commandant. the closing scene relies on music to lift it from stage missteps. Audience reaction is described as numerous and mildly enthusiastic.
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Elvira
Mme. Gedski
Mme. Sembrich
Zerlina
New York
Mozart
Signor Scotti
Don
Blass
Schumann-Heink Headlines Manhattan Opera House Return
The Manhattan Opera House hosted Il Trovatore with Mme. Schumann-Heink as Azucena drawing enthusiastic applause and 12 to 15 curtain calls. The performance faced language quirks as she sang in German, while other leads included Mme. Russ, Mme. Zaccaria Inez, and M. Zenatello with M. Campanini conducting.
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Manhattan Opera House
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Azucena
Grand Opera
34Th Street
Mr. Hammerstein
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Mme. Russ
Leonora
Mme. Zaccaria Inez
M. Zenatello
Manrico
M. Sammarco
Conte di Luna
Mr. Magnoz
Fernando
M. Venturini
Ruiz
Mr. Campanini
Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels
Prominent guests arrive at major hotels including Cannon from Chicago at Gotham and Dodge with Morgan at Majestic. George George George. Robert Frankson and F Marx Hill visit Prince George. Ingalls and Houghton stay at Plaza while Baron and Baroness von Hengelmuller arrive at St. Regis and Marvin Hughitt at Waldorf Astoria. Chicago, Montreal, Cincinnati, Detroit, Boston, City Mills MA and other cities are listed among guests.
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Gotham
J. R. Cannon
Chicago
Majestic
James C. Dodge
St. Louis
Frank J. Morgan
Detroit
Prince George
Robert Frankson
Montreal
F. Marx Hill
Plaza
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
F. C. Houghton
Boston
ST. Regis
Baron
Baroness von Hengelmuller
Waldorf-Astoria
Marvin Hughitt
W. H. Sweatt
City Mills
Mass
Charles J. Barnes
Weather report and forecast from Washington January 27
The storm from Sunday reaches the Gulf of St Lawrence while Atlantic states and the Ohio Valley clear with cooler temperatures. A moderate disturbance lingers over the plains, with higher Northwest temperatures and snow in the upper Great Lakes region. California and Southern Arizona see rain, with light snows in the central Rocky Mountains. Local forecasts note fair DC today with rain or snow Wednesday, and chilly conditions elsewhere with variable winds.
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Washington
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Plaine States
Northwest
Montana
Upper Lake Region
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Arizona
Rocky Mountain
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New York
Weather Bureau
Szechenyi Vanderbilt Nuptials In New York
Monseigneur Lavelle presided on January 27 1908 in New York over the marriage of Count Laszlo Szechenyi to Gladys Moore daughter of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt The Tribune notes notices of marriages and deaths require full name and address for indorsement.
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Szechenyi—Vanderbilt
New York
Monseigneur Lavelle
Count Laszlo Szechenyi
Gladys Moore
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Death notices and obituaries in the Tribune late January 1908
Aggregated obituary notices list multiple individuals with brief funeral details. Samuel Berry of Southampton aged 64 dies in Roosevelt Hospital with a January 29 service. Theodosia Boynton dies January 25 with funeral January 23. Samuel Burling dies January 26 with burial January 29. Theodosia Hatch widow Theodosia Hatch dies January 26 with services January 27. Emma Henry dies in Boston with services January 28. Morris K Jesup obituary detailing long service to New York City Mission. Albert Kelley dies January 30. Charlotte Lawrence dies January 24 in DeLand Florida. Catherine Lindsay dies January 27 in Rahway. Franklin Lord dies January 27 with funeral January 29. Barnard College trustees attend Lord funeral.
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Roosevelt Hospital
Samuel Berry
Southampton
N. Y
Presbyterian Church
Hatch
Theodosia Ruggies
Alfrederick S. Hatch
West _S6th st
Burlington
Esse
Henry
Emma
Boston
Emma Henry
William H. Edmonds
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Jesup
Morris K. Jesup
Mr. Jesup
New York City
A. R. Wetmore
Mission and Tract Society
de Witt Memorial
Charlton Street
City Mission
A. F. Schauffler
Kelley
West 30Th St
Albert Kelley
St. Louis
de Lawrence
de Land
Florida
Charlotte Louise
George Anderson Lawrence
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Thomas’s Church
Frederick & Wait
Sanfors
Lev Bissell
Aera
East 28Th St
Rochester
Sisemons
Rachel Simmons
Stephen I Simmons
Dean St
Brooklyn
CoEie Seiten
Lowey
Samuel
Alicia
van Howten St
Paterson
Stewart
William W. Stewart
East 19Th St
Flatbush
Waterbury
Conn
Talcott
John H. van Valin
Ken
Sico Cemetery
Obituary Notices from New York and New Jersey 1908
Multiple death notices from January 1908 list names such as Bessie D. Clark Alice Mathilde Ma iard Charles Moyer Patrick Olvany and William W Stewart with funeral details including dates at homes in Brooklyn Jersey City Montclair and New York. The notices request no flowers and give addresses for services and interment plans.
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Laughlin
Jersey City
Elizabeth Detwiller McLaughin
Edward T. McLaughlin
Edlow
Summit Ave
Easton
Malard
Alice Mathilde
BE Ae Maiard
New Orleans
Meyer
East 48Th St. Thomas
Trinity
Fts
Delaware
Lackawanna Western
Olvany
Patrick Olvany
William B. Olwany
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
St. Song’ S Church
Woodlawn Cemetery access and lot pricing details
The Woodlawn Cemetery is reachable by Harlem trains from Grand Central, Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, and by carriage. Lots start at 150 dollars. For information contact Gramercy the Book of Views or representative Office at 20 East 234 Street, New York City, by telephone 4855.
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Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East
New York City
Applications Open for Various City Positions at Uptown Office
The New York Tribune announces a filing period at its Uptown Office, 1364 Broadway between 2nd and 7th Streets. Office hours run daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applicants for multiple positions are invited to consult the file of selected aspirants.
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Broadway
Tribune Subscription Rates and Worldwide Mail
The Tribune offers domestic and international mail subscriptions with varied frequencies and prices. Additional notes cover Canadian and overseas rates, hotel reading-room access, and a long list of international hotel partners for reading rooms.
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Szechenyi
Monsignor
Besinass C. Vanderbilt
Count Stephen Przezdziecke
Luther Kountze
Cornelius
Waldorf Ast Vanderbilt
Oat
Alfred
Dave Hennet Morris
W. B. Osgood Field
Ralph Pulitzer
William A M. Burden
Arthur Scot Burden
James A Burden, Jr
I. Townsend Burden
Burden
Alessandro Fabbri
Bridge T. Gerry
Gerry Robert Goelet
Gerry Peter Gerry
M. Ormson
Thornton Wilsor
M. Orme Wilson
Emily Sloane
Oliverman
Frederick Townsend
Frederick D. Gra
Karrick Riggs
Ernest Iselin
Key Emre
H. A . Taylor
Arthur
W. Watt
Irene Sherman
Mildred Sherman
Hermann Qe¢lrichn
Bradley Tin
HN Mies Bary
Nella Harriman
Charie Alexender
Harriet Altaant
Ott
Robert Waiton Goelet
John R. Drexel
William Hyde Neilson
Frederic Neilson
Henry Clews
Orden Mills
Beatrice Mills
Stuyvesant Fish
Albert Z. Gray
Frederick £. Havemeier
Anthony J. Drexel
Anita Stewart
Caroline Drayton
Reginald Fellowes
J. Nelson Borland
William Edr Shepard
Ee Cone
J. Russell Boley
W. Rathbone Bacon
A. Lanfear Norrie
Fémund Randolph
Oliver Gould Jennings
Francie Hurrall Hoffman
William Jay
Aund
Courtlandt Field Bishop
Winthrop Chanter
F. K. Pendleton
Edmund L. Baylies
Charles H.marshall
William Ise
Pauline Fren
James
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Countess Szechenyi
A. F. Bradley
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Samuel Burling
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