CARUSO'S VOICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 142, 13 July 1909, Page 3

CARUSO'S VOICE.

GREAT TENOR FURIOUS. Signor Caruso arrived in Liverpool ou 20tU April very indignant at the things the New York reporters had been saying about him. rie had to get up very early. for the Mauretania, whioli brought Hutu pyeij ironi New tfork, arrived in the .Jersey soon after 3 a.m., and landed her passengers at 8 o'clock, and this possibly contributed to his annoyance. He stood up, in a big brown overcoat, certainly looking very well, and protested with all the vigor his English allowed againyt the mendacity of the American press. "Th'ey gaid I was losing my voice. They said I was smoking too many cigarettes and eating too many oysters!" he cried. "It is all wrong. My voice is as good as ever it was. They put a long article about 111 c in one of the papers, and about my voice failing, and my visit to England, which they said was for the purpose of seeing a throat specialist. It is quite untrue, quite unfounded." His expressive voice was full of indignation. ''Professional jealousy was the cause of it, I think;' he went on.' "Some foolish man .wrote that article." It was obvious' that the great tenor was seriously hurt by the stories that his voice was going.

"I have just come over here for a holiday," he continued. "Really, after thirteen years' singing, almost 'without a break, ten months in each year, I have earned a very long rest, but as it is 1 shall simply stay in London for a month or with perhaps a run over to the Continent now and then, and in August 1' shall start work again, touring the principal cities in the provinces. In September I shall come to Liverpool." Despite his desire for his well-earn»d rest, Signor Caruso boo nine very cheerful as lie spoke of goinj nto harness again. It was obvious,' that lie is one ot those happy men whose work is pleasant to them. "I have very much enjoyed my voyage," he said finally; "it was very pleasant on the sea."