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Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
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Kudos, Gene, and thanks for the wonderful "O Sole Mio"!

After watching Caruso starring in Leoncavalli's "Lucia di Lammermoore" on March 24, 1906, TR surprised the singer with his appreciations and a three-foot-high framed, personalized photo signed "To Enrico Caruso from TR". Caruso was so speechless that TR tried to put him at ease with the words above.

The photo came in quite handy soon. During his San Francisco engagement and in the morning and aftermath of the April 18 earthquake Caruso stumbled disoriented through the city with only a fur coat over his pyjama, his valise in one hand and and the silver-framed picture in the other, brabbeling a mixture of Italian and English, so that a National Guardsman mistook him for a loiter. The photo "ID" spared Caruso of being arrested.

I read this in Tom Bogar's "American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive" which I bought at the Surratt House. I find it a fascinating read, and even if you are not that much interested in theater, Tom's style and narrative skills just make it interesting and enjoyable (Anita, you'll love it!).
http://www.amazon.com/American-President...162&sr=1-2
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