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Elise Kutscherra DeNys, Belgian operatic soprano based in Paris, specialized in Wagner parts--the surname Kutschera is sometimes spelled with only one R (I'm finding it both ways, in news sources and other places). She's mentioned in a 12 November 1914 New York Times brief article, tracking down impresario Rudolf Aronson after their correspondence was disrupted by the war.

I found victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/5136/De_N... and "Kutscherra, Elise: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 15 Jun 1896 as Sieglinde in la Walkyrie." in www.historicopera.com/listing_singers_k.htm

I started an entry for her in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Kutscherra_DeNys The image is dated November 13, 1914. She arrived on November 9, 1914 in New York City so this image must be from her return trip. Name:Elise Kutscherra Arrival Date:9 Nov 1914 Birth Year:abt 1872 Birth Location:Austria Birth Location Other:Prague Age:42 Gender:Female Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality:Belgian Port of Departure:Le Havre Port of Arrival:New York, New York Ship Name:Rochambeau I have the image of her manifest. Here is an interview with her in the New York Times after the 1914 concert: select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E17F63E5B1773...

Thanks to all of you for finding such great information about Mme. Kutscherra. We'll add some of it and the date to the record the next time we update.

American poet Berton Braley and writer Marion Rubincam were married in 1915, reportedly on Henry Ford's Peace Ship. The couple separated in 1920.

His wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berton_Braley The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones (photo nearby) according to The Bolivar Breeze, Dec. 9, 1915. The Milwaukee Journal, Dec. 5, 1915 has another version of the story. About their divorce: The Pittsburgh Press, Jan. 26, 1920

B-59: Thanks for the information about Braley and Rubincam. We will include some of your information next time we update.

Son of George Jay Gould I; grandson of the 19th-century Wall Street robber baron (and Titan of the Great Northern Railroad), Jay Gould. See Harry Angstrom's note, below, and the Wikipedia entry it references.

I didn't think he looked like a Georgie.

Oops! Sorry for the mix up. This is one of five captions and images that got out of alignment back when the negatives were first scanned. Now fixed!

Might be Frank's nephew, Jay2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould_II

Harry Angstrom: It does look like this is Jay Gould II. We will update the record with this more full name. Thanks for the heads up!

This is likely Mrs. James A. Stevenson, and her daughter Helen Stevenson, of Garden City, Long Island, NY. Miss Helen Stevenson married George Collier Decker of Garden City on February 21, 1916. Among the bride's attendants was her sister, Miss Dorothy Stevenson.[1]

Pixel Wrangler, thanks for the additional information. Could you tell me where you found this information? I did not find it in Wikipedia. Much appreciated, thanks.

Pete (LOC P&P): the reference link (N Y Times) was included at the end of the comment (as "footnote" 1)..