Show Singing Oklahoman n Hailed Halted In Unexpected Opera Debut NEW NEV YORK Jan 11 UP UP-Gu- UP Giu Giuseppe formerly Joe Benton of Oklahoma who started out to be a doctor but became a a. asinger singer Instead made mado a hit in his Metropolitan debut With scarcely 48 hours notice stepped on the stage at atthe th the tho Met last night and sang the role of at Des in Masse Masse- nets net's Manon so ISO well he brought the audience to its feet cheering from Sayre Okla Okia and nd a graduate of the University of Dt Oklahoma has been studying music for years and has hRs appeared in opera in Chicago Philadelphia and in Europe but his debut at atthe atthe atthe the Metropolitan was an unexpected unexpected unexpected bit of good fortune Richard Crooks scheduled to sing the role was ill was vas in the office of ot Edward Johnson Johnson John John- son son manager of ot the Met when Johnson was notified A quick tryout convinced ed the manager that the year old Oklahoman could do the part well |