New-York tribune., 1878-05-31
A PRIMA DONNA MISSING.
DISAPPEARANCE OF MADAME PAPPENHEIM

| AGAINST HER-oPINIoNS OF HER COUNSEL AND
| OF DIR. DAMRosCH AND MR. ADAMS.
A farewell benefit was given last night at
the Academy of Music to Madame Pappenhem by the
| New-York OratOrO Society. just before the
time for her appearance in the "stabat Ma
| ter" about o p H., it announced by
Joseph =. Jardne that she would not appear lie SAID
that dispatches had been received by Judge Koch her
counsel, that she had left Boston and expected To
! be here in time take part IN the per
formance. lie delarcd that nothing had since
! been heard from her, and her friends were IN
great anxiety about her. He added, however, that he
trusted she would still arrive before nc performance
concluded This announcement received with
much aStonshmcnt b. the audience and there was
much whispered conversation the failure of
u beneficiary to be present at an cner9inmart devised
solely for her advantage The performance was con
nucd tee close. but tidings received from
the missing prma donna.
Judge Joseph Koch. counsel Of Madame Pappcnhcim.
was found last night at the Beyidcre House. He de-
cared that he could assign for her disappear
ance that the of her husband and his
constant fear of creditors, might have had much in
nuencc upon her mind to cause her to attempt TO
leave the country suddenly He said, in general con
versatOn on the subject:
MADAME Pappcnhcm expected to sail for Europe from
this city the steamship Gcrmanic on Saturday next
She had arranged all her plans that and had engaged
statcr0oms in the vessel. Her irst engage
mcnt abroad was. il I mistake not. with Mr.. Maple
SON OF her Maie.tys Opera in London.
She left this house last Sunday 20 Brooklyn where
she had to sing at sacred concert in the evening Her
intention was with friends in Brooklyn that
niglt come over to New-York early or Monday
ing and then leave by OF tie carly trains tor
Boston. This programme have 10 doubt SHE carried
out she sang at concert in Boston in the evening
on Tuesday. she paid visit TO Madame Rl-
dcrsdorf, at Lakeside, near Boston. when an
| oraloro was to he given. which occa-
/ uiz rendered
her. and she was be presented with testimonial
She said that she would leave Boston on late tram last
| night and reach here at , a to-day.
YESTERDAY received dispatch rei,eralng that she
would be at the Windsor Hotel early this morning.
called there tls morning at O'Clock, but she had not
arrived then a few hours later | repeated
the visit. but still she hal not been heard
from Finally after noon / received a dispatch
from Madame Rudcrsdorf saying that Madame Pap en-
helm left Boston this morning she wrote to me that
she would This was answer to a telegram that
had sent her az 10 "A when began 10 feel anX-
uus about MADAME Pdgpcu ms failure to meet me AT
the windsor. Since then | have heard nothing ABOUT
her.
The only that can assign for her strange ae-
on tuat she has been iHin need by her husband MI
Arcus. lie - exceedingly nervous ana mas beei very
much annoyrd by several creditors 10 whom his WI"
indebted III copar ner-r Ih,y nave hhir'r1eu Ih
bv urging the payment of their claims at all time,
and place. know that th, has lI.y,G upon mn IN
demands. They have made all sorts oi threats ana
| Concerning the claims against Madame Pappenhein
may say that action would have h"cu brought by
any the parties holding claims lh' Judgements unset
t, amount only 10 e3'O-one Tor 500 aud me other Tor
! so IL rc-ud TO TIE former, Madame IaiptHi'im
told offer the attorney Of this claimant for her share
of the debt. ouehalt the amount Ihs was rejected as
| hc desired that she should assume tue "hot mo
other matters are III action a p"phnF aioIr.i'r u3
not amount Ia more thar c-,@"p. she Is sue'
jointly wlth Mr. Adams who ' connected WIN hcl ~
opcta IA tn, city wac ca' ~ D., her mainly for
tie purpose paving the nds 'uc.. incurred by her
III the West. The management o. tLe comiany III ihe
West WAS assumed by Sir Fryer and proved unsucctss-
pauv aud Alr. Adams and Madame Pappenhcm received
nothng for their services In the trs week Of opera
here, they d.d actually succeed IN pa!inE one-thrd OF
and aG,Ts proved unsuccessful on March .
and chorus refusing to 20 on unless Thy rhhoy cS re.
tract provided that they should he paid until the
co-c The result Of their action was that
- coo taken in Tor tickets had 10 be returned to the
! DIR. DAMRosCHs OPINION.
Dr Leopold Damrosch said last evening:
Il last saw Madame Pappenhem on Sunday as tate
+ pcrlnp, ~ 2 p m. at the Beyidere Hotel | had
/ called to consult with her in regard to the
/ benefit concert which WAS given her this
/ evening. aui arrange for rchearsals for H. I
told her had arranged FOR orchestral rehearsal for
wednesday evening. She replied that she could
/ not possibly DC present, but that she would
/ be here on Thursday morning. and asked
me to arrange rehearsal for that time.
she had m engagement to sing in Boston on the next
/ evening. and Wednesday evening she was to
Doe present at ovation to herself. at which
she to receive gift Of silver wreath ,,i t she
: to 10 y. IN. ana would then take the lae
i tran FOR Nrw-lork and he here THURSDAY moInihS.
+ arranged for rehcai,al at the Belyldere
Hotel ut 10 a. m tc-dar and Instructed the
% 5 rrScnpc to Ts II The % air VIII With Mdame raPpcn6co nh
was at the Motel morning and so were the ofher
/ artists, bat Madame PIppvuhcm Was not pres nj. |
was told that her attorney. judge Koch: bad r,
To the eject that Madame Pappcnheim had l'ft
"Wednesday e''ring on the steamer M.esicniS't's, %
who said hc had seen H. shortly before the concert we
arranged FOR another solost to take her place
rope on a steamer from Boston | think she went FOR
fear OF arrest 10y some Of her creditors before
/ sine should go from here. She told me she
| had An engagement to sing Mt Her MaIestys
Theatre. London on June l2 am informed shr was Tis
Her appearance on SUNDAY WAS no different from
as asd 7F .'.p1rirG 1cSp none % Of tins fnd nt her
failure appear AT her concert or TO inform us OF the
eti"n tGcir sci vices and to the people ap
pcared Oh the invitation
ATNK WITH MR. ADAMS.
Nr ADAMS said last night " The failure OF Madame
Pappcnheim to appear at her benefit a great sur
rri.r to me. had agreed 10 sing To help the affair
along She appointed rehearsal yesterday at $50 r.
ni aud said she would be sure to be there She
failed to come, and sent word she w"uld be at 10 A. M
to-day at the Belyldcre House. There DR.. Damrosch
and aud other solosts waited for her for several
hours but she did not | went again
M D. M but no tidngs had been received from her.
Then proceeded the Academy. In the af
tcruoon "a dispatch had been received by
judge Koch from Nine. EuicrsdOsf that Madame
Pappcnlcim had sailed irem Boston for Liverpool
on he steamer Massachusetts,. Judge Koch thought II
meant the sound steamboat OF nat name; bnt that
steamboat, 1t found, Had got IN At
Il A. M Yesterday. II was aftcrward ascerttined
by me that the an old one usually employed
to carry lrc-ht between Boston and Liverpool was
then confident that she had left the country without
giving any her friends any ntimaton of her intention
"Ecfurc the announcement VaS made III the Academy
some persons came and said. As Madame Pappen-
helm has gone, responsible for her Gcbts' Two
Jrnit slrrliis were sent by Mr.. Edng, and arrested