New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
THE PRIMA DONNA'S EXPLANATION.

be at the Academy OF Muse Thursday night, put
this dispatch appears to have gone astray.
THE PRIMA DONNA'S EXPLANATION.
There is no longer any mystery connected
with the disappearance of Madame Pappcnheim. Yes
terday Judge Koch her attorney. received letter from
her written on Thursday. In which she wrote that on
Wednesday after tccgraphing to him that she would he
at the Windsor Hotel on Thursday morning she reeeNeua
dispatch from Mr.. llapcsOn IN London, with whom sue
had an enlargement for June -. demanding that she
should sail for London immediately, OF Tue
contract would bs broker. Feeling Hh,e III
and convinced that she would be unable |"
sing I'm thc evening, Madame Pappen-
he III clegraphed the letter continued, to tho oratoro
Society with which her benefit had been arranged carly
enough for that society Ia announce 10 tho pp'c oi
inability 10 sing TO be present on Thursday evening
letter was received by Mr. NIgg former treasurer OF
the Adams appcnhcim troupe from the husband oi
Madame Pappcnhcim stating that they Wouiu sail i'i
Liverpool on the steamship Massachusetts, ION account
of circumstances over which they had no control ana
asking that IA lottery ticket which Mr.. Arcns Uhc nus
band) owned, might be forwarded 10 ihcin'
II IA stated that when Madame Pappcnhcim was IN
New-York on sunday numerous CREDITORS sem l" hcI
threatening messages concerning arrest ana de'e'""
which made her husband almost frantic But
the prima Gonna feared most legal check
mate from Miss COoncy. "A singer formerly III tle
employ of her recent operate combination Miss Coony
had claim for $780, her attorney served papers on ''
attorney OF Madame Pappcnleim, requiring the ne
PENDANT TO appear on May - Tor eAaui'''
ton before the referee "a judgment uep' H.
Madaue Pappcnhcm did not respond ana hcr
opponent had the necessary papers drawn for her
rrcst for contempt of court These would have been
served ON Thursday morning II she hal arrived then
but during the day arrangements were made Mr. All
ans SAYS with all the creditors otc Adams Pappcnh'im
opera troupe for settlement for <2'"""; 50 t"' II
Madame Parpcnhcm had come to N'W-loIk "a 'Ale'leu
she could have left the country legally FREQ Of
debit Eut she knew nothing II all thiS. Her
liabilities amounted to $500. or this claim for
$3.50 had been ,miSscd. and claim for $1,000 more
WAS IN default because OF the negligence Of creditor
NSbo had failed 10 serve notice OF his claim. Her Pres,
ing liabilities. therefore. amounted e. SJI"i H'i as
sets not more than S-.ooV ~ in"i,?
earned IN siu giuG recently IN Boston an" ',"''hna
Madame Pappcnhtms friends lament her Il, piiiuft
because IL unnecessary hlt iI'9 II-'Nl .'".
dtd Mi in her power toilet The pubic know mat she
could not sing appear at the benefit arranged ioI
Dr. Damrosch stated Last night that he had
Inst heard that Madame Pappcnhcm had writ
len a letter 10 member ~ the Oiatoro society.
IN regard to her not appearing IhuI5d'S hrnl Du'
Reno. the treas ircr, as late as uoc" ma, ~
had received Telegram nor any other iniihHtoh ron
Madame Papp, nci mat she could IL" De present Had
anv such letter been written or Il pat Hh'; ' N""t
have known OF II. lie repeated nat hob"lN kh'" ph
Madame Pappcuhcim tuIt she wound NOT hr III tho
ii@t rehearsal, Thursday mornng He dd not
Know Mr. Koch. Madame fdpptnh coun-cl'
and had received no information from Inn.
lie thought il possible AT Madam laplehhcim mEni
have fcl cgraphod To- o the Oratoro society on
f Inc downto "a Office, and a. the office va, ci"~cd
ON DECORATION Day. the dispatch might not have h,rn
roucrrt-not one conj-and did not know What
proportion OF the receipts rhr wa TO I., IT,
10 assist Madame PhPp"nhclm. ,,- -, H..
Mr. GaIschc. Of Theodore 1homns's orchestra VINO y
friend OF Madame Pappenhcim' lcc'N,u .t
Ter from her early ia the week, asking MN I"
meet her at her hotel in TINS city, aud frequently during
Thursday evening he caused Inquiries 10 DC uv At 'Ho
Academy, as to whether she hdd ar 80
Mndamc Pappcnheln aud her husband Ihomn' Arrns;
wrek- ago for the White star steamship Bfitannic
which Will san for Liverpool t"-daI, ana thri nancI
Yesterday HAT thcS have not been informed OF any
change III tie Arrangement
TIE rEIMA DoNNA's CAREER ~ AMIHcA
Madame (-hc was then Mis-j FaWeuheim made her
ar, nppearance in America the 18th Of October.
-, singing Valentine in the "Hugucnot," nj
IA. Ncw-York Academy OF Music 10 Herr
Wachtel's Raoud she one OF the iuh
opera company engaged IN Germany To support
Wachtd on lis last American tour and she
had been previously singing III HAMBURG Ihere seems 10
have been eccentric IN her departure from that
city, for she sunmary broke an engagement to accept
the American oacr-uay DO SAID, in fact, to have run
away leaving the following letter 10 the editor Of the
Uau,l,ure TrcmccnLial which Was published after hei
departure:
The magninccn, Offer | have received TO accompany
w,,StcI To- America-an offer which, botl al
tt.ucnIly and pccunlarily IL highly HdSant-
tagrons--iuduccd me repeatedly TO request my
"bsntions Not being able To prevail on him To q" 80
/ had 40 alternative but 10 adopt the 5"d course ol
rn,"d"T Ills step IA only the result Of
arti.,ic ambition, for It j. with heavy heart
thnt leave Hamburg where have been 40 well treated
Have the goodness beg Of YOU To insert these few words
m ny qualification, and preserve Friendly Tecorcton
of IN, IN return. Begging you to make tho same re-
quest for me to the gentleman who - your musical
critic. remain, etc, Ll"'NL IhILNhLIh
Durlpg her residence in tho United States Madame
In, IN. at, t.tt.f
cal connoisscurs developing dramatic intelligence and
e,rp.stne,, of which she had gwen only
imperfect limitations at nfst; hut She was
constantly IN trouble i"o M',n,el ,as%n
berwrrn the and the pima donna; the friends ~
the lady charged mat he Wl7 unfairly kept IN me back
broke ont IN the newspapers. Many other Orcrtic
enterprises in which sac took Pat cane to grlei.
moi altogether FREQ from nnh0yancts, for the
asl e1nurrt,rnt The trouble, Of the FrycrPap-
i.ns law suits, ctc which grew out OF that bankrupt
affair. are fresh in the pubic mind.
this country done at the recent festival
in Cincinnati pn hn,fe success. " she mauns sii
behind the scenes TO keep herself constantly IN hot
water She seems 10 have Iccn an unplcas-
a an1 1 Suffered her own " mirrroa"a s c
Clicks "Alccstis 10 that of Theodore Thomas. and
there came IA conflict at the rehearsal. out of which,
p,shsus II ~ unnecessary To state that blr.
Thomas emerged quiet and victorious lie Is conductor
whose nabit IL 10 conduct The dIl alter the opening
performance critic in one Of the Cincinnati new -ppc,
remarked that unless there something pro
dig on. the matter with his caro- Mime. Pap
penncm sang false As Aew-forh visitor
antly rep,lrd. there spmctAng lrpilgOu-
inc mailer with his ears, for she did not sing ilsc but
she resented the criticism with ~ much violence n she
bad deserved il Fur twenty lour hours snr was Naming
with wrath. She refused To sing dRtin ~ Cincinnati;
she declared that she would 20 back 1" New
York by the next train; and poor Mr.
AIcns with face Ike an undoftlE"rH, went
about the hotel pulling every body IhoH co n"r and ask.
ins with II voice iull OF grlct and mystery, fli.r
YOU sren mat article E.c Commercial I"
II she had carried ont her threat the festival
youId have been IutTI,d some lis beat
features, for her place could not have been sup.
ulIcd at "a dal' = notice, Plans were formed To-
arrest her and exact bonds suit for
damages IA case shc attempted 10 leave town. Mean
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