Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-21
OPERATIC BISCORn.
BRir OF Mime PRppenheim's Solo
Isis speak their Minds.


New York World. March 18th.
The financial troubles of the
Pappenheim-Adams opera troupe
seem to have been the natural re-
suit of insufficient audiences, and
nobody charges criminal misman-
agement or misappropriation upon
anybody else. Little professional
jealousies come out to be sure, be-
tween the principal singers and
those just below them, but nothing
that either side has said is terrible
except in its emphasis. Nine Pap
penhelm, it will be remembered,
declared TO o World reporter that
the behavior of some of her soloists
had been very common" She said
of fraulein Human, the young
Russian soprano, that this one was
altogether unjustifed in refusing
to sing, since all that was due her
was forty dollars. The other mem
bers of the troupe Nine Pappen-
helm charged, had q scheme to set
up "Rienzi" on their own account,
with herself and Mr.. Adams left
out, and had employed a dozen mu.
sicians to surreptitiously copy the
orchestral score which was the pri-
vate property of Mr.. Adams, having
been purchased by him in Vienna,
Nine Pappenheim said that when.
ever the troupe came to a town the
question was always, "Well, who is
toplay Margarita?" or whatever else
was the principal part in any opera;
and If the answer was "Pappen-
heim," then everything was well
and the people came with their
money; but when the answer was
Human" then the house was
empty and the piece went begging.
Fraulein Human, in conversation
with a World reporter yesterday,
said precisely the contrary to what
Nine Pappenheim said, and Herr
Blum differed exactly with Mr..
Adams. 81 came over to Ameri-
ca, F" said the fair young Russian, in
soft, melliAuous German, laying
down her ivory.handled pen as she
spoke upon a fairy letter which she
was inditing, and sweeping the
trail of her pale blue robe de cham.
bre into a fresh locality, "with a
definite understanding. 1t was
stipulated with me that my passage
should be paid to and from Ameri-
ca; that all my expenses here should
be paid; that my wardrobe should
be furnished, and that l should re-
ceiye besides q salary of $3.50 a
week. Instead OF that l was only
paid for one month and a half, and
now there is e2500 due me. / was
obliged, too, to furnish my own
wardrobe, a matter of $400 or $500,
and the Pappenheim, moreover,
was rude to me constantly. | kept
saying | would not sing, and the
Pappenheim sent me formal letters
saying that / should be paid next
day, but L never was paid, and at
iaGt ! put my foot down fiat and
said | would sing no more. The
Pappenheim had her picture every
where, but Humans pietpre was
not To be seen, and Human WIS
printed everywhere in small letters,
but Pappenheim in letters, oh, SO
big! And yet was Human the
fayorite Of the public, and when
she sang in the principal roles the
people came to hear"
"The Pappenheim is very singu-
lar" said Herr Blum, who had en-
tered in time 10 hear the latter part
Of what Fraulein Human said.
She was once very much offended
when sang with her in TFoyatore
on short notice, because sang the
famous aria, II Balen, and omitted
the duet in the fourth act, which
she should have shared. She de-
manded to know why / didn't omit
the aria. Think OF thatl Why,
no." continued Herr Blum; II
don't think there was any swim.
dle"-
81 don't know why not, said
Fraulein Human, with . quick
movement OF her fair head,