The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-27
MISS kELLOoe,s DEPARTURE
Making some Interesting Statements Before
she Sailed for Europe.

Miss Clara Louise Kellogg sailed for Eng
land yesterday in the G"rmanic. and will re-
main abroad. In all probability. for at least two
years to come. Her engagement with Mr..
Maurice Strakosch will lead her to various parts
OF Europe. probably to Russia. whore she is de-
sirous OF singing next wlnter to Paris whore
she has never been heard. and. In all hkeli-
hood. to Milan whore she has been offered an
engagement to sing at Las Gala. She will pro-
coed now. however. to London. and hopes to
make her first appearance Mt Her Maiesty's rs
Flind in Mignon," although what role she
will assume for her entrGe IL not yet decided.
1t is now seven years since sang in Lon
don" said Miss Kellogg Il think they like an
artistic IL one only stops among them long
enough. VIVA certainly treated very kindly
when l was there before. and | am fond OF
Iondon-in fact. like the very smell OF Eng
land"
When Miss Kellogg sipgs N Milan che will
as Aida. the Amneris to be Nine. Pozzini who is
q famous representative Of that role In speak
ing Of her sister artists Miss Kellogg pays an
enthnsiastic tribute TO Nine. Gerstrr's noteS
almost " eyarv wa" one of the better Known singers
including Nine. bucca, better Carmen than
whom she cannot imagine II would sun
and singer" she says. Miss Kellogg recalls
the fact that ten years ago che ran
Maurice Strakosch who sailed with her yes
terday for Europe: II had engaged to sing
said. and when sT hi" his brother. Mr.. Max stra-
kosch. offered me an opportunity to make
much more. the temptation was too great,
some %'o $4,000 $500 '"'q can was imagine ' %HTvsci
singing merely for pleasure abroad,
such q thing here. simply. because the art
atmosphere is lacking. In Europe there is
Here II is rs a rule. sensation that the, public
desires. and money making that is the aim
q the artistic; But imagine how singer
and her Indifferent ones ,applauded.
Then in European playhouses i K such
Still. l do. not mean to underestimate
the good will Of American audiences toward
me persGnalyi | have many pleasant souve,
looking" Miss Kellogg wore UNIQUE breast
pin. which was presented her in California; II
mods Faust" and the words Farewell from
friends who love theeP' appeared on the en-
Miss Kellogg would like, to appear in Pima
fore " as a lark not. however before tho
in private before company. Of friends She
| would depict the gallant Captains daughter
| II. preference to Lite Biterctp.
In speaking Of the newspaper talk during
the season when Nine. Marie R6ze. Miss Cary.
and she we're in the same company. Miss KEEL
| logg said that she had been represented as
| having engaged in controversy with the
| French prima donna. whom she thought. by
right TO a dressing. room in Cleveland. and Of
her having thrown the latter's costumes out
| into the passage way. The fact OF the matter
lie" remarked Mise Kellogg when my mnid
told me that Mrs. Elssler. the managers. wife,
had private dressing room. and asked II did
not wish 10 use II. ! said that It was not worth
| while to change. as | had always been very com
| Portable In the room was In and. in fact,
never knew OF the others existence until
| then. Aitcrward when an article appeared in
| the papers saying that had dumped Nine;
Roze's clothes out into the hall. questioned
my maid, although did not think she would
| do n thing which would compromise mo against
my wishes. just rs thought she was entirely
| innocent in the matter, and shortly afterward
| light WAS thrown upon the transaction. and the
subsequent news paper sensation by hair
dresser. who had seen Mr.. Henry Mapleson
pave the way for extensive paragraphing Of
my jealousy III temper b.. by himself
throwing his good .natured wiies stage dresses
out into the hall These are the wheels within
| wheels Of life behind the scenes"