Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
THEIR OTHER NAMES.
Opera Singers Off the Stage-Their
Marital Relations.

New York Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune
Emma Abbott told me, about the time she
married Wetherel, that Clara Louise Kellogg
had advised her agant it, saying: Don't make
the awful mistake Of getting married. Don't
ever marry while you are singing. Make the
divine art your only spouse; ifyou don't you'll rue
it, Then, the petite advsee laughed. and added:
$50 went and got married. But Miss Kellogg
doesn't need a husband to look out for her. she
has such splendid managing mammal"
1t Is a fact that most divas marry to get a
trustworthy business agent: Others marry to get
somebody to defend them against the improper
proposals of managers One of the best known
operate managers in America during the last
fifteen years Is reputed to have made the virtue
OF his prime dome the price of their success that
Is. if they resisted and resented his opportunities
he has refused to push them to the front and
give them the best chance. One of the first
opera-singers in the world returned to Europe
two years ago without an engagement on this
account alone.
Pappenhem is in private life Nine. Allren.
Ahren is a nervous and impressionable German
and he and his musical wife call each other
Tom and Jenny" and bill and coo like two
love-brds and quarrel and make up a dozen
times a day. He ia noted for his stOng emo
tlonal qualities. weeping on small provocation
and violently falling on the neck of his friends
and kissing them.
Gerster is the wife of the Count DR. Gardini. a
black-whiskered Italian Of some education and
position. fellow of the College of Bologna He
owns very fine estate at place called SassO.
about twenty miles from Bologna, on the side
OF the Apprentices. He subjects his land to pea
SAINTS of the vicinity. they paying according to
the harvest gathered. During the off months
the doctor and Gerster (who are really and truly
married) dwell in their palatia villa surrounded
with luxnries The seclusion is perfect: the view
g m Nr iS ala, rnn
an acquaintance to stop and take dinner Gers
ter found the Count-Doctor in Venice, where he
was manager of the opera house. believe. He
now holds the office of American consul at Bo-
lOgna. the work of which, in his absence is done
by his younger brother
Sembrch, Abbeys great card. is Nine. STEM
gel. She is by nativity an Austrian Pole and
has borne the pseudonym of 1.-The Secian Night
lngale." The ambition of her youth was to be
a great vfOlinst She became very proficient,
but one day, after playing a difficult passage,
She repeated it so marvelOusly with her voice
that her teacher, in establishment, exclaimed:
"A great cantatrce. Good heavens, magniti-
que. Play the violin no more. begar. YOu are
great SINGER Marry me-" She took his adj
vice throughout. became Nine. Stengel and the
next winter created tremendous furore at
Dresden. But the old singers were jealous Of
her. and the intrigue was so unpleasant that
She fled to London. where she won worldwide
fame. Then she returned to Dresden a con-
/. Querer. NOW IN two or three operas she an
swers an encore by accompanying herself on
the violin. Monday night she was called before
| the curtain fourteen times.
1rebelll is divorced. Her eX-husband, Bertini,
Is member OF MaplesOn's company. or was the
day before yesterday, while she is member OF
Abbeys army. Yesterday Bertin sued MaplesOn
| for damages for violation of contract.
Fursch-Mad is Nine. Verle. VerIe is tall.
handsome Frenchman, and he travels with the
Abbey company in close propipquity with his
wife.
still more handsome man is Count Lalli, the
Italian husband of Nine. Scalchi, and he is also
on hand whenever needed-and more. too.
Nine. vallera is Mrs. r. II. Percy Hutchinson.
She Is of American birth-Batimore, believe
and he Is manufacturer in the North CT Eng
land, and has shOOting-bo in the hunting dis
trlct OF Rugby. He is representative English
man. who is fond OF outdoor sports.
Lablanche (contrato) is Nine. De Meric and
daughter of the great basso, LablaEche. De
Merlc is Frenchman, who for two or three
years has taught music successfully in this city,
but is now seriously ill, but somewhat GONZALES
cent, in the south of France.
Nilsson lost her husband under tragic circum-
stances recently, and still goes into society in
In half-mourning. He lost her money in stocks,
went crazy with grief and chagrln, and died.
10 anybody who speaks of her husband, to
whom she was much attached. she says: "DO
The Wrong Parent.
From the Detroit Free Press
"You know Blank, don't your" queried citi-
zen as he entered a Griswold street office yes
terday.
Eyes"
Have you any influence with him?"
"Well may have"
''Then you are the man to 60 to him. He has
son about Is years old"
yes"
''That boy is on the road to ruin because his
father Is too goOd-natured and too much wrapped
up in business Seems to me it is your duty to
go to that man and tell him in friendly way