Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A slNaeR.s SAD FATE.


 Marie Rozs's Unfortunate Marriage to
 Mspeaon. Which tho Latter Declares
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 A cable dispatch to the New York World from London, under the date of September 4, contains the following surprising story: Henry Mapleson has published a letter in the Paris Figaro which will start his wife, Marie Roze, on the war-path when she hears of it, and make public scandal of the pend ing divorce case which, it was intended, should be arranged privately. Some weeks ago Marie Roze caught her hus- band under circumstances which left no possible doubt regarding his infidelity. So she left him. She refused all at tempts satreconciliation, but m amicable separation was agreed upon, Mapleson going to the Continent for the summer, his wife taking Q house in Q suburb of London.
 Last week the London correspondent of the Paris Figaro mentioned the fact of the separation, preaching a homily thereon regarding the usual unhappy resulsS of theatrical marriages. This brought out letter from Henry Maple son, who is at vichy. Though ostensi- ply praising Marie Roze as an amiable woman and a fine singer, he writes that she was never really married to him, that though a form of ceremony had been gone through it has been declared illegal. and Marie Roze is as free to marry again tomorrow if she chooses to do so as he is. In his letter Mapleson pointedly refers to the fact that he has bought Marie Roze many valuable pres- ents, and procured her profitable en- agreements. Marie Roze can not dissolve theiF marriage, he says, because there never was any marriege. As Mapleson has always introduced Marie Roze as his wife both here and in America, and she has children by him, this letter is likely to cause much surprise,
 The reporter went to Marie Roze's home to-day in order to get her version of the story. Unfortunately the lady herself had just gone to Scotland for a month. Her sister was seen, however. She was much surprised and shocked when shown Mapleson's letter. She said she could not talk about the matter without her sisters authority. The re- porter observed that Mapleson would har,;ly Elahe such bold statement If he pCtiN'fNl NIsLt -hdb 10 kNOEO SOu1o pE4eG d riage T h" sister replied that she be- iieved Ma'ic would have no trouble abou: }::a' phase of the case. The sis ter a,'LiitleI the separation between Maplcs',a and Roze, which, she said, was due to lapse on Henry's part which Marie could not overlook. Though she had shown a spirit of mercy on previous occasions she left his house of her own initiative, probably never to return to it. She had put the case in the hands of her legal advisers and meant to appeal to British jury for the relief the law allows in such cases.
 Henry Mapleson Is the son of Colonel Mapleson, known for some years as the commander-in. chief of her Majesty's operatic forces on this side of the At Iantic. He was first brought into prom thence through his position as the hus- band and manager of Marie Roze, who at the time held good position in the musical world. Marie Roze's life has been an interesting and in part a sorrow ful one. She was sacrificed at an early age, and entered the Conservatory of Music in Paris when fifteen, in 1864. She made her debut at the Opera Com ique in August of 1866 in Herold's opera s:Marie." and immediately conquered public favor. By her grace, refinement and excellent rendition of each role un- dertaken, she won, in fact, an unparal- led position in the French capital. In 1869 she appeared in tho Paris Grand Opera in Gounod's ::Faust." She after. wards appeared in Italian opera in Lon don.
 During her stay in London, which was from 1871 to 1876, Marie Roze married Gin 1s74) Mir. Jules Perkins, an Ameri can artist attached to Drury Lane, where he sang Bertram, in Robert le Diable," Sarastro, in The Magic Flute, Vi and other bass roles. He died after a short marriage of seven months, in con. sequence of a cold resulting in rheuma- tism of the heart, at the age of twenty nine years. Marie Roze afterwards joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company fl England and sang Carmen and other roles in English. She then came tc | America, and 1t was then announced | that she had been married to Henry Mapleson. Her career here (1S7s) wa: a very successful one, and 1t was while she was in Boston that Longfellow wrote a poem dedicated to her.