The morning call., 1891-01-11
.SOMB MEMORIES
BY MINNIE HAUCK.
The PTiIla Donna Before GGrmany'S Late
Emperor and Empress.
Professional Jealousy Encounter With
One Of the Dethroned Queens of the
Lyric stage-A Lost Locket.

March, 4 lew years ueIOTS MS utdlu
There were to be great doings at the Weiss
Schloss by command of Empress Augusta
tableaux vivants arranged by the famous
German painters, Gustav Richter, Heinrich
Won Angel and Anton Werner; also scenes
from operas, among them the whole first
scene of the second act of aida" with N.Y.
set as Aida and Nine. Desire Artot as
Amneris.
Nine Artot, although retired from the
stage Tor many years past, always remained
special tavorite of the old Empress, and
seemed 10 have become a regular performer
at the entertainments given at the Empress
palace.
| cannot say that I was particularly
pleased with the choice OF the duet, and
Sti,l less with the prospect of appearing
with singer who had. from the very be-
ginning of my career, showed herself any
thing but congeHia.
NINE. ARroT UsUD TO PINCH HER.
might as well interrupt this description
of the Berlin court festivities and state a
little incident connected with Nine Artot-
Padiila.
l was not Il years old when l came to Eu-
rope to study with NJ Maurice Strakosch.
the well-known impresario. But after hear
ing NE he INN ,dately procured engage
mentS for me- at Coyent Garden, London, as
well as at the Italian operas of Paris. |
was so successful there tuat VI. Moreli en-
gagged me Tor an Italian opera season in
Moscow.
Nine. Artot, already an Old-eStablished
tavorile at the Russian capital having sung
- there at many consecutive seasons. was also
member Of this brilliant company of
winch was the youngest member.
Nine. Artot was no longer yOung-be-
sides, she had grown verg stout, and never,
ID TACT, possessed any personal attractions.
Nhrn, therefore, came and sang the
same part IN when the MOScOwlteS were ac-
cu-tomed 10 zee and hear an artist person.
any very pam, not young and with poor
voice. but with a splendid method Of sinr-
lig. Size instantly became very jealous Of
ne, ana showed all The ImpetuOsIty OF her
C. aracter aud nationality.
W hen others were present she always ap-
-peueu smiling and interested m the young
G-butauta,' but when | sang her fayorit9
IaIts-Juletta ('ROmeo and Juliet. Ter
ing IN Fra Davo.o or Marguerite
CIauSt and was rec He'd before the cur
. tain thirty or forty umeS-sO great is Rus
slam eutluSlasm-she would, willie we We're
on the stage, literally piuch me black and
blue. To-day can Gully smile at such petty
. l-tl"aS,eS, although they now exist in still
greater degree. | could many Il tale unfold
un this subject were l so inclined. But let
Us return to tue scene from Aid" in
"".vA A me AItol' as AmneEl>, needed only
~ pl13 NeI own personal feelings toward
m SF' oHE OLD EMPEROR WILLIAM
Inc general rehearsal took place at the
e. 10y "a pa ace IN Jhr magnificent Nelase Saal,
al lAr eHd OF winch stage had been con-
s.IIclgu between TWO white marble columns
anu huge sCId frame placed 50 as 10 encir-
Gle Tue entire stage and make the tableauX
N'SaHls dpteaT as framed Ile-slzed pic ure.
Inc COURT Win the exception OF MS Males
W VINO was 10 De surpn ed, were assem-
uitu' IL were the participants IN the tab
IrduA' mostly members OF the highest nobil-
f4. ne slght was a most interesting one,
ana NAIlt stood conVerSIng with two new
~ Introduced IHncesses, lntendant Won
iu'oeu called NE TO sing the duet with Nine.
ATtct.
1t went OF brilliantly. We had hardly
AuIsheu ana retired to the back part Of the
stage When Old EXcellenz Count Roedem,
ihr master OF ceremonies, hurried up to me,
SAYING mat heT Majesty desired me to 90 to
A5I:
Ahe. artot stood near me and could see
mar she was getting vivid. Knowing how
- POPULAR she was with the Empress l looked
aNA"Lce a. uGJh, tAen Ventared TO suggest
"a. ms LAcellency had perhaps made a
Alls'1Ae ~ the lauF' aau would he nina 60
5I- O"eA anu ask Aet Majesty II IL were
Ahle. AIIot or myself whom she desired.
i.eien ietuiileA atIeI WHILE say
-, ".SlieN , lot nie'
l-i- Ai4ot UEi9 LEI l.
a7lteaoL1 sutptiseu at inns pTeieren e L
h.''1e ny MHS WIN uttAculty through heapS
% seSue!9, NHlcn ieIt d very narrow pas
sage IgI me 10 90 through stepping before
M NJ 1Ih'Jtsts Htaue my ueep reverence
A-l7 1APlrsS sdu sumo KIM words OIL ap-
tlo'at anu ITeu 2tpppeu suuuenly, !IslDly
uatlE@setH' LLT9oAHls ABOUT me l holced TO
ins >u' lidse HtLie, -AIt4' stahuihg next 10
ne que Hau Weuseu hefset somehow
III. oesF me uaIIow passage 10 me uetTl-
iIon- u ny uICo9, dIG oetoIe haq tIlhe 10
G,en dooA ny S5 tnanhs loI the Empress
alI3 - nm. aItol was making her
t ~ " ine'e lump Eh 1atness' IOr, aIteT the
i1siIJA OF lhe turks, she could bend her
I 4..-, 80 as 10 nearly meet her feet. But the
tirPl 80 va - equal ~ tue occasion: Golng
'ele PooI 81 NJ ~ tnls aDJect posi-
~ IoL IL seems Hel ,-naJesty resented THIS
I"iHl''aI DeldS l. Aitnough the Empress
-. t 81" ltto ~ VIZ any 4EA tues
~ 1ioui , -. a's.slilce sue SlhlIeu anu
,S, r. - 80 al tle5, "liiod NJ,
t ~ -, ~ 40 ~ '"5 'H@' NY siHeihS Hau
49, T,or,,,,,. so. ..i.f.o.;. :;
, ya3iP to4SotS ~ my lciPa.loh IN
- Ia,,+if1 I ~ % i 4io.ii ii0i -Ia
.aT+ hard on5 f u-"'i l,D toChe''
Hgalt ST"Peu' anu OF very great value,
90 Il 80 - touHu "sHiu ono AleIO
sfaroes -''0'' P'0u'"' 0lieuui-
-
LOSING a DIAMOND LoCKET.
Ny husband ana had been invited TO
SolIee al the GrosvenoT Gallery given by an
American committee on the Fourth of July.
We had several gentlemen at dinner the
same evening, whom we left with my mother
al ABOUT II o CLOCK In the evening. 1t was
- beautiful moonlight night, bright as day.
GA arriving at the Grosveuor rooms, where
brilliant company was assembled, l noticed
me absence OF the diamond heart Thinking
had dropped It IN the cloak-room i'm
search could only bring forward two dia-
mond shoe buckles lost by some ladies'
My husband and the Police Commissioners
made searches on the staircase, streets ana
successful. My feelings that evening can
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