The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
PArRrorIo PoLrsH SINGERS.
Embarrassing Predioaments I'm which Love
of Country sometimes Places Them.

Embarrassing Predioaments I'm which Love
ofCountry Sometimes Places Them.
II IL usually the Poles who get into trouble
over their national sympathies' when these in
terfere with their artistic life and duties. Helene
Modjeska, who is an ardent patriot, delivered
q speech at the Worlds Fair In Chicago which
had such far reaching results for her that she
was forbidden TO play when she returned dur
ing the following winter to Poland. The ex-
precision Of her sympathy for her countrymen
in their sufIerinss under Russian rule was
Modjeskn's offence. Marcella Sembrich is
the latest famous Pole TO feel the difficulties
that sometimes meet the patriotic Polish
singers and actors. She lives In Dresden. but
lie intimately associated with her own country,
figuring. indeed. as one of the most notable OF
its musical artists. Sembrlch. De Reszke and
Paderewski form tho trinity OF musical
g~eniuses in Poland. to-day. None OF them
stays long In the country. Nine. Sembrlch
moved to Dresden because II was tho most
convenient city from which she could travel to
fill her engagements. Jean de Reszke spends
only his summers in Poland. Paderewski is
rarely there.
Marcella Sembrich sang twice this year he
fore leaving for New York. She consented to
sing at the frst Gewandhaus concert in Leip-
sic as a favor to Arthur Nikiseh. the conductor.
VINO ID an lntlmhJ0 lTlenu OF nor anu NOT nus
band. While at Bayreuth abe saw n news
paper which announced that the concert was
TO be in memory u Bismarck. That shocked
her SO that she teleRraphed to Leipsis to dis
cover II It were really 90. Tit answer came
back that It was perfectly correct that the con-
cert was intended as q memorial OF Bismarck.
Nine. Sembrich was announced to sing the
written from Leipsic to confirm the Telegram
contained the information that the slow move
mont in that was thought to be especially suit
honor Bismarck" Nine: sembrish said. and
5nsT i THAT my D nay ew 1pP p g T 90 tS1 Ds gEssf fSTslgs
OF the Gewandhaus as the solo'st of a concert
given in his memory, l immediately tele-
stopping. that 1t would be out Of the question
for me to appear; l begged them to engage
band at Dresden to get him to inform the man
aRement OF the Gewandhaus that nothing
could persuade me to take part in a Bismarck
The end Of il ali was that before I left Bay.
reuth 1t was settled that the concert was not
" % made iG p s,smaefE'' R RSe0F / w rnas to P GeIpsiS
would be printed: / was stIll deternined not
to appear IL the concert was announced as In
Rrammes as soon as 1 arrived. On It was only
SnS @snslSs Of Of Fii BestSoven Fang Troi 6a'es sy Ine
phonys appeared the phrase In honor OF Bis
marCK. Inc rest OF the concert had nothing
to do with Bismarck. and ] felt that my coun-
loyal Pole should"
Nine. Sembrich had a somewhat similar ex-
perience during her stay in Vienna last spring.
It was during her successful season, at the
Carl Theatre that war was declared. The
Countess, KilmanseEg knew that Mime: Sem
brich had three years before been received in
private audience By the Queen Regent OF
So she counted on Nine. .sembrich's particle
patton in q charity concert to be organized for
the benefit of tho Spanish soldiers. Nine.
Sembrieh had Just returned from this coun-
try and expected to come back with Maurice
Grau. She had. moreover, no desire to sing
for the Spanish. But, the Countess Kilmen-
is a power in the most influential Vi
society. To refuse her might have
broken up a friendship of long standing; Just
concert was POSTPONED to- q date later than
the duration OF. Nine. Sembrich's season. So
she was able to keep from singing at the Span
ish benefit without causing trouble to herself
or anybody else. But one OF the newspapers
said that Nine. Sembrich had come here, car
RED way as many American dollars as. posi-
BILE. and then gone to Vienna and sung for the
SpAniards,