Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-12-26
Poor Papinta.

uento Bee from Germany, written oy
a Sacramento young woman who has
been travelling in foreign lands for
several years. The letter is from the
Den Of rs. Arthur Arnold, formerly
Maude Caswell, daughter of w. A.
Caswell OF Sacramento. Since leav-
ing Sacramento several years ago Mr.
Arnold and his wife have toured the
world, appearing in all the large Eu-
ropean cities, in the leading vaude-
vile theaters, in their athletic and
dancing acts. The letter was written
to tell of the sad and sudden death of
Papinta, a native Californian world
famous as dancer, who recently ex-
pired on the stage. The letter Is as
follows.
Dusseldorf, Nov. 24,-"Papinta, the
well-knoWn dancer, died here Thurs
day evening, November 21st, under
circumstances both tragic and sorrow
full. She had finished her turn at the
Apollo Theater and smilingly re-
marked to her brother. who accom-
panied her to the dressing-room door
how well the orchestra had played her
music. The door had scarcely closed
upon her when her maid rushed
with the news she had tainted. A
doctor was hastily summoned, but mis-
services were useless other than 10
announce that life was extinct Pa
pinta having succumbed to heart dis
ease. Papinta arrived in Europe from
America the 18th of August of this
year, accompanied by her brother,
George w. Nipple, who was also her
manager. Her late husband, w. j.
Holpin, died under similar circumstan-
ces, having been suddenly stricken
two years ago while on the home farm
at Concord, California.
"Papinta, who was 3S years of age
was one of Americas best-known
dancers for the last fifteen years and
has been q headline attraction in the
vaudeville houses. She was on her
tlrst visit to the Continent but had Ill
ready appeared with great success in
South Africa She owned consider
able property in California, including
the Concord farm, and was well known
as breeder of racing stock, several
of her horses having distinguished
themselves on the American tracks.
Mr.. Nipple left today for California
with the body, which will be taken
home for burial. He feels her death
keenly. He and his sister were always
great comrades. Mr.. Nipple had the
support and sympathy of all, Mr.,
Gluck, the manager, being exception
ally kind and active in his efforts to
tighten the heavy blow which had fallen
upon the grief-stricken brother. The
deceased had contracts running we'll
into next year, on ,--e continent. It
was to have been her last professional
tour, as she intended to return to her
farm and devote the rest of her days
to her hobby of stock raising and
farming.
The sad feature of the affair is that
her aunt left New York on the Pre-
toria the day of Papinta's death, in
tending to accompany her on the re-
mainder of her European tour, and is
in all probability unaware of Papinta's
death. Yesterday the oody was re
moved from the mortuary to the car,
at the station Everyone connected
with the theater was present. It was
indeed a pathetic scene. Tears were
in many eyes; others audibly sobbing.
The managers wife cried like a child.
The theater orchestra played soft,
sweet mysic, and many beautiful floral
tributes w re laid on her coffin, some
coming from other Continental cities.