The sun., 1909-02-08
SAY GOODDY TO SEMBRICH
SINGER GTEST or HONOR At
4 FAREWELL DINNER.

so,ccnes OF Praise ana . Poem TO Mark
Her Departure From the operate
STAGE Musicians aud Musle Critics
Her Hosts Modest speech Of Reply.
Nine Marcella Ssmbrich cried q little
and laughed a great deal last night at the
dinner which the master musicians gave
tor her at the Hotel Astor. There was
psde-ewski. very enthusiastic In his
cuaipt. cramped English, to tell her that
,ba was the most musical Of all the sing
,rt b. had ever heard. and II. Z. Kreh-
bel vho said she was a vocal sunbeam
no lee. and ". j. Henderson. who read
A roem composed especially for the fare
VAL. aud Signor Caruso and the Dam
,osches and Emma Eames and many,
many more who waved their napk ins
and toasted her and utSsred more bravas
than one could easily keepthe count Of
Nine. Sembrich came 10 the NJ Metro-
colitsn Opera House in 1884, and II was
20 celebrats the twenty fifth anniversary
n her first season there, as we'll "a to
voice the regrets Of the most distingu ished
men and women in the world Of music
that she has retired from grand opera,
that the dinner was held last night. Next
Wednesday Nine. Sembrich sails for
Europe, where she will have another series
Of operstic farewells 10 make and TO
visit the town In Poland where she was
horn. Lemburg. She will return here for
concert appearances. but the parts OF "Don
ps,duale III Bsrbiere di Siviglia" and
ia Traviata' In which she was heard
Saturday night at the Metropolitan
mark ed her final appearance I'm this oo,,n-
,.,, Il, onara n
Wy W ope,a
None pul tue master inusioHhs ana some
of those who have had the management
cI musical affairs greeted Nine. Sembrioh
a, The reception and dinner. Ignaoe j
n =. ,.r.rsLi ,h. ,,i.n,st oa,,,. al .ho -,
sue' ,"eA', '.o p'ae'' oa". vi '''1 NV
iron boston 10 auu a hote 10 the leave
ts s%o1s ,uS tS1,s sh. whom SnoS Nine %h sIm
,',., v.,s
a. S N pi,,l., .,...A A. .
MI ana Mrs' ncharu nnneh' Mr' ana
llrt. Aleseandro Bonci, Enrico Caruso.
nr. and Mrs. Frank Damrosoh, Mr.. and
Mes Walter Damrosob. Mr.. and Mrs
..s...s ninn.i NJ. p,no,a I...s
nnu' eae Dpi'o,, INV '41 Lhos'
,r. and Mrs. Victor Herbert. Alfred
H.rtz. Mr.. and Mrs. Franz KneisnI MIR
10 Nr. uE YrabhioI A., ara NJ.
WV W. , ''
" hehnerson MT ann hs. GUSTAV
Waller, Mr. and Mrs. ignacc H. Padcrcw-
,ki. Antonio SCOTT, DR.. Ludwig Wullner.
am Frankie Mr.. and Mrs Rafael Jo.afv
i, a,I NJ w,,,;.r d t,haso Wnda,,
VI, Snu 'e IN, Una" Nnano' "o'es'
ana Miss Adele Marsniies
.ritic il the Tribune, presided at the
Inner and was the first To express 10 |
he prima donna something Of what was
eli by all who were there. He said
We take leave Of Nine. Sembrich not |
rithout grief. not without sorrow. but |
ri'h the comforting junction that going
he yet leaves with US something of her.
.f 40 precious that it will be cherished
bile We 1--we and transmitted onward
'me after us, so We be true to
: the reverence for the lofty ideas Of
-arty which che has taught lis by gra-
ols examples: nothing shall make US
,d 70 the evangel OF truthfulness and
velinexs and purity In us, And so
sroelss Sembrich will be with us and
" children and our children's children
rever. She rs an immortal. she was
y made TO die. Ladies and gentlemen.
I'd blsss her. give her health and hap
meas and speed her return To us. lap
ause and most enthusiastic toast,
. oompany rising
Mne. Sembrich arose quickly, looking
ny httle between the stout Mr.. hreh-
sl and the tall MIR. Paderewski. Also
seemed 80 II many OF the tiffy-one years
hlch make up her age had disappeared
'tne~here. She was very youthful.
fresh ana oioomlng. 50 seemed TO
~ TRENDS as II she was inaugnrating
'r career instead Of closing II. There
as a merry shout when she came to her
ei, At which Nine. nembrlch bowed
ID smiled and bowed again, g, Lhey
Isnk toast with glasses nfted nigh.
he1 with 2 by q catch In her voice.
neaking IN hngllsh, she ssId'
" could sing my speech l would do
much oetter-
We don minn! tney crieo from all
.ts oi the room.
But J couldn't finish It,, Nine. Sem
1eh added: FIRST. want TO thank
:. krehbiei, who has been good ana
ysi friend 70 me since l came 10 the
eTopohtan opera House. ,,
Last night l had the honor OF bidding
,od-by TO the great public OF the Metro
'lltan opera House ana the tribute
ey paid me deeply touched my heart.
''nght | find myself among my col
asles some Of whom ! am learning to
low personally for the first time.
sure you that your invitation TO come i
re as your guest is a distinction that
Joy as greatly as any that has ever Q
me 10 me. Between myself and those
hO said RoOd-by to me last night there r