The sun., 1909-02-08

ou Questo core cosi moral d'amor,"
susanna's plots no more shall bring delight
Nor AstranAnimsnte rule the night. %
zerllna takes from Time the pronered hand,
ana turns her back forever on our land
while Vlolctta comes. OF all the last To.
TO sing "Addlo- TO the wondrous past
Ahd shall these dear ones come again no more
TO glad the heart or make the tear outpour1
Must silence fall across the lyric stage
while memory feeds upon a bygone aRei
Not 20; for new nedged birds will swiftly wing
Their infant flights Into the budding spring.
AND blithely pipe the old time roundelayS-
tor those who heard them not IN other days
But not for usl Por she hath struck the knell;
To her creations sll We bid farewell
10 younger hearts, 10 younger ears and eyes
WITH other voices. thought and style they'il rise
And they shall have their braves and their toasts
But sh' for us they'n evermore be ghosts
summoned 70 walk. with vital essence ned,
The hollow stage. vain shadows Of the dead
80 take cur sautatlon, we who stay
To face the dawnlng OF a darker day;
Queen OF the Night. queen OF the singers art,
Queen OF the stage. queen of the public heart
Hall and farewell Your name Is writ above.
supreme In song. stlll more supreme In love
Nine. Sembrich called Mr.. Henderson
TO her side and kissed him on the cheek
She had already embraced Mr.. Krehbiel.
What a wonderful woman this isl"
said Mr. Krehbiel. -She not only produces
music herself, but she is the cause Of
music in-critics.' -
Mr. Krehbiel lifted menu upon which
was printed the titles OF the operas In
which Nine Sembrioh has sung in the
course OF twenty-five years at the Metro
politan.
sDon-Pas-aual-le," he sang, TO the
first bars Of 'The Merry Widow and
instantly the voice OF Enrioo Caruso
responded with aRiR-o-let-to," after
which Nine. Eames trilled laughingly
'Il-Flau-to-Mag-i-co.r and one by one
ths singers In the company. followed the
music With the names OF the operas.
Once there was break. Somebody
forgot to fill in the pause. but Mime. SEM
II herself, And there we're more bravas
and much more laughing. and Nine
Sembrich looked very happy indeed.
Mr.. Krehbiel called on Mr.. Paderewski
TO say something and Mr.. Padeewski
with doubtful expression. which he
confessed was due 70 an uncertainty OF
English, stood up by Nine. Sembrioh.
Il do not find it 30 very nice" he said.
that you call on a poor piano playing
immigrant and make him speak in Ian
giage which is almost unknown to him.
Laughter.
Il tell you frenkly ! was under wrong
impression. have herd my good friend
DVtuHtlTOtlIlDFlCn speak 80 much
about singing bnd heying sung andtbeing
about 10 sing that thought all this was
in his honor. liRughter.l ! thought
ID WIS he who was 80 great. But ] am
wrong, Isee il now.
1t is not Prof Stengel who has grown
tired Of the footlights and the drama. but
his very much better half Laughter and
appIsusel. My friends. she IL ~ who is
the Incompatible interpreter OF the i'm
mortal masters. lApplausel. She IL the
ever known. Applause
retires in her golden glory after having
written n wonderful chapter in the book
~ art. Not only as an artist and friend
do greet her. hut as Pole. am happy
that her pure and great work has been
rewarded with the generosity that is so
Of the American people. !
Her own country rejoices over the crown |
ing triumph of her career The mother |
country sends greetings 10 her and thanks
10 you FOR the honor which you have done |
her.
Then Mime. Sembrich put out both arms |
drew Mr.. Psderewski TO her and kissed |
him on both cheeks.
After which Walter Damrosch and /
rsruso and Mr. Joseffy told Nine. Sem !
Drioh how much her work hes been ap- |
preciGted ard how difficult il WAS for Ell |
overs OF music to witness her departure I
ron, grand operP.
Afterwgrd Nine Sembrich and her |
'rierds left the pink roses and the lilies /
" the valley and violets Of the banquet A..
'oorn and danced ~ gayly as they had I
alked