New-York tribune., 1909-04-09

immediate cause of death.
Gathered around the bedside OF the noted actress
at her death Count Bozenta Chlapowski. her
husband: her son. Ralph Modjesk and his wife, Of
Chicago, and DR.. J. c. Boyd. the family physician
The body will he taken to Los Angeles. where It
will be placed in a vault. Later Count Bozenta
will take the body to Cracow. Poland. for burial,
that city being the early home Nodeska.
Count Bozenta, husband of Mime. Modjeska,
talked before her death Of the for the
ing Of himself and Nine. Modjeska with others,
from Poland in 1876 Because of mis- political writ
ings he was exiled from Poland and Nine.
Modieska by imperial ukase debarred from
the Polish stage
Following the publication Of the statements made
in paper read by Modjeska at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago, which statements had to do with Rus
san-Polish politics ana the former ukase Of the
Gar, further order issued barring Modjeska
from Russian possessions 1t is believed by Count
Bozenta however. that there will be no hindrance
10 the burial OF the body of the actress IN Poland.
Washington. April S.-At the Russian Embassy
here TO-DAY il said that objection would
made by The Russian government far Is
known here. TO The burial of Nine. Modjeska's
body Cracow. II will be necessary however, to
obtain the usual permission To allow body
enter the country.
Il was explained that If the government had rea-
son to expect any demonstration II probably would
impose certain restrictions. such as "a private and
secret funeral, when Mime Modjeska's body reaches
Poland
Nine. ModJeska death VIII cause heartfelt grief
to the entire community. well her many
intimate friends. IT had long been known by those
close TO her hat her health fraI. Vet the
nouucemeut u her critical illness some days ago
came as n painful shock Of surprise She had re-
tired from the stage. she no longer in the
public view. her professional had ended. hut
she had not been forgotten. and she never Will
be 4 more gracious presence has not at
any time adorned our stage. She made her first
appearance IN New York in 1871. al the old Fifth
Avenue Theatre Iu .>ih street. and from that time
onward. durinE about thirty years. she occupied
2 couspi-llous position. which her genius had con
quered and which her ,uthgauius charm and ample
equpment enabled her easily TO maintain She was
great actress. and as such.-and i'm exactly those
words.-she recognized In this dramatic col
umu, on the morning after sine gave her first per
fOrmance In this city. Her range OF characters
WAS exceptionally wide. When she acted with
Edwin Booth Ga Is>9-gJ and later. she mpersouuted
Portia Opheua Cordela. D-sd,mona and Lady
Macbeth. and In her acting of those parts. and
Of others, there Was always evident the distinction
OF innate power. the magic of splendd person
ality. Among the additional Shakespearian parts
that acted were Rosalind. Viola. Isabella.
Juliet Beatrice and Imogeu. and IN all of them
her unerring Intelligence. clear purpose, and
fine method carried delightful effect Of nature
ideaIized by the charm OF poetry The only imped-
imelt she did not wholly surmount was that
OF language. her articulation OF English always re
tanned slight cadence peculiar TO the speech OF
foreigner Sne spoke many languages besides
that Of Poland Of which country she was a ma
tIve-born at ,,racow October z Isio-aud 90
y,bicb country She was de,1tedIv attached. Two
Of her greatest lpcrsouat tons We're those Queen
Mary stuart as drawn 10y Schiller. and Queen
Katharine as drawn b,. Shakespeare. and IN por-
travail OF the saintike majesty Of the one. the
ar4i.+sng ratbos Of the Other ami the essential
+,,a,,,.ss tardarpase and evouisif- seDsfbuty-
h r4 o aoaI. nor is il uossjbe that her achieve
-. ia go ~. ,v.auaa The inmate loveIfneas |
-, -, ,,rIt ,,ae sicb rbn+ she even redeemed the /
-, > camille and nv the cor,piete rransdgura-
80, - g made q rIIra and Iovatle-an artistic
g.. h. a,.or ,,,,s ,,cnD,rIis1ad nv sn,hod, else
:, ~. .a,.,+,,r s,,,,, ler ,,.,rtb 40 a., actress
- -, - ,,raa,,.se &c that of a pobre /
- ca, os lrou,, only, ~ ta loved
Al orso7e who came within the scope of her |
,neuerco we're irnDressed with the integrity OF |
1 trocts- the sweetness Of her disposition the |
oroc,ope dignity and charm of her manner the |
80, ,,,1ic,,,, of bar AouabIa mind and the |
t1.oa. 80 ou bar pavs and words Ae an |
-. ,a ohfae,, letored to set before the com |
INIT, the tiobest and best creations of dramati,
te,roraries sveetIv subtle persuasion toward the |
nrec,ous truth that poetry is not dream but |
and tba abiding incentive 10 every virtue. II is |
bard ~ beIievs that so much goodness has gone |
from this world and that only the SAD consolation
remains or fond remembrance. To think Of her |
nov, is 10 recall many an hour of delight. in the
To think Of her as the years drift away will he to |