Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02

Kindred surprised her by preparing
regular Thanksgiving dinner. AS a
rule she never appears in a public
restaurant. but yesterday she Joined
her "happy family" in the dining
room. She calls her "happy fam
ily'' the members of her company
Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. La Forge, her COM
panion, Miss Mielke, and her man
ager, Mr.. Potter.
Many a singer has risen to emf
hence by the natural beauty of his
voice, unsupported by innate musical
qualities. Probably no prima donna
was ever more literally gifted than
Nine. Sembrich in all qualities which
go into the making of great artist.
In addition to her wonderful voice,
the good fairies seem to have grant
ed her at birth every desirable musi-
cal trait For one thing, she has alb
SOlute pitch, most unusual endOW-
ment. which enables her to estimate
the number of vibrations of any
musical sound and to recognize the
pitch even, say, of the tick of clock
Not SO many years ago she used to
appear in concert programs not only
as a singer, but also as pianist and
violinist.
AS mistress of local technique
she is without peer, and to the eX-
pert, as well as to the general public,
her coloratura singing. her phrasing
and the wonderful emotional quality
of her art are an unequaled delight.
Paderewski has recently said that of
all the prima donnas he has never
all the prima donnas he has ever
heard, Sembrich was unquestiOnably
the greatest.
Every summer Prof. and Nine.
engel-Sembric pass several weeks
at their home, LA Verge at Laus-
anne, on the shores of Lake Geneva
There, surrounded by her friends and
the many trophies of her brilliant
career, Nine. Sembrich takes her ease
after a seasons work, in preparation
of the season to come. Only a few
miles away are both Joseph Hoffman
and Paderewski, compatriots of the
great Polish prima donna, and many
are the hours which these great ar
lists pass together during the sum-
mer holidays Many too, are the
American friends who stop off at
Lausanne to pay their respects to the
great singer who has endeared her
self to the American public, and who
always was a warm welcome in store
for her friends from across the sea.
In her villa she has, literally,
trunks full Of trophies Of all sorts,
won in every part of the musical
world, jewelry, CROWNS, wreaths,
signed photographs from royalties,
dedication operate scores from
composers, portraits
of herself by celebrated painters, and
every tribute which a public can pay
to beloved and admired artist. One
of the most interesting objects in the
villa is a cabinet full of relics of the
San Francisco earthquake. Among
these is chain purse containing sew
eral European gold pieces, melted in
to one by the heat of the con1agra-
ton which followed the quake.
Here in Switzerland Nine. Sem
brich leads the simplest of lives. An
active existence in the open air is for
her the most delightful and beneficial
of recreations. AS mountain climb
er she is really marvellous, and no one
but an expert climber can hope to
keep pace with her as she scales the
slopes and peaks of her beloved Swift
zerland. 1t must be to these simple,
tastes that she owes the
unimpaired freshness of her vocal
powers, even after a quarter of
century of constant hard work