The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
She GUARDS MMR. SEMBUICH
FR tILEIN FRIEDt. VINO rig
TIRED ~ THE RECENT ROBBERT.
watches the Prlma Donna's Trunks. Pays
Tier IliilS and q ScIsIstn out sf Iler
sight singers IDeV Stian shown On
san Franrt,eO lost Jewel Episode.


sight singers lev stian shown IN
san Franri, 60 lost Jewel Episode.
The companion NJ Nine. Sembrich.
who figured the other day in the attempted
robbery of IN. prima donna's villa AT
Lausanne. il we'll known character
IN the uperatic world Frlulein Frie,ia
~ she ~ known from ~. Petersburg 20
Dallas Tex. il really Miss Bertha Melke.
who for almost twenty years ha4 been
Mime ScmhriCh's constant companion.
She il north German and was born IA
BrumberE IN Prussia. Much of her youth
was passed in England and there she
was for while a cuverneSs in the family
nI " Z. Chd-ton" In Berlin she was
introduced to- Nine Semhrlch and after
ward entered her service When Mime
Scmhrirh r"tirrd from the operate stage
40 tho Metropolitan Opera House Last
year ia" prini donna confessed Co some
90 her intimate friends that ,'rie,ia had
let 1t be known very plainly that sh" was
tlr,i of going So frequently To the opera
hnuS. and that II her mistress did not
rptir" she would. As Fraulein frieda'-
word has it, influence. the distinguished
prina donna took the hint and her re-
tirement followed.
When tho san Francisco earthquake
DESTROYED the Hotel St Francis. at which
Nine Semhrich was stopping. the indi--
penSahe FricSia was by her side, and
when Nine Eames came hack 10 the hotel
90 take Nine. Sembrich with her 20 the
residence ~ Or Harry Tevis she met
Frnulein Frieda. who had started down
stairs "a look for help She and Mime.
Sembrich were toget her until DIR. Tevis's
house was destroyed by fire and the
party started for his ranch nj Los Gato@.
Oakland, when 10 was suddenly discovered
that Fricda was missing. For an hour
tho automobile which was ~ carry Nine.
S"rnbrich and Mime Eame- together
with Mime Fam"S'- companion. Miss
Fanny Fettrciga 90 Dr. Tevis's country
seat was held while an Effort was made
20 find the missing Fraulein Frieia.
After this long delay and no signs of her
wer. - be found Nine. SembriCh refused
80 keep the rest II the party any longer.
-Nou GO she told them. as otherw ise
~ NAV be- impossible To reach your d"stina-
ton hv light II Frieda comes hack
within short time We will try to follow
YOU | shall not leav" Oakland. however.
until hav" seen her
la vain the rest ~ the party prot cat -
that word could be left for Fraulein
Fri-da and al" could follow them nv
train Mime S"mbrich remained behind
IN the railroad station FOR an hour or two
longer Fraulein Erieda. who had mis-
Understood the directions ~ one ~ tho
polio" officers. was lost and spent four
hours waiting IN another station for
"a" app"arancn u her mistress The de-
lay turned ont 20 h.. less unfortunate than
u might have been. "a INST cad ~ being
COMPELLED 20 90 10 IN" 'ry Mime
Scmhrich and her companion were able
- get IA" first train put ~ san Francisco
with the opera company
Three years ago when Nine SemhriCh
started - Warsaw 20 sing size was turned
hack few hours after She crossed tho
Russ ian frontier There had b.-an rail
road strikes In Warsaw and political dis
rlrtauo,.- 81 a character " hIch made Il
-.-rrg mad, -ahl" 20 tho aut huriti.'- -
alluE such % conspicuous Pole a. ~"
yrruia donna 20 apI.ar IN public ESPECIALLY
~ ~ would have h'.'n necessary for her
80 sing 10 Polish Tn. train On which
IA" vas travelling with Fr,ulein Fri"dA
crossed IN" border about midnight and
three hours later Ms stopped at a smaH
station hy the .uldi"r- " ho Mere guarding
III" road against IN" strikers
Mn" S..muri,h was awakened hy III"
knu,krng on 'u. duor % her compartment
and tho Russian officer stared through
the opening 81 t'" door INTO the very
nly-.r,ant "vrz IT Fraul"n FrI"da This
vas al instance. howe" sr. IN which she
had - surrender 20 her mistress. AZ Rus
SIAN j. a language not included among
her ACCOMPLISHMENTS The officer told
'h., two that u would b." necessary for
them 10 ALI ht A. soon ~ pp--!bla. ~ orders
had b..u rs-".i. 81 from the Government
That Nine S"mbrloh was to r,'.lrn lmms-
diat-ly ou'sids 81 n" frontier They
~ INTO their ,luth..s ard we're left sitting
On the platform Ut the small station at
, p'rl'on lu %" morning All that time
trurl-Iu Ifl'-ia -ai IN IN" famous Jewel
90" " h,rh gut her INT" trouble the other
dAy Wlfh th.. robbers AZ Lausanne
he rlIlr, id ira ',r VASE interrupted bv
~" strikers that uu tram reached the
TaIIraad station tha' daN I niI : - "ck
.h, 49,. women - ere. ~ al perch NJ IA their
iuE.gag" 10 IA" railroad station II Ma
then that M" au'hurif."-. realizing the
.ulrprtuuv" Il thor quests and th" an .
justice. 81 mot allow IuS hem 10 prpC'--i B
"a pfi,. 81 .r,.,tlun cor tn. other sent tu tins /
lif'l" station a tram Consisting Of one car .
and an engine and t'auleIn FrI",ia. /
guarding her ml-tr"sS's Jea 81 case, and .
Mmr N.ubrjch herself were IN" only .
,si~-.ug"r.
ON her travels MIN" S"nbrich leaves .
IA lrtul"ln frI-dl : hands all her business T
ufuIr- ~" Paws all hotel bills. know.
JI-t HEICh tie is,st trains are. can tell
vh'tI"r IA" dinner on Ia" dining car
- b., tier than that To- l." had a. IA" rail. .
ROAD In-taurant and which hotels ar" 80 .
NOISY that uu" must order rooms IA ~" .
tack 'f th'iu. / hen she KnUw- Just how .
H." ,'Hrt~ hair dr''-,-.'rs ar" 'tuug ia" locks .
II ti'lr sua-'"st customers, how IN" .
,pu'urI"r'. iT" cutting SKIRT, and what
shade pt rouge looks most natural behind .
the 'uDJhglt- tI"r management 81 Nine
semi ron stag" Nardrubsr' during her .
career made " necessary for her Ia con
frul tuI-'V ~ forty trunks. hut 81" never
-.."fu'd t. have ~" least difficulty ia lu- .
,t'tuE any object they contained Nine,
~.ulr rich tells - Telegram she once .
sent fTtul",u FTicda. who was taking her .
annual "ur' ~ ki--.ngen. The answer
,.tW' 90 r''Iu.-t concerning the where
auuut- - - wig that III" prima donna
wor" IN -FHu-t
wig m trunk ~ second tray boz. in
right hand corner
! proved to h.. there too when the trunk
Wt~ pTI'u"i