Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29
Christine Nielsen Wants a Tomb.

Christine Nielsen. Countess de Casa
Miranda. has given a most extraordinary
order to David Edstrom. the American
realistic sculptor. II is to make her
granite tomb.
Edstrom. who is sometimes called the
American Rodin. began his artistic ca Ger
by beating his way from ottumwa. Iowa.
to Paris with only 81 In hts pocket The
similarity Of his early career with that
Of the singer Nielsen awakened SYM
pathetic interest i'll the prima donna r
the sculptor. Both are from the province
of Sma.and In Sweden. probably the poor
est territory in the world. all rock and
rivers The tomb Is tn he sculpinred or
Smaland granite which will be auariied
| near the village in whose streets Nielsen
sang when she was a little girl.
Edstrom will also make marbl"
statue Of Nielsen and Opheiia. Tho
! statue will be life size and will sand upon
| the granite monument. Ophela is chosen
| because II was In this role that Nielsen
| won her highest honors. The prtma donna
! has an estate in Smaland which CONF
prises the village wherein she was born
| Here she will be buried. and here the
realistic granite tomb surmounted by It's
white marble statue of Ophelia VIII be
erected
Henry Russell has accepted for produc-
ton during the coming season at the
Boston Opera House The Hours or
Love" 1t is a lyric poem by Nine Rous
sci, wife of the secretary of state. OF
the Monaco principally. The music ~
by Marcel Bertrand.
Nine. Roussers Hours of Love ala
three. namely: The hour OF innocence.
the hour OF desire and the hour of YER
feet love. The libretto is full of lyrical
charm. but so pu sating that it may he as
much too strong for Boston a was The
Bacchante OF MacMonnies.
De Broglies in New Tangle.
The first chamber of the tribunal OF
the Seine is trying an extraordinarily del
icate problem I'm law The principals IN
the case are Prince Robert DE Broghe
and the ex-Princess De Broglie, forme IL
Mrs sydney r.. Welt of Paris. and before
that Miss Estelle Alexander. music
hall artist of San Francisco. Primes
Robert Is the younger son of Prince L.,
Broglie, the bearer OF one OF the most
historic names IN France.
Prince Robert brings an action -
have the act by which he and the former
princess acknowledl ed their daughter o..
declared null and void. The little girl -
seven years old and called Jasinond"
Estelle De Brogilie. She and her mother
are both at Genoa and the eN-princess
dtsdains the citations TO appear In tue
The trial brings out tho facts that on
January -, 1894. Estelle Alexander MAS
divorced from sydney u. Welt and That
"
Estelle was born. on the Ith Of July f"l-
lowing the child was acknowledged ~
Prince Robert DE Broglie and one month
later Estelle Acknowledged her ditlleht'-
ON December ~. laCT. the prince marrei
the former Mrs. Neit Dn May -. l.At'
the prince and princess We're divorce"
During their married life they msd" =
tour of the music halls If America al"l
England and tried 10 appear ~ fatis.
hut the De Broglie fanliH iniufns"
stopped them Family Influence al"
caus.d Prince Robert 10 divorce MS W.T.
The Judgment Of the court is 10 be given
in eight days.
A new American star appear in to
armament of the Paris grand opera IN
the person of Mime. AlyN Lorraine. IT."
new prima donna, who is from New oi~.
has been coached by Massenet. at who's.
suggestion she has been engaged ID
Manager Messenger OF the Grand Opera
House The venerable composer praises
her personality and stage appearance
and saws she has an excellent voice.
The diva first attracted international
attention by singing the hymn Nearer,
Nv God To Thee" for the late kim Ed
ward in the Episcopal Church OF Mari"l-
bad She begins her engagement al IN.
Grand Opera on January L. and her con-
tract runs for two years she makes
her debut i'm the Elsa OF 'Iohengrin.'
She mas studied III Rome, Dresden. Ber-
lin and Paris and WAS discovered iiy
Tamagne i'm Milan. She created Ma lam
BUTTERFLY at Tie Hague.