The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-21
But He Joins Those Who Are
Retiring From Active Service
at Court Of Berlin.

,COUNT GEORGE Won HuLSEN-
Y HAESELER has Joined those
who are retiring from active
service at the court of Berlin. and
from the household and immediate en-
tourage OF the Kaiser, and the news
of his disappearance will be OF inter-
est to TIE opera and theatrical world
on both sides of the Atlantic. owing
to tho fact that he has for so many
years been intendant- general and
director in chief al all of the crown
theatres and crown operas OF the
Kingdom OF Prussia at Berlin. and in
other cities, as we'll as the grand mas
ter of all court music.
1t Is he who has had the engage
'ncnt and selection of artists of both
sexes. musical lyric and dramatic. and
1t Is on his nomination that they have
received orders Of knighthood medals
and pieces of tewelry. In recognition
by the Emperor o: their artistic SER
vices and genius. In one word he has
for the last twenty years or SO been
tho Kaiscrs principal impresario an
office requiring not only much dra-
matte aisI musical knowledge, but al
so the most extraordinary amount OF
diplomacy and tact. since he has not
only to keep, The artists in good
humor, but also to please and satisfy
the Emperor. who is a very severe
critic, and very set In his ideas about
both music and drama.
The count has been peculiarly fitted
for the office, which was formerly held
By his father. the late Botho Won Hull
sen. and he cannot but have derived
much benefit from the latter's long
and valuable experience. Owing to
William lis love of everything con-
nected with the stage. he was con-
stantly consulting Count George Hull
sen Haeseler, made of him one of his
cronies and favorite associates, and
as such the count has been accom-
panying him on his recent four weeks
yachting trip In Scandinavian waters
While there are many who have
severely criticized Won Hulsen- Haese-
Ter. especially in the artistic world
ii cannot be denied that lie has adj
ministerial his office with n consider
able amount of distinction and per-
feet integrity. He is man OF an
cient birth. allied to some Of the great
est houses of the German aristocracy
and has since the death of his eldest
brother been i'm possession of a for
tune so large as to render him be-
You'd the reach Of any slanderous i'm
putation of graft 1t is because he
wishes to have time to enjoy his
wealth and fortune that he desires to
be relieved of the arduous duties of
Eis office. which ranks as one of the
great dignities Of the court of Berlin
The count, who is good-looki.g
man. ard who was formerly Il captain
of Hussirs. an office ~ he Eener,,
stan OF the army, and secretary OF
the Minister of War, inherited his
property in rather curious fashion
1t comes into his family through his
mother, who WAS the only child and
heiress of the last Count of Haeseler,
Of II
ance with her fathers will her hus-
band. Botho Won Hulsen. adopted, with
the consent of the crown. her armoriai
bearings and her patronymic, In addi-
ton to his own. On the death of the
couple, the entire property went to
their eldest son, General Dietrich Won
Hulsen- Haeseler, who was the princi-
pal military secretary of the Kaiser,
after having been his aide de car
for close upon two decades.
The general, while staying with the
Emperor at Donaueschingen, tho
country seat of Prince Fuerstenberg,
for the shooting. In the fall of 1905,
was stricken dead at his sovereign's
feet by an aneurlsm of the heart
The Emperor. who had loaded him
with honors. had bestowed upon him
the rank of count. STIMULATING that
the title should be associated with
the possession OF the Hulsen- Haeseler
entailed property. But when the gen
erals affairs were examined by the
lawyers after his demise, 1t was found.
to the surprise of the Kaiser and of
everybody else, that the three sons of
the general were debarred from the
succession, either to their fathers
title of count or to The Hufsen- Haze
seller entailed property.
1t seems that when the original en-
dnined that the property should only
go to members of the family who
could prove a certain number OF noble