The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-19
Otto Brucks at One Time One of
Most Popular Artists
OF Royal Opera.

bruckS, whose death Is just re-
ported from Metz. where for
several years past he was employed
as manager of the Stadtheater tthe
City TheatIe). the husband OF that
| lady who last summer came Into tho
limelight, under the name of Countess
Larisch. In connection with the publi-
cation OF n book entitled my Past"
and In which the memory of the muir
dered Empress of Austria was assailed
In particularly cruel and revolving
manner.
Just why tho author should have
made use OF the name OF Countess
Larisch. IN connection with this work
and on Its title page. It Is difficult to un-
tderstand, seeing that she was divorced
| by Count George Larisch, In December,
| 1875. and married Otto Brucks at
Munich. three months later II she
objected so much to the name OF Frau
otto Brucks. which Is the only ono to
which she is entitled BY law, she might
have described herself on the title page
OF MY Past" us Baroness Wslcrsce,
ute which was bestowed upon her
actreis-mother and herself, by the
Bavarian crown when nearly a YER
RED morganattcally to Duke Louis of
/ Bavaria
otto Brucks was up TO the time or
ms marriage with the divorced Coun-
/ tess Larisch, I'm 1897, one of the most
| popular artists OF tho Royal Opera at
Munich. and possessed n superb bari
/ tone voice. his services were In great
demand at all the musical entertain
'nents at court, where he held the titie
so highly priced amony lyric artists
! of 'kanmersange that is TO say, of
/ royal court singer.
His marriage. how ever. TO Indy
who was In such exceedingly bad odor
/ with the rcign.Dg houses OF Bavaria
ana Austria, by reason or her unpicas-
! ant connection with tho terrible
tragedy of Mcyeiling. cost him his OF :
| hce u; tho court OF Munich, and the
\ nigh favor OF tho royal Bnvarian
.Smily and OF society at Munich.
I Doors that had everywhere been open
To him until tnen, he now found closed.
and the position became SO intolerable
| mat he rniGratcd with his wife to
Metz, where ne remained until his
death The other day
The now widowed Frau Brucks has
| an American Gaughter-in-Iaw For
J her son by her nrst marriage. namely.
Count Francis Larisch. now thirty {.
SIX years or age. married in Juno. 1911,
at Bunalo. \. T.. Miss Mary satter-
Held TWO boys, respectively twelve and
Ten years DID, being born TO The union.
| Inc American born Countess I.ariscn
IL very rich. For her father wns the
| ihte John Satterficld or Standard OH
iame. and her fortune OF near 80 600. i.
Vu0 at tho time OF her wedding, Is now
rated at over 100000
according TO cable dispatches pub-
! ilshed by tho newspapers in this coun-
try last fall. the couple have drifIsd
apart, and gossip on both sides OF the
! Atlantic Is busy attributing to them
( projects OF dissolution OF their mar
rage with the intention or contracting
/ other matrimonial alliances
The early yenrs or their marriage
were marred By some very unpleasant
| legal proceedings brought against III.
marriage brokers, of the name of ZieIcr
and Rosenstcii. who sued him for 800
vOO on the strength OF promissory
note which they held bearing his sign;, :
/ ture lie had given them, IL seems. the
! note in return for relatively small
sum Of cash. which they had furnished
hin several yc.rs previously, in order
10 pay his addresses TO the heiresa OF
! Herr Won Faber. the famous lead pencil
manufacturer. Of Nuremberg. Tho note
was to have been paid In full within
three months after his marriage to
/ Miss Won Faber. His suit there was.
however. unsuccessful
! A year later he made the acquaint-
| ance of Miss Sattertield, followed her
here. Then the brokers came down
upon him fer the money. Flo declined.
lhowever, TO pay them. on the ground
that the suit which they had nnancod
was that for the hand Of Fraulein Won
I faber. and that they had had nothing
TO do. financially or otherwise, with
his winning Miss Satterheld.
! Convinced that he would rather com
! promise than face the scandal OF a
!
ceedings against him. Either unwill-
I ing or unable to surrende. any money
TO them, he not only put up q defense,
but also caused them to be arrested on
| charges OF blackmail and usury, which
was not difficult as their records were
| very bad Owing to the trouble and
! expense of bringing witnesses all the
way from America to Berlin, tho au-
/ thorities at Berlin eventually let them
go; not before. however, they had i'm
| pounded the promissory note and de-
stroyed 1t, at the same time obtaining
from the prisoners an assurance that
young Count Francis Larisch would
no longer be troubled In the matter.
| Fanny. Countess OF Wicklow, had
many friends in this country, who Will
be sorry to hear of her sudden death,
lat Rossanagh. in County Wicklow.
She was last over here nve years ago,
for the marriage of her son, the Hon.
! Hugh Melville Howard, to Miss Kay
| Sands. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Aymal Sands, of New York and
Of Southampton, L. |. Hugh Howard
Is the second heir TO his elder half
brothers carldom OF Wicklow, to the
minor dignlties associated Herewith,
and TO the entailed estates, which in
clude shelton Abbey
| Situated In that lovely vale of Avoca,
immortalized by Ireland's poet, Tom
Moore. the abbey Is built on the site
and on the foundations of an ancient
monastery Of the Cistercian Order,
| founded hundreds OF years ago by
1heobald Fitswalter, who lies entomb-
ed within its walls, and by whom IL is
satd to be haunted. Among the most
interesting features OF the abbey are
tthe antique chairs rescued from those
ships of the Spanish Armada, which,.
after Its lamcptable pout and flight,
were wrecked on the coast Of Ireland.
VI. ...t.