The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-03-31
ENDS LOVE THAT DEFIED
KAISER.
Was Opera Singer and Actress. and
Married Cousin of Ex.Emperor vii.
helm.

LOndon-Death has run down the
curtain on one of the few romances
real romances-of the German I'M
nerial court.
After but comparatively brief spell
of happiness. the death was announced
Of the wife of cx-Prince Joachim Al
brecht of Prussia. who had courte,i
banishment and imperial disfavor
cheap rs compared with the love of II
beautiful actress.
BY all the means in his power OK
Emperor Wilhelm endeavured to pre-
vent this love romance of Prince
joachim, his cousin. He dismissed him
from the army, banishcd him TO Ger
man Southwest Africa. and even mar
red the lady of his choice to an Aus
trian nObleman, Baron Liehenberg. but
these precautions were all of no avail.
In her girlish days Baroness Lieben-
berg was beauty of rare distinction.
She was born of humble parentage
in Vienna, her father being Jewish
school teacher named SulZer.
She loved music and would wait
hours to gain entrance to the cheap
seats at the opera.
She was ambitious. too, and during
her girlhOOd often spoke Of the fame
she would win on the stage. Staid
wild adventurous talk. hut the ardor
of their beautiful daughter would not
he dampened.
One Spring morning Miss SulZcr.
with her savings tied in her handker-
chief. crept from her home and made
her way to the railway station. Her
ticket to Berlin took more than half
her money, but that fact did not de-
press her. She had thrown open the
door of adventure. and the promise OF
the path was good. She quickly got
an engagement in the chorus of one
of the new Berlin operas, and from
that position she climbed rapidly Ia
the pinnacle of her profession. event
ually becoming the ledaIng stage fa
YOrite of the German capital.
1t was when Berlin was mt her feet
that Prince Joachim saw her and fell
in love, and proposed marriage. TIL"
Kaiser sent for her and explained how
impossible it was for her TO marry the
son of the Prince Regent Of Bruins
wick.
As consolation prize he offered her
nn Austrian nobleman, also very much
in love with her-Baron LiebenberG.
Indignant, she refused TO even con
slider the proposal. However, after :,
while, when much pressure was brought
to bear upon her, she married the
>aiscr's choice. But it didn't dampcn
her love for the exiled prince in the
least.
When the prince returned. the Kais'
cr. thinking all was well now that
she had ma rried, the old frienship was
resumed and the flame burned more
fiercely than ever. All the plotting
upon which the Kaiser had pridcd
himself came to naught.
In fact. the situation was even more
serious than before the princes de-
parture. Instead of making love to
an actress he was wOOing openly
married countess. Whispers of scan
dal were OH every lip in the imperial
court
Again the Kaiser summoned the
prince to his presence. This time the
interview was more painful.
II command you to sever your
friendship with this woman" said the
All Highest.
Never" replied the prince. 81
would sooner die"
Thcrcupon he was banished for the
second time from the court and dis
missed from the army. Then Baron
Liebenberg conveniently died.