New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
-. In the World of Music and Musicians

Scmbrich's autograph album, what
must be the pleasures Of memory which
their contemplation must call up in
her?
when time who steals our years away
Shall steal our pleasures, too.
The mem ~ Of the past will stay
And half our joys renew"
But the Incidents attendant on the
discovery Of Wngner's essay have not
yet yielded all their store. We had
noted for use the parallelism between
the observations Of Schroeder Devri-
ent and Lilli Lehman, and were think
days between 1881 and 1891 when a
gentleman called to let US read n letter
from Nine Lehman which showed how
fondly her memory was dwelling on
the same eventful and significant
days. The gentleman had received it
a few weeks ago, and what made it
precious to him was that he who was
only stage hand at the Metropolitan
should have been kept in mind by the
great Isolde and Brnnhilde Of that
already distant period. 1t was so full
OF memories, near and rer3ote, that we
asked his permission to publish it; and
here it is in its characteristic and
original English:
"Grunewad, Berlin, % 1929
Dear Sir:
How kind Of you to remember me
and our great operations with all our
great artists and dear Mr. Seidl on
the head Of our compagn!e Also poor
Mr.. Habe elmanr. who passed last year in
New York in very poor state Of
health, as was told, 86 years old. II
IS so very dear Of you to send me so
Kind letter and with great pleasure
You see | answer it. am well and
singing concerts till last April but then
/ got a grippe and since I was not on
! hope still to be able to sing here in
Springtime. But give lessons. I am
teaching and sing the whole day long,
with my old feelings of artistic passion
and love
Poor Mrs. Seidl who is deaf lives
still in Kingston near New York and
hear about her sometimes. Miss Meis-
singer, if you remember her, is living
here, and we see each other often
Marianne Brandt, Nicmann, Robinson,
all passed already. How sad it IS to be
licve. No Dear Mr.. have not
forgotten anything and nobody. Miss
Farrar could tell You how often we
We're speaking Of all and every one.
And you know the best now ! liked
them all from the highest to the lit
TEST boy acquainted with US and our
art.
Il sung very much here, in Vienna.
Paris before war broken in, in the
Springs, 5, concerts. Also here in
Berlin and was very busy and dilipent
always | got some invitations to come
over to friends, but think of our poo:
ratua and the crossing prices, hear
often By friends from the other side
and | was very glad to hear from YOU
that there IS still somebody VINO remcr.l-
bers those high artistic representa-
uons. How glad | am TO have been
there and how thankful | am for all
tnose noble representations and feel
ings of German art. But art has no
iatherland and the whole world round
Is the fatherland of every real art. We
mad very bad times during the war.
Our soul s were deeply wounded by all
the crue times. for every one who had
70 give mis- llfe-for what7 1t is bet
ter now but the times do not seem TO
pc good; future looks badly. Once
more thanks and love for the great
country America. With kindest reonrd
for yourself
Very sincerely yours
"LILLI LEHMANN."