The Sunday Oregonian., March 22, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 40

THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 22, 1903.
Mme. Schumann-Heink an American Citizen
Noted Singer Renounces Fatherland That Sons May Become Naturalized and Escape Service in German Army.
NEW YORK, March 1. (Special
Correspondence.) The news flew
all over America last week that
Mme. Schumann-Heinle, the noted sing
er, has become an American citizen. As
Is usual In cases of this kind, there
was much curiosity and speculation as
to why a European artist should desire
to become an American In point of the
fact that Europe is the hotbed of art,
at least for many years it has been
eifarded as such. Mme. Schumann
kleink, who has a superb home in New
Jersey, took out the papers in Newark,
and consented to give the writer a
full statement of her feelings in this.
one of the moat important moves of
her life.
"Why did I become an American citi
zen ? I will tell you why very gladly.
Perhaps you will not understand, if
you do not know the laws of Ger
many, which are very hard on a wom
an who earns her living. In the first
place, you must know 1 am not a Ger
man. My mother was an Italian and
my father an Austrian, and I was born
In Austria, and I love It heartily. In
order to appreciate fully my desire to
be one ot this glorious country you
would also have to know my suiter
lugs and privations and hardships
through which I- struggled for over 20
years, and which, from year to year,
grew heavier and harder to bear, until
I stepped my foot on this blessed coun
try, when all troubles seemed to dis
sipate like clouds, and I breathed God's
own free air. Oh. it was beautiful. I
feel yet that thrill of landing "In a
strange country and of sensing, be
fore I really knew anything about its
laws or its customs. Its freedom and
the Immensity of it."
"When did you begin to think about
America.?"
"Oh, I began to think about it when
first my mother read stories of that,
wonderful Christopher Columbus, who
discovered a new land, and when the
story was finished, I hardly waited for
the last words to sayj 'Begin it again.'
I made my debut at Kroll's Theater, In
Berlin, in 1885. There is no need of
repeating the struggles through which
'I went. I can only assure you that
there were times when neither I nor
my family had enough to eat. In 1896
I made my first appearance In Bey
routh, and my success was very great,
but still nothing could take away the
financial difficulties incurred by the
expense of my large family and the
Illness of Paul Schumann, my husband.
I had offers to come to America already
from Stanton, but of course that was
Impossible, because I was under a con-
Talented Players Selected for
the Mew Norton ia Orchestra
PINE music, artistically selected
programmes and tfie Interesting
personalities of Its members are some
of the reasons for the sudden popu
larity of the Nortonia Orchestra, lo
cated in the new hotel of that name.
Eleventh and Stark streets. It has got
to be the correct thing to drop Into
the Nortonia grillroom after theater,
with ones friends, and listen to the
orchestral waves recalling the best
moment of Schumann, Grelg. Men
delssohn, or the merrier music ot the
present day.
The Nortonia Orchestra has been se
lected with care and unerring Judg
ement, and the result is that it Is one
of the very best on the Pacific Coast,
Only first-class music is played. Just
the kind to charm both critio and
guest.
Henry L. Bettman, the well-known
violinist, is leader, and the other
members of the orchestra are Rudolf
Kaps, 'cellist; Manuel B. Palaclos,
clarionet player, and Mordaunt A.
Goodnough, pianist.' Mr. Bettman is
a native of this city, and left here in
1882 for Leipsic, where he studied with
Petri, and afterward became a pupil of
the celebrated Ysaye and Hugo Her
mann. In 18l0. Mr. Bettman returned
to this city, where for four years he
engaged In professional work, and then
left for San Francisco and San Jose,
Cal. At the latter city he was for a
number of years head of the Violin
Department of the University of the
Paelilc Now he is back to his native
city, and it is interesting to know that
Mr. Bettman is the concertmelster of
the newly organised Portland Sym
phony Orchestra. His violin tone and
technique are excellent.
Herr Kaps Is a pupil of the famous
Klengel, if Ixlpsic, and lajt year was
one of the first 'cellists of the Phil
harmonic Orchestra of Berlin. Ger
many, noted as one of the best musical
organiaations In Europe. Since the lat
ter cliKavemcnt, Herr Kaps has been
busy witli symphony work, and it Is
with prreat pleasure that the musical
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ERNESTINE SCHtTMANJf-HErVK.
tract which could not be broken. Then
Maurice Grau heard me as Amnerls in
"Aida," and was determined that I
should come to New York, which waa
made possible after. tjvo years, through
the death of the manager under whose
contract I was. After this I promised
to come if they would engage my hus
band, Mr. Schumann, as stage manager,
which they did, and I made my first
appearance as Ortrud in Chicago la
gagement at the Nortonia.
Senor Palaeios and Mr. Mordaunt
have won recognition as Portland
musicians, and have played here with
great success.
The Norton la Orchestra ptays there
every night from 9:30 to midnight, ex
cepting Sunday night, when the con
cert hours are from 6 to 8 o'clock.
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189S, Just four weeks before my little
George Washington was born, and I
was so proud to have that child born
In America. It seemed to make a
stronger ... Jpond between me and
this country. Three weeks after I made
my debut In New York at the Metro
politan In the same role. The warmth
of the American public and the sym
pathy and beauty of spirit shown to me
by everyone touched me deeply, and the
fact that I was the mother of seven
children and of one step-child seemed
to open the hearts of all the mothers
of this country, who realized that a
woman could follow the difficult pro
fession and .still be a mother.
and a tender, mother besides. That
which was held against me the
most In Germany was the. most
appreciated by America's beautiful
womanhood. It was not IongT before
the public discovered that I was .on a
very low salary and for a long con
tract. It was this very public that
forced Justice and made Mr. Grau feel
compelled to treat me with a different
financial consideration. Wherever I go
I find the same beautiful spirit among
the women of this country, and I know
them all: those of Texas, of Oregon
and of Nebraska as well as if not better
than those in New York, and 'I find
that they are not only comparable as
housewives to the typical "hausfrau"
of Germany, but they are housewives
to perfection, while mentally and phy
sically they stand shoulder to shoulder
with their husbands. Their minds act
together and they understand the big
things of life Just as the men do and
without losing that exquisite woman
hood which is one of the most beauti
ful traits of the American woman. They
are not- afraid of work and women who
do work only gain their respect instead
of their pity or disdain. I know the
wives of millionaires who can go into
their own kitchen and superintend
everything, do the work with their
own hands if need be, get down on
.their hands and knees to clean and
dust and straighten and then they can
go from the kitchen Into their drawing
rooms and wear their elegant gowns
and diamonds with the grace of a
queen. Oh, it is beautiful to know
these women, they are an Inspiration
as much to art, as are the picturesque
mountains and enormous trees and the
beautiful skies of this country from
which one can only breathe freedom
freedom and happiness.
"And the devotion of these women
to their families! That is something
remarkable in America In the big
America that I know outside of New
York. Many places the women come
to the concerts without gloves, but they
bring big hearts and big sympathies
along.
"Do you know what makes this coun
try so big?" said Mme. Schumann.
Belnk, turning questioner. ."It is be
cause the people are not ashamed to
learn wherever there Is something to
be learned. They admit frankly, 'We
will go to Europe to be taught by the
experience and the age of those coun
tries. We will study the galleries; we
will hear their music, we will see their
architecture." Indeed, there is nothing
anywhere from which they are not
willing to learn and their minds always
on the alert, always wide open, make
of the Nation a perfect storehouse of
knowledge. It was to this country that
I wished to hring my children upon the
death of Mr. Schumann. I knew the
characteristics of each one of my fam
ily and I knew what fine, broad-minded
American citizens they would be
come and how they would love this
country, and it is a fact that, even
without being able to speak the lan
guage, without a companion, there was
not one day when they experienced
what people call homesickness or long
ing for the country which they had
left. In fact, some of the younger ones
have become so thoroughly American
that the German letters which they
write to me are disgraceful."
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"But professionally you will return
to Europe, will you not, Mme. Schumann-Heink?"
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"Indeed I will, and with great pleas
ure, for I love my German public and
I love the German people. In fact. I
have a larger tour booked In that coun
try for next season than ever before
in my life. I appreciate the honor
which they have always lavished
upon me and I believe they understand
my motives, which are entirely without
prejudice against that country. I am
not the only mother who does not
want to give up her sons for military
duty, nor am I the only one who wants
a life of freedom and of opportunities
for my family. As for myself, I enjoy
passionately my beautiful home In New'
Jersey and I shall continue singing as
long as the public wants my offerings,
and when they tire of me and It ia time
to die I want to go peacefully and to
be cremated, then I want the ashes to
be blown Into all parts of tiis country,
so tsat In Oregon, in Texas, In Ne
braska, In Florida. In every state in the
Union, a little of Schumann-Heink may
rest."
Oilnes IS evolutionists Arrested.
PBKIN, March 21. The authorities on
March 17 inaugurated a series of whole
sale arrests of reformers and suspected
revolutionists and up to the present tkne
not less than 100 men have been taken
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into custody. It is reported that four of
the prisoners have official ranks and that
one is a member of the family of Wang
Wen Shao former Grand Councillor.
Most of the prisoners are men educated
abroad and they had recently come Into
Pekin from the outlying provinces. The
police in this matter are acting upon the
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Two-thirds Wool Ingrain Carpet;
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THE
East Burnside
order issued by the throne in December
to the Board of the Interior, to suppress
public meetings and to watch closely all
places where revolutionists were supposed
to congregate.
Yuan Shi Kal, Grand Councillor, has re
cently established a "personal" police
force unJer the direction of the foreign
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