Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-18 | Page 7 | Russian Singer Suicides after New York Debut

Russian Singer Suicides After New York Debut Heartbroken e Because of Scant Press Notices Thea Dies by Gas NEW YORK Jan 18 AP AP- AP Thea year old lyric singer einger of haunting made her debut at i a New York theatre last Sunday It was Just another debut to the critics and most of the city but butto butto butto to Miss l it was the realization realization real real- of many years of dreams stud study 1 and rind privations The audience many of them her herf f friends lends applauded politely at the conclusion of her recital recital- and went I home Newspaper critics critics- for the most part gave her appe appearance rance only ony casual asual mention I Heartbroken Miss l tel telephoned telephoned tel tel- Arthur Warner associate editor of the the Nation Nau n who had be befrIended befriended befriended be- be her In her struggles He invited her to his Brooklyn apartment apartment apart apart- ment and when he arrived home last lat night he found her body hody fully clothed in the bathtub a tube at attached attached at- at attached to an open gas Jet in her mouth I am a a failure in my vocation and it is now too late to make snake a a. anew anew new ew start she said in a a. farewell note I In In- private life Ure sh she was Dorothy l and came and came to this country country country coun coun- try as a child from Russia She studied here here- and abroad under noted Instructors