The daughter of Hortense Scheff Yarger, a prima donna with the Imperial Opera in Vienna, Fritzi Scheff made her debut when eight years old singing Juliet in Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" with the Frankfurt Opera company. After appearing with several other opera companies in Germany, she spent three years with the Metropolitan Opera in New ...
Was served a summons on stage at the Regent Theatre by Detroit constable Andrew Thomas Phillips (who climbed over a row of spotlights to get to her) when she had previously proven to be elusive.