The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-10-28
From the \, Y Mercury
THE DEVILS DEBUT,
yPN the Old port of LisbIicht, is one of

| IPN the Old port Of Lisblicht, is one q
~ the greatest theatres in tie world.
The people Of Lieblicht are extraya
gantly fond CT the drama, the opera ani
the ballet. So every winter, the impre
sario-old Herr Hinmelhahn, had to Dc
his very best to collect troupe Of frs
class performers His most serene high.
ness, the Prince Of LiebIicbt. had a groal
court box in the theatre, all carved with
royal arms, and hung with royal purple,
where his most serene highhe5a often
Ionnged for an hour during the first part
of a performance. with his most serene
highnesss mistress; and even if the peo-
pie Of Liebli2ht we're not 50 particular
about the quality Of their amu5emcuts,
his most serene highnoSs, the prince
would not have put up with any second
rete stars, Of either the Terps,choroan,
the HiStrionic or the Lyric professions.
When the celebrated tenor, Cieloni,
began to touch the zenith Of his fame, old
HimmeIhaha wrote him a very hgteYing
ard somewhat seryile letter, Offering him
his own terms, ifh3 would consent to
leave Milan forTieblicLt. The great lcn-
or having had a quarrel with the Milan
manager, who refused 10 let him oyerdraa
his salary in advance came at once to liz
eulicht, and the old town was in fur.
ore of tho widest kind, for three DAYS AZ,
ter his arrival, Nothing was thought Of
netbidg spoken Of save The grand artist
the divine Cieloni--and everybody in Ii.
eblcht made up ais or her misd to bel
completely carried aw4,.
Every doaj-Wa,l and 5ar.iar was pla.
carded viii ana,unoc.l2ats Of the frst
night uigb singer, ang had I,cn On. !
rMI1nE- Jadlas5 Of .hc expense" ," and
~ .a ,horoaghly cIearol AVID
( fnr The occasion. Jglgc
/ j, oI TSss,--,- X gust and airaa5oi2t, /.
mt, ,5hcn Herr Eiir1NAeNln va. com. !
-. d 10 stato lhat his new t2nv.had sud |
kGi.y n'an cold while promenade in
the HeaYen-Ro5e Garden, and had quite
lost his voice, The physcian's certificate
had to be fortLcoming, OF course, and i,
was published ID eli The papers, saving
INST Sguor Cieloni was really and tlul7
afflicted with an amDhoaia, and that Il
was Impossible for him to sneak aloud
much less to sing,
80 the peopleswaitcd grumblingIy FOR
,wo weeks, when the tenor's voice came
back again, as clear and C'&cet IS ever,
and his 1irst appearance at Lioblich. was
again heraldod forth, with eyca more noise
than at first, The. excitement, incisa-,d
by tie delay, had risen to Z fearful pitch,
and although the first disappointment had
thus served as sort of advertisement
old Herr Himmeihahn foreaa1 that aac;h-
cr such would ruin him.
nc ola man was Ou'y on tno siege
,..' o,o..'e'iS u, anu u'r.cu"g eTeiy'hIhS' as ne
G"IT"!s u.a' running hi'aer ana 'h'lneT
o~..l,u9 .no M "CIAlneI! ! "uV'si"s tLe StUs!s'
U0"A'nS 'u7 gnoiu' singers a''enu'hg 10
'uo IoheaLSalS' examining 'l,e secretary
"mL nlSUG.,'oi!' "It' ~ , sno.', AgePI!4 eTI
f,y ,b. % o5niaon. i,; nv, ,oat ap ~ n,.s'.
Of band So C;aIor; - 80 ~ ~ 800. oa.
Tot "orir an5 70 JoU IL. a" s"nTo'idpn "Pp'ai r.
To ;o,,raaao2;,,a o " f,y,n:o, ~ ~ '''' ''''' y
~ IT CO.. -
o,Sno' Nle'on' u'q not uei7H 70 appear
ns Wv ~ naSu nart M ,ho 'o~r on @n5 wy
49, Jronnaa IN orpo - Lo'r .I ~ roio",u o,oi ""u o,}
L,ppsas la onl ,Lo nr:,a ~ Sons So9,,@ = %I EHI
Uron,;oeJ Ttt,S taoo,ld" '-.'t o IN L;n n n"u
paoUts onJ La Lrov 3Lo, on,r,,,h; - H.S "P-, ,,l
NV 't' oT oIi " 80 ' cr iu o ,o o's ,n,S "T"lu
y" bin,o,IF IT, no roooi1,. nv "o 1o.Vin.o, Hn ~
f,,t bv ,nant o fow r1ios nto ,po onmr,r nIrtuh
D"I ;" Lowa I,Lt J;n~or r;tl, f.;onI ' :.
w. ~ n"," ,, arasnoou Lof,ro ; ta "rooro 'o"u' y"
'"' w. "'-I'0D No "pP''' "u.'' 1L
Al nan past seven 0 cIoc4, left him
ne'na,n ,n IAN Svus 49, o1'y u, "p - h"'SJIuge Ig
we 'Vs' "nv11 ato "t .5 rno "t.''sS S;s .ousGG
",, %.'n poI,o To''i -, ~ u tEaoS. H'nol VI
elonl ~ rOn' - mn Sne 'no.,'v 0[ .. MS yallsS
oonYcniehOo' i. Nv ~ .',,I oo"onln"n le'UE"eu
az O once O1' n. WYNN al 0nP'9 oA,''uBg'
Signor CiGIonl was laying dead drunk
upon his bea' and MS valet was utterly
unable to OBTAIN any further sign OF con-
Sci0usne5a lfCn him. than an occasional
SGore' Of anything Oa' a musical quality
OF tone
Herr Himmelhahn was in despair. lie
went forward and looked through the