Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-07

Som days after this strange incident,
which he had almost forgotten, or which he
remembered only as Joke Of an ironical
LUrSheI. Heinrich WAS playing has part Of
the demon III the new piece.
Ou the first row OF seats in the orchestra
was seated the stranger of the tavern. and at
every word he pronounced lac shook hIS head,
wiuk,'d his eyes. sInackci his tongue against
lis laat,. ani showed signs OF the livelieSt
inpstIelcc.
Bad bad" L. muttered to himself
His ncighbors, a-tonis.ie,l and shocked at
hi7 manners. aiplaudei, and thought To
themselves that Tive gentleman was very hard
:" please.
\, tie END OF the first act the stranger 10 q,
Is + he had taken q sudden resolution strobe
over III, big drum. the cynbal> and from
bone, and disappeared 'hr .u-h the little
ar that leads from TIM rob s>tra Ia tho
stag Heinrich, waiting IA .. tie curtain
r 81. WAS walking w ;;ud down IN the wings,
ani VIXEN h. came u the eni IF his short
promaaadc. what was hi> terror L. zee rs he
r.iB.Iti. S,andin. ia the middle al the CORR
cor. a mysterious parsonage cluth@l exactly
AS he was an who lCokel At him with eye"
who's Srccnieh transparency hal strange
laofuuaity ia the ,iarbncs.; the white,
sharp, wis:e-set teeth gave something iern-
c.o'ls 10 his sarloaic smile.
Heinrich calll no: fail t. recognize the
stranger whom be had seen at the Two
headed i.aclr. n rather the devil in person,
for II WAS be
All ali nay Young friend. y"u wish &C.
play the devil Gou were very mldilinS III
the first act ami Yea would decidedly give
too poor an idea Of IA. t. the good citizens Of
Vienna Won viii allow me e. replace YOU
this evening aud you might interfere
with me ] w.il >rId you 10 the cvll,r below
the sta e
-HyiEra IL rc,u-ni1ri the lr.u II Dark
mes, AMI lett himself lost: putting hi' hand
mechanically t. the little crUs> that Katy had
given him. h. tried 70 call for help ami io
muruur hi rmUia 81 exrscisIn hut, terror
CHECKED him: hc could only uttei feeble
rattle The devil lied Heinrich with hs
hooked hand by his shoulders and pushed
him ~ nam force through the floor, tic.
he entered uiua tie scene. when his clie came.
IKE perfect actor
His n-i>ivp. biting. Nenomcu, aut truly
diabnHcal acting al first surprised the >lsecta
t,r, What especially produced n great e!
feet WAS that sharp lite, like the Etatin7 4
saw, that laugh 81 the damned hia>ialein-
H. the joy ~ paradise. Never had an actor
attained such POWERS "i Sarca-m, such a
=, p-h 4 yillany the audience laughed bat
they tyemjlJl Al the and Hence was pant,
ing with emotion. ph0~r'horic sparks giiutcd
from tn, fingers { the terrible actor; trains
Of sparkling flame ran from his feet, the
light Of the lustcgs grew pale, the icotlIShtS
shot cat reddish and Eraynish iiasheS, sort
of sui Eurons smell rcisncd in the theatre {.
tie SPECTATORS were. as it were, deiirioaN, and
rbwd.r, Of frantic apilause greeted each
phase OF the marvellous Mephistophrl,S who
oiiou substituted vcT>-s # his own invention
fr the verses II TIM Ecct. and h, Sutetltu-
uoa was always happy AMI accepted With
transports,
Katy. to VII. IN Heinrich had sat box.
WIS in s-stc o. extraordinary alarm; she
pre>aE,J same misfortune with that spirit II
divinatiyn which love gives
The pertoi rnanca ended hist mie>criba-
lie enthusiasm. " hca the curtain fell the
IMl!ic called for Msplistopheies with load
cries lie Was sought Tor IN vain, bat nj last
a scalic-,hittsr cane ami t1li the manager
tia. Heinrich had heea found in the cellar
where he had probably fallen through a tra;.
Heinrich was unconscious, he WAS taken 10
his home. and when he was unlreSsei they
SEs Win SUI !tt'S AAat * sasssi et-l NAatNAiee
on his Shoulders a. If tiger had triei 70
crash INN with hi, Iaws katy's little cTSsS
had preserved him frOm death, and tie devil,
vauqui>hed by this influence. had coutentei
an e,g with ilinginE Heinrich into the oel-
lar Il the theatre.
TIE caavaleS>'enre e.. Heinrich wa, long
\ s.cn 81 he wa bet-er the manager ~ the
thcl:ie cirer, him = very brilliant engage
IA at la; Heinrich re-uSsl II. for he was by
I no ult an anxious Ia ii>k hi salvation 4 Sc
! ca I time and be knew, too. that be would
never h. able g. c,sEal his terrible duplicate
Nfr"r tyvc or tAT,se YEAR. hsvinz 'r'I'-s Jstn