Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-16
DEATH OF MALIBRAN.
DRAMATIC ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT
SINGERS FATAL SWOON.

Response to the Demands Of am Impatient
Andience-DisastrousR Results Of Physi-
| clans Niistake-Terribie Minutes Of Fear
and Suspense Too Late.
NJ. Legouve, in his volume Of souvenirs OF
| Sixty Years" Just Published, gives, among
many charming remembrances Of Malibran.
dramatic account of her death, the recital
Of which will not be out of point here. II
was at Manchester, in England, fifty years
ago. Nslibran was at the summit of fame
when she came thlther, accompanied by her
husband. Beriot, the wonderful violinist, 10
attend musical festival. She was suffering
severely from the effects Of a fall from a
spirited horse which she had Isersisted-in
spite of many warnings-in mounting; but
she made her appearance at the concert and
sang like an angel As she stepped from the
stage into the wings she fell In swoon Out
side the audience was recalling her with that
frenzy which Angio-Saxon audiences put into
ali encore when they wish 10 make singer
sing mort than she has been paid for. The
swoon continued, and the announcement was
about to be made thst Madame Malibran
would not h. able 10 appear again that even
ing.
The manager Of the concerts was about
going upon the stage 10 face the impatient
audience, when Malibran opened her peerless
eyes, arose, checked the manager and-stag-
gering forward until she was in view-seemed
then all at once seized by an inspiration, and
sang her encore more divineiy than she had
ever been heard % sing before. She retired
under temIcstuous applause, but sank down
again in a dealthly faint she reached the
friendly shelter Of the wings. She sa- esr-
rie,i TO the grecn-room. and u phy.clan 40.
sent for.
THE PHYSICIANS FATAL NI-fssr
At the same moment, and WI
any suspicion that his wife
Beriot, who came next on the
stepped upon the stage from eile
wing with his beloved violin. AM che
of the astonishing airs with va. for
which he was famous. Meantime a .l.che,
who had seen Malibran, condition. had gO;
the phvsician % her sisi-. and was s;Gr-sfied 10
hear him saw that she must be bied BE had
always been told that she must never = blei
III one Of tho fain;ing fit following upon her
exalted words, for the bleeding would b.
fatal
IL mus not he doHei- be cried 20 the doc
tor. -Shc mus h. bed. persisted the phys
clan -or she may dir q suifccatiSD ia an ia
stant,- mo. no. nos pleaded Lablaehs; do
no; dare 20 do IL until ! have brought her
hs.stspd hor--but he Is al this instant OF; the
stage IL her husbands name SIeak Wait
will 20 and fetch hiu,7 Isblachs rasissi
uladly 10 the wings. Berio; was now IN the
midst of hts great ana, and xas calmly per-
forming his artistic task. At each fresh
wonder ia. audieIlos .aout.si with delight
Iatlaeile, with daa:h II his hssF- whispered
t.-ckorlszi franticssily. even shouted % Beriot
but the unhappy husband. absorbed in kis
art. ilea:-j nothing save tie acciarnstions Of
his sudiforx i-aiiis.,,he was alEsDsr beside
hins-sif with fear sasl sgsTe,s-e. vbea At last
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wife HIS fain:ei-is perhaps dying. They
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