The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-04
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Composer and impressario Richard
Stahl, whose new opera, "Said Pasha,"
is now under his personal direction I'M
dergoing active rehearsal at the North
Broad-street Opera House, yesterday
made a forced acquaintance with the
| Philadelphia Deputy sheriff. Mr.. Stahl
was drumming on his piano in the or
| chestra and the chorus girls were trying
! their lungs over the different bars of
music in the first act of the new produc-
ton, when a strange gentleman walked
down the aisle Of the empty auditorium
yesterday morning, and placing his hand
on the composers shoulder whispered
softly into his ear. Mr.. Stahl raised his
hands to his hair and exclaimed in
| frenzy, "My Gott, dot woman again." as
the Duputy Sheriff politely handed him
a little paper. The chorus girls stopped
/ their music, huddled together and whis-
pered and Uttered when it became
known that their chief had Just been
served with legal process.
sTAHJ's FIRST MARRIAGE.
The suit was brought by Lillian Stahl
through James w. NJ. Newlin, repre-
senting the lady's New York lawyer,
Gilbert f.. Halves, and the purpose is to
collect out of Stahl's interest in the
opera company, about $1,000, the
amount representing several judgments
which Mrs. Stah obtained against her
husband in the New York courts for
money advanced him and expended
while they lived together as man and
wife, and for which he alone is liable.
The young composer, who is about
thirty years of age, is remarkably hand
some, and when he came to this coun-
try from Germany, about eighty years ago.
his musical talents and personal appear
unce created sad havoc among the ro-
mantle ladies with whom he came in
contact. Shortly after his arrival he be.
came acquainted with Lillian Memler,
of Norfolk. Va, n dramatic reader of
some note in the South They met in
Washington. Stah furnished the music
for the lady's entertainments. After a
three weeks acquaintanceship they be-
came engaged and were married in
Brooklyn.
HE MEETS DERTlE CRAWFORD.
For three years they travelled together,
and everything was serene and lovely
until Earl Marble. who had written g
song for BERTHE Crawford, young so
ciety lady of Washington, asked Stahl to
set it TO music. The young German mu-
stefan furnished the music. Miss Craw
ford sang it at various society gather
ings, under Stahl's direction, with suct
success that their hearts warmed towards
each other Mrs Stah became Jealous
separated from her husband and begar
divorce proceedings in the New Yorl
. courts, which eventually were decided
\ in her favor. BERTHE was a young lady
of great musical promise. She was the
daughter of eX.Judge Crawford of Ten
nessee, at one time law partner of Henry
Watterson of the Louisville COHrier-.j0ur
: nal, and was thought of so highly in he
u State that the Legislature of Tennessee
by an act, formally adopted her as u chill
: of the State.
Y ~ BERTHE MARRTEs srAHL.
!. Stahl thought she would make hit i
y, opera, so they were married and he too
=, her to Europe. This second matrimc
J. nial adventure didn't prosper. Til
Y couple d id not live long together, and |
=, the end Stahl sought the divorce cour
- of New York and was legally unite
e from BERTHE, who now plays the part q
N .HercedeS in Monte Cristo, Jr. :" in tn
T: Corinne Opera Company. There WI
I. considerable complication when it WI
j. discovered that Stahl had entered int
his second matrimonial venture shoi
u time prior to the ending OF the divorc
proceedings begun by his first wifi,
e: John O'Byrne, at one time n note
u Philadelphia lawyer, now resident
!. New York. looked after the young &c
s, man musicians interests, and it WI
ell finally arranged that, if Stahl would pa
the judgments obtained against him b
D, his first wife, he would be allowed to +,
y main in peace This, it is claimed, |
nn,' agreed to do, but somehow or other ha
A. forgotten to remember his bargain, an
n; it was for that reason that yesterday
J. suit was begun.
'o HIS FIRST wIFE's DEMANDS.
nv Mr.. Stahl was seen at the Opera. Hou
Gu yesterday afternoon, and he stated tn
G;e Lawyer O'Byrne would be on from Nc
Of York to-day and that arrangement
N, would be made to satisfy the claim. !
" said that the proprietors of the ope
AZ company, who are kreling Brothers q
e' well-known furniture dealers of Califc
mia, would enter security for him, Al
that his wife would be paid weel;
zen sum out of his salary until the amou
vs.. was fully liquidatcd. He also said tn
,ct the judgments had been obtained again
as him by default but that he did not wi
snt to contest them. but would use every c
tor deayor to hasten the means Of cXtricati
nu- himself from the trouble in which
10 found himself.
No. GREAT BARGAINS hi shoes, caused by fire,
lie Family Shoe Store, $40 Seventh Street.