San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-12
ELFREIDA.

The first bell tinkled from the stage, the gas
lights dared up brightly, the audience
streamed into the theatre, and the members
of the orchestra came up from their under
ground retreat, each with his instrument
under his arm. The leader moved here and
there, whispering to this one, calling that
ones attention to a particular passage, and
speaking, half aloud, over the heads of the
others, to one who sat behind.
There was more stir than usual among the
orchestra members, and one would know,
without consulting the play bill, that the
music of the piece was an important part in
the programme.
The second bell sounded The voices We're
hushed, and the instruments taken in hand.
The conductor appeared,-a young, genteel
looking man Nodding lightly to the leader,
he stepped to his place of honor, then, like a
field marshal, reviewed his troupe. A satisfied
smile fitted over his face-then suddenly it
darkened Way back there among the vio-
Inns he mad ,il,ctrned an empty chair.
"Who Is missing there behind" he asked.
Many heads turned quickly. "Habermannl
Habermannn' was the answer.
An, he shall he punished for this"
Then came the third signal. Its vibrations
had not died away when little, Insignificant
looking man rushed to the empty place. pulled
MS Vlohn from us cover Placeu MS notes III
order, all with feverish swiftness.
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10 the Iel'' tlen straight aneal' his Iitea
arm SAM anu VIII q numerous foil Oh
drums the overture began
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lor lie oreatneu SuorI' anu naAeS oi melting
slo" SUN 'Iuha 70 HIS coaV' ne I'elu us VIC
IN uplI9n' upon MS Knee, anu SOreCcneu LIS
he%tu lar I"r"ard % see us notes
al '"7 Ell" ~ 'u7 tli9' act P'''U VI lne @uui-
ehGe went 0uo' Out Tue orchestra renamed IN
iull numbers.
1iaOerlnahN' Salu Ihe CONDUCTOR come
UulS way
Iue one "''' li eSSeu 'ooAeu up U'lcei VAln'
lla d. ne "ee" cameo.
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hatureu man, SHOOK MN W t!e aluI' Oolhe'
oiu ElatLIoV' can you near
ne uluei stoou lien MAJ n'o' cou'u o"iy
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sisnteu' oNe' se'ei"I 'HineS III us way lie
e''o4 oIio'0 us HiS'oVei' WIZ looAed uo"H
upon ui''' ''i4'e' ''u''S
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vi 'u'i Oo4-eSe' N"' nave gu oeen
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LIKE "HlPPeu uos Tue HILL looked up aC
Ine speaker ouI us Lace remained colu anu
eApteSsiollIesS'
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lerhaPS lie IS III some love analr' the
I'LL UnI u ''0ioHceIIls' c0u4u uoU refrain from
say lllH'
lou VIII oe Nlnu enough 10 keep your
looIlSu uu'Llor 70 youTSell' Salu the cohuuc-
TOT Ana you-olu han-oI course you VIII
pay 'n9 Ordinary penalty Ii InlS happens
again. snail OBTAIN your dismissal through
Cue ulecUol, lou huo" very Wen you are
not wanted mercury tolerated. Enough,
Wn grand gesture ne turned away and
Ihe oIu man stuihoIeu oack 10 MS place
strange hSure was this Habermann.
small ana thln' MS lace OF an ash gray hue
surrounded by orlStly gray beard, ana
DrStly gray mar sCood up dehantIy over his
mead dis eyes were close drawn together by
MS near slghtedheSS' Ills trousers were too
snort ana Ills coat 100 long, both OF uncertain
ages " hen out OF doors, TO this outfit was
AIDED an Oh cyHhuer nat, ana long knit
scarf that was wound many times round his
neck, ana the long ends either hung down In
front or were blown back, hagllke, by the
WIND. HIS form was well known by every
boy on the streets through which ne passed In
gong to and from the theatre.
Inc second act began The stage repre-
sented scene OF oriental splendor that as
tonlShed even accustomed theatre goers. And
the musicians usually indifferent, from long
familiarity with such things, might have been
seen stretching up their heads here and there,
III Che pauseS' 10 get better views Oh the extra
magnlhcence. Only Haoermann showed not