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Show Death in Triumph Edouard Remenyi was a famous Hungarian violinist who made several j world tours and settled In New York j for some years. He died of apoplexy on the stage of the Orpheum theater, ! San Francisco, on May 15, 1898. This ' was his first appearance on the vaude-i vaude-i ville stage and he was enthusiastical-! enthusiastical-! ly received on playing two or three classical pieces. He responded with "Old Glory," which created tremendous tremen-dous applause. Then he commenced to play Dellbes' "Fizzlcati," but after a few measures he leaned over and then fell forward on his face, dead. ! It Is interesting to know that at one time the composer, Brahms, traveled j with Remenyi and acted as his ac-j ac-j companlst. |