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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6052, 9 November 1906, Page 4

The death occurred on Thursday, the 29th September, at his house In Camden road. London, of Monsieur Georges Jacobi. the well-known composer aha musical director at the Alhambra. For 26 years he wielded the baton there. Ho composed thp music for over 100 grand , ballets. He had a genuine gift of melody, and a genius for seizing the dramatic essence of a situation. Thus he fitted 'many celebrated dancers with a perfect setting for the display of their art, and many of his airs are as fresh and attractive to-day as when they were first played. In the dominion of comedy-opera his ".Black Crook" enjoyed a run of 310 performances. and Mine. Judic played all over Europe * hie "La Mariee depute Midi." Ho was born at Berlin in 18-10, studied the violin under Ganz at the ago of six. and, afterwards, was a pupil of X)e Beriot. at Brussels and Auber, at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1886 he ivas appointed/a professor at the Royal College of Music. , 1 Director Heinrich Conned was recently doing some groat hustling in Europe. To replace -.the scenery.- and . properties of twenty-one operas, and the 1024 trunks of theatrical costumes swept away by the great fire in San Francisco in April last is no easy task. Before he had been a day in Vienna scenic .artiste and costumers had begun the work They saw before them orders aggregating nearly a million kronen, or <£40.000. Counted placed a lew : orders for ballet costumes in Paris, as the French understand those things better, j but for everything else in the way of the- j atrical costumes Vienna was chosen, • I