Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-29
FRIDAY MORNING, APR

| Witness We'll, I'm used 10 speaking tolarge
sssemblages ana, III try aad make you h, ar,
this time He then commenced When | en-
tered the greer room found Lola repeating
to herself-"Lola Montczl Lola Montezl to be
turned out ofa theatre by common actor!"
Lola: Didn't you make great deal of mon
ey ut of Lola Montez. Mr.. Placldel
Witness You made 81 TO every one made
You go on the star system and get the lions
share.
Lola: Didn't you come behind the scenes one
night when | was playing IN your theatre. IN
very immodest dishable!-and you know,Mr
Placide, that you're far from being handsome
mani The latter clause was spoken in paren
thesisand the snsw er To the question was lost
IN the excitement and applause which followed
it,
Lola Did mt offer to dance for that poor
little Ducy Barre, and you would not permit
of so generous an actf
Witness: | thought you'd be no benefit To
the house.
Lola: You know very well that | always
draw good homes, and in proof, l appeal 10 the
brilliant audience now present. his at cap
tandun, was a signal for loud and long contn
ued applause which the officers found great
dlmculty IN quletng.l
Lola: Don't you owe me lew dollars,M Mr..
Placide, for treating the French artists to H.
queurs, who were playing for the benefit on
that light.
Witness: had nothing to do with the house
that night. The ben eft was for the "Dramat.
c Fund Association. Instead of being a
witness ! begin TO think I'm on trial here
Unfortunate Placide! Among his many mirth
moving hits upon the stage, The great comed'-
an never uttered any thing more ludicrous than
this mournful lamentatlon
Lola next undertook to tell a long story n
bout the violence of Mr.. Rowes temper, and
his Jcsuitica tendencies on the stage, but the
Recorder stopped her by declaring that Mr.. r.
was we'll known and highly respectable cIt.
zen.
Lola: He may be citizen, and he looks
like a mani suppose he Is one. but I'm not
sure He called me woman and l didn't
object to it. This was said in so comlcal n
manner as to occasion loud roars of laughter.
After few more exquisite specimens OF
feminine delcacy and rehnement,the attorney
for the "Countcss" moved continuance of the
cause 10 which, Col Field, for the prosecu-
ton objected. CALAMITY observing "that he
would admit all that the defence wished to
prove by the absent witnesses, as he did not
wish to be hard on lone woman" We rath-
er suspect the gallant Colonel didn't wish the
"lone woman to be hard on Eim)
Lola: I'll accept nothing on that score. Mr..
Counsel consider that I'm host by myself
Applause.
Madam - sworn: Witness testified in
French that wher Lola went home on the
night of the difficulty, she complained that she
had been kicked, and she showed her leg,
which had a red spot on it about the size OF a
Mexican dollar. This spot was perceptlhle
the next morning. This spot was not above,it
was below the knee, on the calf
Lola here triumphantly remarked that she
had proved that she had spot on her leg, the
result of violence. not so dark it is true as the
stains on some folks characters, but still such
as entitled her to justice and full and free dis
charge.
The Recorder thought differently, and com
mted both her and her agent for trial before
the First District Court.
Thcreupon the assembled crowd Of lockers
on dispersed, and Lola with her friends drove
home in a ca rage and four.
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