Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-12
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL, 1854.


At Czerny, in Bohemia, lately, during the
performance of play called "Ihe bear OF
the Mountain," in which bear of great do
cility and dramatic talent, performed the prln-
cipal part, singular scene not in the play,
occurred.
Bruin was put out Of humor, and commit
ted sundry indiscrctions, and 1T was with
difficulty that he could be prevailed upon to
go through his part.
In the last scene the bear was induced to
commence waltz with young and beauti-
full peasant girl, and seemed to take much en-
joynent in the dance.
In a moment, however, the joyous specta-
Gle was changed into a scene of terror. A
piercing shrek was heard through all the tu-
multi, and the lovely dancer was hurled around
with the velocity of swift Wheel aud dis
charged from her partners arms head fore
most into the pit, where, however, she was
caught by the audience without damage
The stage lover not having perceived the
catastrophe, so rapid was it, advanced to take
his part in the dance when bruin served him
similar trick by running up precipice with
him and throwing him off into the mimic sea
below. The establishment now, however had
turned into CONSERVATION. The bear was,
seen dancing forward, evidently pleased with
his own exploits, and with his muzzie broken,
the mask hanging loose around his neck, and
roaring fercely. The town police was called
in, formed circle, and charged the bear with
fixed bayonets. Firing was out of the ques-
ton, as the bullets which missed the bear
must take effect upon the audience. A part
of the bears training had been the platoon
exercise, and suddenly knocking down the,
corporal of the guard with one paw, and
Selling his muskct with the other, he threw
his crossbelt over his back, and proceeded de-
hberately to prime and load. The terror of
the audience was now extreme, and shrieks
were heard from every side, as he pointed the
muzzle towards the crowded pit. The police
now widened their circle in all directions
But the bear long accustomed to military ma
neuvers, and who had exhibited lately at st.
Petersburg. in the pantomime of the battle OF
Pultowa, palpably took the Swedish captiyes,
and picked out each of them from his hiding
place by tender touch from the point Of the
bayonet. In all their fright the audience
roared with laughter, it was evident that his
pontommical recollections were still strong
upon him for he compelled every man of his
captives to kneel down upon the stage, strip
off his accoutrements and beg for his life. A
flourish should, according to the real play,
have followed this victory of the bear, and
the orchestra were so terrified that they forgot
their part. The bear then advanced to the
front part of the stage, growled fiercely at the
kettle drummer, and, finding that his signal
was not obeyed, he made one mighty bound
at the drum itself and rolled into the orches-
ira. He had no sooner Frustrated the fiddler
than he sprang calamity into the pit. Here
all was in confusion worse confounded. The
rapidity of the flight equalled the terror ofthe
moment, and each was electric, the bear
stamping, bounding and roaring, with all the
air of a conqueror and it was not until the
threaten was completely cleared, that his roar
affe or1 In
was captured by nets while asleep on the
benches.