Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04
BRUIN "STARRING."

frightful scene occurred lately at the Theatre a
Czemy, in Bohemia, during the performance of meo
drama called the Bear of the Mountain the principal &C
tor of which bear Of such wonderful docty an,
dramatic talent that for long succession of nights he at
tracted overlooking audiences. On this occasion how
ever something had put this STAR out of humor ant
he observed to be wanting in those brilliant dis
plays of the hstrionc which had previously overwhelmed
him with applause In the third act instead of coming
down the mountain by winding path, with slow and solemn
step prescribed in the prompters book he aghted thu
stage bound like the descent of aerolte. On hi
behind the he received reproo which, instead
Of improving, made his temper suen and it with
difficulty he could be prevailed upon through his part
In the last the induced to commence waltz
with young and beautiful peasant girl and seemed take
enjoyment in the dance that the whole audience
dualy rose from their seats and standing the benches
drowned the sound of powerful orchestra with their acca
nations of wonder and delight In moment however the
joyous spectacle changed into Of terror pierre
ing shrek heard through all the tumu and tho lovely
dancer hurled round with the velocity of swift wheel
and discharged from her partners head foremost the
pit where however, she caught by the audience without
damage
The next the stage of the peasant girl who
had been coquettng in dance in the distance with group
of ballet dancers advanced in the performance Of his part
waltz with the bear The former catastrophe had been
pd that though his danger was fully perceived by the
dence whose cries quite loud deter him. it evil
the qui measuring him from top to toe and ngng his
legs around him, he began to waltz with such extraordinary
boundngs that the astonished lover whred of his
feet and in another moment at the top Of stage prec
pce and tossed into the below The
however had turned into CONSERVATION The bear
dancing forward evidently pleased with his exploits and
with his muzze broken the mask hanging loose around his
neck, and roaring tercely. .."
The whole audience started their feet rolled
each other aud the attempt to choked the doors
of the pit boxes and gallery The police now
called in formed circle, and charged the bear with fixed
bayoncts Firing out of the question: the bullets which
missed the bear take effect the audience; but the
hero though left alone, exhibited the adroitness
education and the intrepdty of his nature part of his
training had the platoon exercise and suddenly knock
down oil inc
his usket with the other he threw his crossbet his
back and proceeded deliberately to prime and load The
audience extreme, and shreks heard
from every side he pointed the muzze towards the crowd
ed pit .. S..
The guard which had regarded it remarkable effort of
city valor have approached him at ALL wdened their
all directions respectable position from
gonst armed alike with the ferocty Of savage and
the weapons Of civilization. But the bear already long
customed military man@uyres and who had exhibited
lately ST. Peterburgh in the pantomime of the battle of
Puowa papaby took the Swedish captve and picked out
each of them from his hiding place by tender touch the
point the bayonet In all their fright the audience roared
with aughter it evident that his pantomnca reeoec
tons still strong upon him. for he compelled every
his capves to knee down the stage strip of his
and beg for his life.
flourish of rumpets should have followed this uDequivo-
victory but the orchestra half terrified of their lives
the neghbohood of the couqueror had forgot this
part their duty The bear advanced the front part
of the stage growled ercey the kettle-drummer and
finding his signal not obeyed, he made mighty
bound Mt the drum itself and rolled into the orchestra All the
performers for their ves desks umbled down.
Apollo hiding themselves under the benches
bling the rails making battle with the fragments of
their trumpets and trombones roared for help.
The audience, who that he had much
the of the orchestra tried to make their escape
every direction. Shreks and screams and oaths,
filed all parts of the heatrc but whether the bear thought
that the operation tardy recoected Of the
old Of towns taken by Storm he had pros
raed the fdder than he sprang calamity into the pit Here
MI confusion founded The apy Of tho fight
eqnaed the Of the and each eectrc the
stamping bounding, and roaring with all the air Of
conqueror; and it not until the theatre completely
cleared and bis had entirely subsidized that the city gsad
gathered from the stage, made temporary Judgment in
Of the obbes The commander chief made his approaches
with the caution of science and nothing could be de-
berae than the courage with which hs opened the door Of
the stagebox There he discovered the hear had fallen asleep
in the lap Of victory and in fact snoring at full length
OF the benches in the pit The captain of the
guard distinguished in the city of Czey for his valo this
OF affairs boldly ventured forward and ordered his pa
fire yocy at the sleeping monsters but before this
could be Effected the keepers of tho menager from which the
animal had been borrowed in with ropes and nets and
suffered superede the guard The bear very quietly
followed his keepers and the authorities of the city, the
plea that though bears might make dangerous actors Bohe
milan would make very good BEARS published proca-
nation against Bruins future appearance. -s