The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-04
A SCENE NOT IN TIE Bills.
Kate Fishers "Mazeppn '-Trials and
Trlbulations with her Fiery, Untam-
ed Steed.

Kate Fisher visited Youngstown, Ohio, lust
week, and astonished the people OF that city
with her thrilling impersonation Of "Mazep-
pa." How the ''hery, untamel steed' filed hls
part is get forth at length In the Youngstown
Register. which says:
reached in which "Cassimer" ls lashed TO the
back of the horse. The "lery, untaned steed'
ia brought In, and after thrashing around the
stage like an animated clothcs.hOrsc In gale
of wind. stood still while "Cassimer,n who
had been struggling with ''the glards"-a
siprle Young man, who evidently had been
promoted from his native livery: stable
got I'D On the back OF the steed and showed
The guards how TO tic her-or htm-on the
back Of the supposed feroclous morse: Ins
steed was loosel, walked composedy TO one
side of the Stage, stopped, turned around,
walked down to the footligEts. and seemed
tlesirous of cultivating the acquaintance OF
the audience. This laudable Intention was
frustrated by an actor, who caught The Fiery
Untamed By the bits and turned him in the
direction of the wings. The horse went OF
according to stage directions, L. U. f., bllt
halted while his hindquerters were yet on the
stage and distinctly visible to the audience.
From that position he con!d not be moved.
The voice of his fair rider was distinctly heard
uttering objurgations in terse Anglo Saxon ex-
pletives, but the Fiery Untamed stood like q
mule, until the curtain put an end TO tue
scene, amid the yells OF laughter which the
audience gave forth.
Miss Kate Fisher came forth and apoloSlzed
for the failure oil The scene attributlng it 10 The
fatigue of The horse. who had been travelling
all day. The audience good,natnredly ap-
plaudcd the apology, and awaited the develop
ments. Alter slight panse the curtain, by
one of those unseen impulses which are most
mysterious, went swiftly up on stage full OF
cene-shifters and carpenters. Miss Fisher, In
that airy costume which tradition allows for
her Involuntary ride, was busy at work with
the rest. ''The CASTELAR," had evidently re-
turned to bis natural vocation, and was plying
carpenters tools, while the "Count Palatlne''
was showing far greater qualities in fetching
and carrying than he had given proofs OF as a
mighty prince, which he was popularity sup
posed to represent. At the rising OF the cur
tain all dropped their work, and sought refuge
buhiud the wings, while the cnytnin, as II "a;
greeting Its mistake, came slowly and sorrow
fully down.
This same curtain soon gave proof of more
than ordinary qualities. Alter scene or two,
in which the Count Palatine and the CASTELAR,
appeared as aspiring Tartar chleftains, the
drop:curtain gave an act on its own hook. II
as swiftly down again. The boys In the back
part of the hall applauded. Encouraged by
this, 1t repeated the feat. More applause. The
curtain was then fairly started. 1t went nE
swiftly, It came down hesitatingly;it 1t went uI
hallway, dropped foot, went up again, ant
for i've minutes kept the audience in roar b.
it's lnexplicable Vagaries. Then the scene
started again. ''Zenilla" came forth to sing O
song. The orchestra hadn't got the music. 4