The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-30
DEA THIS AND DISASTERS ON THE
STAGE
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal
The Roman actor Roscius, while perform
ing the part of Atreus, was SO unnecessarily
energetic in welding q sceptre that he gave
brother-actor blow that killed him. An.
other. when performing Ulysses, was killed by
q too ardent Ajax. In more modern times
when Bsletti was performing Lelio in Camille
Magicienne," he was shot in the thigh by q
brother-sctor, who took up by mistake q
loaded blunderbuss-a kind Of accident that
has occurred more than once since Farquar.
when acting Guyomsr in Dryden's "Indian
Emperor" killed FACTOR with an over.
| vigorous sword-cut. Mrs. Bellamy, as an
Asiatic heroine in ct amerlane," gave an un.
| lucky poke in the eye with an unguarded foil
| to Lee, who was performing Axala, and nearly
blinded him.
The great French actor Baron, while per-
| forming Diegne in Comedies :Cid,"
wounded himself in the toe with the point of
| q sword; he would not permit amputation, as
it might damage his acting and his personal
| appearances; and so the overproud man died
| of gangrene in the hapless toe. L. Kahn dis
located his foot while acting Briseis and
brought on q malady; this was so increased
by his subsequent intensity while acting in
Du Guesciins "Vendome," that he died in
consequence. Woodward. the comedian,
jumped from (stage) table when acting the
part of Scrubb, and sustained an injury from
which he never recovered. When German
actress was performing in Lsssing's emilia
Gslotti," she fell heavily from the arms of
Avoardo, Zone of the characters in the play, |
and struck her head with considerable force |
against the stage; she died ten days after |
wards.
performer Of the character Of Lusignan. |
in Voltaire's "Zaire, allowed his feelings to |
run riot in the scene where Lusignsn blesses
his children I; he became so forcif-s and i'm
petuous that he tainted on the stage, and died |
soon afterwards. In the time Of Louis XIV,
when Mademoiselle Champanesle was acting
in " Oreste ct Hylade," she was 50 exhausted
on the fourth representation of long and ia.
tiguing part, that she was taken i'll on the
stage and died. Miss Linley, related to the
Sheridans was struck fatally at Bath while
singing ~ know that my Redeemer hveth, +"
in Handlers "Messiah." When Baddaley
was acting Moses in the "School for Scandal"
at Drury Lane Theater, he was suddenly taken
i'll, and died soon afterwards. Mrs. Pope, an
actress Of some eminence in her days. was
seized with an apoplectic fit while playing
Desdemona, and was lost to the world week
later.
Lucca Fabres, a singer at the San Carlos
Opera-House at Naples, broke blood vessel
while attempting to reach note above the
compass of his voice. The actual deaths upon
the stage, without a moments warning, of
course, are more sad to contemplate, and
more impossible to those who witness them.
Rather more than q century ago, at the Nor
wien theater, Peterson. the actor, was per-
forming the part of the Duke. in Shakespeares ]
" Measure for Measure" He had to address S
Claudio in these words: I
"Reason thus with lfe
r. do lose thee, do lose thing Z
That none but fools would keep"
when he suddenly dropped into the arms of =
Moody, who was acting Claudio, and expired. I
These words, having SO expressing meaning
It such Q time, were afterwards engraved on :
lis tombstone John Palmer, an eminent :
ragedian towards the close of the last GEN. 9
Jury, was engaged on what proved to be the 2
asst evening he was destined to live. in acting
he character of the Stranger in Ko,zebue's
lrama of the same name. He had recently
heard of the death of Q favorite son-news
which unnerved and agitated him. In Il
he fourth act of the play, Baron Steinfort
obtains an interview with the Stranger, re-
'ognlzes him as an old acquaintance and asks
he cause OF his seclusion. The Stranger re-
lilies that he has Il # his children at q town
lard BY, and then exclaims: 30, God O, Il
Tod ! there is another and better world"
elmer, directly after he had uttered these
'ords. fell down dead at the feet of the actor l:
Tho was performing the part of the Baron al
teinfOrt