Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-26
A a..rrel Among Actors.

Rose Ey,inee played Camille on
Saturday evening At National Guard
Hall. Virginia. There WAS very f1ne
audience present to see the brilliant
actress in her farewell performance, and
they were we'll repaid. During the play,
SAYS the Chronicle OF last evening. mir.
Ashton, the stage manager (who had
been playing the part Of Armand }
stepped cut from the right. hand side OF
the curtain, and in tones that were crisp.
even unto frigidity, remarked:
Ladies and gentlemen: As matter
of simple Justice to myself and to the
other members of the company, wish 10
say few words. Miss Eytinee has de-
clared that it is necessary for her to De
in Reno tonight in order to catch the
overland train in the morning. A car
rage is now in waiting to convey her 10
Reno when the play is finished. For
this reason she has found it necessary,
she says. to cut out several portions OF
the play. l only make this statement IN
order that the audience NAV know why
the play is so much 'cut'-in order that
Miss Ey'i"ge may keep engagements
elsewhere
Mr.. Ashton retired as be had entered
ON the right. Scarcely had he disap-
peared at that side of the curtain when
Hiss Eytinge entered from the opposite
side. There was q wonderful metamor-
phosis, so far as her costume was con-
c.rned. When the audience bad seen
her but two minutes before, fainting on
the stage while Armand WAS declaring
BIZ, dividend. rs it were, she was regalIy
robed in cherry satin and purple velvet;
now she was clad merely in snowy white
frilled pet,icoats, with a homely old
WOODEN shawl around her shoulders. The
audience sat in breathless establishment
while the tragedy queen-lookinS like
Lady Macbeth in the sleep walking
scene. bat moving at n much hvciier gait
-siided before the footlights. pale with
anger, and said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: l am sar-
prised that Mr.. Ashton should have so
greatly misunderstood MY true reasons
for having tho play cut down. do not
Intend to leave Reno until to. morrow
night. But the support which l am
gwen here is entirely inadequate to the
cutting out of some portions is unavcld-
able
And then, with queehly bow and
graceful and comprehensive wave OF her
alabaster arm. she swept Oft behind the
curtain. 1t was Mr.. Ashton's turn now;
and be was promptly on hand. just as
the last frill of Miss Eytinge's snowy
outside petticoat vanished behind the
red curtain Cleft side, of coursel, Ashton
appeared once more, like dark avenger.
at The right His handsome face was
paler even than Miss Eytinge's, and II
was evident that be too WAS angry-iD
fact, that this was about the most serious
quarrel that had broken out between
Camille and her beloved Armand.
Two or three long strides brought him
to the middle Of the stage, with hand up
lifted, and in deep and tragic tones thus
he broke forth:
Ladies and gentlemen. l say to you
,hat-that--but no, 1 will not say it
for (pointipg to the side at which Miss
Eytinge hs Il made her exit she is
female Bu, wish to say this
Here the gallery became tumultuous
in demonstrations Of dissatisfaction
They were bound to take tine woman's
side, right or wrong. and volley of the
choicest Comstock slang rained down
from right and left $500.
All I ask is fair hearing" said Mr..
Ashton. in a voice loud enough to be
heard above the din. and soon the
racket was 'stashed. He said
briefly. that the reasons first assigned by
him for cutting the play We're really
those given him by Miss Eytinge. as he
could prove by every other member of
the company. if the audience desired.
No such desire being expressed, MIR.
Ashton retired once more. and the audi
tors were left for a few minutes to in
dulee in guesses as to how the discor-
dant lovers would get along in the last
that was the death scene OF
Camille, and she was to be reconciled
to Armand and die in his arms"
The Chronicle says the play was pro-
ceeded with, and Notwithstanding Miss
Eytinge's declaration that it was not her
Intention to leave Virginia on Saturday,
she left there within half an hour after
the curtain dropped.