, 1879-05-08

ain! NIL that sort OF thinEt tfc tn!nts tho poor
stnngY, but ltctdetlfs nasty. In the English
verston they are toned dawn somewhat, Int tiley
are st!l pultc vulgar mud hardly fit 10 In spoken
by any actress who pr1fcsscs e b. Iady. From
ers hair, mn! f!.cIr drtsses nrc torn Until tho
white akin IA seen. Blows are freely exchanged,
and presently Nfrfaise tears one OF lfrNne'.
earrings out with sudden pul1, nns' tu's Of
tI't n.hcr. Finally Gtraase picks up The heavy
patldte with which slio has been beating her
clothes In the Hat!l, PUSHES upon tie u:flcr
llzzy, .ctzes 1lcr by the waist, md bends her
ovcr her knee. Then ahe. lifts her skfrts md
Wnrtns 5cr hare body I'LL sttc shrIeks with pain
anl falls upon the floor.
sltcl is t1'r scene iii tho lavatory, deactip-
t!", ~ which T. necessary !u order to UNDER
stand whnt follows.
The t'art ol Htr.n'se Ia played by Maud Gran-
TURNER Ia All actscka Of soluc pretcnslobs. who
bus starred throughout tho country. Emily
fiel MAS formerly q l,a1tcttlnnccr. = prcillicr
dans~use Of 10 ANAL merit. 2ne ami her sister
l}esttc nre Indeed stars, ntld what Was much hets
ter always preserved their reputation f0r clas-
titv and gentle breeding.
For some TING there has been q professional
rivalry betwcen Emily and Maud, the causc of
AugustIn Daly vas aware of til. fact when ho
engaged the two ladies' to piaY these parts. This
ry5ry 9t grew aPsse a' Tie la!e. eot to hating e
ssakK vera rnar II 0f sa s,s Tor TSSF H ,be 'sss sss
In the laratory Is said to bare been realistic be-
yontl q doubt. The knowing ones ia thcat-
flral circles have been expecting thc quarrel to
cusm!nase for some time, nnt as II was known
actual fight III this piay Of 'Assommoir," oil
thu actors and nctresses In the rttY wlo
arc out, Of york aud can get past
the doorkeeprrs havs been crowtlIu9 tho
Olympic in order to 10 in at tl,c death. To-
spectators Of ihe MAY noticed an extra spite.
fulDsss iu Miss kigl's tone Of Yoico; also In
urancer's. Then cams the throwing OF The
wasSr. y,: Instead Of dazzling The water on MIS-
Granger hurled The bncketful with all her
might direct Into the face of Firgi,tte. The
poor glrl was nearly strancled, and cries of
alarm were uttered BY the other women on the
loudly. Il was Clor1ous'y funny md, as they
supposed, ali in The play. lnstantly-ihat 10, ii
FOOL as she had reeoycred-Eig KirNtnit grabbed
her nail Of so.psud:, and stro,o across
grabbed Up her sklrts and started to run.
1stgl Increased her speed. oSeEt ook Ge'raise ard
drcnchcd her from heal to foot With the nasty
watsr. rhen tho two ladlcs disregarded the
nsd ss ot ,cS e sz. pzS fnE E int IND r1sSs s
others faces, thcr tore each others clothes,
they called each otl,cr nnmes, and they would,
perhaps, have srriously injured each other II
thcy had been permitted to l,nve their own
way. But the curtain mas r,'ng, down soon
euougl. however. Carpenters und scene.shIft-
ers rushed upou The stnge, a1d the bcllKcFent
females were separated. Expostulatlons on the
part Of the manager followed. Thc artists Of
the company bcgGcd the ladies to remember
where they wero and let the play proceed.
Emily nnd Maud promised to 1Ght no murc, and
the curtain wss ruDE up again.