The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-16
DlSQRlCEFUL SCENE AT NIBfels, &,

= DlStkACEFUh SCENE al NlDiisSs
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! THE DRUNKEN QgCUPANTSoF OF A PRIVATE
BOX INSULTING AN ACTRESS ON THE
II STAGE,
! Just as the curtain was rung up ON
the second net of the spectacle Of the
"Black Crook" at Niblo's Garden, on
Wednesday night, party of four
men entered the right hand lower
private box. They were all in even
ing dress. They had been seen
drinking in the saloon Of the Metro
politan Hotel, and the behavior OF
three Of them showed that they wera
Influenced by liquor. One Of them
was noisier than the rest. With one
OF the Kiralfy brothers they passed
through the private gallery that leads
from behind the boxes TO the stage.
Tho Lorellas were performing their
gymnastic dance and the space
around the scenes was thronged with
ballet girls and actors and actresses.
Three of the visitors passed down
the stage and back without misbeha-
vior, but the fourth, young man
with light mnstache, who had been
the noisiest before, spoke insultingly
tc one Of the performers and exhibit
ed himself before the audience. He
put his arm around tue waist of one
Of the Ulm siaters, the Tyrolese sisgs
ers. He was about to kiss her, but
she freed herself and ran from, him.
He offered similar insult to another
of the Ulm sisters when he and his
friends were shown off the stage by
Mr.. Kiralfy. In the excitement that
followed, the fact was disclosed that
one of the visitors was ex-county
clerk Charles E. Loew. He wss so..
ber. In the box to which the party
returned the other three were very
disorderly and noisy. The box is the
one on the right hand side, opposite
that held by the heirs of the late Mr..
, A. L. Stewart. It looks out on the
stage, and is itself behind the line Of
the footlights. Throughout the per-
formance the most disorderly of these
men aought by word and action TO
attract or to annoy the women per-
formers who were obliged to stand
o. pass near the box. The attention
Of the audience was distracted from
the performance. They were special
ly demonstrative toward Miss Marion,
Fiskc, but she paid them no atten-
tion.
Miss Belle Hewitt, in impersona-
ting Stalacta, reviews tue ballet in
the Amazon scene, and the stage is
thronged with women. Ths men
in the box were most dssorderly du-
ring this scene. Their gesticulations,
and foul language were as plainly,
understood in front as behind the
footlights. Miss Hewitt, with flash
ing eyes, strode to the wings and
called to the stage manager, Mr.:
Hammond, for relief from THE annoy
ance. Then she walked in fff0nt front 05
the box, and endeavored by Ter de-
meanor to silence she dlsturbeEs.
She imagined that they suspected she
had notified the managers, and were
angry, for one Of them assaulted her
with the most obscene language, spo-
ken 80 loudly that many persons in
the front rows of seats sprang to their
feet and called out "Shame!" and
"Put them outl" When Mr. Mul-
ford, the manager, entered their box,
the same individual offered TO thrash
him. Ex-county clerk Loew, who
had remained quiet throughout all
that has been described, assisted Mr..
Mulford in restoring order, and with.
bis taree companions left the box,
and soon afterward the theatre, The
utmost endeavors are being made 70
discover the names of the others Of
the party.-,Ne,o York. Sun. "
Who are Gentry.