The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-16
DlSgRlCEFUL SCENE Ar NIBi9sa,

THE DRUNKEN OCCUPANTS OF A PRIVATE
BOX INBULTINl AN ACTRESS ON TIE
STAGE,
just as the curtain was rung up on
the second act 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 aeen
drinking in the saloon Of the Metro
politan Hotel, and the behavior Of
three of them showed that they were
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 mustache, who had been
the noisiest before, spoke insultingfy
to one of the performers and exhibit
ed himself before the audience. He
put his arm around the Waist,ef one
Of the Ulm sisters, the Tyrolese sisg=
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 was SOC
ber. In the box to which the party
returned the other three Wese 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. I. 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 aorght 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 the ballet in
the Amazon scene, and the stageis
throngcd with women. The men
in the box were most disorderly du-
ring this scene. Their gesticulationa,
and foul language were as plainly,
understood in front as behind the
footiights. Miss Hewitt, with fash
ing eyes, strobe to the wings and
called to the stage manager, Mr.
Hammond, for relief from the annoy
ance. Then she walked in front CT
the box, and endeavored by Ter de-
meanor to silence she disturbeEs.
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 30 loudly that many persons in
the front rows of seats sprang to their
feet and called out "ShameI" an6k
''Put them OUT" 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
his three companions left the box,
and soon afterward the theatre. The
utmost endeavors are being made to
discover the names Of the others Of
the party.--Ne,o York Sun.
Wllo are, Ganirv.