Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19
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before 30 au0lelco numbering upward or 600
persons. SO g1cst was the rush to see it that
tho ecaom noaations were entirely insufficient
AID large number were unable to obtain ad-
mission. Another performance will be given
morrow. The weather was fine but slightly
cloudy. Visitors from nearly all parts of the
world are present There are between four and
live hundred Americans alone while England
ls, Ct course, largely represented. There il
very large delegation Of newspaper correspond.
ens. Let evening the most exciting struggles
took place around the various ticket booths in
tie effort to secure seats The scene in the little
village WIS exceedingly animated the inhsbit-
ans hsviDg done ell IN their 7ower to make it
as attractive as possible. W-st with the firing
OF cannon s1d the p. aiding of bands of music
through the streets, tho picture presented was o
| fairly brilliant one. There is only one blot,
| namely, the disgrsceful Disagreement of the
c6lel house in the place by the colossal plscards
seemIy displsy, so cut of harmony with sll the
| surroundings, HIS given good deal OF clense
| to visitors.
The boha7ior of Inc audience during the per.
| formance was admirable. From first to last, as
| the different t,bleaux were presented, the most
| intense feelin"s Of devotion and reverence were
| exhibited. Inc scenery is perfect, but the COS
| tunes are DOR. The part Of the Saviour was e1-
eertlonaliy we'll played. Very little can be said
in praise of the actresses, their parts being given
in the most Indifferent manner. Two attempts
st applause were made, but the demonstration
wc7 promptly suppressed. Geistieber bath
Dslsonberger, the priest dramSt;st sat en- tho
| front row nearest tho stage The performances
commenced al o'clock in the morning and WAS
finished at in the afternoon. Shortly after
| the commencement OF the second Tart in the af.
ternoon terrific thunder storm burst oVor the
village. Rain foil ut intervals, but the actors
| brsvely held out and there was no interruption
| except for brief period Of Ten minut-s.
| In tho sceno whore the Saviour is repre- s5nted
carrying the cross the spectacular effect WAS very
| lne. 1he procession W. specially magnificent
! owing TO tho Introduction Of now and correct
| costumes in the unitOrmngCf tho Roman sol.
dlers. In tho part of judas Iscarot tho acting
WAS very llnc. Some laughter was caused by tho
sccldentsl breaking ola limb when he we7 about
| II hang himself. The most Impressive and tor
Eibly realistic scono CT all, however, was The cru
clhSion, which caused u mCst painful and pro-
found impression throug hout tia entire aud fence.
| I he Interest In tho play was maintained TO the
very end. icArcelv enc Of the vast number pres.
| iormsnce closed. Altogether tho porformsac
| IS Tar mora perfect and the play is infinitely bet
ter mounted than at any timo in tho pit
CH6!c peciat TO ". 7. Herald
| A CLOUD BURST cloud bursts ha7o been
among tho phenomena cf tho Pacific cast this
apriog, the mountains of Mcrccd county. CAL.
hasiog had mcre than their share Ct tho qu OK,
c>Dlrg, uGwtloamo visitors. Ga tho eth OF
las; month Cha,lss }. Smith, q WILL 10 do
raSchcf CT Piaiusbury, took q grcs OF fifty men
to his rarchc, ca Tho highlands. hbopo Dead
mans crG;k, Tor The spriog shoarins cf bis
sheep. Whilo tho men waro at work on tho
afternoon Of thBt day. which had been unusually
warm end EQUALLY, Saith aud q Portugueso
shearcr went Iuto cabin at somo distarc, to
prepare coffee. Shortly afterwards tho shearers
90 tho bill above heard rushi0g sound, q 1iokly
SIC !oc6cd by terrible roaring and cracking,
as il every rick and boRldcr on tho mountaio
sldo had been torn from its hold ADD was being
huricl alorg the bed of the gulch. They know
10 "a Icsant that cloud had burst, and rcal-
lied the frighlfal position of Smith aad the
Portuguese. They rushed toward tho cabin,
yelling OF tho top Of their voices for the mon to
Ieavo tho cabin. Tho latter evidently heard
thom, for two dnzod. bcwlldered faces 90.
pearcd OF tho door fer single instant, aud tho
next solid wall OF water, debris and great
nGsscs of earth and rock struck tho lightly built
shanty and all that it contained disappeared.
Tho socno passed like O frehtlul vision
before tho Dyes OF tho Mortified spectators
and Tor momoEt they stood ss if para-
lyz & As soon as the wator subsidized
somewhat, search was made for the I'M.
Fortunate victims, and tho body of The
Portuguese was fouGd next day about
two oilcs below the soeno of the catastrophe.
The body ofSmih was not found until the sec,
ond day, having lodged among the rocks about
live miles below tho camp. Ths only Injury
upon the body OF Smith was bruise upon tho
forehead. and thtro can be DO doubt that he
was drowned. AID not killed by contact with tho
powders.
HE TRICK MARE-On ono tcclsion wo were
preparing for cur promenade through the
streets when kind of "hapger on to our
company, who, through his iovariatlo poiteness
of manner, had been nicknamed Sweet Will
liam" was dcputed to ride highly trained
black mare, one of whose tricks consisted in un.
doing her eirth8 with Ter teeth and removing
her saddle Sweet William was tho last to
leave the stables, the others having passed out
detore no mounted. Suddenly loud cries Of
"murderl' wero heard to proceed from the
stable, and shouted out az | wont toward the
spot: wv hats the matter? Who is it?' TITS
me, replied tho agonized voice OF Sweet VIII
liam. Make has.e-the mares got hold of nv
toe And sure enough found the man on
tho mares back, writing aud twistiug about.
his taco dcsc!lblng tho most painful coptortious
AID his toe in the mares mouth The more
nc struggled tho harder sho pulled at what,
through some misadvonture, she nistoe k for tho
Rlrth'sIraps. Perhaps. also, sho mjstook his
shous lor tho vtc;ferous cheers OF pleased
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