Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-08-16
Too Much Matinee.

There was little scene enacted ut
the Grand Opera House yesterday at
ternoon which was not anticipated, and
caused quite q commotion among the
| auditors who saw IL. The cause OF the
trouble, as near as could be learned,
was briefly as follows:
A gentleman, apparently thirty
years of age, was noticed walking
around the lobby intently looking at
the audience, as if searching for some
one. His manner was somewhat ex-
cited, and it was easy to be seen that
he did not go there to see the perfor-
nance. All at once, just after the close
Of the first act, he quietly passed down
into the dress-circle, and, taking q
handsome, well-dressed lady by the ear,
compelled her to go out with him. She
was literally led out by tho ear.
A representative of the Commercial
followed tho parties to the street. In
quiry was made of the gentleman rs to
the reason for his extraordinary con-
duct. He was at first too much excited
to speak intelligently, but after cooling
off some he told the following story:
He said he had been married ten
years to the lady in question, and had
a family of three children; that he
owned the house where he lived, giving
us the street and number, and was in q
good business; that some three years
ago his wife contracted the habit of GO
ing to matinees twice week, and, as q
consequence, had terribly neglected her
home duties. The children were left ut
home with the servant, and allowed to
roam the streets, getting into mischief
and meeting with accidents--one OF
them, upon such an occasion, last Feb
ruary, getting an arm broken. This
action upon the part of the wife caused
the husband much annoyance and un-
easiness, and was the cause of frequent
family quarrels, and their Disagree
ments became neighborhood gossip. Tho
husband said he loved his wife deeply,
and used every argument to persuade
her not to persist in her attendance up
on matinees, but it seems to have had
but little or no effect, for upon every
occasion, whenever she was well
enough and the weather would permit,
she would go to one of the theaters.
She was in attendance, as usual, last
Wednesday, and on going home in the
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of her-he having been called home to
see his little nine-year-old daughter,
who had been picked up in the street in
some sort of fit, and, as the moth
er was away, the father was sent for.
OF course there was scene on the re =
turn of the wife, and bitter words were
uttered. The husband then told his
wife that if she ever went to another
matinee he would 60 there and lead
her out by the ear.
Having always treated her most ten
derby and aflectionately the wife did
not believe that he really meant to do as
he said.
While the representative of the
Commercial was listening to the story
of the almost distracted husband, the
wife had moved off some little distance
down Longworth street and was weep
ing bitterly. She was lady of fine APP
poarance and was dressed with taste
Her form was 1.-the and graceful, aud
every movement denoted ease of man.
| ner. The husband made no charges
against her other than that of attending
matinees. He was exasperated that his
wife was SO persistent and determined
in going, as he said, "to those internal
matinees," neglecting her household
duties and her children, and giving evi.
dence continually of Generalization
and he was determined to stop it.-Ci,,-
cipndti Commercial.