The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-10
THE $4,000 BEAUTY.
A Chat with Louise Montague, the orig
nal Jacobs"

When the reporter OF Taggarts Sunday
Times was ushered inte the presence Of
Miss Louise Montague, she was about to
leave the house for an afternoons constitu.
tional on Chestnut street. The lady's
greeting was cordial, and in answer to the
representatives. apology for the intrusion,
she smilingly remarked, as she removed
the seal-skin cloak that touched the Garnet
robe fit to adorn royalty
Never mind. Don't say anything about
1t. | am at your service. I've become used
TO this sort of thing. PROFOUND your CO.
nundrums, and I'll do the answering
How did like my trip? On the whole,
first rate. Ofcourse there were some dis
comforts and some mishaps. The season
was long one, and extended through
tWenty-four states. Besides, you will recol-
lcct the summer was an unusually hot one
the streets were dusty and dirty, and water
was at premium, In some of the hotels
out west, it was with great difficulty that
one could secure water enough to even
wash ones face. In many instances Mr..
Forepaugh was obliged to rely on the rail
road folks for supply from their store for
his stock"
81 suppose she remarked iokinglv,
that Lalla Rookh found it just as dusty,
dirty and hot and that was one of the real
lsms OF the representation. In the way of
hishaps, ! was once unCeremoniouSly
pitched out of the howdah by vicious ele-
phant, and thereby more frightened than
hurt
AT Bowling Green, Kentucky, | was
quite seriously injured by train coliding
with the circus sleeping cars It was q
narrow escape. One of the porters was
Killed, and another seriously injured"
How did the Forepatgh show do?
Great. 1t was the fourth of July every day.
from the beginning to the end of the sea,
sou. In truth, got tired of seeing so many
people. The attendance i'll Chicago was
something fabulous, and it is said that the
turnout to witness the procession"
And TO get peep at YOURSELF"
81 did not say that-eXcceded anything of
the kind ever known there before The
streets all along the line of march were nj
most impossible, and the sidewalks were
packed solid with human beings. One man,
IN his excitement fell out of the window to
the pavement below and broke his neck.n
overcome by the charms of the prin-
cess suggested the reporter
When we passed through Fifth avenue,
New York, there was well nigh Il serious
panic, as it was, people were crowded into
easements, and rolled down stone stems
but fortunately no one was seriously in.
jured."
"Oi course 1t was trying position to an.
pear as did i'll the hOwdah on the back of
an elephant, to be CAPPED and gazed at by
tens of thousands, but it was in the bond,
and | tultileh my part OF the contract,
while Mr.. Forepaugh carried his out to the
letter"
flow were you treated by the crowds at
tracted to witness the procession ?'
We'll, with a single exception, they used
to cheer me, and clap their hands, that is
the gentleman and the good-looking ladies
but the homely ones bit their lips" y
In envy Y' suggested the reporter.
AT Buffalo there was a fierce circus war
carried on with another show. While sur
procession was moving through the streets
their blll-posters followed me, halloing,
She amt no $4,000 beauty. She only gels
$50 Il wees, and not satisfied with thai.
they actually threw missiles at me"
81 was not aware" interrupted the re-
porter, THAT any circus manager would
permit his representatives, to go as far as
that"
You have no idea,' resumed Miss Mon
taguc, ito what ends their hate and envy
will carry them, The conduct of the repre-.
sentatives Of that show became so ONT.
put five of them in jail, and he only per
mittcd their release upon the intercessons
of one of their employers, who plead with
him IN their behalf.
What are your plans for the future?"
asked the reporter.
II have re.cngaged with Mr.. Forepaugh,
for next season. lie intends to re-producc
the pageant of 'Lalla Rookh departing from
Delhi, on a much grander scale. In the
meantime, before the opening OF the season,
as stipulated IN my contract, shall not
appear in public. You know am proles.
sional vocalist. | have received very many
ilattering offers, but to all, Mr.. Forepaush
makes one answer, No, as | am enioying
have no fault to find with my retirement
from the boards
81 see that another show is initiating the
Forepaugh show, and are advertising Tor a
beauty"
"Oh, that's the day after the fair .,
laughed the ten thousand dollar beauty.
"Forepaugh had the boom all last summer.
Charlie Day worked it up. | am the
Original Jacobs and the public knows il.
Il must be sorry birds that wear borrowed
plumes. Circus managers admit that the
ten thousand dollar beauty created the
greatest success ever known in the circus
business in this country. Adam Forepaugh
furnished the money, Charles IL. Day in.
vented the project, and won the prize, and
am enjoying il.
With this burst of enthusiasm and
triumph, the Montague donncd her furs
for her projected, but interrupted pedes.
trian exercise.
The reporter left the presence of the fair
Louise, impressed with the belief that the
Montague was rs bright rs she was beauti
iul, and that there had been no mistak,
made in the award of the ten thousand dol.
lars.