Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-30
FOUND AT LAST.
A Mother Hunts Her Fifteen Year Old
daughter for Weeks,
And Finds Her Among the Painted Cory
pbees in a Ballet An Unusual
Incident.

81. Louis. January %. "A special from
New York to the Port Dfs1Jdteh gives
the following. A richly blessed
woman WINS Iva the orchestra circle Of
the Park Theatre during performance
~, Around the World in Eighty
Days" when thosc near her were
startled az the exclamation: MY
God there's ms child among the
painted and half-naked women on the
stage"
Thestage was filled with the corps d e
ballet. seconds and coryphees. and
Mons. Arnold Kiralfy and Miles.
Theodore. tiilIert aud TURF were pos
ing in the center. On each side Of the
stage were a row Of balet-dancers
with the seconds behind them, and at
the back OF the stage were row OF
scantiiy-dresscd eoryphees, all OF
whom were young girls chosen 10 dis
play their limbs ia tiesh-coiored tights
One of the preitiest OF the coryphees
was n slender girl, with blue eyes,
dark brown hair, a comedy face and a
charming form. To this girl the
richly dressed woman directed the at
tention of "a young gentleman who was
with her, and then they arose and
quilted the theater They went to the
First Precinct Police station, where
the woman said she was Mrs. Van
Berg, Of New York city. that her
daughter. who had been missing from
home for several weeks was coryphee
in the kiralfy troupe, and that she
wanted the assistance OF the police 10
get possession of the girl, who was
only fifteen years old Nothing could
he zone for Mrs. Van Berg, as
Chief Medium and Judge Kicard
had gone home. She then returned
10 the theater TO rescue her daughter
by force. She was refused admittance
at the stage door, but she thrust the
doorman aside and ran 10 the stage.
whore the ballet girls were capering
in the glare Of electric light and red
fire. Mrs. Van Berg was about TO
! rush among the dancers and seize her
daughter. when a stage hand caught
and held her before she had passed the
side flies. She frotted under the re-
siraint, but was forced to wait until
/ the act was finished, when she ssoutcd
I to the startled girl, Emily, Emily
/ I've found you al last. Won't you
| come homo To me - Startled bv this
/ appeal of her mother, the girl, who
/ had taken the stage name OF Nile.
( IeBerg, crouehed behind her
companions, who hudded to-
/ gether in one corner Mrs. Van
Berg, being released. rushed towards
her daughter, caspcd her in her arms.
/ kissed her repeatedly stroked her
hair, aud sobbing fitfuily made a pa.
I thetic appeal 60 her to return home.
The balletgirls and coryphces crowded
/ about the couple, and while tears
/ sprng 10 their eyes, urged Emily 10
/ 20 with her mother MIR Kiralfy said
I TINT he would gladly cancel the girls
+ engagement, although she agreed 10 70
10 Baltimore. If she would 20 huinu
and be a good girl She had been with
hr company about a month ana hc
\ did not know who or where her par
enis were, or whether she had any
/ living After considerable caaxing
the girl put on her street dress and r.
turned To Nav York with her mother
and brother. Manager Gray said
TINT the kinlfys were glad that the
/ girl had gone home, as they do not
want any girl IN their troupe without
the consent OF her parents. But the
! girls and young women who get stage
1 struck generally deceive managers
/ With a plausible story about being lett
( without friends. Very few OF them
ever remain In the business more than
a year, for they find It is hard work
and then they drift out IN the world
with the tide. Mrs. Van Berg had
visited every theater in New York il
search of her daughter, and then went
TO Newark in hope that her chile
might he with the kiraifys. She wa,
not certain anti! the girl appeared il
the grand ballet scene, for she VIA,
painted and powdered almost beyont
recognition.