Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-15
HURST AND LANGTRY.
The Georgia Wonder Ruins the Lily's
Dress.


Lulu Hurst is having a good deal of fun
at her entertainments at Wallack's
Theatre, in New York A foreign looking
gentleman, who had been tumbled about
the stage at a lively rate, undertook to ex-
plain the power. He said:
stZe peculiar influence" said he. ssis-"
'sThat's all right, Ben Butler" cried a
bald-headed man, referring to the French
mans organs Of vision. "Cleveland's
nominated
Capt. Williams stuck his head out from
behind the scenes and grinned, and the
gallery caught sight Of his Panama hat
instantly and rOared 50 steadily that the
Frenchman's speech became amusinglv
pantomImic. When the gallery calmed
down, and the Captains magnificent
chapeau disappeared, a tall, handsome
young man, with a graceful mOustache.
stepped forward, braced his LETT leg pic
turesquely on the carpet, and wiDed the
cane with silk handkerchief. He was
young Mr.. Gordon, a relative Of ex-seua-
tor Gordon, Of Georgia.
I'D Ike the young lady," be said aloud.
Ito place her hands on mine as | hold
this stick; then can tell il her power is
muscular"
''WhO are you9' bawled a Mr.. Thomp-
son from the Parquette. About one hum
their might at Mr.. Thompson, and Mr.
Gordon gazed at him.
1t makes no matter who / am.0 he
said; II she eXeTts her muscle, I'II let YOU
know. That's what want to find olit.v
The wonder placed her palms on Cor
Gon's clenched hands lightly for several
minutes. Mr. Gordon stood perfectly
still. Then the wonder gave him up.
Il see nothing phenomenal" said the
young man. Il found no difficulty in hold
ing the cane perfectly rigid"
Curve partly succeeded said
Manager Atkinson. ''I'd like you to try
again later on"
But the handsome man got no further
opportunity, and after the Wonder had
refused to hold her hands over anybody
else's again, many strong men were una
bic 70 prevent her forcing a chair down TO
the floor against their combined resist
ance, or from holding il up when they
tried TO carry 1t down. She laughed
repeatedly ran her fingers through her
big bang, and seemed to enjoy it hugely.
A stout man, who said he was DR.. Mott,
threw himself against a chair that the
wonder held her open salm under. and
fell down in the attempt TO force it to tbe
carpet.
''If it were muscle could easily have
discovered it," he said, ''for the carbonic
acid gas"
''Oh, turn of the gasp bawled the gal
lery gods, and the Doctor turned off his
speech.
Prof. D. L. DOwd, a man with muscles
IKE steel, climbed on the stage, in a gray
pepper-and. salt suit, and watched the
wonder. He has lifted LAP pounds Of
IRON with his hands, and topped the
heavyweight lifting record. He noticed
that While she pressed her Open palms
against the sides of chairs, the mysteri
Gus gyratiOn and upsetting didOs were
not performed until she suddenly
placed the ball of her marvel
Ously powerful thumb against
them. Then he went forward to test her.
and carried chairs to the floor i'm spite of
her resistance, defeated her efforts to
force cue to the floor, and went over to
the Gilsey House and showed how he
could do it all himself by simple muscle.
There IS no mystery about the won-
der" he said; cher power is muscle STRAIT
egetically used, but she is maryeIOusly
strong"
Then chair was placed in front of the
toOtlights, and. Miss Hurst standing be-
hind 1t, placed her open hands on the
back. 1t spun around, flew over her head
and struck on the stage behind her brOk-
en- 50 that it was useless.
Finally Ed. Gilmore, Mr.. Mora, and
Charles Mendham pressed down on a
CHdlT Nnicn MISS Hurst held up. 1t was
forced gradually to beflOOr. The curtain
went down and it was shortly afterward
raised on an empty house.
Mrs. Langtry, in dress of thin, white
material and wearing a sea green tinted
sunshade hat with green trimming.
stepped from her place of cOncealment.
She was gracious and stately with the
Georgia girl.
"Will you give me mild test of your
power:" she said sweetly, after a little
space.
Yes" said Miss Hurst's manager,
1.-THE gentlest test we know Of"
Mrs. Langtry held a chair with it's back
against her chest. II am very strong,
you'll find" she said. The wonder put
her hands over Mrs. Langtry's, touching
the chair with the tips of her fingers.
The women looked into each others ewes
for an instant, and then there was a rush.
Mrs. Langtry was forced backward, and
before she had time to CRY out she fell
against the lower upright in the balus-
trade in the stairway leading up out of
the kitchen scene in "May Blossom
The column broke, and Mrs. Langtry fell
to the floor. Half dozen men, suppOsing
she was badly hurt, ran TO her assistance.
She was quickly on her feet again, however,
and when asked If she would like any
further test replied that she was satisfied.
Meeting friend at the theatre exit, on her
way home, she exhibited her torn dress,
ripped across the back and on the right
sleeve.
''Fve been with that girl lust two
seconds" she said laughing