The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-17
STAGE ANIMosITIEs.
An Incident of tho Drama that Occurred
Two Decades Ago.

An Incident of tho Drama that Occurred
Two Decades Ago.
You must not think that the little rue.
tions so widely heralded at present are
the first rows ever known in the profess
sion. Way back In Mrs. Ismlin's time
the oil iootlights smokily lii up the
angry passions Of rival actresses.
Somewhere about that epoch Tho
Cataract of the Ganges, or Cherry aud
Fair STAR or some one of the
pioneer show pieces of the day had
a run OF SIX consecutive nights az the
BoWorN ihrlter. Two actresses in the
play cherished uuomilhlc feelings for
each other, and IN such iarcpS rs Gross
Ing the Line they had, without appar-
ent intent, he'd hand tn hand encounters
th0t led the flame. In the spectacular
that electrified the Bowery, The ladies
wore costumes ofred morocco boots with
brass heels and spangled Turkish trouS-
erS, All the company were called for
the third act one night, when actress
No. l., being of an acrobatic turn,
Jumped mp ON the roller of the cur
Jain shat stretched its huge cylindrir
length from wing To VIM.
The 'cleur the stage" order pnssoI
unheedcd ON the balancing artist, the
bell for the rise was unnoticod. the
WinuiosS reyoiNed, the big roller swiftly
rose, OH aid the dpm~el, hut her short
SKIRT was rolled iu from the rear hy the
greedy cylinder she was lifted oil the
ground, and thore she hung, Suupuiiur
like % pig under O cato, while 3 startled
audience ga2ed 40 two red boots and "a
considerable length OF pink tights and
quite "a section of spanglcd trousers.
Ihpre was pit In those days, and no
ono can form uu idea of the greeting the
crowded pit can give an accident of this
KIND. The man In the flies reversed hi.
windlass, and down came the actress
from her involuntary aerial suspension.
Inc Nclls In iron. were doaiening, hn'
the readN-wittcd actress tlew for her
uressiug-room. She grabbed pen.
Aulle conveniently open, and she rinped
,hoSe uootS down the top and omauCips-
lod her recently exhibited feet. She
hnrriedly Tapped on pair of blacl,
slippcrNau1 rushed for the stage. Thr
strains of the triumphant march Wcrp
something's She fell In h1hind her enemy.
anu On they Went. As the scarlet bnnis
oi No. = sNiftod the tootlirhts tbere rose
q Nell OF delighted recognition nom Tho
eoys' ana the ignorant actress nearly
.al.'u WIN horror as she felt for her
pen,nns ana investigated her rear.
hal ON earth Is wrong with MOI"
s1e 'remhlingly asked of the offender.
N9o' safely cScouced in black slippors.
rrklpned IN like Mary's lamb. Tho
n's1leneu actress was told, before She
Ieacned tho "prompt side" of the recent
developments and tho change of base
MneIeuN hor enemy had benefited and
guy n"i pNen given over to public ridi-
VluN. To say that she was vpNed Ia to
ou,ploN y mud term, She sat down ON
"ulVlh'h neat, and waited till her adVer.
'f lNu lhlshod scene; then she fell
on her tooth aud nail. -Four scene
StS,t'S anu n carpenter, the call-hoy
Nnl inc prumpter took thOsn women bV
arms, legs aud dress-skirts. They conld
ilut Tear them apart. Hyornnd Snvres met
IA twouty. foot ring n week ar
TWO alterward, but no one round or thoir
celebrated min approNimntpd In ilerce.
ness or execution to the grand clinch or
VhorrN aud Fair Star. Pteros of those
spangled tunics aud tinsel pantn.
looms wero preserved for wears by eve.
WITNESSES ns mementocs of ono OF the
lNellcst nights ON record. An old snort
was showing me his trophies one day.
mapped IN hird's-oye spotted blue
I'm Wlpo that had been knottod on the
.lNe IN Sayres corner ct marlborough
' Wos scrap of red satin aud few tar.
nlShed spnnglps.
A., lhaVs all got for trying to part
us -- aud Miss -, when they ft
tnelr great fight In the Bowery," said
nv, AN my dear female friend.n he
phuhued, al alters thort AFTER that
snat wlmmen would make better show
Ny VA the prize ring than mon."-tN. y.