Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-08
LOCKED IN HER TRUNK.
NARROW EsoarE rEorAXouso ACTRESS.
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rubs Tot, Her TrunH, the iid fRiis
Nearly SurnCstiug Her.

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rubs lot, Her TrunH, the iId FRii-
Nearly Surpcstiug Ber.
Tho Grau opera company performed
"Thc Mascutte " at the Park theatre,
The play Miss jennie Pierce heard
smothcred cries coming from one Of the
ladies' dressing rooms. She called assis
tanco. aud, upon investigation, the sounds
wcrc found to proceed from large trunk
which stood upon the floor, securely
locked. 1t was pried open, aud in 1t was
found IN an almost unconscious condition
Miss Minnie Figmau, who said she had
fallen INTO 1t while she was preparing to
put away her costume.
Miss FIgman did not not tako a leading
part in Tho Mascotto' ut tho Park
l theatre that evening, owing 10 nervous
| ness, but she went on at times and sang
| with the chorus. At the end OF the per
| fOrmance she received reporter in the
| theatre office, aud aitCrw8Td accompanied
| him aud others to the wardrobe room. She
| il OF medium height, with large blue oy, g.
a round and pretty face, aud a plump
| form. Her dress Of thin white stuff fitted
| her to perfection. Diamonds rittered in
| her cars, and her GLinsbJrOuGh hat was
| rs white as snow.
The wardrobe trunk which she locked
last evening was, She said, being repaired
| in trunk makers shop, as the lock was
| ruined and the front WAS perforated with
| augCr hulcs. Tho trunk is three feet SIX
| inches ia height and nearly five feet long.
| 1t is wa'Crtght, ia order to protect the
| delicate dresses it contains when the singer
s on the road 1t was fastened by new
| Excelsior spring lock, and the lock was sc
strong that L. II. Coylc, the gas engineer
of the theatre, was ten minutes in plying
the lid Oft with q strong iron bar.
| Miss Figmau was unconscious when she
was lifted ont of the trunk. She was 81
nearly smotNercd that il was feared for
few minutes she would not recover. Man
ager J. l. Gray hastily called a physician
who administered restoratives.
IL was putting some articles OF IN,
wardrobe into a corner OF the trunk.
Miss Figmau explained, "aud | suddcnl,
! tipped over aud fell in hcadforemost.
was terribly frightened by the bump m
head got on tho bottom, but | squi!mr,
around aud raised my head Just then
saw the heavy Id falling and | gave
p loud scream that was fortunately hoard b
: | Miss Pierce. The next instant the L.
struck me OH the head. tell back uucou
! sciOus, aud the spring lock closed with
snap, so Miss Pierce said.
i They could not fud the key OF tn
: trunk, and knowing that must have al
. Mr.. Coyle bored auger holes in the trunl
know nothing of what was done of ID
own knowledge, for did not recover co.
g sciousuess until they had carried me int
/ the green room. Oh how my fingers di
4 tjugle with pain when came to. felt as
. thousands of needles were shooting throuG
| ,n,l
0 asphyxiated, and | am sure that if Mis-
/ Pierce had not come to the room by goo
r fortune Just as | screamed, | would hay
been taken out of the trunk dead.
4 have been weak and nervous all da1
startled at the least sound, but | feel be,
G ter now, and will 20 on the stage and sin
- | Thursday evening"