Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-13
DOGS AND STARS,
sOme Incidents In the Life OF Thent.
rical stars and Their CanineA
TPhilllplphia Times. I


Madame Christine Nilsson's heroic
rescue OF a dog from the clutche, of
parcel of boys caused great deal of
favorable comment among the m ,m-
bers Of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, of Philadelphia.
and the recurrence has also revived in
theatrical circles many touching stories
about actresses and dogs, most of
which are comparatively new:
"Long before Mr.. Abbey-I mean
Madame Nilsson-rescued the dog"
said John Stetson's representative at
the Walnut Street theatre, Miss Sara
Jewett's dog fell out OF the fourth
story window of the Continental hotel.
This was last week during the engage
ment of the Fifth Avenue company
here. Two legs and rib we're broken.
DR.. Agnew was sent for and repaired
the damages. Miss Jewett bore the
shock with great fortitude. She took
it as one of the trials of stars life.
When she WIS in stock company her
dogs never fell out of the window.
Speaking Of dogs, have you seen our
pug?"
Miss Jewett's dog is just little too
previous" said Manager Rice at the
Arch Street ope a house. "Miss Marie
Conron lost her dog. beautiful skye,
when the Duff company first came here.
1t was one of the first things that Mr..
Duff did mean it was one OF the first
misfortunes that happened to the COM
pany."
"One of the saddest incidents that I
ever beheld," said Mr.. Gilmore, at the
Grand Central theatre, "was when
Miss Lyddy Denier dog, toy terrier,
hardly larger than q mouse, leaped
from its mistress arms as she was leav.
ing this theatre, and was positively
crushed to death by passing coupe
Miss Denier was the leading lady of
the Buffalo Bill combination, which I
need hardly say vas here before the
Duff company. 1 hardly like to accuse
Miss Conron's dog of plagiarism, but 1
think that skye is a tribe left, so to
speak"
"All these people forget" said Stage
Director Frank II. Wade, at the Arch
Street theatre, "that Miss Rose
Eytinge's bulldog which appeared in
oliver Twist leaped from the light
ming express train while on its way to
this city to New York, at the very be-
ginning of the season-way back in
September-and has never been seen
since. Kate Claxton lost her diamonds
little while ago. The bulldog
recognized the crisis and leaped."
But" said Mr.. Zimmerman, "the
original canine calamity befell a mem
Der OF MIR. Abbey's company nearly
two years ago. 1 have just been given
by NJ. Maurice Grau the real reason of
Signor Campanini's absence from this
country last year. Most people who
witnessed his farewell performance at
the New York Academy OF Music
nearly two years ago will remember
that among the evidences of popular
favor which followed his superb rendi-
tion Of Manrico in 'rrosatore was q
small dog collar. The singer hid the
breaking heart with which he accepted
the gift under q smile. Its intended
recipient was no more. On that very
day the Engl sh pug in whose existence
the first of living tenors was wrapped
up. had broken his neck in striving to
touch the high C of the final 'Addio,'
which his master reaches with such
ease in the to yer scene. Signor
Campanini vowel ne ;er to revisit the
scene of his anguish. Col. Mapleson
was unable to cause him to change
his deter rn.nation, but he yielded to
Mr.. Abbe;s arguments"