Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12
THE GEORGIA GIRL AMAZED,
A MOB SURROUNDING RER.
n. fsrress,s Attempts 70 Test Lain sturss's
Pswcw Objected 70 By the Girs's Father
and Manager.

and Manager.
New york Ttmes.l
Never since she began 20 exhibit ner
peculiar powers 10 sseptical public mas
the Georgia phenomenon faxed such an
angry. bowling lot of people as portion
Of the spectators In waliack's Theatre last
night. The house WAS crowded with men,
women. and children. Prominent people
Who haf, seen every performance for the
week were present agaiD, and there was
multitude Of new faces. The opening
scenes Of the entertainment were simply
rendition OF what has taken place every
eycning during the week. only the demon
STATIONS were nothing like as powerful.
Every umbrella brought 20 the stage was
sent back again In perfect condition.
Hitherto they have been broken In pieces.
Personally the phenomenon looked better
than she has since she first made her bow
TO New York audience. Her dress was
moro becoming 10 q girl OF her age.
Several people in the audience smelled
woollen when DIR. w. 4. Forrest Joined In
the first exodus toward the stage. lie was
the man who bad created little skeptical
breeze on Tuesday night. and there were
rumors that he proposed to make matters
particularly lively. He did 40. The hrst
young man who graspcd The umbrella re-
tired with bleeding wound on his fore
head. ashes possessed OF the devil" he
exclaimed, rs be mopped bis head in
basin of water. Harry Hill. with his hair
stickiug out like br,stles and dazzling
b,r min In bis shirt, was the next victim.
He made q hard eight. out finally gave II
up, DIR. Mills, the play-resder at the Madi-
son SQUIRE Theatre. walked forward, ca
pered around for q while, and retired
greatly perplexed. DIR. Forrest did not rise
from bis scat during the first part OF the
performance, which Is divided into three
sections.
"No man can hold cue or an umbrella
still at arms LENGTH" he said, "and I'm
not going to try It,"
when Il came 10 the chair mystery the
Doctor began 10 move around. He lodged
here and there, watching the hands and
feet Of the phenomenon and OF The men
She was tossing around on the floor like
kittens. Harry Hill came up for another
trial. shut his teeth. and muttered:
snow. 10 AHEAD"
Miss Hurst began 10 chuckle, the chair
began 10 whirl around the stage. and the
spectators began 10 roar and shout. MI.
Hill chung 10 his seat aud was bounced
around in avery ridiculous fashion. After
awhile be got up and tried TO press the
chair TO the floor. He struggled like
cart-horse, but the large, white hands OF
the phenomenon bs0led him.
"'There amt nothin' the matter with IT,"
she said; "put II down.
After dIut OF pushing the chair slipped
from the girls grasp ard dropped TO the
stage with bang. Mr.. liill was satlsucu.
and went 10 his seat. "That was boxin'
I'D Vnf1th r.
oeeded him TO Miss Hurst.
al don't care" she said, hes plGcey."
After half dozea others had been dis
posed OF, DIR. Forrest, with a red rose IN
the buttop-hole Of his Prince Albert coat,
MAJ ched TO the foOtlights and grasped the
chair. The phenomenon greeted him with
n smile. but Mr.. Atkinson looked very
much annoyed. The Doctor sat down, but
he didn', Stay long. The phenomenon
boisted him from his seat and chuckied
louder than ever. The Doctors friends
and sympathizers shouted at him from the
galIeries aud from the orchestra. lie was
perfectly composed and evidently very
Eiuch In earnest.
"Now," said Mr.. Atkinson, "try and
push the chair to the floor while Miss Hurst
has her hands on it,"
The Doctor did not hold the chair in the
usual way, close TO his chest, but thrust II
forward at arms length. The moment the
nbenomenon touched Il il few up and hit
her in the chin.
"Ah." exclaimed the Doctor, " beg par
don. Now" be continued. tightening his
grip for another trial.
Mr.. Atkinson interfcred. Here" lac
said. awe can't allow you to hold the chair
like that"
II simply want to apply one or TWO very
fair tests,n pleaded the Doctor.
ave can't allow it, sir. Please stand
inside. We shall be glad to have you make
any experiments you please at the rooms
but YOU must not interfere with this per
Torrance"
The scene winch followed is almost indie
scribable. 1t was Bedlam let loose. Mer
in the top gallery took of their coats ant
vests and howled like demons at the people
below. The women screamed for fair pla'
10 the girl on the stage, surrounded as SUI
was by small mob OF excited men. WIZ
were wrangling and gesticuiating nA'
brokers on 'Clmnge. henin the orchestri
chairs shouted for peace, but no one pait
INV attention 10 them. A dozen talked
once. Miss Hurst sat down by her mothe
inst outside the scene, and looked on il
perfect amazement.
Well.n she said, amt this scan'lous.
Her father rushed on the stage, hammer
ed away with the thick end al aSilliard
cue. and finally got people TO listen to him
81 amt goin' TO endanger my daughter
life. - he said sternly. "The way that mai
wants 10 hold that chair it's liable TO fly III
and hit Lula in the face" The GROVE
howled derisively at Mr.. IIurst's peculia
southern accent, aud attempted to boot biu
from the stagc. He held hls ground ant
waited for the storm 10 subside. IL onl
grew worse. The phenomenon fed frot
the scene. and the ianitor turned down tn
lights. In moments lull white-haire
old gentleman in the audience waved b
umbrella and shouted:
"Isn't Captain Williams here tonight
This is disgraceful."
The captain was not there. One pole
man on the stage and two IN the auditorium
were rs helpless as rowboats in storm a
the raging sea. They did nothing but tall
and plenty OF other people talked gre
deal louder than they did. Mr.. Hurst q
things pretty quiet again aud continued
when we gave our second periorman
down In Rome man came on the sta
and wanted TO hold the chair lust Ill
this Doctor does. He did il and made
DIX cut III lllN xii mp hhVNhNN htA'
down." As he spoke the last lev word
MIR. Hurst. who IA tall. muscular ma
with a fist as big Us his remark
BILE daughters, lowered head and shot
ders above the Other men on the stage, a.
glared at the Doctor. People began
leave the theatre. Mr.. Atkinson lost i
head In the excitement, and proved !
utter incapacitySto deal with New 70
crowd. MIR. Cohen, the manager OF q
show, came before the footlights with b
yellow fan and said: "Ii DIR. Forrest d
sires to hire theatre and give an exhil
ton, there are plenty OF empty ones in Q
city. am directed by Dir. Moss to q
that be can't have this one. have leaS,
1, Nor the present, and IL this noise Is N
stotAped / am going TO close the doors
TIM policeman was called upon TO pl
ont tine Doctor, but he concluded that
had besSter not do II. An excitsble your
man wlko was In sympathy with the opp
alton caAxie 20 the footiigbts and conduct'
himself in q most extraordinary iashio
In the hurli -burly the Doctor and anoth'
man grasped.a stick aud began to wresi
over the stage. \rhe performers whom Il
people had paid to see prepared 10
home. Finally tive Doctor was persuade
10 take his seat \among the spectator
and the stage wak pretty well cleare
The pbenomenonj came out again bril-