The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-27
A GENTLE GIANTESS.
MRS. ABBOTT At THE MOZART ACAD-
ENVY.
she Comes Up 10 Expectation, ana n
ter,a,ns AN Enthusiastic Audience
Arrange reass Performed Delay
aud Disorder.

with a face not particularly STRIKING id
its contour. and noted mostly by bril-
liant. keen and impressive eyes. Her
figure was loosely cad I'D
white. A small corn c0lored sash
reached over her left shoulder aud was
confined at the waist.
Her auburn hair, fine and soft. fell
in flowing folds down her back.
Stalwart men and fair women sat be-
fore her.
They had met to test the truth of the
strange and startling stories that nave
been told Of another electric wonder
from Georgia.
There had been made all sorts Of con-
lectures about her. Doubt and unbe-
lief predominant in the public mind.
It was not believed by the majority
that she could make a mans strength
vanish like .snOw-wreaths IN the sun,
and that. too, by some cause totally
inexplicable.
She did it, however. at Mozart Hall
last night before good house.
The performance was advertised to
at $50 o'clock, and the
crowd became impatient and the usual
signs Of disturbance were seen ana
heard in the galleries. Manager Henry
Berger appeared before the curtain and
said. Ladies and gentlemen, Mrs. Abb
bOtt arrived but nom ent ago on the
Chesapeake and Ohio. and as there are
DO preliminary arrangements. If you
will have patience the curtain VIII fise
i'm a few moments. tie bowed
and retired amidst applause. lime
waned. and still Mrs. Abbott dlu
not put in an appearance me game
RES became diseusiih-'f D"isleious'
cat calls were ouhdf'i- Drum De"'
from score OF ieeI iii pea Tesu
tine floor, ana tbe A .aiemy, SO iaI a.
discOrd in "a gaiiel. as concerned
was perlee. success.
Sergeant COSBY H appealed to to
put q stop t. ID. NoIop.icd: I'VE can L
do ANYTHING with that crowd; there are
two officers IN the gallery now Major
Poe is respectfully asked to inform the
public why sergeant and three men
are sent TO a place OF pubilc aln'lae-
ment. if it is not to preserve order.
MRS ABRorT APPEARS
A, ,,,oc;eal,. o onorter mast 9 o'clock
AZ pleO'ao '.si1 q 1 ~, en, Mr. Roroar
enneared and again apologized for the
drIav He stated that by special request
ba nod urocured certificate from Mr..
w II Tbomnson eunetintendont Of
Fro Aior,, and Police telegram. which
h. oad Mr. Thnmu-on certified that
Ia Nod made n careful examination OF
.,e., 81 IA, ,,oo certain that every
w. ~ :, go c,oe fron, any electrical
p a"ro ", Uelben read the name. OF the
~ppu,Stu ,rbicb had bsen invited. TO
an ,he stace to ties, Mis-. Abbott s
nppo of sunernaturaI strength. and
,',',',,a,,o1 mo gentlemen In come for
,.ard and take seats on the Stage as
their names were read out. In answer
-, .', ,t';s n" "aiI Indge Henry W. Flournov.
nr w Teigh Rnrton. DIR. George Ben
Inl,neton and Nessrs Joseph Johnston.
o. Erenson Samuel T. Gnlelaud.
oni's' ~ p - InJoeD G. Richard.
~ 49, - st Tarlor and lanes f..
SUn = a''Oo seats an the STAG. Mrs.
,Sbo,, e .o0" for,,ard escorted bv her
49, - aud was introduced amidst
l u u9y"N'' NV
'"''''' ,.,.,, co,,,,rNcre
-, ..ol.1 to o,rioin
hr;eay how his wife first became ac-
onsinted Win her strange strength.
IVhon a lit,le child seven wears old she
,,'as nloving arouud her fathers chair,
81 80 nl,vfullv called ont. "paua.
In, CONG In lit Won M She took
t.Ia.f ,ha chair and snre enouph.
raised the old gentleman clear eff the
foor They lived at the time in Mil
ledgeville. Ca, and il has only been
within the past four years that she has
been on the road. Previous to starting
out she gave many exhibitions Of her
wonderful powers Tor charitable pur-
poses.
The first exhibition was that of TAX
inc a chair. firmly held by the rung5
and uprioht back pieces. from the hands
NJ \ man. MIR. TAYLOR was the first
man 70 test this feat. Mrs. Abbott sent
him. chair and all. spinning over the
footliehts at imminent personal risk TO
himself Ap0logetical she declared
that She did not know which way he
was going. and had no idea that he
would be thrown from the stage.
,,.,.,.,,,..r,,, M, rur prscf-t
90" 10 '''' ~ -.
Inc mex, man 10 meet .i''' vs. 5 "a
Dir. oamuel r. "Ilillaiu' D4 INC L','''.'
OF Manchester MrS: AoD9l' . .i'eH IA
VAIN to take me cllalr rom our V''ii''a,, ,,J
D"' "ei ei'oi ~ - W. and I'. The
So''' V"i''o vi ,,a.osil,,, t,st .ho
way ''il9 was '"O '''''
ieiI uele"'' .... ......-
Vi"IN g. TO-
The most remarkable, perhaps Oh "i'
her feats was the attempt I" usii hei
of one foot. Me"sIs' Hi''ll"uu' hlVn,
ardsOn. EVehseh' ana / iovinol an u &c"
and Jailed. Nhen Judge iou'nof
took hold OF the cue ana pl"o'u n'9
strength against IL, some one c'l'eu ouV
God save the Coininon~ earn "
sally that pioNoheI louu 'auE",vi .
Or. George ben. Jonns'"nl "n''c '"S
little woman was ieS's'lns 'ie iV'Vc VI
these strong-armed men. n"u me h"iu3
that there was no hlusCuidi tension %
I"S,s9"nV0 ~ 20 ~
Ni'i,ianu anu
cohloiiieu s'.onS'it t'-'''' W. V"o "''o
showed Nun -, 'u''' -, ~ r''"'
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