The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28
POLICE DON'T INTERFERE.
,,nvl Johnstoue's Pink Realism Jams
the Theater.
from the Netc York sun.


From the Netc York Sun.
The surprising display Of physique that
,,iss tombstone made at the Standard the
IN the studio scene in 1.-THE Clemenceau
Io-ar ON Wednesday night, when she as
- for the first time the role of liza,
h;ob Miss Pearl Eytinge was too much
raznlted in the attendance of the
INC AT last nights performance. Act
- Capt. Schmittberger and Detec-
Us HAYES and Brett went to the
tbsater prepared to make an arrest In case
- fonnd that the bounds OF propriety
tle5 overstepped. If Anthony Comstock
W. there. nobody saw him. Little Abe
Un,,meI. j. u. Hills lawyer, was hastily
I1-n,T1,1,0ned by messenger after the curtain
So Word had been sent to MIR. Fleron,
IT, adanter of the play, that Miss John
w o10ht TO be arrested on the ground
sLat her exposure of her form in the third
If constituted indecent exposure in the
law. ..5 - ,.,,,u, c,,..L
nan men about town, and public officials
,Tere in the orchestra seats. Controller
N5vsrs was conspicuous and 80 were Lillian
R,ssell aud Mr.. William Sanford They
nod seats in the seventh row or the orches-
IRA and sat the play out
Miss Johnstone repeated tine amazing dis
,1av of her figure upon the models pedestal
n the studio scene. She is tall and pretty
woman. with blue eyes and golden hair.
She stood with her arms uplifted, as the
nnde model She had no stays, and her
oSsst and legs were encased in silk tights
.Lot revealed with candor every outline Of
bor form. There was absolutely no other
drapery.
,igbt and revealed her thus the spect itors
~yere fairly dumfounded with establishment.
last night only the women in the audience
anpeared to be Hstonished. About third
of the fair audience clapped their hands.
Miss tombstone stood motionless for half a
minnie. not more, and then Actor Lackaye
threw about her a white gown. 1t was
when the actor fastened this rapidly about
ber form that the spectators were startled
bv the extreme realism of the fegned
nr6tv of the model. The silk Jersey was
aesb pink, and the white drapery empha-
sized the color.
Miss tombstone appeared to be entirely
self-possessed, and she laughed as she bound
the drapery about her with glrdle OF silk
cord leaving her chest exposed for fully q
minute as she did so. Controller Myers
looked grave and Acting Capt. Schmitt-
berger shook his head.
I'VE can't interfere here" he said, and
left the theater. The actress got curtain
call at the end of the act.
Miss Johnstope was married only little
over a month ago to a Wall street broker
1t was her second marriage. It could not
be discovered last night whether her hus-
band was in the theater. nor has any one
been able to find out what he thinks of Miss
Johnsone's daring realism.
Many friends went behind the scenes and
congratulated the handsome actress after
the play. She spoke iaughingly Of the
sensation she made on Wednesday night.
81 never saw anything so indecent in sug
gestion" she said, ''as was the statue on
Monday night, with partial drapery Of
the models figure. Isaid to Manager Fieron
4 will play "Galatea" with my figure en-.
tirey draped, or | will wear no drapery at
all. But will not consent to the improper
suggestiveness Of wearing tights and mere
bit Of drapery.' They wouldn't let me be q
'Galstea,' so | took the other alternative.
l hold that it is art to be natural. / resent
the assertion that my impersonation
thus Is IN any way unchaste or improper