Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
CAUSED A SEN SATION.
SybiI Johnstone's Realistic Representation
of an Artists Model.

New YORK, Sept. 20.-The TRANSFORMED
ton in the ''Clamenceau case" which oc-
CARED last night at the Standard theater
was certainly startling one. When Miss
Pearl Eytinge attempted on Monday last
to impersonate LA, the audience quickly
recognized that she did not fill the bill, or
rather, filled it too much. She was not an
artists model, by good deal, with her
1870 pounds of flesh, when she appeared in
the third act as an artists model with
only enough drapery to conceal a very linn
tied portion of her ample form, she be-
came the butt of the gallery.
Last night Sybil tombstone formerly of
Minneapolis, assumed the role. Despite
the inclemency of the weather, the house
was crowded; Miss Eytinge occupied box.
Miss tombstone appeared as the model in a
costume consisting of pink tights and pink
Jersey. OF course they were of silk. She
wore no stays or corsets and her form was
displayed in strikingly realistic manler.
The spectators were astonished, bat the
lady did not seem to be at all bashful and
her tights were without trunks and alto
gether it WIS the scantiest attire seen In a
New York theatre.
When Miss Eytinge appeared in this
drapery in the shape of bit of tuIle. but
an apprehensive chill attacked every per-
son in the auditorium when she volun-
teered to remove her drapery. She did
not do It, however. When the part was
offered to Miss tombstone she
declined to play it unless that offensive
and suggestive bit of tulle drapery could
be dispensed with. She was determined
!, +Lot !
tirely discarded last night, she must have
been given her way. Miss tombstone is
not one OF your sort that allows trihes to
upset them; she stood the ordeal bravely;
so did the regular occupants of the front
row chairs. They may have WINGED under
thai patent influence of the sight that met
their gaze, but they never turned a hair.
Miss tombstone never appeared to
better advantages; her form is the
embodiment of symmetrical womanhood,
with grace and beauty combined; she
would be q huge success as the heroine in
a tank dra.1a. Miss tombstone is about
"a years of age, has golden hair, dark blue
eyes and figure that shows the use of much
exercise. Miss tombstone is not very well
he has app AIRED in the Henrietta as
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other plays. She is quite young and the
wife of Wall street broker, who keeps
the place of their residence dead secret.
Manager J. M. Hill, of the Standard The
atre said today:
l cannot imagine how anybody could OBJ
ject to Miss Johrstone's Interpretation of
the part of LA in the ''Clemenceau Case"
Her FORM is simply perfect; In the model
scene she took her dress, after the artist
had finished with her, and wrapped it
about her: then she tied it around her
waist and this gave her bust and neck,
indeed from the waist up, the appearance
of being naked, Of course that was not
intentional and it is only case of evil to
him that evil thinks She has the most
beautiful figure of any woman | ever saw,
although she is of slim build.
Portugars King has a Relapse
LISBON, Sept. 20.-It is announced to-
night that the king of Portugal has had
severe relapse. The cabinet crisis still
continues.