Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-26
CAUSED A SENSATION.
Sybil Johnstone's Realistic Misrepresenta
tiOn of AN Arti SITS Model

ton of an Artist Model.
New YORK, Sept 2O.-The transformation
in the "Clamenceau case which occurred
last night at the Standard theatre was GER
tainly a startling one. When Miss Pearl
Eytinge attempted on Monday last to i'm
personate La the audience quickly recog-
nized that she did not fill the bill, or rather,
filled it too much. The was not an artist S
model, by good deal. with her 100 pounds
of flesh. and when she appeared in the third
act as an artists model with only .cnough
drapery on to conceal a very limited portion
Of her ample FORM she became the hat;
of the gallery.
Last night Sybil tombstone. formerly of
Minneapolis, assumed the role. Despite the
1nclemency OF the weather. the house was
crowded; Miss Eytinge occupied a box.
Miss tombstone appeared as the model in Il
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 a strikingly realistic manner.
The spectators were astonished, but the
lady did not seem to be at all bashful and
her tights were without trunks and alto
gether 1T was one of the scantiest and most
suggestive attire ever seen in a New York
theater.
When Miss Eytinge appeared in this scene
she at least offered an apology for drapery
in the shape of a bit of tulle, but an apprc-
hensive chill attacked every person in the
auditorium when she volunteered to remove
her drapery. She did not do it. however.
When the part was offered to Miss Johnstone
She declined to play itunless that offensive
and suggestive bit of tulle drapery could be
dispensed with. She was determined in this.
and from the fact that it was entirely dis
carded last night, she must have been given
her way. Miss tombstone is not one of your
sort that allows trifles to upset them; She
stood the ordeal bravely; 50 did the regu-
lar occupants of the front row chairs
They may have WINGED under that patent
influence of the sight that met their gaze
but they never turned hair. Miss John.
stone never appeared to better advantage;
her form is the embodiment of SYM
metrical wonanhood, with grace and
beauty combined; she would be Il
hugo success as the heroine in tank
drama. Miss tombstone is about "a years of
age, has golden hair, dark blue eyes and a
figure that shows the use of much exercise.
Miss tombstone is not very we'll known in
theatrical circles here although she has APP
peared in the ''Henrietta'' as the wife of the
william, and in one or two other plays. She
is quite young and the wife of Wall street
broker, who keeps the place of their resi-
dence dead secret. Manager J. NJ. Hill, of
the Standard theater, said to-day:
cannot imagine how anybody could OBJ
ject to Miss Johnstone'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 anC
it is only a case of ''evil to him who evi
Thinks She has the most beautiful figure
of any woman I ever saw, although She i.
of slim build