Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-11-19
RODE ON A HANOCAR.
Mary AndsrsOn's Exciting Effort to FIJI
an Engag ement.

Mary AndersOn's Exciting Effort to FIJI
an EnEsg emont.
Mary Anderson had to keep an en-
gagement ut the CARL opera house.
now the Hyperion. in New Haven
says the New York Telegram. She
had been playing a weeks engagement
in the Elm city 10 great houses. The
Yale students, as was always the case.
bought up entire rows of seats in the
largest house between New York and
Providence.
Our Mary told the members of the
company on Tuesday night" said the
chief tale-teller. that there would be
no rehearsal on Wednesday. as she in
tended running down to the metropolis
20 do some shopping. 1t was just
after the season opened. and Miss An
derson left New York without a num-
Der OF little incidentals she needed
Eat $500 o'clock. just before the
curtain was to be rung up. House
Manager CARL came rushing on the
stage with hair on end. My God.
am ruined! Miss Anderson's train is
wrecked at Bridgeport"'
He waved Il telegram and called
for Miss Anderson's understudy. To
tell the truth, she didn't have any.
We had only just gone on the road.
and none Of the ladies in the company
could speak our Mary's lines. The
house had 81. 500 or 80 900 in it. 1t
was II dandy. and poor old CARL had
good reason to kick.
CARL went before the curtain, and.
being Il great favorite among the stu
dents, who were raising perfect Ned
with their 'Rahs' for Mary, pacified
them with an explanation. But II
little matter like II train wreck won't
keep Miss Anderson from playing
here tonight said Manager CARL.
Good! good!' cried the students.
Then there We're songs by the students
that kept the audience amused and in
good humor.
Nine o'clock came and still no
Mary, but bets Were freely wagered
that she would play that night. Is
the audience willing to waltz asked
Manager CARL. as he appeared before
the curtain with little speech again.
A mighty 'Yes!' went up.
1T was five minutes Of 10 o'clock
when Miss Anderson appeared on the
stage with her arms full of parcels. Five
minutes later the play proceeded and a
few minutes of midnight tho audience
went home. after having witnessed
one OF the greatest performances Miss
Anderson ever gave. She told men,
bers OF the company OF her great race
TO New Haven after her train was
wrecked just this side of bridgeport
eighteen miles from the City of Elms.
NO train could pass the wreck and
Miss Anderson couldn't reach New Ha.
ven with horses till nearly midnight.
IL was $3.50 o'clock. and cur Mary had
just about given up hopes when a
bright idea struck her. A lot of track
men and wreckers had come up from
Bridgeport on handcars a four wheel
crank arrangement. used by the rail-
road repairers along the line.
~ will give 5000 to the men who
will take me to New Haven on one of
those handcars.' said Miss Anderson
.. NJ. Shepard, the present general su-
pcrintendent OF the New York. New
Haven 4 Hartford road. was at the
scene of the wreck. He offered eight
of his biggest and most muscular men
to Miss Anderson for her handcar.
She gayly mounted the little car with
her maid. 1t was a great ride and u
dangerous one. OF course, though.
Mr.. Shepard wired ahead for clear
track. New Haven was reached after
the greatest handcar race on record.
The big brawny Irishmen worked the
cranks like majors, and they got the
1900 too. Miss Anderson said it was
the most exciting ride she had ever
experienced in all her travels around
both hemispheres on all sorts of trains
and vehicles"