Iron County register., 1891-04-16

managed to regain his feet and then the con-
testants, with determination in their faces
and blood IN their eyes, rushed at each other
full bent; they met, they grappIed and then
they tumbled, the would be road man on
top and the tonsorial individual underneath.
At this juncture it appeared as if they would
succeed in knocking down one of the pillars
that support the portco in front of the shaw
ing parlor, and, to prevent such calamity,
the outsiders interferred, called halt and
di> patched for the marshal. Awaiting that
officials arrival the late contestants viewed
each other with angry looks and passed
many ugly words. Mr.. Patton soon arrived,
however, and both parties were arrested.
Next morning they pleaded guilty, one to
assault and the other to disturbing the
peace, and each paid fine and costs amount
ing to 50.
Opera troupes are famous for internecine
strifes. Never an organization Of the kind,
whether made up of the cream of profess
sionalS or of the country amateurs, but lit
tie ieaiousies, MISUNDERSTANDING among the
prlma donnas, or the ''supes," come to the
front and disturb the even and equal tenor
OF events III iilt gwen pS
Mrs. Chamberlin and her classes at the
Academy of Music last Thursday, tue feat.
ure of the programme as advertised, was an
operetta, entitled "The Runaway FHIt."
When this part of the program was reached
Mr.. Jordan, at the request of Mrs. Cham
berlin, made little speech to the audience,
stating that "The Runaway tlirt." would
have to be given up owing to the fact that
the inclement weather had prevented
a number of The stars from Granite, lille get
ting in, and for that reason that very desir-
able feature of the EVENINGS entertainment
would have to be dispensed with. This eX-
pianatiOn, it seems, has ruif1ed the feelings
of our Granitevile friends, if we may judge
from the following letter, which reached our
office yesterday afternoon: "Mr. Editor,
please allow me space in your paper to cor
rect a mistake made by our worthy friend,
Jordan, on the evening of April 9th, at be
Musical entertainment given by Mrs. Cham
berlin and her music classes Of IrontOn and
Graniteville As every one in Ironton knows,
''The Runaway Flirt," billed to be given
that evening, was an ignominious failure,
and the failure was attributed to the Gran
iteyille people, who We're TO take part in il,
having failed to put in an appearance.
There had to he some excuse given,
but why not have said that some of the
IfOntOn people did not know their part,
which was the case, and am happy to in
form the IrOntOn people that all those from
Granitevlle who weIe to take part in the
piece were there with one exception. There
was one young lady of the chorus absent;
and more, the Granitevile people could take
their part and carry it through and the fail
ure was due to the Ironton people not know
lug theirs. And when, after rehearsing
heads together and coaXed Mrs. Chamber
lin to give it up, as they could not carry |
their parts through. We did not mind the
piece being given up, but we do think 1t
showed spirit of jealousy in the 1rOnton |
people and seemed that as they could not do |
it at all, and then to get the blame and ridi-
Guile off themselves, shOuldered it all on to |
Us. Well, / guess we can stand it and not be |
any worse off, but we want the people of
IrOnton who came there and paid their |
money to hear and see 1.-THE Runaway Flirt," |
70 know whose fault it was they were dis |
and if there are any hard feel |
ngs toward the Granitevile people in rc gard |
% the failure of the piece, they may tran; fer
hem TO where they belong, to their own |
home people. They had ought to try again |
md change the name of the piece to the |
Returned Flirt," and perhaps they may |
have better success"