New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-23
RIOTING IN BUDA-PESTH.
DEATH THE GA USE.
e.r,-nENTs COMPEL PLACES OF AMCSE-
MENT TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS.


r,oxA1. THEATRE AND THE ROYAL OPERA
,,o,.sr stop THE PERFORMANCES AND
p,,sr Mo1.RNING FLAGS OVER THE
p1-u.D1vGs - SHARP FIGHTS
WITH THE POLICE IN
THE STREETS.
Buda-Pesth. March 22.-The Nationai Iheare
.,od m give a performance this evening" uespiue
A., o,ereral mourning for Kossuth ana the CLOS
,uc ~ the other places of public entertainments
rt etudents had warned the manager against
,,e the doors but he obtained douDie
e,rco ~ police to protect him ana had the mousse
onaned Tie first act of the play was only
half done when about 200 students attacked 'ne
"',- ,'- - tho door drove them of after a short
,r,,gle and demanded that the curtain ne low
orod and the black flag be raised over the
. Tho actors were too much confused TO
nrocead with their parts. Many of the audience
,hrootored to make fight against the interfer-
- Of tho students Several women left the
.o,,s. ond three tainted To avoid riot in the
,hoatre the manager hurriedy complied with the
demands Of the Students hoistng the mourning
eag and suspending the performance
Tho students mob left the National Theatre
~ about s o'clock They moved slowly up
Karolv-st to the barracks. where group oI
stndents from the Royal Opera House lmor1neu
,ba,,, that despite all reports 10 the contrary
Az onera was being given usual. All started
=. orca for the Opera House. shouting that the
sorr,anca noust be stopped and the doors
closed An extra force Of police had peeh s'a-
.oned at the Opera House. and as the studeh's
,rrned down Andrassy-st. the captain are" up
,,s mon in the small open space before the en-
trance The students charged the ponce anu
haat them back, but were unable 10 uleaN
through the ranks TO the theatre doors. i"eS
.nou,ed and hooted so loudly that the perform
.,csvas hardly audible in the Opera House ana
,sr few minutes was suspended comple'elS'
pouce reserves were called upon. They lorceu
.,s mob back and down Andrassy-st.. unui most
N the students left the neghborhood. zoos
Half an hour later the stuuentS ,r,aS i"r ~
ssmhled with renfOrcements. Ihey Te'uI me " "
tsa attack drove back the police after sHaLP
Struggle and ran jeering ana gToanIHs o, M @
0nera House They shouted that the peTloil',
once must close at once. The manager p oi'.is -,
.ns,on q 70 they would leave the house put thV;
ot,sad To eo In the confusion the curtain lei
The singers hurried from the place anu ny a.. a.
dience dispersed, panic-strickeh. ne e.
hosted mourning flags over the pullul"s ai'0'
everybody else had left IT, ~. so,ors
I1non leaving the Opera House the S ~ W
harmed that several small music mans hau T.
NAMED open They went through tHe I
where the entertainments were IN proS 80
stones through the windows. ana lidi'uIeu 80, -,
au nersons whom they found at the entrances -, -
a. haus 4 s..ong force of police eVehtudiiS
ore-tooh them About fifteen men were wounueo
u rbe fpht and several were arrested Inc ieS'
were dispersed. ,aoroa tie action in
.,i,~S to close the Court Theatre. rearing
~ dis1urbances would arise. and has ordereu
that IL be closed