Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-17
LOST IN THE OPERA HOUSE.
Startling Experience of Two Young Womer
In Gotham's Vast Building.

In Gotham's Vast Building.
Two young women living on the west
side had an experience in tho Metropolitan
Opera House few nights ago that they
arc not likely to forget. Like great
many other music lovers in the city these
times, the necessity of keeping careful
watch over expenditures had induced them
to forego the opera, to their regret, and
when a friend sent them "family circle"
tickets for one Of tho bost performances
the gift was accepted with unusual pleas
ure.
Arrangements were made with an elder
ly gentleman, who was an old friend OF
their family, to meet the young women at
the close Of the opera at the Fortieth street
entrance, and they enjoyed the entertain
ment secure in the thought that they
would have o safe escort home.
When the opera was over, however, the
young women turned in the wrong direc-
ton on leaving the gallery, and when they
reached the entrance they found they were
| ON the Thirty ninth street side Of the
| building A heavy rainstorm had set in
during thosevening, they had no umbrella,
and to ruin" their hats and dresses by
running around to Fortieth street was not
to be thought Of.
Taking counsel together, they decided
to go back to the gallery and down the
other way. They did SO and found the
Fortieth street entrance closed. Pounding
on the door brought no response, and the
young ladies started back to the gallery to
go to the other exit. Just as they reached
the family circle again the lights were sud-
denly turned off, and tho frightened wom-
en- were loft In utter darkness alone in the
deserted opera house.
That they were scared nearly out of their
wits goes without saying, and when one
of them saw the dim light Of lantern
carried by some one walking across the
stage away down below she was too nerv-
GUS to even call out for help. Her com.
panion however, managed to scream loud
! ly enough to be heard on the stage, and
tho watchman who carried the lantern was
finally made to understand that there
were two distressed females in the gallery
who wanted very much to get out.
He shouted directions to feel along the
walls until they reached D certain door,
through which they could go down stairs
to the stage. Cropping their way along,
| Une young WOlneu elIeftu D ptssStSeNby'
They crept along, On inch at time, feel
ing for stairway. One Of them came to
door and turned the knob. The door
opened, and the two found themselves
looking in upon party Of half dozen
gentlemen sitting around q table enjoying
midnight lunch.
1t is hard to say whether the diners OF
tho intruders wero the more astonished,
but the latter were certainly more scared.
They were trying to say something to
explain their situation when o door on the
other side of the room opened, and In step.
ped the friend they had tried to meet. He
had waited until tho Fortieth street doors
wero closed, had FASTENED to the other en-
trance, found that also closed, and fearing
something had happened had induced the
stage doorkeeper to let him 60 into the
house in search Of his friends. He was on
his way to the gallery when he stepped
into the room and met the young women
ho was searching for.
Explanations followed, and the women
and their escort were soon safely out Of the
building, but the opera house has less at
traction for two music lovers than 1t once
had.-New York Herald ~