The sun., 1895-01-04
,ssurins !, word. for the woman before the final


Ing 70 the bank, which rose several feet above
Tuhss us sn2 W. " sbs. By genuine rsed and
stream. dotted with lily pads and water plants.
and dsh sushs. o, M %eSd9w r rustic fence and trees
ness, When the villain strolls down this path
he steps TO the rivers brink TO dispose Of a
mating evidence. resoSes over The tangled
PUSHES and drops It. The whole scenc Is
shouldnf cast the key to the middle OF the
of .SCaR. SSGSR tSss the sdss ssSts
almost saeb RsRted Sis h.na canvas Which he can
IS Sao the paos Of comic wdona p5say Of
comes come f9E swim. He begins 70 dlsrobe IN f1li
decides to retire behind tho bank. As he clam:
bad been moment before. She Is interrupted
the bank and retreats, her servant carrying on
the offending ,Is,, clothing Then enters the
appointment to go fishing near this spot. Spying
his rods and basket she is indignant at his deser
the rushes and his voice assures her OF his
dsy but wSrns her her mot to look his way Then
his head and arms through the grasses. and The
the only earess the lovers think permissiJie Is
while she, with back turned. fondles the other
Finally she passes towel TO him on the end OF
the pole, and runs away to send servant for
his clothing.
The assertion was sent out from Palmer's
Theatre that Fanny Davenport, among many
other actresses, had applied for the Job Of play
ing the part of the heroine in the dramatic YER
sion of Trilby." That was astonishing news,
and q reporter went to Mr.. Palmer to get the
particulars. He said there was a mistake some
where. There had been numerous applicants,
to be sure, but Miss Davenport was not one OF
them. He rather imagined she was tolerably
busy with " "Gsmonda," and wasn't seeking en-
ployment Virginia Harmed had been engaged
for the role in question. Miss Davenport's man.
ager, Frank l.. Perley, and J. Charles Davis Of
the Fifth Avenue management, said that che
had written to Mr.. Palmer recommending o
young actress as suitable for the part In
"Trilhy," and they presumed the ridiculous idea
in question had arisen therefrom. When
Miss Davenport's attention was called TO the
subject, she was rehearsing slight alteration
In the Cathedral scene Of "Gismonda" She
smiled and said: :" think Of remaining with
this play awhile yet. Why who would desire
to get away from such a place as this So i'm
posing and real does the interior of the Cathe-
dral OF Santa Maria seem that an impressive
silence prevails, and people forget themselves as
In church. The architectural construction is
most ingenious, as You see. The friezes repre-
sent the professions of the saints and martyrs
shining In the light of myriads of tapers, the
superb nave is ornamented with golden mosaics
halleiujahs OF Palm sunday celebration. the
leads the service, and the air is redolent of In,
cense This pious idyl Is the crowning picture
9f the drama, a Leaf from an old missal with
Then Miss Davenport dropped femininely from
hs ar IN
Of regal splendor. Its train Of five yards bears
family lT and is line lined with % ermine. nj % Which alone
cost 81. 300 The front Of the dress and the full
banging sleeves are Of Venetian lam ivory satin, satin
embroidery, which Is studded with over a thou
sand san rubies, sapphires, eneralds. and and pearls.
dition mt to these jewels. with which am fairly
ablaze. wear $4,000 diamond necklace and
for this eeI act represent s upward OF siooSoS No
how saH yoqs think Of woman doliins ali that
for 'Trilby.'" L.
Col. T. Allston Browns Alk about the danger
and difficulty of a triple nersault, and his ac-
count of the very few zen who have accom-
pllshsa the 5 ies. in Am leads r. Knarf to
,ns posSty ot triple :o%ssrsnq
M SsisaSs f
SSs 'front.' %s Ss With ss ssdsa
specialists have bounded over twenty. four horses
@ @ The ' dss 4 @ %i'R
As to single and double somersaults. Col.
Brown said yesterday: Levi j. North turned
standing sta ling on % the back of a running % horse. % IN
1888 North went TO Europe. There he met Price.
erable rivalry existed between them. and at
AsIey's they had an american and an English
SaS aat SsSond Ment ran na
that that % time When Worth did thirty raSs Price
IN N In Tha fri nf
fSrwsd with any Of MONEY PRICE
forty-five. and before leaving England ha turned
ney. in 1928. turned eleven somersaults. George |
Melville was the first one TO successfully turn an
Fourteenth street circus. The first one to ac-
complish double somersault was boy named |
first performers to do a double somersault. He |
accomplished 1t with Hank Madigan's circus In |
tho circus as treasurer. Dan Costello made il |
more difficult by clearing several horses at the |
one OF the most daring and graceful gymnasts
this country ever saw, was the first one to sue |
e fs bS h w
folded arms, standing on the shoulders of
Zone OF the most surprising of the double |
somersauits was done by little Dick Garnella. |
the SsaS ssp n Gf
mailing na | Two eompls.s rsvoiations, rolisht upon
the shoulders OF Robert. This was considered |
the most supereminent and extraordinary ex-
hibition on record. In This act they introduced |
the quintessence OF daring, energy, and sensa-
tionalism. Little Dick sprang up and reyolved
backward twice before he alighted. Robert |
Stickney was one OF the best leapers, riders, and
tumblers combined in the world. Robert Lowery |
performed the lions leap over three horses, |
hrst alightinR on his hands. and then attaining |
an upright position. This was in 1884. Hew
considered the best trampoline performer Of his |
day. He died In 1889. Le Claire, a Parisian |
gymnast, executed in lS45 double somersault |
from board without the use OF bed. Alex
Downie threw twenty -one jerk forwards from |
the vaulting board in a820; also threw seven |
forwards In swing.
"Still vaulting as considered In the early days
OF the circus a great act. IL was backward
free somersault upon a small space, marked out
upon level springboard William o. Dale did
iteighty.ni times, and Tom Mcfarland reach
ed seventy-eight."