The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
EXIT "HIS GRACE,,.
From the Stage Door of Theatre to
the Sidewalk.
Marlboro Elected By "Plebean Ameri-
cam Who is No Respecter of Royalty
But who Knows His Business.

Rut who Knows His Business
louisville. Ky, October 12.-Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt's flance has got him.
self in a peck of trouble in this city and
he has made news that will not be
pleasant for New York's great heiress to
read.
He stopped in this city ostensibly to
visit the famous stock farms, and after
spending the day among them he selected
further recreation in the Buckingham
theatre. where variety show was enter
tanning a crowded house nightly.
He was accompanied to the theatre by
q coterie of the swell young men about
town, who were conspicuous by their
presence and who made the box which
they occupied the centre for the attention
of the audience when they were not occu-
pied by the performance on the stage. At
regulation intervals tho party, including
the Duke, partook of refreshments, and
as they had come to the thea tire after a
wine dinner they were primed for q good
time.
In the company performing. were a
number of pretty girls. who, while "do-
ing their acts returned bewitohing
chances in response to the rapturous ap-
plause from the occupants of the box.
The Duke was delighted.
He decided to inspect the performing
beauties at closer range. He announced
''By Jove, that it would be just the
thing, don It you know, to visit the girls
in their dressing rooms just as if eve
were in London, don't you know" and
no sooner was the thought suggested than
the coterie of young American swells who
acted as the Dukes body guard, and who
were determined that their guest should
see and enjoy all that was worth enjoy
ing in this Kentucky city.
No sooner had the curtain gone down.
than, headed by the Duke, they made
their way to the stage door.
The girls rather expected their coming
and they were in fiutter of excitement
1t would be something for them to talk
about, that the intended of one of the
richest if not the richestS heiress, on the
North American continent called upon
and talked sweet things to them.
But there was an obstacle to their
anticipation and to the Dukes carrying
out his intentions. in the person of G. G..
Ball, the treasurer of the company, who
is quite an athlete and who cannot be
cajoled by thigh dignity or "swoll
superiority,
He objected to the Duke coming behind
the stage.
The Duke persisted.
His companions Endorsed his per-
sistency.
Mr.. Ball reinforced his refusal with
obstanoy.
He was only an employe in tho mind of
the Duke and the English nobleman,
with a determination that has brought
him success many and oft times under
took to force a way by the athletic
treasurer.
When the Duke realized what had
happened he was lying Oh the sidewalk,
his linen and his clothing disordered, his
pride Inundated. He arose, but did not
make a second trial of Mr.. Balls method
of enforcing a refusal
Today ever body in this city is talking
about anu laughing over the exploit but
the English nobleman and his COM
panions
They are not saving word.
& How the news of the ejeotlnent will be
received in New York by the young lady
who will probably be interested moro in
the story than anybody else on earth, is
causing more anxiety to Charles
Churchill than even the disgrace of being
thrown down by decided but every day
kind of an American.