The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-04
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X. Hackett, leading man OF the Lyoeum Thea
tire Company, who Is now dangerously Ill Oh
typhoid foyer. as a fancy dancer. The demands
upon him rs an actor are not in that line, but no
sometimes dances In private. To n number OF men
1.-THE Alpha Delta Phi Club Mr.. Hackctt showed
his experiences just before he was taken i'll. III
was the occasion Of the clubs annual reception
to tho members OF the fraternity, and MI
Hackett, " no is an Alpha Dclt. had come in late.
after playing his part in "Thc Princess and tho
Butterfly" and joined In with Atty or sixty OF
the late stayers, who were singing fraternity
songs. Some of his friends called on him to do
something to muse the crowd.
I've no monologues or anything OF that sort
up my sleeve" said tho young actor. "ld DO
delighted TO do anything II somebody will tell
me what"
IF YOU can't sing or talk you might dance
suggested a voice.
The man at the piano struck into a rather
quick waltz, and MIR. Hackett, after n graceful
bow to tho company in general, which had
formed q wide circle, gathered tho tails OF his
dress coat in his hands and proceeded to per-
form a dance OF truly extraordinary nature. Al
hrst it was a series OF long, agile dips and bounds
IN perfect time 10 the music; hen the dancers
proportions and to be all over the place ut once;
His. lott foot would be swinging along level
on ole side. and the next second. with
one tremendous twirl. he would be fan
ming the heated brows at the other side
with his right shoe. He SO narrowly skipped tho
nose of a learned and dighiied Judge with his
patent-leather tip that that gentleman gave an
for his unframed nasal organ the same shoe
had neatly kicked out tho bow In the lawn ito
Oh q personal friend or me dancer n I'll th ~
perfect time to the rhythm Of the waltz. and tho
strange part OF II was that ~ was by no means
uncouth or ungraceful; but the ubiauitousness
or those legs was almost uncanny., After a maj
trenenuuus and tar.renching twirl nir. Hackett
S Sat a9wn greatness bn esJ AMID nowts sc OF mn aIpiIII yeIy
exercise In a long time. The following night no
tSphoto ever since. -
As an example Of the fallacy Of oye-witnesses'
testimony a recent case, which Mt first looked
like a murder mystery, bears out the oft-reiter-
ated proposition that In the stress OF great ex-
element the eye sees falsely. A man was found
dead in his apartments in the morning, with his
face badly cut and bruised. He had gone to bed
on the previous night in good health. and moth
ing had been heard of him until the body was
found. One Of the persons who was first on the
scene, and who helped to lift the body. is one of
the most prominent clergymen in this clty-a
,,, ,rhooo oh.ro,,or 10 oboyo -onrooch ,,d
H. w ,yorf ia above snsnIci"n A. artt tbere was
ron.iS v hia Snnht ~ a 90 thn cauaa ~ Tnatb n
nbvsirian who had bce,, called declaring IL to
~ hnnn ,nonIaSv yvhiIe tho cIcrgrmsn and
nfhers thonpbt th9t the dead man had been
beatao ~ 5eSth u" "A few honrs After the bodr
~ di.corero5 Tho n, inis,er snid to a friand.
Wa" way a a@ perffec,iV sure that Mr. rs death was
mot en- pmat~ra camsos Sot onIv were ihere
,xonn';s m The face hmt r an " Whsn / iiftcd The
hhoSx ne Mainly as 1 now ~ see Won. several bloody
v wonpS 40 an thr' back of the head. The moor man
m rons ha Un N heen av s S = from bcbina and and his
ThuSmI n navv ode 10 pinces With soma sort ~ % q
bIInunt ipstrmment'" wv
ri u,nent from n mar NJ b;s STANDING
, AT .sractar nrnSmceS mo little imnressinn
Sna Hhap tba bpSy WAS examined afterword bv
he q y " 6o1e ~ nersops not one single marx or
,xnnn :" was discoyered on the back Of the head.
tn NAV had died suddenly from natural causes
md tho ahrasions on The face were the results
This he could hardly be made to believe it, and
on being convinced declared that he would never
therealtcr aatE 10 = 4, a.. n nsse ~ ~ opS yito, im.
marianne.
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