The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23
sTHBBED TEE STHGE VILLHIN.

Marie Burroughs, the versatile actress
introduced real tragedy into the play
1.-Two Rogues at a Romance" at Denver
the other night.
The play required her to pretend to
stab the villain. enacted by Harold Rus
sell. AS a matter of fact she drove her
dagger clear through the actors face.
1t was terrible blow and would have
subdued any villain.
The curtain was hastily rung down af-
ter the accident occurred, and for a while
CONSERVATION prevailed behind the
scenes, while the audience wondered at
the abrupt ending of the scene. Mr. Rus
sell was carried from the stage and DR..
Morris, the house surgeon of the theater,
summoned. Mr. Russell's face was
CHASTITY, and the blood, gushing from his
wound, had saturated his clothing Miss
Burroughs was utterly Frustrated and
was removed to her dressing room in
Mysteries. 1t was not until an hour after
that she was sufficiently calm to go to
her room in the Brown Palace hotel,
across the street.
Mr.. Arthur, manager of the company.
thus explained the accident:
1T occurred during part of the play
in which Mr.. Russell, VINO takes the part
of Sir Richard Darlington, is struggling
with Miss Burroughs, who takes the
character of the Rajah. During the
SlI uSSie MISS burroughs is supposed to
stab Mr.. Russell. Usually the knife,
which is a dagger-shaped paper cutter,
having a-blade about eight inches long,
the point blunted with small metal ball,
strikes his shoulder.
Tonight, however, through some mis-
chance, Mr.. Russell was out of position
and the dagger point struck him on the
right side of the chin, going through the
teeth at about their roots and coming
out on the other side of the chin, max
ing a very painful and deep wound. 1t
was not sewed up by the surgeon, but
left open until tomorrow in order to
make a thorough examination
Miss Burroughs was exceedingly dis
tressed over the affair.
81 shall never forge, 1t while I live''
said she. I'm his part, Immediately after
stab him, Mr.. Russell staggers over to
a chair and falls into 1t, while go to a
door, throw open the curtains, let the
light in and then wrap myself up in a
curtain.
"Afterward Mr.. Robson Reggie Car
ruthers) comes in through door be-
tween us and finds him dead and me hid
Ing behind the portieres.
1.-The curtain falls at this point.
81 do not know how it happened We
had come to the part where Mr. Russell,
as Sir Richard Darlington, is struggling
to take document evidenceof q crime,
away from me. The scene occurs in a
darkened room. and after few mo-
ments 1 am forced backward upon a ia
BILE; he has his left hand on my throat
and strives to get the paper with the
other.
las I fall backward on the table my
right hand closes on dagger like paper
cutter, and I strike him with 1t, wound.
ing him. He releases me and staggers t.
the arm chair
81 shall never forget the horror 1 fell
last night when I saw the blood gushins
out over his face when made the stroke
''Mr. Russell staggered to the chair, hi.
hands over his face. and fell heavily.
thought the knife had put his eye out and
probably killed him.
FOR moment my brain whirled, and
then 1 found myself on my knees before
him repeating My God! I have killed
you
ut is all right. Go on, said Mr.. Rus
sell with heroic presence of mind. 'Ths
audience can't see. it is so dark; go OF
with your part
II struggled to my feet. but felt Al