New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

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Mr. Mos.-Certainiy; sIl matters Of fact are evil
cence here.
o-Procesd Al went to the theatre on the
evening OF Sunday, March S. A, the outer door
was ,old bv the box-ofsce ticket seller that there
were no seats to be had. but they would sell seats
in the aisles paid 80 cents at the box Once ana
was given n check which have here. tose'her
with an entrance ticket. and entered the theare'
where was shown by an usher to camp cha''
in the aisle Of the balcony. the aisle oeihs ue
scending stairway. ] occupied tha' seat "e Wv
whole performance
q o-Wsra tho, other nersons occupying the aisle
s,ens a, that time? A-There was chair tHhk'
on each OF the steps constituting that aisle
o.-oocupes? A.-occapied by persons, some OF
them before / went in, and some atier Was
seated
Odd you observe any fireman or policeman
at that time? A-There were TWO uniior'he' ~.
lIcemen at the door when went in. and there was
a uniformed fireman Inside at the door, whom ga"
wien entered.
Q-we-e the fireman policemen where tnes
could see the seats In the aisles7 A-The ponce
men, from where I was. they could not nave seen.
The fireman was at several points IN the houss
while there. Whether ne coud see VI u''
see ! do not know.
MANY LIVES ENDANGERED
Q.-Nas the house darKened tnht niknlF N'4''' ''N
performance was going on? A.-The programme
began with musical numbers. The second was de-
scribed as A Descriptive Idyi-the Forge In me
Forest" and during the playing by The orenestra
OF that number the lights throughout the auo'
torlum put out. and the lights on the s'ase'
there being no curtain. were lowered so tnat 'he
house was practically dark the purpose being 10
heighten the dramatic effect Of an anvil scene rep
resentng the forge in the forest the anvil appear
ance being procured chemically or electrically 10
give light and. was struck by hammers.
o-The house was darkened while crowded. and
people we're sitting on chairs in the aisle! A.
That is true.
Odd you notice how that was arranged, so u
a panic had occurred while the nouse Was ,anne ans
ened what would happen, what was me a arranss -,
such matters but can describe the arrangements;
QGo ahead. A-The balcony Is az me 1e1r 1aus ei
/ didn't count them There would be half dozen
or more steps UP to the landing hsi,way s .sirs
descending on both sides Of the house. deDouchlns
into the main hallway, the stairs coming do"n
from the balcony each side at the same Ile 50
that II a crowd should come down. manitesty me
two parts OF the crowd would come tose'ner IN
the narrow passage Immediately before the exit
Q.-Was there theatrical performance given
that day? A.-There vas. u,.-
stand? A.-This, was SUNDAY evening Inc pro pro-
gramme which / have here simply gives ~ pa Mhisn aT1s
took notes. at the time for my own PUT IpurPosse so.
this purpose, show these details II you ask ABOUT
o.~Give it TO US generally What was the gen
eral action? A.-Following the musical numbers
which / mentioned, inteTlude or farce was given
BY man nd and bev II wHe epcsd tSe marital
differences. going back over the e4ur'shp M ran anu
Who purpors to be banker. tells his wife that
he has been invited 10 dance a. WINE As'ero'' .
The Chairman-At what?
HE SAW THE BUCK DANCE
The witness-At Willie Asteroids. and suggests
that in order s9at tney msy ST that dance
fRey aR' do the cakewak in various forms vulgar,
S'f OF her 1s sEPs EPsa and she especially aid what was
called by those about me the DUCK oance.
oEYou don't need to describe it. There was
dancing then, there? A.-There was
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through the whole list: Was there not something
Minnie Dupree assisted by Theodore N Brown and
company. There was eomedy Additional turnitIIe y5
stage was rearranged. and a homeike drawing
oMWere the characters costumed fttingiy? A
COa:amed FOR the play the play nS IspreseEnItneIa EInI q
woman in love With a student in Harvard College,
and costumed for that purpose. ,or
Into IT, Did you visit the place on Sunday May I!
oIWas liquor being sold at that tinne' A
We'll. did not taste any liquor saw what TO me
0-Did you hear orders for IT? Al did.
Q-And you saw liquor served apparently In
answer to such orders? A.-fes. sir.
Q-Was there that Jay a tragic scene from
"Virglnius" represented on the stage A-Ihere
was A and woman gave burlesdue IN Wnlsh
comic scenes were acted. and then the woman an
nounced that with the indulgence OF the audience
they would give a legitimate imitation OF John Mc-
CuIlouRh The scene or the character OF Nirginius.
was taken by Mr.-I forget his name-and she
took the character OF Lucius. They went on we
stage and changed their street costumes 10 the
conventional Roman classic costume. and repre-,
senred with considerable cleverness and goou
deal OF ranting the whole scene-the wel,known
scene In Virginius in which the messenger. Lucius
comes from Rome and announces that his daughter
virginia has been and claimed by one OF the
decemvirs as his slave. and that scene Is enacted
with the tragic rant that goes to make up sucn
performances In such places.
VULGAR PERFORMANCE.
O-Were there besides that other performances
In which characters were portrayed and costumed?
A-There were two performances given that night
In addition 10 that and one Aresque OF Anthohy
and Cleopatra -,
Q-Was there anything in that performance yul-
gar suggestive or indecent? AIN the nature OF
the performance? ~. ,