The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-02

In the following year, the press agent
mad the horse which the soIbr-tie is
supposed to ride TO victory In horse
race bolt regularly. As a fact the
horse grew fractions on several occa-
sions, bad bruises being carried for a
part.
. The same player was the soubre.te of
the first play 10 introduce the living
bridge. A party of travellers pursued hy
natives headed by the boss villain. seek
to escape capture. Three old circus mn
in the company mount each others
shoulders, and, falling forward. the top
most man catches the further side OF the
awful chasm, a distance Of about seven
feet Across this bridge the party is
supposed to make its escape, leaving the
audience to wonder how the members Of
the bridge succeeded in crossing them
selves.
Each member of the trio is supported
by two invisible wires fastened to either
side by belt worn around the waist
the weight Of the soubrette being taken
off their bodies by travelling wire
Fastened to her belt Ono night of the
second season the wires broke, precipi-
tat!nS the middle man TO the stage a
distance Of several feet This left the
soubrette suspended in midair, 70 the det-
rlment of her digestion and the wound ng
or her feelings. The next season the
part
At the time of the tank meIodrama, sew
eral years ago, II was quite the fashion
to have the soubrette make a dive In
many of these tanks It was necessary for
the performers to crawl around on their
hands and knees, instead OF swimming.
owing to the shallowness of the water.
In one piece the title Of which has al
ready passed into oblivion the fsoubretle
in endeavoring to save the life of the
nero was expected TO dive from a plat
form some ten feet above the stage Into
one part OF the tank was set a square
We'll some seven feet in depth The SOU
brette miscalculated her distance one
night striking her head on the edge OF
the well. The desperate hero had 10
stay drowning and reverse the situation.
In spite Of the authors stage direction.
After this incident the sOubrette dIved
feet first, a fashion Of going into the
water which, If less spectacular. was
also less dangerous. In answer to the
protest Of the stage manager, she point
ed out that sprained ankle was far
more easily treated than q fractured
In a border melodrama. popular sew
eral years ago, the hero, bound and gag
ged' was placed on the railroad track In
oruer that an express train might render
the services Of a coroner unnecessary
AS usual, the Prairie Rose was called
upon to get the hero out of the difficulty
and TO remove him from the track I'm or
der to give the right Of wav to the ex
press. rms train was cola psable being
carefully coiled up at one side OF the
stage, and was stretched by the Scene
shl1ters as they ran across the stage
wooden supports being provided about
every six feet, which were Crashed nv
the grips"
When the company was playing one
night out West. where the stage man
asement was not particularly pronls-
ing, the hero's coat got caught on n
nail In the stage, which had escaped
notice, and his rescuer was unable TO
get nm out or harm way. with her usual
promptness. The stage hands. not no
tlclng her dilemma, proceeded TO rush
the train across the stage at the urouer
cue the one who handled the locomotive.
the front Of which was stiHened by
thin boards. running into the soubrette
VINO was bending over the hero with her.
back to the train
Some three seconds afterwards the SON
brette arose grandly from the ruins of a
locomotive, Two express cars and a Pull
man coach. while five supers groveled I'm
the Wreckage In this case there was
no risk Of life or limb A quarters
worth Of arnica readily reduced AN
bruises, but the sOubrette's standing with
the recording angel was severely i'm
also risked his souls salvation I'm su1se-
quent conversation with the shiGters
Rather more dangerous was the situa-
ton or the soubrette, who was Compel
cd 10 roll down the mountain side with
her hands and feet securely fastened
into camp Of ferociOus Indians.
run. or incline platform had been built
at the rear OF the stage, which was COW
effect was prouuced, until one evening
the sOubrette rolled or the run and hung
suspended in mid air from q brace
which had fortunately caught In her skirt
when she went on the platform. Even
the phlegmatic Indians were consider bIv
startled by this new incident and me
only ones who really enjoyed the affair
were the small boys in the gallery whose
Well-meant advice only contributed 20
the chagrin Of the heroine OF the eDi-
sOde. Had her dress torn away broken
bones would have resulted
one play introduced a sensation IN the
shape Of a young woman who. to dude
the villain seeks safety bv crossing
side Of the street In this case 81 was
not the sOubrctte, but the leading WON
an who INDUCED IN the circus feat An
invisible suspended wire attached to q
belt harness was the real supporting
force. one evening. when the vi ille
wire broke, an agreeable variant was
offered IN the customary scene By The
young woman continuing her promenade,
supported only by thin air
1t Is Impossible to obtain statistics but
calculating roughly, II may be est ina ted
that fully fifty actresses are incapac tated
for work for periods ranging from one
week 70 three months because Of some
accident consequent upon the failure Of
the much-heralded effect TO work prop
erly. one or two players have been per-
manently injured and a member of this
class or performers expressed great sat-
lsfaction the other day at the fact that
she had secured an engagement for next
season with a rural comedy In which she
was called upon for no greater eforf
than the fabrication Of a real apple pc
In fun view Of the audience
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