The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03

| added to the routine the business loses ton Six street show girls, members of | the French Dancing Girls outnt, can testify to the truth of this statement for they have experienced the combina- ton here in Montgomery.
 The police raided the French Dancing Girls" Theatre on North Court Street last Thursday night, claiming the per- laws. The ofiicers gathered up the troupe rignt at the moment when an Oriental dance was at its climax. They did not allow the show people to change thsE dancing girls and all, to march in line to the police station, where they were locked In the narrow cells.
 manager, W. NJ. Johnson, secured the services of a lawyer. who subsequently arranged for the release of the girls. on condition that no more performances would be given in Montgomery. To this arrangement the entire troupe was glad to consent and they filed out or their cells the men muttertng imprecations upon the Montgomery pc police csosasc, ans the as breathing free aiv once again; They | had been locked up from II o'clock Thurs- day night to { o'clock Friday. |, The girls who wee thus entertaineo by the city overnight are Della Triplett. | F. Mayes. Blanche Walsh, Lillie La pallle, Pearl Mcintyre and Nellie Jack son. All are young and several are ex- ton is known to the theatricai profes sion as the Princess Pearl"
 The scene at the tent when the police l suddenly appeared was one of reckless gaiety. On a platform brilliantly lighted | with electric bulbs the Egyptian was swaying in the rhythmic Oriental dance. Three musicians were in front accompa- nying the performer with music of the 1 East while the other girls were behind | the scenes, peeping out through the cur tains at the motley audience or intently watching the dance of their swarthy
 Encouraged by tn. shouts and applause of her audience the "Prfncess wound round and round. faster and faster in bent forward, then backward; lifted her bespangled skirts and kicked her shapeiy foot at an electric light suspended above her head. Resuming an upright p,e postut,e Dance of her country. the spangies on her skirt and the golden band about her forehead reflecting the glitter of the snin-
 Suddenly there was 6 stir in the audi ence near the entrance. A loud voice cried: Clear this place" and 2 stall wsrt policeman with drftWn tsrn cans ciuo sD- an- other and another, and then Poiice cap tain Taylor appeared. directing the otn- CTS. a..o cast an affrighted look in the direction | of the door and then darted from the stage with little scream. In an Tn. start M tS SonfusSs s. oStn srowd h hass scr ambied for tho street and the aancins girls huddled together in their dressing room. .,., o,,
 Let them" another deiantly replied: "We have broken no law I'm not
 tWhere's my wrap?' cried another, | throwing the various articles Of dress about the compartment helter skeiter' "I know we are going to be arreSteo.
 When the crowd had departed CaptMn1 Taylor marched forward and demanosu to see the mana0er. Manager Jonnsoii came out to meet him. ,.,. ou .Ao members of the show" the officer stated
 For whatT' demanded Johnson.
 For giving an improper performance 'o"Au Fight Johnson said. 'Tm will ling to go. but you Ire not going 10 'aAe
 certainly am" returned the hea ofI,Seri n,sst oJne in another moment the girls, hatless and clad only in their gaudy stage viated, came from the stage and joined the group of officers and men one glrl wore a red skirt, black lace waist, minus sleeves. and black stockings; Ano.he. r.llt, veIIow skjrt. Princess Pearl" wore the regulation Oriental dancing costume ol red and black, with the knit shlrt anu
 Out into the street the party marched Captain Taylor at the head Of the hne. while two of his men brought up tne res r. Past the jeer1ng crowd aoout ths | entrance who but a moment before nae stood breathless snd open-moutned' gag ? ing at the performances past the grea ] silent chu ch on the corner and on doWf AL fIwr havk1t tAd 4 of the Festival was reached, the Welro
 looking procession wcnded It's way i Once in the Festival district, wher' . thousands of men and women were pass e ing to and fro amid the glamour of tn' festo med colored lights. the unfortunate dancing girls became the target for al = eyts People stopped in the festive tray els to lock up1n them: small boys M raL { after them and hooted. Fakirs shouted , out condolence From the bally-hoc stands of the Festival sids-shows mega, phones were turned upon them anu rinal managers guyed the manager under ar rest unm ercifully. Women of the same stripe as those in the procession ran to the entrances of the shows end stared in the clutches of the police.
 Finally the police station was reached. Up the stairs the party climbed Hardly a word had been spoken by the men un- der arrest. and the girls. fully realizing now the seriousness of their situation, checked the subdued sentences they had been passing about alOnB the way
 Step up now and give your names to the desk sergeant ordered Captain Taylor.
 The men obeyed first. The girls ap' peared too frightened to realize the meaning of the command. After the men were enrolled the officers called second order to the girls. Timidly they stepped forward one by one, gave their names.
 Here Is the list of their professions as ] they named them to the desk sergeant ) Contortionist living picture model, dane ! | ing girl skirt dancer, toe dancer.
 A charge of violating Section S56 Of tho city code, the section relating to i'm f proper exhibitions. was marked opposite each name, including those of the must clans and even that of the spieler.
 They were then marched into the cor l riders and locked up. all the men in on' } cell and all the girls in another. Si1 girls in a compartment scarcely ten fee , square make a pretty full house. as |
 were, and the lack of room became the first subject they discussed after tho great lock was fastened upon the door.
 sample of their observations is this: Say, do they take us for sardines NO. We are cigarettes. Look at the size of the box"
 An hour after they entered the cell they had transformed 1t completely from the usual dark and dismal aspect to highly decorated interior. Princess Pearl un- wound the Eastern sash from her 1.-the , ! hodv and aDread if uDOn the floor for a