Evening star., 1901-05-25

lar. was also less dangerous In answer to
the Protesti of the stage manager, she
pointed out that a Sprafned ankle was far
more easily treated than a fractured skull
Suner,or In tba wrecI
T, ha,S.. .,
WI sa iHeioui anna Popuiaf se|eiai
years ago tAe hero, bound and gagged, was
placed on the railroad track in order that
an express train might render the services
oi coroner unnecessary. AS usual, the
riaiie rose was called upon to get the
hero ht. s OUT OF the Hficuity and to remove
righ+ of " trask IN oluer 10 give tne
was collapsable hing carefuIIv coi,ad I'M
at one side of the stage, and was stretched
py the scene shifter as they ran across the
stase "ooSen supports be1ng provided
huous ~ every SIX pet, which were grasped
~ tne srips. When the company was
pas ins oiie hlght out west. Where the stage
; elnent was not particularly promis-
aS, ~ ~ one 10 nero coat got caught on a nail
bis raso' s.ase' "nlch had escaped notice. and
barr,;s - was uiidoIe 70 get ntni out OF
Tha Ct WIN hef usual pronptitude.
nroceadeS tanus' not L,olicils her dliefnlna,
stsre w 70 rush the tram across the
died tho ioodp p.opel cue; ING one VINO nan
waS ct isf 1oS,otlotiSe, tie front OF Which
the so,,hrntt oy tniil poa. Us running INTO
hero with her Ii,o 1o, "as t ptoiiis tha over ths
train Soma tbna sooo,as 6. appr .,s o.aSAlils i
seubrette arosa &C, sdI, go go "aiu lle
a locomot;va - q - - -, ot. 'Iis uiiIS - Ui
in the WRECKS In +hiS case $50 ereu ,I.el.
no risk of life az ,irh 80. oni nv. was
of arnica readiII rad,,oad al - WI -. -.
the soubrettc's standine with tho racor,;,en Hur
angel was severely i,nnairaa rrI ~ e
pany's stage marasar niSn risi,a hie ne Ill! ooIn
salvation in snbsae,a,+ Tnt nus 9o.ii
the offending shifters "i'''
"'iii 'ei".
run for the Gallery.
ei more dangerous was the situation
|Nyro ro.a,N' -l,y1
aS compelled to roll down the mountaiu-
sue with her hands and feet securely fas-
'e"eo' INTO camp of ferocious Indians. A
"n VI incline platform had been built at
! me Lear Oh the stage, which was covered
I tie SSehery: quite realistic effect vas
p1uadcea: oaUaa as uhtn one evening the soubrette
iI oeu oil 'he run ana hung suspended in
natait- I'LL ,,oliI d prace Whlch mad fortu-
~ ,,iiot usht ner shlrl "iieh She went off
@ .ne pidIlorln Even the phlegmatic Indians
49, t@oilsiuerably @ startled by this new Incl
IN Gnu the only ones who really enjoyed
iar,. "tali t,itre were the small boys in the gal
whose Well-meant advice only con-
tiDuteu 70 the chagrln OF the heroine Of the
tplSoue- HAD her dress torn away, broken
"%oiItS % "ouid nave resulted
htn LLohooh sleeps introduced SEN
sa'loll IN the shape of a young woman who,
70 eiude the villain. seeks safety by cross
ing d telegraph wire stretched to the oD-
posite side of the street. In this case it
- NHI ooupitlle, Dut the leddlng WO
LiaH' VINO lnduiSed in the circus feat. AS
III the case or The Span of Life an invsi-
Die suspended wire attached to a belt har-
ness was the real supporting force One
evening, when the visible wire broke. an
agreeable variant was offered in The cns
tomary scene by the young woman con-
tlnulng her promenade, supported only by
thln air
Talent Required
There Is constant copno,;ti,,, nov, r
something now a,,z ,,o.,s .l.t,. nv" 'ot
,,,-.t,,; ." anu h'ole Starliihs than
any 'iiihs that mas gone before in the line
OF spectacular thrillers If this demand for
"a sensation continues 1t is quite nossjbIo
that IN 49, :. 40 i"''' i'o"Siole
,,,,s ..,sl, i'.0i l"tuie me ofdihalic pa