The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-15
ENTERTAINMENTS
Hynerion Theater,

The now famous sword combat in the 1 fifth scene of "A Gentleman of France"
 which has been running at Wallack's theater, New York, for the past four months, and which is to be seen at the
 Hyperion on Friday and Saturday
 nights, May 16 and IT, and at the Sat urday matinee, during the special spring tour arranged by Liebler X Co.,,
 is considered by experts In the affairs
 of the stage to be perhaps the most complex and certainly the most san
 guinary detail of stage "business" served up to our curiosity loving pub
 lie, over the footlight for many years.
 Snce Kyrle Bellew opened his engage
 ment in New York over three months
 ago, there have been no fewer than a
 dozen casualties of a more or less se-
 rious nature to the participants in this
 sensational sword slashing scene. Sin
 gularly enough MT. Belew has as yet
 escaped serious hurt but the plasters
 and scars on his good right arm will
 render it clear that his nightly work
 in "A Gentleman of France is not ac-
 complished without trials and tribula-
 t1ons. MT. Bellew's first antagonist to
 suffer was young actor named liar vey Benton, who was called upon to
 make one of the sensational Falls in
 the exciting duel at short range. Then
 came in quick succession a wound to
 Howell Hansell in the groin, delivered
 by MT. Bellows sword; a severe stab
 in the temple to Mr. Bellew, delivered
 by MT Hansells sword (not necessar- fly reciprocaD; the spraining of the
 back of another young actor Edwin Allen), who was called upon to do the second sensational "Fall'; the sprain- ing of the ankle of George Sabin. who did the htird Fall" and finally the almost complete demolishment of a pro- fessional acrobat Albert Roccardi who had been especially engaged to reduce | medical and hospital expenses. MT. Roccardi never even appeared before the public in the play. His injuries came during his first reharsal of the par played by Mr Benton In taking his head-long "Fall'' from the top of the stairs he landed so badly that when he was taken out of the theater and . shortly afterwards examined on Bellevue hospital operating table, it . was found that he had broken three ribs and disturbed the larger internal < organs in terrible way. MT. Roccardi { remained in the hospital for some time. but the other actors were soon out and about their business, though they all still shy nervously when the fight scene in "A Gentleman Of France is referred to. Seats now on sale. Prices $150, $1. 75c. soc.
 F. c. Whitneys company will pre- sent the new play, "Tatterley." at the Hyperion next Thursday night, May 22 John E. Kellerd, the well known actor, will play a difficult dual role, that of 'Tatterley," a lovable old character who is supposed to die in the first act of heart disease, and that of Calen Fry a miserly old wretch whom everybody hates The wide diversity of character of these two parts affords MT. kellcrd an opportunity to display his fine abil- ties. Mir Whitney has surrounded MT. kellerd with a cast well suited to thei" respective parts, as follows: George Allison, Fully Marshall: Victor More ney, Alice Neal. Mabel Awkward, Ed ward Henderson and others. The story of "Tatterley' was written about ten years ago by Tom Gallon. Esq, a noted London literary man, and the book en- owed a large sale. The book was lramatized by Arthur Shirley an Eng ish playwright. Seats on sale Tuesday, May 20 Prices $1, 75c, soc, 25c