The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-30
MOUSE CAUSES
A GREAT PANIC
Scrambled Under Dress OF WO'
man and She Screamed.
COOL HEADED ACTRESS
PREVENTED A STAMPEDE OF a
PHILADELPHIA AUDIENCE
INFANT THROWN FROM
GALLERY

Philadelphia. Penn, April 29-PaE,
I lie foll vcl The false cry OF fire during
the matinee performance in the
Standard Theatre South street, cas-,
NJ Twelfth. this aftcrnoon,
Hpnlrcds Of men stampeded. rush
ing madly for the doors Upward 81
score OF women tainted and several
children were injured in the scramble
to reach the stree
In tae excitement mother threw
her child. 4 baby of two years, from
he balcony 20 tae parqueL shouting
TO several men there TO save the In
FAINT They caught the baby and res
torel 1t to the mother when order
was restored
Serious results were prevented by
The quick. calming influence exerted
by the la'icers. actors, sage hands
iremen and policemen who attended
The show
When the panic was at its height
Fannie Granger. an actress. ran TO me
ioa,Hghts ana commanded the or
chestra to play AS the music arose
Inc shouts of frightened men and wo-
men. others retaining their wis.
forced the crowd into the seats
Ii was az the beginning of the third
act of A Lies Story that mouse
ran under the dress of woman seat
ed in the balcony She screamed
Several boys in the gallery, 1t was de-
clarea by visitors to the theater.
shonted FIRE" and then the audience
was upCn It's feet. pushing and shoy'
Inc in it's wild fight to gain the STREE.
Down the stairs tumblei those "
the balcony and gallery Landing ~
the hallway. they rushed for the doors
and exits. which were quickly thrown
open. only to be iammed into the
great crowd. From the stage the act
ors shouted Sit down but none
heard their words In the parquet
men of sense forced excited persons
into seats.
Aid was given quickly to the swoon'
ing women. and as soon as the excite
ment had abated they were carried
\ into the yard to the west of the build.
4 ing and revived.
So far as known only four children
were hurt. They were caught IN the
wild rush for the street and pinned
against the seats. They were scratch
"a and bruised. All were able TO ~
home
II was when scores of men and
women were fighting to gain the
street. blocking the passage ana in
creasing the danger that Miss Gran
ger. surrounded by Warren Hill the
stage manager. George Aryine the
leading man. and the others OF the
cast. commended the orchestra tC
play.
lis music had the desired effect
Slowly the mass Of humanity was un
tangled. and men and women were
persuaded to sit in tho seats. Mr.
INN advanced t. tho footlights agair
ana assured the audience there wai
no cause for alarm Then the play
ing was resumed.
II heard the shout in the gallery
and as if they were hit by lightning
every person in the house arose. wiz
few exceptions men and women, los
, ing their heads, ran for the doors
showing and crowding. Actors Gale
, from the stage. but it was imDosaibI
Ito hear what they said.
For five minutes al least, the e'
element pre- allied. There was te
rife uproar Women tainted IN ever
part Of the parquel. One woma
tire, her baby from the balcony
several men in the parquet. Tie
caught Il AMI saved it. When 1t wa
possible those who hal tainted WEI
ltlken into the side yard and revive
: IT was when Fannie Granger TO
! the orche ira to play that The audien'
y was calmed Sufficiently for any enc
u to Be made To care for those vi
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