The evening world., 1910-12-20
WOLF IN THEATRE
LEAPS FROM CAGE
| AND BITES SEVEN
Jumps Into Audience at Brook
Ign Amphion and Starts
Panic.
FINALLY A T DOWN..
Lawyers Prepare to Bring
Suits for Victims and Po-
lice Order Chains.
FINALLY BEATEN DOWN.

The efforts Of the producers OF The
oveen OF the H~ighwaymen' 10 give
thrills OF realism to the performance at
the Amphion Theatre. Brooklyn. las,
night by showing live wolves on the
stage led 10 q mess which may cost the
theatre most OF It's seasons profits and
may cause ~hydrophobla to seven OF last
nights audience.
one OF the wolves escaped from the
wire netting cage inside which the
wolves were supposed to pace hungrily
up and down. The beast jumped over
me footlights and BIT Ave women and
two men before II was subdped.
To-day lawyers for all seven are pre-
pairing suits for heavy damages against
the theatre. and some OF the victims are
visiting the Pasteur Institute to ward
on the rabies. The Police Department
has sent word that the wolves must not
perform again unless securely tied with
& collar and chain.
One escapes From Pen.
The third act OF The Queen OF the
Highway Mem had .ust started last
night and the big audience was viewing
lne REALISTIC Nliu1tt~ " th1 ulOuiiNhil
Western scene and admiring the touch of
savagery given by the presence of the
two large wolves, kept the stage by
wire netting. waen one OF them climbed
the ~ten-foot-high wall of the pea and
was free.
Amid the screams OF women the wolf
headed straight for the footiights. lie
paused a moment at the footligh line
and glared down at the musicians In
their well below. Then. with n snarl.
the beast leaped clear across this space
and landed in an aisle.
A bsbel OF shrleks arose and every
BODY leaped up. The clamor Increased
- the wolf bit the leg OF Mrs. Florence
Daumgarten OF No. IS Guernsey street.
Then the animal darted into another
vow Of seats and bit the hand OF Mrs.
fessie Berhaber Of No. IL George street
y she was holding her skirts about her.
Bit Four Other Women.
Then AZ the wolf darted along row
hftar row he bit four other women.
whose names the police did not get. by
that time all the persons downstairs
were rushing for the exits and upstairs
ONE were acting as II a mousse
threatened them. for with skirts held
tightiy about their ankles. they leaped
upon seats.
A man tried to seize the wolf and
strangle him as he passed. That was
Theodore Morsch OF No. W South Ninth
street. But the wolf. which up to that
time had bitten only women. proved no
respecter OF the other sex. AZ Morsch
thrust out his hand the VOLTS teeth
fairly met In It.
Up to that time the musicians were
safe In their well. Now the wolf turned
toward them and leaped over the low
railing well.
Then began a strange use of musical
instruments. With his baton the leader
OF the orchestra made frantic motions
At the big wolf. With his treasured
0ddie the first violin beat the VOLTS
head. With the slide OF his brass the
trombone player made lunSes.
+, Grabbed by Policeman.
4 strange twangins and a weird dis
sonance arose as the bass VOL and the
viols united on the back OF the woli.
Luckily for the musicians a diversion
ook place. Patrolman John ]. Cos
grove OF the Ciymer avenue station,
sseing persons rushing from the theatre,
entered II. He STROBE down 10 the mu.
slcians' pit add clutched the wolf
throat with both hands. Cosgrove wa,
choking the animal In fine style wAen a
stage hand ran out. leaned down an
grasped the VOLTS tail. A Jerk drew
the wolf out OF the pollceman's hands
Thu beast bit Cosgroye the Instant h,
was free.
But II the first OF the stage hands ha.
been tfoolish. the rest atoned. The.
dropped into the pit and beat the vol
with cluba In the n he lay uncon
scious and gasping.
DR.. Henry w. Dangler OF No. Is
Ciasson avenue dressed the WOUNDS o
the bitten ones. More than half the au
cience had gone home. but the rest re
sumed their seats and the play went on