El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-18
TRAGIC ENDING
TO PLAY LIKE
OPERA PLOT
Lovers Indiscrehons Leads to
Double Murder by Husband
Of EaifhIess Woman

lIoutzIto. Calabria, italy. Dec. IS.
1E26.-Nedda. the beautiful wife OF
Canioi vel known strollinE player
and herself an actress Of wide repu-
talon- BE- dead
city. said to be Medals lover, IS dy-
ing
Canio. the husband Is being held
here In conn ecriun with the tragedy
re stabbed the couple after 9 meet
inr thev had here this morning.
During the f0renoo1 a company or
struLinE players. Eagllacci- as they
are known in italian, arrived here
from Milan. Canio Is the leading
man 81 the troupe and Nine Media
played opposite him in the leading
female role
Hardly had the players arrived
when 2 man named Tonic, who played
the role Of "fool' in the company, be-
gan making love 60 the beautiful
Media
This he admitted having attempted
on many previous occasions several
Of The men among the peasants OF
the village who gathered around the
actors we're not long fin taking the
cue from Tonic. Their love making
augered Nedda's husband
Slapped. Vows Revenge
Canio was called aside hT some
friends while an al fresco theater was
being constructed and as soon rs he
was out Of sight Tonic began 70 de-
clare his affection Tor the leaQlng
woman She spurned him and when
he persisted she slapped him IN the
race with riding whip ms anger
ed the fool" and he vowed revenge
as he stalked away
10 sooner had Tonic LETT than
man named SLvio, a peasant mere.
Began 30 make love to Media, &C
ccrdlnE 10 the police. SilElos II is
reported here. was Medals lover and
IS soon as he appeared on vail
near where the troupe was camped he
was invited 70 come down
He 5oined Nedda and lost no time
lmplorinE her 10 Zee with him
Tne Lovers betrayed
She yielded. according 20 witnesses
ir the case. and sank INTO MS arms
as PROOF Of her surrender
IL was uot intended, however. that
the plans OF the clippers should sue
coed. Tor Tonic the Fool had uursed
his resentment ard sought out Canio
who was by' this time drinking Ch1anti
ir the tavern with his friends
The Fool had seen Silvi0 jump over
Che wan and ran 70 bring the nus
band. =hich De did almost I'm time to
tbe wal as Canio and Tonic ap-
preached
me enraged husband demanded
from his covering. wife the name OF
her lover. She refused to dlTulge II
The Play Begins
Just then Nc was announced mat y
vas time for the show 20 begin ana
the scene from real life was broken
q coincidence the characters IN the
play were almost identical VITA those
who had played in the real near
tragedy.
the very first act began % make love
90 MEDIA as he brought in the food
which she ordered Tor herself and the
clown, Arlequln-
As in real lie Iaddeo was ap4rne9
and sought revenge. -ArleQuln played
the part in the play that SlVio played
Ia the real drama
But when Canlo demanded in the
play 70 know the name OF Neqda's
lover he meant it, and the audience
OF villagers cheEred wildly what they
believed 20 be very realistic acting.
Eaiarzo, as Calio was called In the
play reminded Media OF how he found
her uaif lr the gutter and took her
and made e aladyH out Of her and Of
how much she owed him When she
SIN refused 70 reveal the named OF
her lover BallzZo shouted.
Lhe name- WI know the name
with raised dagger the crazed
Cauio started toward his vie
Real Tragedy New
EliTlo. who Witnessed The scene
from the wings rea-lzea Nedla 8
Cauio stabbed his wife, witnesses
say ard then before the unfortunate
SilVi0 could escape, STABBED Dim TOO.
AS remarkable finis 70 the
tragedy sIlrio lay On his side, wound
cd fatally. and sang forth his love,
now uuafrald-
The husband. not yet calm. only
shouted 20 the the dismayee audience;
eco the farce IS ended
The tragedy IS 70 be reenacted by
the san carlo Grand Opera company
az Liberty han fin FL Paso the night
q DEC. =.