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Show c? ADVENTURE OF ACTUS"! . w She Falls Asleep in Balloon Uwdh The "Idol's Eye." V A balloon ascension not called for i- ft tho programmo wrs made recently la'ii, i Lafayottp Theater. Washington. tr Vt Holen Rockefeller, who plays (Lift Der.mond In tho "Idol's Eye fU!a I Mlos Rockefeller's only aDDunnf.,. v In the first half of tho opera! ffi ' engagement for supper after the pertfc ,V once, she decided to wait about the "Si ' during the second hair. Sho Am f comfortablo place to rest and found I fa K the wicker basket attached to tho bUkci in which Fred Fj-car. ns Apel Cona. rSK ! his appearance on the stage. s Curled up In n comfortable positloa Hh I parsed away into dreamland and vi ' I awakened when the stage hands, not w. ,1 lng her. drew tho balloon up to Its rathr 1 -3 placo far above the stage, Tho coruS ' descended, tho audience retired ths . tors departed and tho light were tub- i gulshcd and still tho young Tromaa slun. ri bored poacofully on. It was nearly midnight when taewitcl- i man was startled by loud screama coa!rr i from the celling far abovo hie head, ilia ! Rockfollcr had awakened, and after hire- f ly escaping from falling out In her teircr f v as clinging to the balloon and appeillrj Vt frantically or help. Tho wttchnia i ') dashed out to the street and Into the ami j of two policemen who wore strolllnj br. . Ills Incoherent story caused them U -plunge Into tho darkness of the thfite. ; Tho lights wero turned on and ths it;u- ' tlon discovered. The polloemen mMlys. 5 lated tho ropes and lowared the ba)la, : i with Miss Rockfollcr clinging desjtr0; ' i to tho basket. i , |