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Show Attempted Abduction of a Prima Donna The attempted abduction of a prima donna, says a Vienna correspondent, has been the subject of much gossip during the last day or two. The other evening, about the hour when Mlle. Bianci was performing the title role in Brull's "Blanca" at the opera house, her would-be abductor was laying his plot before the artist's coachman, and endeavoring by a a bribe, to induce him to enter into the scheme. The coachman assured the gentleman that he would do everything in his power to promote the success of his project. On the departure of the stranger, the driver at once disclosed the circumstances to the managerial authorities ?????? depositing Mlle. Bianci and her mother as usual at their residence, the coachman drove hastily to the rendezvous agreed upon, where the languishing lover had for some time been impatiently awaiting his arrival. Upon seeing the carriage, the man rushed up to the door, where he was instantly pounced upon by two detectives and carried off to a police station. Upon investigation, he turned out to be a hair-brained lunatic, who for a long time past has been sending billet doux to the lady. He is now lodged in a lunatic asylum. |