Show li la KUI ItEi n INK INh AND NI 1 II I. I h Suffers I Students Prank at lit Theatre in iii il Montreal There have hn been beem many mam stories lol told about aboul the late Alexander Salvini but hut John Van Vanderburg I stage manager atthe atthe at atthe the 1 possibly caps them with on one which occurred at nt Monti Montreal cal when hen he lie was Vas with vItla com company pan In the early du dayt On the opening night the college students gave Jave him a great re- re cell edition Lon They occupied the thc J gallery I 1 where a Q piano hail had boon heen installed and effectually drowned the orchestra with vitla wih renditions of college songs be between he- he tween acts l They lcy also ulso rigged cd tm up HI wires I to lo the thc proscenium arch and anal ani after afler each curtain call cal th they lowered bouquets loon bou on oil to too tl the OJ lie stage lagl To Tu cat cap cai the thc climax at tIme the conclusion of oC the Lime I performance per r- r th they y tool took the horses out of or orthe the carriage and amid hauled l Mr ML h nn and Mrs airs Irs Salvini al to lo the time hotel In telling th the story stomy tor Mr Vanderburg sid said said- TIn Thu next 11 hl the thC boys loys came ume I around in force for CUI al Ito tAito- graph For an un ho human he hc sat sal fal In his dressing ll room signing slips of paper alel One On of oC he boys brought a n bottle of i col Ink along alonS and whether by accident acci cc- cc dent or design it il got 01 mixed with th thred red Ill bottle of oC which mu hotle poison Sul was to take in the lust butt acl ad When the call cul grabbed the buttle boLtl and made his hats entry The he Kell sequel 1 can n easily be guessed SalvinI did thU everything everything every ezy thing thoroughly on 01 the lie thC stage singe so 0 when It cm came caine to In his cue lo to take the time potion he Il pulled the thc cork and time the contents of th the bottle down do his throat and anc over 1 0 his hh face Under ordinary circumstances al aLvini la had 1 a n piece of red cotton In the time bottle limit but this time he got the real thing thinS A Ashe As Ashe he Ilc lay on the time stage groaning In his agony it i was easily the mo most t profane ason death scene I ever witnessed When the time curtain finally fell cli wo we were CIC Ihal shakIng shaking shak shak- In ing between fear far and attempts not to laugh Il I was several days before the themy UH my lery was vo cleared U UI up but bul the time properly prop prop- I onLy erly bottle and anal the thu lw red ieti Cul eulton culon ton were vere n f. f fou found It I l' l guess UI tIn tho boys got away avay away with wih m as mis souvenirs MI Mr olIc burg was wan with company 1891 un to lo 1894 1891 and amid since nce that time has hat been with Way Va Down Jast alt Siberia SI L Lovers Lane and anc outer other companies lie le has ha quit qui the road zoad for 01 or good lie Iao hI hopes and proposes to settle down In Salt Sait Lake Sal sette |