Show ACTRESS A HEROINE IN THEATER PANIC I Smoke in Auditorium Causes Mad Rush Rush Miss Miss Nielsen Brave Chicago Feb 23 I. A A fire panic Interrupted Interrupted Interrupted Inter Inter- tho the grand opera performance at atthe atthe atthe the Auditorium tonight and one thousand persons rush rushed ell front from their seats and fled fied in terror Into the lobbies The Tho cause was trivial trivial nothing nothing but smoke pouring from the kitchens o of the Auditorium hotel through tho ventilators and out over o the tho stage but It set the time packed house of oC three thousand persons Into a state slate of terror caused a wild panic on the stage during durin which a 2000 2694 i diamond dia dia- diamond mond pin of oC Signor Signer COnt was stolen stolen stol stol- en and ma made mado o olIs Miss lIs Alice NI Nielsen lsen tho time American prima donna a heroine The opera was Lucia and the panic occurred just at the end of oC the tho famous Tho The applause had scarcely ended ended ended end end- ed when wisps of lit smoke were seen floating flouting flout float In ing out over o the stage and und a woman erred cried out of ot Fire And the audience was control The great steel curtain was Instantly lowered lower cl but Miss 1188 Nielsen who was on the stage sta-e at ul time the time ran out In front of oC the drop and began singing the Star Span Spangled Banner Danner The uproar and cries from the audience drowned her out momentarily but mak- mak making makIn making mak mak- In ing a a. trumpet of oC her hands she he sounds sounded to the orchestra tra leader lender Play the Star Spangled Banner and In ht n moment the time whole or orchestra ha had begun playing I The effect et was almost Instantaneous Many Inny who were ru rushing down the aisles toward the exits stopped and returned to their seats It was over almost us soon I as ns it started I |