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Show ROLLS FROM TOP OF RAISED DRAWBRIDGE. The actress who plays the heroine's role in Kalem's Hazards of Helen Railroad Series, had a peculiar experience experi-ence while taking part in one of the scenes of "A Perilous Chance," the newest episode of this series While standing on the top of a rnised drawbridge, draw-bridge, the young lady fell, rolling down the entire length of the structure. struc-ture. The scene In which this accident occurred, came as the climax of "A Perilous Chance." Chased by highwaymen, high-waymen, the actress fled towards the river, reaching the drawbridge just as it was being laised and thus escaping from the clutches of her pursuers. The bridge was raised to Its fullest height. A minute later, the scene having been completed, the structure was slowly lowered. The actress thereupon climbed from the angle Iron on which she had been standing, to the ties of the bridge. By this time, the bridge inclined at an angle of thirty degrees. A misstep, and the Kalem actress commenced rolling down. Fortunately, her predicament was discovered and by the time she reached reach-ed the 'bottom, the members of the company acted as buffers. Aside from a few bruises, and the scare, the young lady was unhurt. |