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Show WILSON APPEARS IIEl !N PUBLIC Theatre Audience Cheers When WoorJrow Enters and Takes Seat. wash i.V(;ti x Feb. 2 - -President Wilson last nij:ht made his first appearance ap-pearance In public alnci his speaking lour In behalf of the leag.ic of nations , was interrupted by illness at Wichita. 1 Kiin.. September 26, imi! Accompanied Accompa-nied by Mrs Wlls.-n and her brother, John Randolph Boiling. Ihe president went lo n thed-tre and saw Abraham ; Lincoln, ' the American historical play ; written by John Drink water, the Ghg- ; i-. h piayweighi W M.lv- WITH CANE. The president with hid parly reach -: ed the theatre shortly before the piny began, and walking with a cane math Ills way through a tage door to a lower box, which ha.i been reserved. His appearance was a surprise to ihe , audience When the president ntered the box j ho was recognized and the audience rose and cheered. He responded by j bowing and sat down. He did nol j arise until the final curtain and then ; was aided to his feet by Mr. Boiling. The audience cheered and he again bowed. In leaving, he used his cane and leaned upon thc arm of Mr. Boiling. Boil-ing. CROWD GATHJARS. ev-. of the president's atlei .1. .ed OMi during the play and . i irge crowd expecting him lo leave from the front entrance had i ongregati d there Only a handful had thought of the stage door exit which he used and i these were kept back by, police, j The president appeared to enjoy I the play and smiled at the humorous parts! White House attaches after I the president returned to the While House, said that he seemed to have suffered ho ill effects from his appearance ap-pearance In publl cand from the brief exposure to the damp night air. PRESIDENT REFRESHED. With emotions induced by the closing clos-ing sei nc depicting President Lincoln Lin-coln -i assassination still reflected on hundreds of faces, the audience, on rising to leave the theatre, turned, as by a single Impulse, and facing the president, cheered and applauded him while he rose from his seat. The au- diencc seemed to carry over sentiments senti-ments Induced by the pla's portrayal of the martyred president in contemplating contem-plating the somewhat worn eouino. ancc of the present chief executive, then plainly showing the effects of his-long his-long illness In rising to his feet That the president was refreshed i and cheered by his firs: thea'i-e going treat in more than eighteen months was indicated by his animated be-tween-act conversation with Mrs. Wilson Wil-son and his brother-in-law. |