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Show MRS. LESLIE CARTER ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY ON STAGE Washington. Jan. 9. During her greatest scene in the third act ot "Kassa" at the new National theater in this city, last -night, Mrs. Leslie Carter had a narrow escane from serious ser-ious Injury through the falling of a heavy stage mantle piece which missed miss-ed her head by a bare six Inches. The cctress, who was alone on the stage at the time, had Just placed a candle on the mantle and had Mimed away from it when the massive scenery, weighing 250 pounds, fell toward her, striking a table and smashing a number num-ber of "props." Tho accident caused some commotion commo-tion amoug the audience, but Mrs. Carter proceeded with her scene undisturbed. |