"PEEP SHOW" EXPLOSION.
PERFORMER BADLY INJURED. MISS PORTER IX HOSPITAL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)WELLINGTON, this day. During a performance of '"The Peep , Show" at the Opera House last night, ail ' accident happened to one of the company, Miss Phyllis Porter, by which she was severely burned about the arms and shoulders. The audience heard a loud bang and simultaneously a girl's scream. There was a moment of pause in tlie performance then one of the performers whispered to the orchestra, who struck up an air out of the usual routine, and the play went on. That was all the audience knew. Behind the scenes Miss Porter's costume was alight, and before the Jlames could be extinguished she was badly burned. First aid was rendered by a member of the audience and later 3liss Porter was taken to tlie hospital, where she is now reported to be doing well. The accident was due to an explosion of a fuse.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 4 May 1923, Page 4
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