REAL DRAMA.
ACTOR SHOT ON STAGE
during a re . v B]ack at the wmm afterwards, he. got too near when the shot was fired. . - •• ,11 *r collapsed on the stage," he added, and the audience believed it all par; of the 'play. I* not imtil the ciirtam was raised for us to take the call and T ™.seen etill etretclied oh the boards that the stage hands sensed that someSg was Wong. They then rushed forward and carried me off under the eyes 0} the audience." When . the audience realised the truth, the manager had a job to get them out of the theatre. Ms; Lennard, who played the part oj the detective and who fired the shot which caused Mr. Gillfeeton'e injury, was very upset by the hccident. This was Mr* Gillieston's third mishap in the week. On Monday night the revolver shot burnt 'his thigh; on WedSayifc burnt tie leg; ami on Tuesday night a loaded knife, winch he had to throw, missed its aim and rebounded trom a hard object against his face, bruising his nose. •
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 217, 13 September 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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179REAL DRAMA. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 217, 13 September 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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