THE REVENGE OF AN ACTRESS.
An exciting incident took place one evening just recently in the Chilabrera Theatre at Savona, near Genoa. A performance of "II Trovatore" was about to commence and Signor Disconzi, the conductor of the orchestra, had just raised his baton, when a lady in the stalls suddenly rose and rushing at tho conductor, dealt him two resounding slaps in the face. She then calmly turned round, and facing the dumbfounded audience, explained in a loud voice that she, Rosita Medini, had thus avenged hersell on Signor Diseonzi because he had been instrumental, so she said, in the part of Leonora being taken away from her, who had hitherto appeared in it with success, and given to another singer.
The musical director with exemplary sang-froid, ignored the assault, and, picking up his baton from the floor, once more gave the signal to commence, and the performance was then gone through without further interruption bj r the aggrieved and energetic lady.
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 7
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