ACTRESS' DANCE OF DEATH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 27 July 1907, Page 3

ACTRESS' DANCE OF DEATH.

Copenhagen, June 3. I'rau Nathanson, a young Danish act res., who has established a considerable reputation, was mortally wounded last night by her husband during a performance of "The Merry Widow" in a theatre at Aolborg.

The husband also wounded an actor who appeared with his wife in the piece, and the manager of the theatre and then *hot himself dead. A dance is stated to have been responsible for the tragedy. Fran Nathansen had made a great success of a value which she performed with the actor who was shot, hor some unaccountable reason the husband became blindly jealous of the performance, and requested his wite to discontinue the dance. When she refused to listen to him he threatened to shoot her, but she declared she would appear again last night. The lmshand attended the performance and saw the dance through. Then in an access of rage he broke into her dressing room and fired at her point blank with a revolver, As she fell he shot her partner in the dance and then the manager of the theatre, who attempted to strike the weapon from his hand. He then blew ins own brains out.