TRAGEDY OF THE STAGE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2431, 20 February 1909, Page 10 (Supplement)

TRAGEDY OF THE STAGE.

\CTOR STABBED WITH A HATPIN. \n extraordinary tragedy of tne stage is reported to have taken place at the Imperial Theatre at y'Otgo > (Russia). The principals in t m - were the leading actor and auu= the theatre, who appeared as hero in' 1 real life pestered by thlie Ratling man an actor named krasnoff, ~-tmm she had an intense aversion. Just before an evening performance recently Krasnoff matte yet ano tin love avowal to Afdmc. Ragoskin, repulsed him, warning -him bom" too -affectionate during the 10, passages which were short y to place between them on the tArded away by his feelings, however. Krasnoff kissed'Aidme Ragosh".« and again. r lhe eniaged < y ■ waited till the interval, when she demanded an explanation. I lost myself,” replied Krasnoff. that forgot T was on the stage and 'acted as mv heart dictated.” In the last act it was Ludmilla’s duty to stab her lover with the property hatpin, but. to the horror of all present Krasnoff instead of falling gracefully on t u ,tJm, crashed with a yell among the footlights. As the woman bent ovei him. with a look of mockery the. unhappy man cried, “Why did you do it, Ludmilla?” “I sp bst mysoK replied Aldme Ragoskm, That I toi-o-ot T was on the stage, and acted as gt Urt dictated.” The actress » now incarcerated in prison.