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Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
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Actress Sara Bernhardt narrowly escaped serious injury in Boston on December 16 when a mantel-piece fell during the last act of 'Camille' as she lay on stage; she moved in time, and the play continued after cleanup.
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Boston, December 16.—Sara Bernhardt narrowly escaped serious injury last evening in the play of "Camille."
During the last act, while she was lying upon a lounge, a large mantel-piece, on which were glasses, etc., supposed to contain her medicine, began to totter.
The audience saw the imminent danger of the actress, and suppressed exclamations ran through the house. This probably attracted Mlle. Bernhardt's attention to the matter, and she quickly left her dangerous position just as the mantel fell with a crash. The curtain was lowered, the stage cleared of debris, and the death scene was completed, minus the mantel.
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Boston
Event Date
December 16
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narrow escape with no serious injury; play completed after clearing debris
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During the last act of the play 'Camille,' while lying on a lounge, Sara Bernhardt noticed a tottering mantel-piece with glasses supposed to contain her medicine. The audience's exclamations alerted her, and she moved just as it fell. The curtain was lowered, debris cleared, and the death scene finished without the mantel.