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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
11
In 1908 a theater property man recalls the chaotic tour of The Queen of the Hayrem company. A tired lion named Estelle disrupts scenes, while cast and crew scramble to manage the dangerous animal and a stage romance amid comic misadventure.
Porter Browne recalls a chaotic stage tour with Estelle the show’s dory, a misbehaving mountain prop, and a fearless audience exodus. Estelle forms a bond with Browne until tragedy arrives as the animal dies, prompting the company to replace him with a stuffed tiger.
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