No. 419
Crime, Eccentricity, and the Sporting Life in 19th Century America.
April 16, 2018

Mabel Punched the Swell.

How Miss Livingston, the well-known singer, resented an insult at Macon, Ga.
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April 16, 2018
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alias: DUTCH FRED, FRANK BELMONT, FRE~ERICK BENNETT
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The Bootleg Boyer Baby

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Mabel Punched the Swell.

Mabel Punches the Swell

How Miss Livingston, the well-known singer, resented an insult at Macon, Ga. 

Miss Mabel Livingston, the well-known female baritone singer, who is at present filling an engagement at Macon, Ga., had a little experience the other night with three heavy swells, which ended in her punching the face off one of them. The men bought front seats at the theatre. They smiled at the little beauty and applauded her freely. After she had finished her songs, they sent in their cards and asked if they could see her in the green room. She said yes. So they went in and ordered half a dozen bottles of wine, after which one of them told Miss Livingston he would like to kiss her. Then she left them. They sent for her again, and she, thinking they intended to apologize, returned. As soon as she entered the room, the offending man caught hold of her hands. She pulled away from him and landed a right-hand swing on his jaw, sending him over a table.

National Police Gazette, November 14, 1896.

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