1844: Dancer Clara Vestris Webster's dress caught fire during The Revolt of the Harem at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.He had successfully leapt into High Falls one week previously. 1829: Sam Patch, an American daredevil, died in Rochester, New York, during a jump into the High Falls of the Genesee River.One of the six gunmen mistakenly loaded his rifle with a live bullet. 1820: Madame Delinsky, the female half of a magic act, was accidentally shot and killed while performing the " bullet catch" trick.He died of 'ossification of the heart' ( aortic stenosis) on 20 June having uttered his final words from the play "May such befall me at my latest hour. Cummins died on stage while playing the part of Dumont in The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe, at the Leeds Theatre in Hunslet. The superstition that green brings bad luck to actors is said to originate from the colour of the clothing he was wearing at the time of his death. However, he did not die on stage-as he was able to finish the play-but died a few minutes later at his home.
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