The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
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The New Theatre.

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The building Of the new theatre in
Wheeling is now solidIy progressing
and consequently deserves commenda'
BILE notice in your columns, as a de-
cidedly excellent movement for en-
Iivening our city. In fact public improve
ments OF any nature whatever, with
very rare exceptions, may be termed a
good move towards the increase in i'm.
portance of city. By all kinds of pub
lie Improvements our city is made
more attractive aud more prosperous.
In this case, the erecting of new
theatre will enable our citizens to be
more omfortably entertained, and hav-
ing a regular place Of amusement open
nightly will chow the growing inn
portance of the place, an Importance
that we all feel pride in. Besides,
strangers coming here on business can
be entertained better and will go away
with q better account OF the place. We
often hear il said that such or such q
CITY must be a thriving and pros
porous place because it has regu-
| lar place OF amusement in it, well
attended nightly. As Wheeling is
great in its manufacturing interests
let US also nave the same enjoyment
after our business is over that may be
had in other cities, and that Is new
and comfortable theatre, one that will
be we'll attended at every performance,
and that is just what we are about to
have. =,
In the new theatre now building, Mr..
Fitzsimmons, it's director and manager,
q pleasant faced, genial gentleman, is
the prime mover. He has visited
VIII Keeling several times upon this busi-
tness, simply from the fact that many
commercial travellers, statesmen, mer-
chants and other OF his acquaintance,
have repeatedly remarked to him that
thew always felt lost when they came 10
Wheeling on business, as there was no
regular place Of amusement to 60 to,
and as Mr.. Fitzsimmons found upon
his visit here that our citizens were de-
lighted with the idea Of having a new
theatre, he steadfastly set about to
crafty us, assured with his enterprislng
Judgment that he could not he at any
great loss pecuniarily, il any reliance
could be placed upon the opinions OF
the people and his experience 81 Sc
where. Consequently, Manager Fitz.
simmons is to remain among us, and
the new theatre is now being built by
Mr.. Hamilton, and though Mr.. F'tz-
simmons has not contracted for a
tremendously large edifce to tartle the
CITY one week and find it too big the
next, yet he will have new theatre
amply large to be neat, comfortable
and pleasan, to all, just the judiclcus
size that can be soldly kept in opera
ron BY a city having the population OF
Wheeling. We think this is a wise
and iudicious course. The enterprise
ia lust large enough to meet with sue
cess and we are confident it will attain
lit.
When we say that well regulated
places OF rational amusement are one
Of the most popular elements that give
to any city metropolitan Importance
we only speak the current opinion
OF all enterprising citizens, and whats
ever other Opinions it may induce
from the most straight laced, all will
capdidly admit that good, rational
amusement is as necessary to the recu-
peration of overwcrked humanity as
rest and food. Besides we must re-
member thatin Mr.. Hamilton agreeing
to furnish us with theatre and Mr..
Fitzsimmons with the amuSement, the
building of such an establishment d.
irectly and indirectly affords employ
ment to number OF people among us,
cireulates money among u.s. and Is pro-
ductive in many ways OF pecnnlary
benefit to great many. Our home
mechanics and workmen are paid to
erect the theatre, and when open, mus
siciaus, artists, stars and companies are
brought from other cities to perform in
it, thereby beuefting hotels, railway
companies, hackmen and others Then
as the advertising, &c, is done here, 1t
throws that much more money into the
hands of our citizens sTheamusemeut
pro 'essiopalso of all branches are liberal
in their expenditures and purchases.
Besides our citizens. are pleasantly en-
tertained and the money retained and
recirculated here that is now carried
away by travelling shows. All speak
10 favor OF the new theatre and Mr..
Fitzsimmons' enterprise, which should
benefit him as it does the city OF Wheel
ing. 1t is the intention to establish and
conduct a we'll regulated, properly con-
Quoted theatre, where our citizens can
be judiciously entertained. and where
proper decorum and becoming demean-
or are the prevailing appearance in
front OF the curtain. This will certain
| ly be one of the features OF the new
theatre, for Mr.. Fitzsimmons desires
for the comfort and pleasure of his au-
diences only that style OF department,
and our citizens will support him in that
plan. --. 49,
! All will look on it as q home insti-
tuition, erected bv home mechanics and
workingmen, and permanent place Of
amusement for their entertainment
feeling an individual interest that the
most strict order lie necessary to its sue
cess and enjoyment. We regret to say
that quietness has not at all times at
tended public entertainments in this
city, q fact which has tended in great
measure to keep the ladies and chill
dren away from them, thereby depriving
our wives and daughters, mothers and
sisters, Of their rights in attending
amusements; from which fact many
excellent artists have heretofore been
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