The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-01

Our contemporary, the Democrat
in its last weeks issue, contained
very severe Paragraph concerning
travelling theatrical companies. While
the paragraph in question contained
no direct aliusion to the admirable
dramatic ceInpany named above, yet
coming as it did, upon the eve of their
appearance here, it might be Justly
supposed that it was aimed at them.
We will net here enter upon any dis
cussinn as TO the proariety or decency
! OF an indirect attack upon party of
! ladies and gentlemen, many of whom
were about TO make their first appear
ance before eur citizens, though we
cannot but say it would have been
quite as well to have waited until they
had been seen and heard before jump
ing to a hasty and perhaps unjust con-
clusion-but we will, in justice to
Mr.. Irving and his company, as we'll
as for the information of our readers,
give a list of the personnel of the com
pany, and their position in the regular
dramatic profession. Nearly all OF
them arc known to sach of our citizens
as have been i'll the habit of visiting
the Cleveland Academy of Music, as
actors who have been, for different
| periods of time, under the manage
mcni OF Mr.. John a. Ellsler, OF that
/ theatre. Mr.. J. Edwin Irving, his
wife and Two children, little Nellie
and Hattie, have been for ten years
pas, under Mr.. EllsIcr's management,
either ut his Cleveland theatre or at
his Pittsburgh Opera House, until last
season, when they were engaged by
Jarrett & Palmer. Of Booths Theatre,
New y ork city. Mr.. w. I'll. Cromp-
| Ten has been for the past five years,
Stage manager of the Pittsburgh Ope-
ra House, and is re-engaged for the
next fall and winter season also play
ing the sold men" Mr.. E. Murray
Day has been, for The past six seasons,
the leading heavy man at the Cleye-
land Academy of Music, and one sea-
son at the Pittsburgh Opera House.
Mr.. Charles A. Stedman has been for
two seasons the leading juvenile man
i'm Cleveland, aud is one of the most
promising young actors of the day.
| Mr.. II. G.. Huebner has been for two
seasons the second heavy and charac-
ter actor of the Cleveland house, and
Il f.>,. sar
Mr.. A! II. Brooks has also, for the
past two seasons, held a most respon-
sibIe position, sharing the character
business. Mr.. j. W. Beynolds has
been for two seasons the prompter OF
the Cleveland theatre-onc of the
most responsible and exacting posi-
tions Din the business. Mr.. Charles
Hawthorne has also been connected
with the same theatre for the same
length of time, and is re-engaged.-
Miss Charlene Weidman and Miss
Alta Perry were engaged last season
at the Buffalo Academy of Music, un.
der Manager John Mech, and are
both engaged for next season by Man.
ager Ellsler for his Pittsburgh Opera
House.
This detailed account of each men,
Der of the Irving Comedy Company
is sufficient to show that the paragraph
in the Democrat, if aimed at them,
has no just application, and should
not prejudice GUY people against see
ing for themselves. The CleYeland
press unanimously join i'll commend
ing Mr. Irving and his company to
the favor of the inhabitants of the ru-
raj towns, and the local press of all
places where they have played speak
i'm the highest terms ef their ability.