The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-02

ACiBRRH MANAGER l4EAvEs HIS COMPANY
IN THR LuRcH AT STEuBESyILLH.-A IA.
thstic story IS told In The steubenville Ga.
sette Of last evening, Of the wreck OF the
Minnie Cummings Combination in thRt
city on Saturday evening, through the In.
experience Of the manager, Mr.. Chas, E,
Corbley, o Cincinnati gentleman, and at
one time oneof the lesSees 81 the New Nc.
Lure House Of this city. Mr.. Corbley
took hold Of the business % q novice, ex.
pecting the shekels to roll into the treas.
ury with each and every appearance Of the
troupe; but unfortunately the poor bust.
neAs the company did, and dissensions
OF an unpleasant character answering the
troupe finally stranded In SteubenVille,
Mr.. Corbley deserving the company and
leaving Miss Cummings In decidedly un.
pleasant position. The Gazette Of last even.
Ing contains long account OF the dis.
solution" from which we clip the gist OF
the story;
''From what We can gather, this troupe
started from Cincinnati under most favor.
able auspices two weeks ago, playing on
their route at Aurora, Indiana, THIN,
Wooster. Canton, Youngstown and otheI
pulutn III SLlV1 uut NJ uGhGly tNbE4 plAGt
10 houses so small as TO make 1t a constant.
y losing business. This, OF course, great.
ly disappointed the manager, Mr.. Corbley,
who, Q understand, Is q novice In theat-
rical matters, and the trouble growing out
Of this was added to by a demand by Miss
Cummings for the summary dismissal Of Q
woman, Lizzie Brewster by name, upon the
grounds that she was neither an actress
nor q lady. AT Miss Cummings solicitation
Mr.. Corbley dismissed Miss Brewster, but
the sore ranked and subsequently broke
out in fresh places, the green.eyed mon.
ster, jealousy, particularly professional
jealousy, making his appearance where
least expected. This led to charges that
Miss Cummings was not 80 good an actress
asrequired for "atar" business, aud as re-
Ceipts kept falling of Mr.. Corbley lent a
more and more willing ear 10 the tempt
or, and the trouble finally eliminated
d Steubenville In what was really
d base desertion oil lady under
peculiarly trying circumstances, no mattel
what NAV have been the grievances o.
the manager. Whatever Is Mr.. Corbly's
defence, there is one fact that needs nc
further demonstration than the lady's ap'
pearance on the stage; Miss Cummings Il
an actress Of fine ability, and, unfortunate
as she may have been, is much more de
serving to be called "star" than many
others OF older reputation. Moreover she
has so conducted herself in steubenyille
as to prove hersells lady Of intelligence
culture and refinement, and worthy the
respect OF all, whether in or out OF the
profession.
The Ga4etle adds further: at were well
to state that this organization started out
with the most brilliant prospects, Miss
Cummings having expended over 81 500
In preparation for it, had for three week.
before toiled indelatlgably, and had fol
nearly two weeks played tiye.act tragedies
every night aud at matinees in different
towns, with all its accompanying labors
Mr.. Corbley is q young man OF good family
and has been married two years TO lovely
lady, the daughter Of the prominent Mr.
Ditsan, Of Philadelphia; she is hourly ex
pecting to become another.
Mr.. Corbley took the Company with
him, paying all their expenses, but ali
davits in the possession OF Miss Cumming
prove 1.-The facts. Before the woman lel
she said she trusted that in a few days Mr.
Corbley would leave Miss Cummings in thu
lurch and join her. Mr.. Corbley, before
leaving Sleubenyille, stated to Mayor
Irwin, in the presence Of others, that h
would not return to his family. Mis-
Cumming starts for Cincinnati to-day t
enter suit against Mr.. Corbley, and in 8
few days will go to New York to reorgan
ize new Company and GIL all her dates.