The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-01
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Played by the ModJeska Company nt n
1, 1i Squire's Office.
There was lively picnic at Squire Arkles
Office yesterday morning Just betoie
1o'clook. II, was in the nature Of a.aild
theatrical sensation, asd TO an outsidet.t
- .jGst as he curtain went up for the last oct
OF Twelfth Night at the Opera HOUSE,
Saturday evening" a terrific rain storm burst
over the city and the streets were soon
flooded. Before the last act was over the
rain ceased, and maAy.ayoung man who
was at the Opera House with his
beat girl Rugged himself, so to speak,
as be reaiized that he would
not have to squander his hard
earned wealth for carriage after all: Before
the rain ceased, however, Misses Bell lnman
and Mary Shaw, the two charming young
women who acted 30 nicely the parts Of Page
and Maria, were In q quandary as 70 how
they were 10 reach the depot. The Modjeska
company, by the way, has It's own parlor and
eating cars and does not stop al q hotel.
Some one on the stage volunteered to send
forla csrrisge,'und the offer wss accepted.
Tho theory Is, that they supposed that
.ttp city sof Wheeling 'asportsd hack
lhtands and that the charge would
'be but 4 dollar at the .Iarthest But
ID. Il they were mistsken The livery tfiIm
Of Mckinley & NcC ormlck was routed up
andIa caffiagepHilsd out. OF course the b.
4 o, depot was soon reached Mckinley
understood that the carriage bad been ordered
by the management. fT1e charge was IS.
which mckinley vowed by the shades OF Jehu
was Sc less than " al he should have
charged. The price paralyyedf the
ladies and the company generally.
No one would pay 1t. 'Now, BY mighty
Mars, Ill not only have s. but ths. full
charge, So quoth Mckinley, or words TO
that effect, IND he droYe Oh. He woke up
SQUIRE Arkle and swore out warrant for
Count Bczsnta, the husband OF the fair Mod.
isska, who manages the company. Consla'
ole "Ourlyn Lauoblin jumped into the cal:
rage, was driven to the depot and served
the warrant.
bers were indignant and the gentlemen
rayed. All the gentlemen accompanied the
Count VINO talked Russian, German, French
and English all at once. An IsTELtlGEEcRR
missionary happened 10 pass the 'squires
Office and stepped In. The Squire was up
in a corner with his hair standing on end
and minus his collar. he had Just gotten
up. MeGinly in another corner glared deti'
siIcs at The actors who spoke diSparagingly
OF him.
souire 10 death. Dick Bird, the guardian Of
Market street, stood aud looked on In amaze.
ment A msiority Of the actors wore negligs
shirts. bicycle caps and smoked short briAf-
wood pipes, and they all talked as only actors
can talk. Barrymore unbosomed himself as
"Why me deah iel, its blawstcd outrage,
ye know. Why don't % charge SID, 000, We
know. The company can stand It, What,
no cab stands in the town (rising infection
on town. What you towngentlemen pay IS
for an opera cab. Well, we'll. Count, deah,
/ guess you'd bettah settle and look pleas
The Count-Naw. my .deah child, you
Bsrrsmore-PHls nibs Il excited" and
then the entire company getting on to the
fact that Newspaper man stood In their
midyt, alltalked ana made . Babel Of sounds
The Count paid 50 90 and was taken in
charge by Barrymore, who raid, 'This beats
being7 shot In Texas, ye know As they
moved down the street, the Count still wny-
ing his arms and Barrymore calling him,
iiIy lleah tel, !" the justice leaned against the
doorway and saiu, "By goshi that man made
me weak IS: ~ 'sgte