Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-13
CHAPTER OF GOSSIP
Concerning Matters Of Interest
About Town.
Note and Comment on Things About Us,
and the Every Day Happenings
of the City.

Governor Jackson appointed Major Nor
ton and Mr.. Benz. Fisher as commissioners
TO the Denver Exposition, as has already
been published. Both are Republicans and
the Governor smiles a broad smile when
any one now hints OF civil service reform.
They have interests out there and will
probably go.
The threatened collision in the councils
of the evening paper has been averted
Shallcross says he only objected to the
price put on the Leader as compared with
that at which the Journal was rated, and
his real objection was to the politics of the
new venture. He signed the agreement
he says, without reading it carefully. Its
said, on the outside, that Elwood wanted
Sunday edition, but was unanimously
voted down. whereupon he wouldn't play.
Arrangement have been completed where
by he exchanges rooms. Though he did
not get Briseis, Achilles no longer sulks in
bis tent.
Members OF the Salvation Army say they
are maligned by the charge that they are
disorderly. Said one of them: Are We to
be held responsible for the conduct OF
those outside the hall? Wetry to preserve
order inside, though the Captain is often
compelled TO put some disorderly iudivid-
ual out. / have seen almost, yes, every bit
as bad conduct outside some OF the
churches. Why are not the members OF
the church held responsible for the actions
of those outside? 1t is just because we
adopt different mode from theirs, and aim
to convert class they never reach, that
we are ostracised and looked down upon.
Our object is just as grand and pure as the
highest paid minister Of the gospel. We
are trying to save souls and are succeed
ing"
Talking of the Salvation Army does not
necessarily remind one of the BLACK
Crook" though the tambourines were
beard at the opening of the performance.
There was an immense crowd present, MALI
of which fought its way i'll. The house
was TANNED, and it was a fine audience,
four ladies being present. The BLACK
Crook" is very attractive, because
it is thought to be highly i'm
moral. This is why so many worthy
bald heads shone out among the
mass. But is it immoral? Not necessari
ly so. There is young, deserving artist,
who is poor, who is defrauded out OF his
sweetheart by a cruel. wicked Count.
There is a Roscicrucian who sells himself
to the devil, receiving year OF life for
each soul he sends bowling to Hades.
There is a good, beneicent fairy, aud an
ambitious foster mother and these are the
principal characters.
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The artist saves the life OF the fairy queen,
who in turn saves his. The count has cast
him into all oubliette to rot, and the Crook
who destiues him to the devil, releases him
and sends him TO certain death in the pur-
suit of gold with which to overcome the
wicked count. He saves the fairy queen,
who loads him with lucre and gives him a
ring, on which kiss will instantly sum-
mon her. He returns to the world and is
rich. He meets his sweetheart and for
moment is happy. But the Crook joins the
Count TO exterminate him. The loving
pair find themselves surrounded by men
at-arms; the jig seems up; the ring is kiss
ed band of FAIRIES, headed by the queen,
hutter on the stage, armed Cap-apie and
make holiday sport carving the awkward
soldiers. The artist kills the count and
the queen fights the Crook. Failing with
the carnal weapon, she presents cross,
at which the Roscicriuciau fees. His time
expires and he has brought no soul, where.
upon, like Faust, he is carried off to brim-
stone. The lovers are transported to fairy
land and sit serenely on a rainbow. Wierd
music, calcium lights and-curtain.
What is immoral in all this? Nothing.
The ballet-ah, now We come to it. The
ballet is composed of dozen females, plain
faced and large.limbed. They are fairies
and fit about, though it would require
strong wings to easily transport those huge
extremities. Apparently they have been
selected for their large sized garters. Inc
queen is proportional like Aphrodite her
SELF, but her cOryphees are rather TOD
corpulent for perfect beauty. Well, in
different styles OF undress uniform
they come out and dance and
CaraCOle about the stage. Occasionally a
premier danSeuSe appears AMI pirOuetteS
about on her toes, sailing around until her
abbreviated gauze apron stands out like
wheel This they call the ballet aud the
question Of Its morality or immortality Is
respectfully referred.
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the play has moral. Virtue triumphs
and vice is subdued. The above is why
the great spectacular entertainment at
tracts This alone is why such a respeCtl.
BILE body of men attend it. Ii the cruel
Count had gotten the girl and slain her
lover; if the Crook had changed the fairy
queen to a stone and sent several souls 10
Hades, there would have oeen no moral,
and half of the representative throng
would not have stayed until the last act to
see what became OF the devil.