The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-09
THE PARIS OF AMERICA
AND PRINCE OF GOOD CITIES,
Which Is CIueInplti-Ths Dramatic Festival.
Whata wheeling Youth Saw and Hsard-Ths
suee,s, Of the PsstIraI-GeueraI Notes
On the City and People.

I
Suee,n Of the Pss,irai-asueraI Notes
On the City and People.
Correspondence crhs Iatelli0eHea.
A cherub OF the ISTELLlGENcER plumed
his wings about week ago and took flight
to Cincinnati by way Of the B. & 0. and
p, G. { st. L. railroads 1t wasn't an
lawfully Jolly trip, = but ] regretted nothing
when reached the "Paris OF America"
During my journey changed cars three
times, changed seats, changed hotels-in
fact changed everything except my clothes
and fifty cent piece which I borrowed
for spending money. But after all this
grand change" was consoled with the
reflection that although the walking was
good l was not compelled to take to the
road.
Cincinnati is large city-somewhat
larger than Wheeling, 80 the readers OF
this paper may have some idea Of the ex-
tent OF the town. Why Cincinnati is,
called the "Paris Of America" / am at a
loss to know. There are no Partisan
features except Art. The city is dirty,
dirtier than Wheeling, and the streets are
not much better. The people, however,
affect to be highly esthetic, and claim to
be patrons Of Art, Music and Beer.
| A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
Speaking Of beer reminds me OF an Incl
dent Quite a party Of Wheeling people
who came down on the Andes were enjoy
ing themselves at the Geological Gardens.
They had Just left table where they had
refreshed themselves, and with newspa.
per mans curiosity / carelessly sauntered
over that way and dissected the fragments,
There were two empty coffee cups, three
well drained beer glasses, and two glasses
that bore the suspicion ofhaving contained
whisky-they also were empty-and one
lemonade. Blood will tell, you know, even
away from the sweet influences oi home. 4
IE THE DRAMATIC FESTIVAL.
But this is telling tales II not out Of
school, at least away from home. The great
attraction Of Cincinnati, was, Of course, the
Dramatic Festival. Some Of the superior
correspondents-those who know every.
thing and can tell less-endeavored To-
smother the great and successful enterprise
with the widest words and the silliest sem
tenCes ever penned by sane journalist.
Sill they knew whereof they wrote. Less
time in'Deer halls and more in Music Hall
might have inspired them TO write more
wisely. But they did no harm. They,
couldn't. i
The delicate hand that pens these lines
had never before been inside Of Music
Hall, but had heard much OF it, and COM
sequently expected q great deal;iand with
that candor only found among those con.
nected with The press, ! confess that
was not disappointed in one dream | had
INDUCED, NOR was the ensemble picture !
Ipainted on imigination's canvass blurred
In one figure nor the blending Of colors
marred In any one instance. ~ , - -
TIE HALL AND AUDIENCE.
Possibly the only criticism that can be
made on tho Dramatic Festival is the i'm
mense hall in which it was held. Just
imagine yourself SO far from the stage
winch you have back seaD that the act-
ors look like pigmies- --childrenl making
mud pies or Iudulging in some other child
ish freak. The opera glass was but little
help, and the ear had 10 be d finetorgan 10
catch the voice OF the mimic OLhello, Desde.
mona and Iuoo. first viewed the audi.
dience on Thursday night (the play was
0thello) from the dress circle, 1t was
nothing but sea OF bonnets and the bare
heads Of the men. Although the toilets Of the
ladies were very fine l was told that they
did not approach the elegance OF the
Musical Festival However they were fine
enough. There were colorS, ,tintsand shades,
OF every imaginable hue, all blending, asit
seemed, into one mass. The last is a bad
word, but as everything about was massive
think 1t appropriate to the description.
From the auditorium you could see in the
distance the boxes in which sat- elegantly
attired, ladies who more resetiibled phan.
toms in a ghostly picture, SO far away and
weird did they look. r said7to myself
this il too much for the admission fee, or,
to speak in circus parlance, two shows ia
one-the stage and the audience. It was
really 1.-TWO, two" I.wH
A CHAPTER ON ACOUSTICS.
The acoustics OF Music Hall has been.
descanted on at length and ,exhapstively
treated. Twill only give my own expert
ence. I sat for one act in what was con
sideted ssgood seat In.that locality r
could hear distinctly, but could not see
the expression Of the actors face, which
contributes as much to an intelligent con.
ception and real enjoyment as auricuIar
sight" But back, under the dress circle,
you could not hear unless you were pos.
lsessed OF the most delicate. organism OF
lhearing. These faults, however, are not
Ioi the making Of the Dramatic Festival
Association; they had 10 "hire a. hsllp that
would accommodate the multitude that
throngedl % witness the resultiof their In.
gennity and JgeniuG- Notwithstanding this
complaint met many who had standing
seats" who declared they heard every
word. So 1t goes. se.,
THE PLAY. t,T
l don't suppose that such galaxy Of
stars as shone in the cast Of 0thello on
Thursday night, will ever again be gather:
ed, e,enirom the urquarterSofthe globe.
l mean John Mccullough, Lawrence
Barrett, Mary Anderson and Clara Morris,
besides eminent gentlemen and ladies who
filed the lesser parts. ,Extraneous criti-
cism might have, found Ii the representa-.
ton oil Othsilo some weak points, but when
the performance as whole was taken into
consideration nothing detracled from
the grandeur OF Mccullough, the
sinuous strength Of Barrett, the beauty and
na,uralness OF Mary Anderson, or the
simplicity and effectiveness Of Clara Morris
Tho onlynoteworthy defect was tie faulty
speech, ,Sor rather mannerish Of Barrett
I,He speaks his lines With catch Of breath
/ that destroys the effect 0, ibis action. He
reminds lss # sene plons Methodist tatsh.
"Amen-ah." Mr.! Barrett should prp6t by
Hamlets advice to Inc playersIhhd VIA
Reform his speech altogether
1t will do him good-and thelistening