Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-06
MISS Lillian OLCOrT
Pleasantly Talks of the Stage and the Art



Dramatic.
After the performance Of Pspmalion and
Galatea at the Opera House, last evening,
o member Of the REGISTER staff had the
pleasure Of meeting Miss Olcott at the Nc.
Lure Houte, where the company is stop
ping, aud found the lady to be as socially
entertaining of the stage as she ID artis'
ticslly upon it. She is devoted to her pre-.
fession, in which she has become brilliant
star, although her connection with the art
dramatic only dstes back three years. She
talked pleasantly and huently Of her tray
els and tells some wonderful experiences
on the road.
During the great campaign of '84,"
said Miss Olcott, cur company happened to
be booked 10 appear at Athens, Georgia,
on the same evening that q great Demo.
cratic demonstration was to take place.
On arriving at the city found how mat
terra stood and changed the evening per.
formance to matinee in the afternoon.
The Democrats Immediately came to the
conclusion that was one OF them, and the
result was that appeared that afternoon
in the role Of Juliet with a modern
bouquet of natural flowers in my hand
and Cleveland badge pinned TO my
costume. The result vas that had crowded
houses the whole week and wagon load
Of flowers at each performance, while /
was elected Grand Marshal and was almost
compelled to review the Democratic SOL
diers that evening, although it was a. m.
when the last end of the procession
passed"
Miss Qlcotts rspertory eon0ists oi Ryg-
mslion and Galstes, Lady of Lyons, Ro-
meo and Juliet, Twelfth night, Dark Days,
and several other legitimate pieces. Be-
ing interrogated as to which she liked the
rest, she answered:
although l an in love with two or
three of the other roles, | much prefer that
of Juliet, it, in my opinion, being far be
yond any of them in an artistic point
Of view. One season had specially se-
lected company and played Romeo and
Juliet the whole season with fiattering sue
cess"
"Do yog think OF following in the pre-
vailipg styie oil going abroad in'lhe futureF
asked the scribe.
We'll, hardly imagine that shall, il |
always feel about the matter ss / do now.
have had a number OF 1attering offers to
make tour Of Australia, but l am too
much devoted to home and home idols to
desert them, and unless my mind material.
ly changes from its present state, shall
be content with the United States and their
people"
The reporter expressed his regret that
Miss 0Ico,t should have The misfortune to
appear for the first time in Wheeling on
the occasion of sdch detestsbly disagree
able weather, which led to discussion Of
the discouragment Of company in play
ing to light houses.
"Ot course" said Miss 0,cott, 1T is
more or less discour ging, but the weather
was so horrible last evening that l highly
appreciated the audience that did turn ort
to greet me, and really took it as COM
pliment thstthey braved the storm to do so
/ make it aHrm Fuls, ioweysrtq have every
member of my company do their best,
even should the house be uDcomnonly
light"
This and many other interesting topics
Miss Olcott talked upon in her pleasant way,
which would lend much additional intereat
to this article were it not for lack OF space.
She expects to return 10 Wheeling next
season, and it is Hoped she will be greeted
with more favorable weather. Miss Qlcott
returned on Sunday night from q week
visit to her home in Brooklyn, n Y. where
her parents reside and where she is quite
a society belle.
This afternoon she will appear in the
charming role Of Pauline, in the beautiful
play, the Lady of Lyons, in which she will
wear some of the most elaborate costumes
ever seen on the stsge To night the
drsmatizatioa Of Hugh Conwsy's chsr1
ing novel, Dark Days will be presented
Large houses should greet this brilliant
young artiste on both occssiors