Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09

actor took was the insignificant one of
Iressa in Richard Ill In an article in
Hcrper's Magazine, few years ago, VIII
Americas critics and one of Mr.. Booths
most intimate friends, describes the Incl
dent as follows:
"Jupius Brutus Booth, his father,-the
rival of Edmund Kean and one of the
greatest tragedians that ever iyed-was
then keeping an engagement Rt the Muse
um and Edwin was in attendance on him
as his dresser. Ifessl had been cast to the
prompter Of the theatre; but it CHANGED
that this person wished to avoid the duty
of acting ID and that he succeeding in per-
suading Edwin to under AXE it. This ar.
arrangement was made without the elder
Booths knowledge, and he only became
aware of it by reading in the plsybill the
announcement Of his sons first appearance,
duly underlined. 'Foolr was all he said
when he read this announcement; and
this remark was not understood
to signify encouragement. When
the night came aud Edwin
had dressed his father for Gl0ster and him.
self for Tressil, the eccentric parent, who,
beneath an outward aspect of indifference.
loved his son with the fondest affection
took chair, Lit cigar, and viewing the
youth with O critical eye, made this in
quiry
"'Do you know that You are supposed
to have been riding hard and far?"
"'Yes, SIR
Where are your spurs?'
az haven't any
Take mine'-holding ont one booted
leg.
1.-THE boy took the spurs and went on
for his little scene with King Henry vi.
When he returned his father was still sit
ting negligently in the chair. Give me
my spurs,' he said, holding out his leg;
and this was all the comment Edwin
Booths first appearance ever ELECTED from
the parent whom be idolized. He learned
subsequently though, that his father had
been down at the wing aud watched his
first effort with evident interest and salts
faction, and then FASTENED back TO his
nonchalant pose in the dressing room.
There never surely could have been more
singular being than Junius Brutus Booth.
This little trait of character is but one of
thousands that marked him as q unique
person"
At the time of Edwin Booths first ap-
pearanoe he lacked two months Of being
sixteen years old.
Sarah Bernhsrdt, who used to dress gor-
geously daring the day time and either
paint or model in the clay before sdmiring
visitors, now sits in long greasy wrapper
playing bezique with Damala, with whom
she has again fallen in love- Raw brandy
has become her tipple, and it is said that
it is question of only very little time
when the world will be depraved Of its
greatest artistic.
Blanche Marsden has had two offers this
week from managers who before her sue.
cess refused to have her at any price. As
she would lose $25 week for the honor OF
accepting, she has concluded to continue
singing in n concert hall at $50 week,
that she may more vigorously push her
suit, which she brings more in defense of
herself than from pecuniary motives.
Manager Thomas II. Davis, OF 1.-The
Stowaway" Company does not believe in
protection. A few days ago he was noti-
fed that the author of the play had sent
him quantity of paper such as had been
used during the great success of 1.-THE
Stowaway" in England. After paying the
duties on it. he wished the author hadn't
sent so much oft.
"Uncle Dick" Hooley, of Chicago, is in
New York being congratulated on the ar
tistic manner in which report says that his
theatre in Chicago has been rejuvenated
When "Uncle Dick" walks on Broadway
all the grsybeards in town 90 on the side
| streets, for no other beard in Gotham is
quite as white, as glossy and altogether as
beautiful as his.
The interior of Maggie Mitchell's new
theatre in Harlem will be the same as the
Grand Opera House in Paris. The exte-
rior will be Of granite. Miss Mitchell will
have no partners in this enterprise, but
when the theatre is finished next year it
will be managed by VIM. Lykens, her
present manager.
"The Hummipg Bird" has Town back
to America, appearing this week to large
audiences at Spokane Falls, Montana.
Manager Frank Mseder wires that the
weather is crisp and cool enough for the
audience to laugh heartily and in comfort
at the Nellie McHenry's performance,
William Warren, for more than a gener-
atiou the leading attraction Of the Boston
Museum, is seriously i'll at his home in
Bulfinch street, Boston.
The new play which Sydney Rosenfeld
is writing for J. M. Hill will be named "a
Dear Delusion."
Miss Belle Louise King has concluded
not 10 90 with 1.-THE Brass Monkey" after
rshearsing for a week.