Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-05
WHY THEY FORGET.
People v no Go to the Theatre and Leave
Articles Behind.

People v no Go to tine Theatre and Leave
Articles Behind.
Are you running q curiosity shop or a
I pawn shcp?' asked a REGISTER mar OF
Manager Reister, as he dropped into that
gentleman's office the other day, the cellar
being closed, and noticed several ladies'
fans, q fancy silver hairpin decorated with
q horse shoe Of RhinestOncs OF diamonds
from Hobbs, Brackunier & Co.'S glass
works, and a number Of other articles of
that description.
cob, snO," answered Manager Reister,
these are articles that are found in the
Opera House, and as they are hardly worth
advertising for, no one has come to claim
them"
DO you find many such articles in the
house?"
Eyes, we often find them; but when
they are of any value the owner soon ap-
pears. GA several occasions people lost
valuable diamonds, and they were lucky
enough 10 fud them. Ia one instance a
gentleman lost a valuable diamond, which
came out of the setting in his ring; but he
made known his loss before the boys swept
out the next day, so they sirted every
speck of dirt swept up, and found the dia.
mOnd. Otherwise it would very likely
have never been noticed"
II suppose numerous umbrellas are left
in the house,"
''Yes; many people forget their umbrel-
las, but not so many find them again.
You know there are lots of people who
look on an umbrella as a kind of pub
lie property, which, if found standing
around by itself in a lonesome sort of way,
should be taken in and made to feel that
it had one friend in the world. And 50 it
Is; when one man leaves an umbrella, very
often another picks it up to keep it from
getting lost in the crowd. left a gold
headed silk water shedder 10 my seat, not
long since, and when l got out
of the theatre l remembered it,
aud went back Immediately, but it WIS too
late. That umbrella had become another
mans protector, and | never got it, not
withstanding the fact that my name vas
plainly engraved on the head. | have lest
several gum coats in the same manner
What other things arc left behind by
your patrons
well, | believe we have a large enough
assortment of gum shoes to stock a second
hand store, and can suit all sizes of feet
with all kinds OF gOloshes. Why, l have
known men to leave their OyercOats and
get clear outside before they discovered the
fact. In several instances they went home
without them, aud did not discover their
loss until the next day. Would you be
lieve il, men have even gone as far as the
door without their hats, and some people
have forgotten their pOcketboOks, but the
latter are generally ladies, who probably
lay them 10 their laps to eat candy between
acts, and then get up without thinking of
their purses, and so they are dropped onto
the floor"
'Wha do you suppose causes people TO
forget these things
at is generally the character of the
play, l take it. Such plays as Fedora, "
''Nordeck," "Monbars," and "Jim the
Penman" get people so wrapt up hat they
forget everything, and especially UNI
brellas, rubber shoes, &c. | have even no.
ticed people almost leaving themselves be-
hind when the curtain fell ON these plays,
and really / didn't feel like going myself
until | had fully brushed away the emo
tions stirred up in my mind. BY the way,
do not forget to mention that reserved
seats are on sale at Burners on Monday
for "The White Slave for Wednesday and
Thursday evening"
Good play and company
'Nee ~