Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-04


A NARROw MINDED PLEA
The Ohio valley MuuQUctUer has
cmptied sll the big words iu Tine diction-
arv into three of it's columns in an at
tempt 90 defeat the building Of stone
bridge at Main street. We select from
"a bushcl or two of ycrbiagc the follow
ing acknowledgement that the stone
bridge is the more lasting and iu the end
the cheaper of the two.
The fact may also Doe cited that plans aud
calculati0us whose reach includes more
than two generations are considered neither
profitable nor iu touch with the spirit ol
this age As the rule, mon nave mo- ulotc
than sufficient time tO meet present eNlech-
cies and provide for thcm and ln true l'Ac
with this idea. the Cutailmcut ol elthet OUT
dens or benefits on future generations is NOT
considered the best policy, except ~ luo@S
who expect % encounter more oi udlalu
than of security in the operations of theit
business. and prudent. honestly dlSpo'cu
municipal legislators have as much rs capd
bile men care 90 undertake.. in providing iot
the present generation, without loucniut
on the distant future, to when iheN owe
u0 allegiance
What the MuHU0cituCr wants to say
is. in plain English, that &c would be-
better for Council 20 build o. chcap-Johu
metal structure than stone bridge
which would cost little more Co start
with. but which would last for centuries
without "a dollar OF expense for repairs.
The MANUFACTURE must expect the
present generation of taxpayers a.l Co De
dead boz about fifteen years. for 10 says
practically. that they needn't care after
they are gone whether tine bridge falls
down or not.
What narrow-miudcd. selfish advice.
But is it good advice. even from "a
narrow-miudcd and selfish standpoint
I'm fifteen or twenty years from now am
iron bridge must have cost tine taNpay-
crs at least as much and probably great
deal more than stone bridge, mciud-
ing repairs. not To- speak OF the constant
menace To- the whole South Side in the
exposure of the gas and water mains To-
the weather aud the incesSaut jar of the
bridge and the consequent probability
of their breaking every now and then
and dcprivug the lower half of the city
Of gas and water.
MIR. wYNDHNN On Our THEATRES
Speaking of the proposed new theatre
for Wheeling &c will Doe interesting To-
hear the views Of the great English
comedian. Mr. CHARLES WYNpuAN' on
onr American theatres. Hcdud> Amer
lean theatres too large. he speaks oi
course. of the theatres in the larger
cities where hc played. Tie says;
q, 81. principallv their size. but 10 is really
,,,'..,,lial.it,. nd their size and construction.
This popularity IS due to tnc ieeIiu- ul
eouolifv which exists iu AN Ameucah
br.asts Tfaman wants to go % tne inca
ire he wants 90 go to the best placc' Do me-
can't afford that. he won't ~ az all me-
consequence Is that theatres thcfr are pullt
with the whole of the floor of thc "ouil'-
rium covered with seats at one l'lce' sly
six shilliugs. and DO is "a comma. l1iue 20
49,, this mart quite fun. with the balconies
frs il ON d good paying basis.
Tbis IS one. and the chief. mason why
theatrical ventures pay better iu Anctio9
tb.r they do here. An entire hoor nlled
,,.;tb six-shUlinc seats is better than TEN
ara dozen rows of half-guiuel seats. ana
the remainder 40 two shillnss. Inc ~
fem would never work I'M England lAoe5lL
But / am not telling you Why . oon'5 ,..t
fhis "a drawback I'm order to accom- i''.'.,.,
"a large number of people on one moor '-O
,,r,s,l of the auditorium has to DE- very -atee,
mi ,.ol NAV Doe able 90 imagine what
strain il is physically and mentally 20 Ut!
Al ,nal,e points evident iu delicate concuF
A., people who actually have to lean over
~ saats Ina front of them even to hear Wh"'
IS said
Mr. WYNpuNN'~ theory is ingenious
although We could suggest one moro
complimentary 20 him as am artist. 10
his observations had not been largely
confined Co his own audiences Inc would
have found that quite as often as not
our actors play 20 thiuly-hiled par
oret and dress circle and crowded
galleries. and that the seat a theatcr-
ooer occupies depends less upon his
feelings of equality than the
weight Of his purse. such dell
cate work i'm comedy as that done
hv AR WYNpnAN and his company
naturally appeals chiefly TO those who
have delicate and refined tastes and the
means to- crafty them. There isno qnes-
tion. however. that many American inc
aires are TOO large FOR delicate comedy
work. admirable as they may be- Tor
other purposes: and that Mr.. WfNpHNN
sbonld have had az times 60 play in Su'n
houses is only another illustration o'
the haphazard methods which fn"F-