Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-17
Miss Louise Montague's Opinion on This Important
Question-Theatical News Of All Sorts
Notes About the Leading Stars and
Their Supports
Special Correspondence OF the Register.

YOU mean considered from standpoint
of looks, morality, health or what? If
YOU mean how do | like the looks of
tights, | should say in reply that it de-
ponds altogether upon the wearer. They
can be an artistic delight TO the eye or
they can be quite the reverse. ! can
conceive of circumstances under which
il would be quite impossible for the
incest pair of tights TO look
well: then | can imagine cir
cumtances under which very ordi-
nary tights would become things of
beauty, if not joys forever. 1t all de-
ponds, as say, upon the wearer. As TO
the modesty of the custom of wearing
tights on the stage | must say thai /
think that depends upon the, wearer,
too. Tights can be worn mOdest.y, just
as dresses can be worn immOdestly.
Now, don't you think so yourself? |
don't believe that woman was ever in
iured in her moral character by wear
ing tights in roles where they were de-
manded. BY the way, why is the sub
iect of tights discussed so much? Why
not ask if bare arms and shoulders are
immoral? | don't see why one set of
limbs should be Disseminated against
more than another Is there any reason
why part of the leg covered with silk
should be considered any more democrat
iZing than arms and shoulders uncov-
cred? | don't see it,"
More than month after Arthur Dacre
signed to come to America as leading
man for Mrs. Leslie Carter he received
very fine offer for himself and wife to
engage in a starring tour in Australia;
but although the financial cOnsidera-
tions were greater, Mr.. Dacre refused
to break his contract. This example is
worthy the careful consideration Of act
orS in this country who take contracts
for pie crust.
Miss Ada Deaves, by far the best
character actress in America, has a new
song for next season called, Il am Il
chestnut now" which she will sing in
the 1.-TWO Old Cronies." It's funny
enough to make even chestnutS laugh.
"Old Jed Prouty's' preliminary sea-
son begins at Ban yor on Monday, and,
after squirt down the Maine coast into
New Hampshire and Vermont, opens at
the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston. on
September l, for probably prOdigiouS
business.
The fact that Mr.. Hobart Brooks,
who will next season manage the tour
of the "U. 5. Mail" in which is an
amiable burlesquc on the Postmaster
General, has so annoyed Mrs Benjamin
Harrison that she has intimated to
| Mrs. Hobart Brooks, her niece, that
| further intercourse with the White
/ House must be discontinued unless her
/ husband leaves the theatrical profession.
Baby Brooks, Mr. Brooks son, and
Baby Mckee are playmates, and unless
/ Baby Mckee kicks up great big fuss
/ because Baby Brooks is missing. the
| families will probably be estrangcd, as
Mr.. Brooks proposes to keep on the
even tenor of his way, and boss the u.
! ). Mail" at least for one season. Great
hope is, however, placed in Baby Nc
KEGS lung power to accomplish results
which no diplomat would dare even to
suggest.
Miss Rosina VokeS is making un-
usually ambitious preparations for the
coming season. She has secured the
rights of the "Silver Shield" Ga three
act comedy, from the author, Sidney
Grundy, whose recent successes have
put him at the head of English comedy
writer's. 1t was 4 considerable success
/ in England, but has never been played
| here, though Mr.. Abbey had the inten-
ton of producing it during his occu-
pancy of Wallack'S Theatre. In addition
/ TO the "Shlver Shield" Miss NokeS has
added several one-act pieces to her re-
portoirc. One of these pieces is by Clyde
Fitch, the young author of Beau
| Brummel," and was purchased by her
| before the Madison Square success gave
/ indications of his literary promise.
Ted PEPPER, who will play the part of
/ Mufti in 'Bluebeard, Jr.," which, by
| the way, has the strongest cast that has
vet appeared in any burlcSque company
/ i'm America. belongs 20 a very old Phila-
delphia family. although he is not eX-
actlva Quaker i'm spirit. In fact, he Is
about the livelicst maSher in the pro-
fession. and gifted as he is, with hand
some face. a good voice, and a pair of
small and nimble feet, threatens to work
havoc wherever "Bluebcard, Jr., is
heard or seen.
Miss Agnes Huntington assisted at a
ceremony in which she is much con-
cerned. 1t was the occasion of the
turning of the first sod in connection
with the new theatre in CranbOurne
Street London, which George Edwardes
is building, and which will be opened
by our Agnes as soon as 1t IS built.
Miss Huntington was in charge OF Abud,
the Exquisite, met distinguished
company headed by no less parsonage
than a royal princess. Our Agnes and
Queen Victoria'S knSfolk duly hob
nobbed. and then, with the assistance
of Marcus Mayer, who gracefully hand
ed Aggie the gilded spade, she put her
tiny Boston foot on the implement. eX-
banded into a general smile, and looked
as though she had built the theatre.
OF course the big gathering OF peripa-
tetic Americans cheered Justify as
Agnes retired with the royal party to
indulge in circus lemonade and bril-
liant platitudes.
Mr.. David Belasco comes to town
from his country home, at Stamford,
four times week, to assist in the dra
matte work of Mrs. Leslie Carter, who
will begin her season at the Broadway
Theatre, November 10th, in a new play,
called "The Ugly Duckling," in which
Mr.. Belasco has co-operated with the
author. Mr.. Paul Potter.
Author of "a Midnight Bell, T." Charles
Hoyt, celebrated his thirtieth birthday
in July, and to refute the suggestion
that he was getting to be an old man,
climbed to the top of a tall tree on his
lawn. While he was disporting himself
at that high altitude is.father came out
of the house, and seing his son in what
he considered dangerous position,
called out: Charles, these may be my
last words to you, but here they are, you !
were a-- fool to climb that tree.'