Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-25
mss MAaHnuRN IN rIaHTs.
News That Rather startled Her Friends
in Baltimore.
Nm York Sun.

EslD York Sun.
When ssInigo" Is produced in Balti-
more on Monday night next by the
Carleton opera company daughter OF
Lansing G. Washburn OF this city VIII
apuear as one of the hours OF King m
dioo's harem. Miss Washburn's father
was formerly partner in the Stock Elk
change firm Townsend and Wasnourn,
hut his connection with it was seVereu
last year. The family were oollgeo "
give up their home in Montclair, anu are
living in Harlem. Miss WashDnrn re,
solved to earn her own living. Sne nau
talent for singing, and she CANT W
this city with her parents and TOOK les
sons from Nine. De Silva. Frienos VI
hers got her a chance as chorus glri III
the Carleton company, and fortnlght
ago she went to Atlantic City ana De-
ran rehearsals there. 1t will be neces-
sarv for the debutante to wear tlgh1S
covered with gauze leggings. Sne Is
tall girl with slightly figure, ana ups
the scales at 100 pounds. She has luSS
nassed her twenty-frst birthday. Her
mother has telegraphed to ManuseI
Carleton TO reserve box at the opening
performance, and will watch her daugn-
ter anxiously.
Miss Washburn will act under her
own name. She is a daughter OF Alex
ander Warfield Bradford, an ex-Surro-
gate of this city. A photograph OF tne
young actress stood last night at Sne
home of the family, 15S Wesb iVou
street, upon bookcase Itdisplays her
hair to advantage, and shows her TO pos
sess large eyes,, shaded by exceedingly
handsome eyebrows.
"Minnie had no previous training ior
the STAGE" said Mrs. Washourn, 0uU
she hopes to be able to succeed, and mas
had courage enough to undertake 10
make her own livelihood instead OF re-
pIning at our changed fortunes. l
dreaded the wearing of the tights, Dut
that Is a necessity OF opera nowadays
and we must make virtue OF necessity
She goes to work with will to succeed
and hope she will prove herself to pos
sess ability. Her voice is q meZzo-So-
prano, and it has been described aS
good one. -,
BALTIMORE, September II. = MISS
Washburn has been coming to BaiC-
more on extended visits during tho So
cial seasons, and has been the guest OF
the Peers and the Robinsons. Last
Monday she came here and took up
quarters at boarding house in Frank
lin street. 1t was not until this morn
ing that it was learned that she was re-
hearsing for her appearance at the
Academy of Music, where she Will pre-
sent herself in tights. As soon as the
news got out the house began to be be-
seiged with callers. Miss Washourn
makes no pretense of being bent on
elevating the stage. She has been
anxious to go on the stage for long
time. She has been practicing and
spending a great deal Of her time upon
the stage at the Academy to become
familiar, with its surroundings. To-day
she finally plucked up sufficient courage
to put on the tights, and they gave her
the horrors. For time, as she looked
at herself in the glass, she wavered.
II have never been on the stage In my
life," she said, sand you can imagine
how l feel when l think OF Monday
night, when shall appear in tights be-
fore all my friends whom l met at ger
mans and az private receptions. l put
off trying them on until the last mo-
ment, but curiosity finally overcomes my
fears"