Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-09

the first ime in his career Mr.. Drew
wore
HIS HAIR PARTED IN THE SIDE.
As the character of Lord ChiebroOk
was a serious part, and had nothing in
common with his usual light comedy
theatre an hour earlier every evening,
and his valet. assisted by pot OF vase,
line, used to utilize the extra sixty
minutes in manufacturing expression
down the left side of the actors head.
1t is the prospect of having to go
through this mighty ordeal again that
is worrying Mr.. Drew.
HOW DIR. HOUGHTON HELPED A
GAIETY GIRL.
1t was in a Broadway car the other
night that ] heard this story. Somehow
or other the name of DR.. Houghton. of
the Little Church Around the Corner
had strayed into the conversation, and
then it was that a young actor spoke
up.
BY Gadr' he said, 81 hope the day
viii come some day when l can do Mr.
Houghton a good turn This isn't a
Sunday school story, boys, so listen.
You remember the year that the Gaiety
Company was here-the originals, |
mean-Fred Leslie, Nellie Farren, Let
Tie Lind and all the rest of them. Well,
there was an English girl in the chO-
rus that I was aWfully gone on that
year. She had a young brother in the
company, who used TO watch her like q
big Newfoundland. They were de-
voted to each other. She simply idol
lied that boy. When the company re-
turned to England, she got an engage
ment at the Casino and remained here.
The boy stayed too For a time I saw
a great deal of her. Then we quarrel
ed. But one day late in the summer
she sent me a telegraph. She was liv-
ing i'm a little flat uptown, and l hur-
red there. The boy was dead; typhoid
fever had carried him off in less than n
week The girl was desperately hard
up and so was L There was a Method
list Church on their street, and the min
fered to bury the boy 1t was that
which she wanted TO see me about.
Jack. she said don't you know any
Episcopal clergyman here in town?
Don't think me ungrateful for this
good minister's offer; neither he IOr
YOU know how I appreciate It, but
Jack dear. if YOU knew my mother, you
would understand. If it was myself,
il wouldn't matter a bit, but for RALPH
to be buried by anyone but an Episco-
pal clergyman would simply break my
mothers heart. / don't believe that
even the news of his death would be
such a blow to her as that, Can yo1
help me, JACKIE
She had put her question so appeal
iugly that no man on earth could have
resisted her. I put on my hat and
started down town. 1t was a bTOiling
day. First, I went to st. George .,
then to st. Anne's. then to Holy Trim
ity. but at each / was met with The
same story the rector was off on his
holiday Finally, after visiting at
least a dozen churches, / thought Of DR..
Houghton. I found him in his study
working away as though there was no
such things as sqUalOr 0r neat. l told
him my story. and wichou. waiting 10
hear the end of il, he ordered mis- cab
and drove with me uptown. Not only
did that old man. who is almost eighty
years of age. attended 10 all the detail
of the funeral. but he afterwards sat
down and wrote a long letter to the boys
mother. and pleaded so elOQucnuy N
the girls behalf that by the next mail
he received word thl- the mother was
willing 10 take her home. She had
run away with a youthless scamp, it
seemed. and took the stage as q last re-
sort. The expenses of sending her
back TO England were paid. by Dr.
Houghton. The girl is married now
and happy. but whenever / think Of Dr.
Houghton, l always feel as though 1
We're personally in his debt
RIALTO CHATTER.
At last some one has written a book
which really gives a truthful picture of
life vehind the scenes. l navene Tie
least idea who Mr.. James L. Ford, the
authobr of "Dollie Dillinbeck,' may he,
but i'm this novel he certainly knows
what he is talking and has gone to the
trouble Of drawing his characters from
life.
don't think I ever attended more
affecting funeral than that of Henry
Widmer. Augustin Days musical con-
ductor. Widmer died suddenly OF
heart disease in a cab. The funeral
service was held at the Little Church
Around the Corner, and it was attend
ed bv every member of the DAILY Com
Danv. Miss Rehan and Mrs. Gilbert
both sobbed throughout the service,
and i'm one Of the rear seats l saw John
Drew sitting. 1t was probably the first
time that he and Ada Rehan had Deeh
under the safe roof since he left the
DAILY Company four years ago.
Miss Odette Tyler, the young woman
who didn't marry Howard Gould, Is
very much upset by the treatment her
novel. Boss" has received at the
hands of the reviewers.
AS an actress 1 have had my fair
share of roasting from the dramatic
critics" said Miss Tyler; and always
thought that for merciless sarcasm the
New York critics were hard to beat,
but. heavens on earth, they're not
match compared to the book reviewers
not a patch"
The Columbia College Srollers are
plaving at the Berkeley Lyceum this
week in an elaborate revival OF She
Stops to Conquer
Jobn Hare. the English actor, will
omen his American season at Abbey's,
on December %. He will appear in
"Tbe Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith, sup
ported by Miss Julia Nelson.
LESLIE WHITACRE.
THE CARDINAL OBLIGATED.