Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-24

scenery and costumes. So with Sir
Henry Irving as King Arthur we had
quite a noble array Of talent, and / felt
that again was moving among my own
set.
There is a good prologue goes with
/ the play. but many wealthy people
came in after this was over each car
rying a quill toothpick to indicate that
they had been dining. They came in
with q well bred air and the low. pas
sionate cries of those whose feet had
been walked upon, together with the
sharp rattle with opening opera seats.
showed that those who were already
seated were the vulgar people, who are
( too POOR to lose the first part Of play,
and that the leisure classes, who keep
posted. time their dinner so rs to drop
in after the prologue and introduce
their good clothes and massive stom-
achs OF such q time as 70 'snare the
public attention with Mr. Irving
In the prologue we see the magic
mere. and from it's sombre depths comes
forth the very wonderful sword EZcali-
bur. Mr. Irving accepts it with few
well chosen remarks, and Merlin, the
magician. tells King Arthur what is
expected of him. He also warns him
about GuineveTe:
Love and hate are born in May
Love. the bird upon the wing;
Hate. the worm devouring.
All loves flowers of yesterday
Wait for thee in Guineyere.
In vision he sees her with her gol-
den hair all hanging down her back,
and he seems to think Elat WIN neI
and Excalibur he could 20 TO keeping
house inside of a week.
Mr.. Irving is not beautitul man
and IL is Just as well TO be frank ABOUT
mat at once. His face is very thlh'
and his legs give an oya! erect 10 IiIc
nicture one sees beyond him. lie walk"
as one might who feels a niue uiOo.
taintv about the distance between oIl
American railway ties, yet VINO ieslS
determined to venture H. ms ioiCe
10 not melodious and dies away al uiileS
IN the vast architecture OF nus nose
and pbarvnx. and yet what great man
he IS, ,,. 90 tho Iov,
I'D 1,,itb features which make CLOCK
~ cover its race with lts
- -. ~ ord VET how marvellous, espe-
L -,aI'I. +Lo architect and builder OF
C C,a,.I II 10 is fortunately far out OF the
- - % INV humble criticism, ana YET
~ -, rood moi fear it in any event lor
~, Ter hin, most heartily IN ms work
e,i,,,II he come 10 our place this season
,,o,,l,,,t my for thing while there.
- ooId norlo bedroom is his wnlle ne
J.. az j., 0t toun and my own beautiful ster-
ling napkin ring snail DC @D HiS p'''0
- IN nor FIRST King Arthur's knights are
coon prc2aring 70 go IN search oI li5
~. Grail. They are clothed IN tull
1oncrrv though some Of them-in rain
-. r,oo-. taste. / thought-wOre shirts or
Ia tba. were a little too long ana
showed a few inches below their steei
+cnc,ats. Il is to be hoped That Mr.
1r,-,rg will do nothing 10 offend the
American people upon the theory mat
we are coarse or vulgar IN cur tastes.
l. might be as well. therefore, before
going TO Boston, for Mr.. Irving to ask
Sir Bedivere. Sir Lancelot, Sir Agra
va,ne and others 10 cut of Two or three
/ inches Of these garments, or at least to
tuck them in, fer our best people Will not
submit TO anything al all which would
| indicate that our tastes and sensibil-Ges
are not fully as alert as are those OF the
I Deople of London who visit the Lyceum
/ theater Il is In the first act that the sad
| truth BEGINS 10 dawn upon the spectator
/ that the queen is too much interested In
! Sir Lancelot. She did not discover IL
| herself until the Holy Grail trip IS con-
/ tcmplated. Then She suddenly notices
| that when Sir Lancelot gees away,
with little chance Of his return, times
| will be extremely dull around the castle
! and even church work will not alone DO
able to distract her sorrowing heart
! Sir Lancelo:. too, feels greatly agiiated
! between his oath 10 the king and MS
deep but unfortunate and, as l may say
! i'll chosen love for the queen
He IS almost too ag.taled TO pack his
trunk.
The king IS SO ignorant CT all this
new situation that be tells Lancelot TO
! remain. Never mind the Grail lac
! saws In substance Stay here and play
tennis" But Lancelot dares not trus,
himself. and finally the king compels
Culnevere 10 make the order Tor Lance
lot 10 remain.
The queen now goes maying in a
beautiful wood. a most seductive and
/ bIoomy place, and when she has sue
ceeded n scattering her maids among
mo woods she meets Sir Lancelot who
! has escaped from his chaperon, and
tbere "a O. love scene between them
yTbich takes one back with bounding
beqrt to the days Of his youth.
In this scene there is enough Of regre'