The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
THEY HAVE A TREE
ACTORS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR
MERRY CHRISTMAS TODAY.
They Propose to be at 1t When the Christ
mas Sun Rises Over the Palm Trees and
House Tops of Bethlehem - They Will
Have Their Candles Lighting Before the
Chimes and Bells of Europe VIII Have
Tolied the Beginning of the Gladstone
Day-Like Little Children They VIII
Have Christmas Tree.

Today is the actors Christmas. Yes
terday was his Christmas eve Tomor-
row viii be his day after Christmas.
This, at least, is the calendar adopted
by the Louis James company now in the
city. They are not only UP to date bur
ahead of half the world. When the
monks and holy pilgrims in Bethlehem
are getting out Of their beds today in
response TO the joyous tolliag of their
Christmas bells the ladies and gentle
ment Of the Louis James company viii
be well advanced in the progress Of their
festivities. When the chimes of st. Pauls
in London and the bells Of ST. Patricks
in Cork are awakening the sleeping
Christians of those two cities the Louis
James company Will be lighting the cam
dies Of their Christmas tree and think
ing OF and talking about those dear ones
around the family fireside in distant
parts of the country. Their reason for
holding Christmas in advance OF the peo-
pie of the community is plain. Tomor
row they viii be al work making Christ
mas merry for other people. In the af-
teTnoon they will brighten the lives Of
the young with that charming dramatic
conception, Romeo and Juliet. and at
night they Will inspire the hearts of the
acuS-
4 reporter for the Eagle knew nothing
about the actors calendar until yester-
day. While walking down Fourth ave-
nue. he saw displayed in a window or
the third story of the Carey hotel a
wreath Of holly with its pretty red Der
ries quivering in the sunlight 1t was
just simple wreath. but there was some
thing about it that was artistic. II look
"a : - l.,
hands for the brow of a conquering hero.
He afterwards learned that it was made
and displayed by Miss Alma Kruger, one
Of the greatest Desdemonas in the world
Shortly afterwards the reporter was
invited 10 visit the company by Mr. Lin
coin a. WagenhaLs. one of the managers
OF Mr.. James. Mr.. Wagenhals is a
Christmas enthusiast, having inherited
it from his German ancestry. The first
room visited was that in which the holly
wreath was seen and Miss Kruger ex-
tended q hearty welcome. She is bright
and charming entertainer and an actress
OF extraordinary talent. ''Desdy' the
other ladies call her because Of her SUI
perior Interpretation OF the character OF
the great wife of Othelio. She is
young woman of lovely character. and il
she hadn't been a great actress she
would undoubtedly be great in either
stamp Of genius is on her brow. I've
viii 60" she said. g 10 Miss Everett's
room. Florence is arranging a Christ
mas tree" Miss Florence Everett
room was next door and she met her
visitors with hearty greeting That
room was a sight to behold and Miss
Everett was very profuse in her pretty
apologies for its disordered condition
The bed was simply covered with candy
of every color Of the rainbow, popcorn,
nuts. rinhCns, evergreens and everything
imaginable. Miss Florence is. like Miss
kruger. an artist and il would be hard
Ia find one who understands better the
art of Christmas tree adornment. In a
few minutes young man arrived with
the Christmas tree and some magnificent
punches OF holly and mistletoe, which |
In few moments. were tied UP in rib
hons OF pink. orange. green, red and blue,
and pinned wherever the artistic taste of
Miss Everett suggested. A tiny bunch OF
mistletoe was pinned over the mirror.
another bunch was pinned on the wiz
dow, another over the door, so that wher
ever Miss Everett looked she looked urr-
der the mistlstoe. Then she draped her
window with pretty strings of ever
greens adorned with ribbons and ii was
DOT very long until her room had assum-
Cd an artistic appearance. She very
ClNN cry DEOuSUL pTuST OUT OF ClaOS-
There were expressions OF great delight
when the Christmas tree was brought
,ntC the room. well. ! declare said
Desdemona, 1T is tree and not a
branch" II was set up in the middle of
the floor by Miss Everett and every per- |
son In the party walked around II and |
paid it the tribute Of an eulory. Then |
they all discussed various propositions |
as 10 where it should be permanently |
set up. how il should be adorned, how |
many candles should be lighted on it and |
such other matters as relate TO the /
adornment of Christmas tree Most of |
the members of the company present |
were given needles and thread ard they |
made beads Of popcorn. cram berries and /
candy as cleverly as If they were old !
hands al the business. Indeed Iago prov /
ed himself TO be much more agreea bIe |
person than he did in days OF yore Mr..
Wagenthal and Mr.. Kemper. the mana !
gers OF the company, entered into the
spirit OF the Christmas tree enterprise
with great enthusiasm. After ALL ac-
tors, like other people. are but mere
children when the happy Christmas tide
comes round. Mr.. James viii spend to-
day in Kansas City celebrating the ami |
versary of his marriage and will join
the company here tomorrow morning.