The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-06
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i. Smoky Clouds.
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VIVA q Company In "a Hospital THE Az
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ss w., NJ, dictate more than III
words a mini We sSu'" sS' w. ~ s urusS,
penny by te!h as why a''' ''a"n,SS y,
NM, a., rcvn,i IN mummy on cot In
! "a o,aysn a, emergency hospital and
] amsimpnylns Ats opportunity w'hH'
IA Sos, p,pc, for, two more quarts VI
as.IsS md n roll rpt pastors as big .as
nresIdentlal election ballots.
! have fallen from 'heASea-7not real
4 heaven, Of course, b,Ht an Initiation
CELESTIAL abode, made 81 pnsNppa up
Sjs6ts riokoty cross, pR Nces' qneleaehed
shectlns and tlusel. um outheu'
banged and battered, Il tue Eva Is IN
tseSnext, room AMI Simon LeSr'H Is 10
ward ,6, sursiaaE His hiSSS, knse and
nnSie rorn frnotured, but apart troH
tbat1 didn't In thing to N W. -.
Nom may Ir,fur that L havr,i Ss!l pay
In ~ "JIncle Toms Cabin" ana you are
4 ncrfecuv ri,rhs 4 woItllL nan Vr play
sSnethIns else artrr TINS; pokei OF me
pinha. or the runeS for inseanc :. FiIu
whlln L do not expect tH 70 again va .hc
stage, if- r do viii lmperSonasoE salIle
y one who does not have u, be beaten OF
I. climb, to. heaven.
we were all amateurs OF the most
nmataurIsh. sort and we gave the plny
in tns, countc, s2Gt opera house for ths
beusIlt OF saxeir children who, sur Ntyeu
J ire eIopemcnt OF their only nh0ther
4 with a sewing machine agent. II was
J hastily arranged and was led by ual-
teri into Joining the company lor' q
4 one-uight stand. The allotmcnts OF tM'
4 cast, wpro made hy drawing slips fr.Nr'
z n hatf without. regard to the possible
histronlc taIent Of tho persons con-
certaA The result was ttlt by the first
losa.ry 7 was ssiHctTt 10 play AunS
! opnsiin. and young woman VINO
works In, q human hair Store Grew
a.arlss, the lawyer. rhcreupnn the p!nH
OF at least considering distinction Of
sex was adopted.
ON the sec1nd deal came Ia t0r the
privilege pt betlGs CnchA Tam which
also Included my standing IN taSs wings
and nayiay ElSa hloodhoGnds while Eli
"a was actIrg as Is she had q skate Oh
In th.s Ohm river scene. Aunt Chtpa'S
z part dcvolYed upon mite OF q miss rs
! high as 4 barrel and the Character OF
Topsy was drawn by u yerit1blc giant
ess OF the, angular sort WIZ could
stand between raindrops without get
ting wet George Harris was n slN-foot-
two bass singer. St. Clair was saved
OF gas-meter man and Mrs. Sc. Clair
WAS the most corpulent woman IN i've
: wards. Aunt 0phena was q snAcReEirS
: ASh-schocI girl and Little Eva WAS
one OF those precocious kids who de-
serve. but do not generally receive. 4
z spanking every six minutes for appall-
ing Impudence which their parents
think funny. Simon Legree was the
/ man whose goat once ate up my OIL
stove in the back yard and our rcll-
s tons have been strained ever since. l
heard tAae he reto!cei when he learned
that be could crack a whip at me and
Z that b. boosted that he would draw
TEAMS cosrt on my back and MAILS
other vulgar and bloodthirsty remarks.
Very Stirring Production.
We studied all day and rehea-sed
nightly for two weeks. ucsl' things
went pretty smoothly. considering the
disparity OF our sizes and our lack OF
! intimate acquaintance with things the
atrical When the eventtul night came
y we logged out In two stages into the
country and made up" in the village
Inn. 1t was well that We did rot face
n typocrit!cal audience in the opera
house, for nearly every performer had
more or less difficulty with his or her
3 costume. In my case my wig was sew
eral sizes too large and the padding
which put on my back 20 deaden the
force OF LsSree's blows. persisted IN
working around To my chsst. Topsy
blaekened her face, but NOT her arms,
and George Harris appeared rs II
carved from ebony. st. Clair wore an
ulster In the midsummer garden scene
and Marks. the lawyer. insisted on fo-e-
stalllng history by appearing on i
bicycle. When lines were forgotten, 3s
Z lines VIII be. the voice Of tbs prOInp-
ter could be heard with startling DIS
tinciuess. and WHEN l forget to do .hs:
bloodhound act. be shouted: Bay. Jim,
X bay" In 4 manner that so confused
Z me that Eliza was across the ice be-
fore could even bark like q pug dog.
.y In one OF Topsy's dances she Kicked
her shoe Into the baldhead row and
nearly Drained the county treasurer.
y and In the denth-bed scene St. Clair
leaned SO hslvily on Eva'S cot that he
almost smashed Il and the angry re-
f, morStraEce. Don't YOU break the bed
you fool" from Mrs. St. Clair could be
heard all over the house. In the knock
out scene Legree kept his threat OF al
most doing me UP md acted his par;
with natural feryor which was wei
nigh fatal to me. Thus We worried
along until l had duly died and the
general murder OF the drama had beer
completed.
The climax, OF course, was the iuevl.
table, bewlldering. beautiful transfer.
nation scene OF Eva and Uncle Tom
in heaven. Illuminated nv one fl,u Mound