Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07

advantage OF when the trouble would
commence. The third and last act
went painfully and mournfully
by, each singer doing his best to re-
deem the seemingly utter failure of the
two preceding acts. The rough look
ing audience filed out in silence, and 1t
was whispered in the dressing rooms
that they were reserying their wrath
| until they could catch us on the out
| side. | was sitting in one of the dress
ing rooms when a laundering big
knock was heard at the door. The big
| fellow who had tramped the aisle stood
towering before US with wicked leer
'Whar's the manager of this yere
troupe?'
"Tremblingly I replied that enjoy
ed that distinction
Well, put it thar, pard,' he said
holding out a brawny hand. That's
the best theayter show we ever had in
| this town
I'VE were struck dumb with aston
ishment, but the fellows tone dis
armed al Incredibly. Finally l man
aged to gasp:
But they didn't seem to like it.
They didn't clap their hands or stamp
their feet or even laugh
| The fellows face became CORFU
gated With ferocity, and his hands ner-
yously moved in the direction OF his
hips, as he fairly Kissed:
Clap their hands. Stamp their
feet. Laugh! I'd like to have Caught
the blankety blank raisin a rumpus at
a good show like that was"
Carroll is, as his name might i'm
ply, a deyout disciple of Izaak Walton,
and he is never SO happy as when spin
ming fish story, no matter how old.
Here is one, of the truth of which no
credulous individual will have a doubt:
Several persons had gathered around a
large fire in the bar of a one night
stand hotel after the show on a frosty
winters night talking about adven-
lures OF various sorts when one of the
company remarked that he should like
to see mermaid. One man stoutly
denied the existence of any such be-
ing, whereupon Fisher, who happened
to enter at that moment, stated that he
positively knew theysexisted, for he had
seen them.
When and where?" was the eager
inquiry.
WELL said Fisher, s'I'll tell you.
You see, years before became a
'trouper' l sailed the ocean line blue,
and one Sunday morning when on a
trading voyage the ship was becalmed
Off the island Of Sumatra, close in
shore, and we let go the anchor to pre-
vent the current from setting us on the
coral reefs. In short time after the
anchor was down little merboy poked
his seaweedy head over the rail and
said he wanted to speak 10 the cap
tain. The captain came on deck.
Please, sir said the little fellow,
daddy says you have dropped your
anchor right in front of the door to
, our cave, and he can't get out, and he
and nam want to go to church. The
captain, being religious man, ordered
the anchor to be hove up, and in a few
moments the cid norman, with his
wife and very pretty daughter, swan
alongside of the ship and thanked the
captain for his courtesy"
Carroll says that an accomplished ro-
mancer, such as Fisher, ought to be cat
home in the title role of author-man-
ager of Edgar Seldon's farce, The
Lobster
Inc instinct Of the actor-manager
showed itself very early in the career OF
Charles B. Hanford Of the MacLean-
Iyler-Hanford company. When he was
stripping, scarcely out of his teens, he
undertook to pilot a company OF new
players TO success in rural regions. He
laughs at his boyish troubles now.
But they were serious then. He had
employed boy to blazon the sidewalks
CT mis- rative village with the announce
ment that Hanford's great company
would uIs Hay a varied list OF accom-
plishments at the hall that night. An
other boy desired to be engaged to help,
but his services were not needed. He
vowd vengeance. When night came
the number of people in attendance
could be counted on one hand
The yGunthful manager yainly at
tempted to account for bad business as
he walked to the railway station. II
was explained when he caught sight OF
one of his sidewalk announcements
which loomed uD before him with
CHASTITY whiteness. 1t originally read
'Hansford's show will be given to-
night The Nrathful small boy had
followed his successful rival with a
paint brush and had inserted the word
mot" between the words will" and
be-
TT. Hanford said he never expected
to live to see the dar when he would
smile at that experience.
In the last act of "Colinette" Julia
Marlowe in the name rart offers Will
liam Beach. as Louis XVIII, a dainty
bonbon during a very pretty comedy
scene. The other evening Miss Marlowt
could not resist the temptation to play
practical joke and when Mr.. Beach
opened his mouth for the sweet she
dropped in full grown marshmallow
His majesty should have looked de
| lighted at this point, but his face tool
on surprise, then anxiety, and his eff
forts to speak his lines and at the same
time to get the marshmallow into the
proper consistency for swallowing were
| CONFUSING.
| Wanted good girl, apply to White Swar
Laundry.
| Wheeling Park will be re-opened to-day
| Concert ny entire Opera House Brass Band
Admission 10 cents.
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