Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

Miss Bates herself declared tina. her
reason for leaving was that she had net
found that employment an Daly's com
pany which she lad sought. She had
left the trawley organization in San
Francisco in order to join Mr.. Daily for
the express purpose, she states, Of be-
ing enabled to play Shakespearean ana
classical roles, as it is in that direction
that her ambition hes. When she
found that she was cast Tor the adTer-
turess in a melodrana her spirit re-
belled, and she decided to cult. The
fact remains, of course, that she did not
quit until after she had made her hit.
On the other hand those who content
that Miss Bates course is indefenaitla
assert that for some time prior to the
production of THE Great Ruby sue
had an understanding VIZ the Lle5ier
company that she would leave MIR. DAILY
at any time her services might be re-
CURED by theil for the purpose Of join
ing their company. This company Will
produce the Grundy version Of Dumas
Three Guardsmen" at the Broadway
theatre here during the present month.
They point to the fact that much Of the
press matter sent out in connection
with Miss Bates seems now to nave
been written with d thorough appra-
citation of Miss Bates subsequent move.
There the matter stands. 1t is tie
whole case in a nutshell. "You pays
your money and you takes your
choice" l do not care to express an
opinion on the subject except to state
that the persistent attacks which have
been made On Miss Bates by some
newspapers since she severed her rela-
tons with Days company are outrage
Gus, and the one which intimates that
the cause CT her departure was the per-
sistenCe with which some i'll advised
friends had doomed her through a press
agent is ridiculous and malicious. 1t
carries its refutation upon its face. IL
Mr.. Daily had discharged Miss Bates,
the story would be possible, but as sic
left of her own motion it is abScrd.
The cables brought the information
from London short time ago tndt
James A. Bailey, proprietor OF Barnum
G Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth,
was about to sell out his interest in
the enterprise, or the greater portion
Of it, to some Englishmen who thought
they knew just how the thing ought to
be run. Like many another piece OF
information which the cable brings, 1t
was not fact. Inasmuch as the circus
cleared for Mr.. Bailey in England last
season about 100000, it is not likely
that he would get himself out of breath
in an effort to dispose of his holdings
There is no man in this country who
knows mere of Mr. Bailey's plans than
x.f hi or, ~
tives in this city MIR. Allen recently
made the following statemen- which
ought TO serve to make the children OF
America feel that life is still worth llv-
ing and that the Barnum show will be
back some time or other:
The story is a revamped version CT
one set afoat some years ago during the
last European trip of the Greatest on
Earth Ait that time the yarn had This
much basis OF fact: Mr.. Bailey
was approached by a number of En-
glish capitalists interested in amuse-
ment enterprises with proposition u
syndicate the property for the purpose
Of converting it into permanent En-
glish institution. The capital stock
suggested was $2,000000
Mr.. Bailey considered the PROPOSE
ton favorably, but insisted that ne
must retain a controlling interest III
the property under the syndicate ar
rangement and must retain the bust
ness direction of the enterprise. To
this the Britons would not consent, and
the negotiations came to nothing.
/ see that this new story places the
proposed capitalization of the syndicat-
ed concern at s2000,00 Now, l know
that the show cleared during last sea-