Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12

Girl From Up There seems thin even
unto attenuation. The big audience
present soon realized this thinness, and
even the clever and humorous acting OF
Harry Davenport, Virginia Earle, jos,
eph Coyne, Harry Conor, David Mont
gomery, Fred Stone. and Charles Al
drich failed to utterly eradicate The
feeling of boredom. Edna May-who
had splendid reception-looked lovlier
than ever, but, sad to. say, her histri-
onic and vocal capabilities are not
equal to the arduous name part. Edna
has babbled a good deal to interview
ers during the week-a leetle too much,
in my humble judgment-but she cam
not be credited with such success as
she gained in the Belle. There was a
noisy demonstration at the iinish-a
demonstration really too stormy for
the occasion.
Thomas W. Ross is still under thirty
years of age, but has had an experience
equalling that of many an actor twice
as old, having devoted nine years to
stock work in some of the best com
panies in the country.
In 1892 Mr. Ross made his first ap-
pearance at the Boston Museum and
was with the noted company CT that
theatre until its dissolution. Then fol-
lowed a thirty weeks season with the
Grand Opera Stock Company, Boston.
The season of 1894 Mr.. Ross PLAYED an
important juvenile role with Charles
Dickson in A jolly Good Fellow, where
his work evoked much favorable COM
ment After this he again turned his
attention to stock. and spent the next
two seasons in Denver and Kansas
City His success in both cities was
emphatic. He then became member
of the original stock company at the
Avenue Theatre, Pittsburg, and during
the seasons of 1S95-'96 he played among
other parts Tony Lumpkin ana Bob
Acres. Though he was one of the
youngest comedians to essay those
famous characters, his portrayals re-
ceived serious consideration from press
and public. From Pitsburg he went to
Salt Lake City for a season, thence the
following summer to San Francisco rs
the light comedian of the F'rawley COM
pany. During the engagement Mr..
Ross played Chambers in Puddn head
Wilson, and received the unqualified
praise of the entire San Francisco
press. He was next with Hyde ard
Behman as light comedian of their Park
Theatre, Brooklyn. stock company In
their revival of Trilby, with Henrietta
Crosman in the name part, he played
Little Billee, and was pronounced by
the press the best exponent of that
character who had appeared in New
York or Brooklyn. Upon the reorgani-
cation of the Pittsburg stock COMPANY
which was transferred from the Avenue
Theatre TO the Grand Opera House, he
was engaged for leading light comedy
and juvenile roles. In the early part
of The season of 1S99-19G9 it was found
necessary to cast him for a strong
character part; the Impression he made
was so favorable and he found the ex-
perience so congenial that he determin-
ed to devote all his attention to char
acter business. In this his desires were
furthered by the management, and dur
ing the season named and the present
season Mr.. Ross has played many
strong serious and comic character
parts, in several of which he Is pictured
on the front page of this issue Of Tie
Mirror Among his notable successes
during the past two seasons have been
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