The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
BRIEF SKETCH OF THE
Theatres That We're
AND THE
Theatres That Are

few words. sums up the whole stu
alton. embodying the entire universe
running the whole gamut OF human
emotions. covering the doincs of the
great and small the high and lowly
the rich and poor alike Each DAY
some little drama is being enacted
in the lives of some persons and car
ries with il. TO those who witness
IL. its smiles and tear
The theatre OF to-day is merely a
mirror rejecting the tragedies and
comedies OF many lives and in these
the populace OF many cities ind re-.
creation and relaxation. We laugh
a. the humOr OF things. we applaud
the heroic deeds. we score the vii
lain and We Weep with the heart
broken
Just as every effect has its cause.
50 has the play its cause. Every
play is founded on soma historical
TACT or happening. it may be tragedy
or II may be comedy or 10 may be
one conveying a healthy moral hut
IN any event IL has its foundation.
Historical plays as well a. the trag-
les. have their following and are I'm
the main always successful We
revel in history. both ancient and
modern and find in it much 10 in
struct and entertain and il is for this
that we witness plays OF this charac.
ter.
The play with the human touch.
however. is strongest with the Amer
lcan people. one that tugs at our
htarisirines and takes Us out OF our.
selves and makes of us one of those
who are acting out the story. These
plays are built upon the tragedies
ana comedies of every day life and
there is hardly one bur what We can
hnd M ~ something thar is similar
10 som" happening az one time or an
other IN our own lives So strong is
ihis appeal In many instances. as 10
make people forget where they are
ana CRY out during some particularly
{ strong ~"Chns. at the villain. or cheer
some heroic deed Instances OF this
character are common throughout
TN country and this city is no eNcen-
Ton. such thing having happened
on several occasions here. The old
opera house. on the site o. which the
Register hui!3iu- now stands Was
tho scene OF number OF such occur
Tent"s and the same spontaneous
uuthurst ls m evidence in our present
cay theatrical history 10 is the
tang That grips us. that plays on our
sN mpathi"s or emotions. that takes
us back 10 The theatre night after
ilEhl ana causes us 20 say with
i'tmI';. The plays tho thing"
No" that We have tina, little spasm
..' "i "ur'SN-tem We will get down 10
l"'atrlcals IN Wheeling which is tho
real object OF TINS -tof,
Some Aneier: History.
commencing WITH circus OF "a
greater or less decre of merit in 1Sn1
w he'ling has progressed until tod -
lI iH recognized as one OF the hest
'h'" towns iu IN" country. and as a
result OF this distinction the play.
koeTs OF This city are privileged 10 se.
some very hish class productions. In
t'le respect Nh"elin. Us more fortu-
male than some Of h.r larger bur les
fortunate ueiEhborS
from the advent OF the above men
lI"H'i circus. Wandering minstrel
Ii"uDrs ana music. MS entertained the
residents OF the city until about IL
years later. when the first theatrical
performance was put on In the civ
10y i"t Ittsplan society. Orranized a.
society Tor literary detel0umsnt
Iai~ play carried the title. speed tb.
flo". The performance was given
Of" 900" clt I.luCa terrain Institute.
Whlch i- now the homo OF the Linslv
Institute
As time progressed amuscm-ute
.noH On more important asue,f.
'ircle performances became more ma
IN'Fbur. as well as other forms d.
entertainment. The town hall ana
numerous other halls. may have been
liili'd Tor theatrical performances
Dur Oh" first theafer OF record wa.
'i' 'id Ni1euHeuW hat stood 90 ODE.