The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-19
PROCEEDS Of PRISON MINSTREL
WILL CO To SALVATION ARMY
Tickets For Thanksgiving Performance
Go On Sale Here This
Morning
Many Ohio County Men to Take Part
500 Tickets Are Allotted
to Wheeling

Proceeds of the minstrel show to be
given at the West Virginia penitcnttary
at MuundSville the evening or Ihanks-
giving Day. November a. Will be- ap-
raised for the Salvation Armys home
service work here. This announcement
was made last evening by Peter Haber-
stick. Of this city. who is directing the
, rchcarSalS for the minstrel.
Tickets for the evening performance
will be placed on sale here today. While
the auditorium and gallery Of the prison
chapel where the performance is 10 be
given. will scat from 1900 to 800 people
I the number Of seats allotted to Wheel
ing is only 500 as the people Of Mounds
. Vile and other nCirhbOring sections Will
want all Of the others seats With the
proceeds TO be applied to such worthy
: cause there il no doubt that Wheeling s
entire allotment Of tickets will be taken
! up readily. The tickets Will be sold by
! tho women's committee Of the salvation
; Army campaign. and ut VIII Fees place
! Of business in the Annex on Twelfth
i street. Tickets will be sold at seventy
| five cents each.
Mr.. Habcrstick. in speaking of the
! performance last evening. said that this
! Thanksgiving Day minstrel at the prlS-
on will be by far the best ever shown
| there, and that it will compare favor
ably with the best shows Of the kind
seen on any theatre stage. He is train
! ing group of score or more or the
4 pest talent III inc prison. lhcre VIII pe
complete now stage setting. and the per-
| Torrance will be given in full costume.
! which Mr.. IIabcrStick has ordered from
| Philadelphia from one of the biggest
| costume houses in the country.
| Practically all of the Ohio county jail
| breakers who were sent to Moundsville
! from the October term of Ohio county
! criminal court, will I've seen in tho per
! furmancc among them being J: c. ELL
, lott, the jail-brcakcr who was shot and
! severely wounded nv Taller Mike F'itZ-
! gerald after the fugitive had attacked
and escaped from Policeman James
Stanley. who rccaptured him as he
dropped from the rope ladder by which
Elliott will sing several solos.
Jack Noltc. an Ohio county life term
or, will also sing several solos. and
Dewey Chambers. another Ohio county
| inmate of the prison will be the inter
! loCutor.
Prof. Elmer Hoclzlc. OF this city. Is
directing the preparation Of the choral
numbers and the singing promises TO be
fine feature Of the performance.
The morning performance will be for
| inmates OF the prison only. but the on
| tire auditorium nj the evening perform.
anCc Will he used for the accommodation
Of the public.
Mr.. Hahcrstick stated last evening
that Contractor II. l.. srahrirht has
promised To have the MCMechen-
MoundSvillc road through the Narrows
completed in time TO throw il open on
Thanksgiving Day and this will afford
Wheeling people nm opportunity to enjoy
the first trip over tho newly paved road
in going TO Moundsvillc To attend the
minstrel
Wonderful advancement has been
made in IN" prison recently and the
minstrel show will afford visitors a nov
81 opportunity of a visit to tn" inst!tu.
tion and to enjoy themselves while rs.
Sisting worthy movement.