The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-12


negro minstrel companies in the country
will be at the Opera House tonight.
Thereserved seats for Maggie Mitchell,
next Monday and Tuesday, at the Opera
House, went off quite rapidly yesterday.
Joe Jefferson is Spirttualist. He ap-
pears in Pittsburgh next week.
Miss Jane Combs and probably Lolita
other stars, will have Lingard in Wheel
ing before Lent.
In Japan you pay two cents admission
to the theatres and are presented with a
five cent fan. A steamer sails on We'd
nesday from New York.
Annie Louise Cary and Max Strakosch
stoutly deny the report that they are
married or have such intent, and they
ought to know.
The vigorous attack made by the cler-
gymen of Philadelphia on the reproduce
ton of the spectacular drama OF the
"Black Crook" in that city, has resulted
in great benefit to the management OF
theatres. 1t has thoroughly advertised
the play, and the vivid painting by the
eloquent divines of the sad immortality
of the play has induced hundreds of these
congregations to visit the performance
Jus, to see how horribly wicked it is.
A reporter of the Pittsburgh Caro"-
eicLe called on Aimee in that city on
Thursday, and the following portion OF
the interview is of interest:
MADAME, may ask few questions
in regard to your public career?
Certainly"
"At what age did you commence your
musical studies?"
"At seven years of age, under the in
structon ofmy mother, in Algeria, where
tn, family went when | was but two
months old. | was born in Lyons, but
spent the first seven years OF my life IN
Africa. returned to Marsellies and
continued my musical studies, always
under my mothers tuition, until l arrlv-
cd at the age of fifteen, when l made my
debut ut the AL Dorado in Paris. This
was in 1864. ! remained there one year,
and then accepted an engagement in
Brazil, where | remained for one year.
In 1869 | returned to Paris, appearing IN
Barbe Blue "BrigandS" and other B0utic
Operas.
col. FISK.
At the breaking out of the Franco
German war | came to America, under
the management of Colonel Fisk, at the
Grand Opera House. All! poor man he
was good friend to the artists" After
an engagement of considerable length, l
assumed the management of Lima Ed
wins Theatre for one year, where my
pecuniary success was not great, though
il amply repaid me for my time. After
this travelled with my company, some
times under my own management, dur
ing the year 1872, 1873 and this year,
generally with IL great deal Of success. |
am somewhat disappointed with the
houses we have had here, they arc not
what expected. The Pittsburg hers ar"
good patrons of amuScmentS Of artistic
character, and like the people.
MADAME, | hope this this will not dis
courage you from coming again. 1t is
owing to the stringency Of the times and
the lockout" Here our representative
entered into lengthy description Of the
"card rates"
THE SMOKY CITY SORE THROAT.
"Oh, | am not at all Discouraged; that
which troubles me more is an affection of
the throat, which | invariably get here,
rs well as in Chicago and Cincinnati. All
my troupe are similarly affected. | at
tribute it to the smoke Ill the atmosphere
We leave for Wheeling Tomorrow, but
will return in time to sing Friday night
at my benefit when | shall sing an Eng
lish song, and dance
"You are going from the frying pan
into the fire. You will find Wheeling as
smoky as Pittsburgh"
".lh, mon DieuE
At this moment Mr.. ArrigGtti, the
tenor, entered to rchcarse for the even
ing, and the interview was brought 10 II
termination with kind invitation to re-
peat our visit on her return.
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