Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Now that the elections are over theat.
rical managers all over the country are
about to take heart and look for large
and successful season. The Opera
House for the three first nights OF next
week will be held by tirst.class COM
panies, and ones that undoubtedly Will
draw large and fashionable audiences.
ON Monday and Tuesday evenings
will be presented for the first time in
this city, by the celebrated
TILE CLUB,
a Musical Society Satire, Idle Hours"
which will be an event OF much interest
to theatre goers. The satire, If such one
chooses to call il, is rollicklng jolly
thing, in which nine firstclass artists
take put. The Boston Journal, one OF
the best dramatic and musical critics,
has this to say OF it:
The piece is in two acts, the flrst rep
reseHtiny the interior OF the club.ro0n.
This SCI ne is one OF the finest efforts
Mr.. T.. La Moss has ever exhibited. 1t
represents the parlor of the club, with
the studio in the background. The cur
tain rises upon this view, with some oil
the members Of the club at work. Others
arrive, until all are present. The com
mittee on the summer trip make tleir
report and announce that the trip OF the
club will be made OH the Erie Cana, and
that iCr that purpose a canal-bOat has
been chartered After considerable dis
cussion the action of the committee is
approved. The curtain rises on the Sec
ond act with a view OF the canal boat.
The sides oi the boat being partially cut
away gives a perfect view Of the inter
Tor. This has been tastcfuly ar
ranged to represent a parlor,
ami with the aid of numerous Cnin 'se
Lanterns a most pleasing effect is given.
On deck there is stretched an awning,
under which some Of the members OF
the company while away the time. This
actintroduces the several artists in their
specislties, which include songs from
English. French and Spanish operas,
character songs and dances, Chinese,
German and Ethiopian music, plantation
medleys, banjo playing. etc. The en-
tnrtainment is unguestionab'y one OF
the best of its class that has been pre-
sented in this city, and it deserves to
have crowded houses.
The idea OF the play is taken from a
serious of articles that appeared in
Scribaer's Magazine, which were very in
ter&ting and treated humorously OF the
decorative craze prevalent at that time.
One of the papers, in relation to a trip
on the Erie Canal, was seized upon by
playwright and the musical society satire
entitled "Idle Hours" evolved.
On Wednesday evening Il at famous
character comedian,
SOL SMITH RUSSELL,
known all over the country as one OF
the most humorous persons on the
Anne rican st ige, viii appear in Edge.
wood Folks" Of which the press all
over the country is unanimous in de-
claring it to be first class: The New
York Herald says:
"The regular season oil iSS0-'Sl at the
Park Theater opened last evening with
Mr.. Sol Smith Russell and his very su-
perior company in "Edgewood Folks, q
play which has been written for him
bv Mr.. J. +. Brown, and which Is we'll
suited to show Mr.. Russelrs powers as
a humorist and mimic. "Edgewood
Folks" met with pleasant reception; ;
the story is pretty and pastoral, and
serves admirably to introduce Mr.. kus-
sell in a variety OF songs and character
sketches which provoked much merri-
ment and were repeatedly encored. A
reference 10 the cast shows the strength
of his company, and rs they are a
A clever set, they did as we'll with their
parts as the merits OF the piece allowed,
and aided materially in the general sue
cess OF the evening
On Friday evening the Opera House
bids fair to be crowded 10 its fullest ca
pacitv, it being the occasion OF the
COMPLIMENTARY CoNcERr
TO be rendered Mrs. NJ. +. Whitaker.
Seats are now on sale at Lucas music
store and are being rapidly taken. kra-
mer's orchestra will assist in the accom-
paniments and a large number OF our
vocal talent will take part, among them,
Mesdames Fred and Ed Norton, Cald-
we'll and Messrs. Lucas and Hermann
and several others. Mrs. W. is favor
lite. as her friends will testify Friday
night.
LECTURES.
On the 18th, Rev. DeHass will de-
liver one OF his highly interesting lee
lures IN the Fourth Street n. +. church.
and during the month OF December Rev.
#. Dewitt Talmage, the great pulpit ora
tor and yvmnast, also, Cough the tenn
nerance advocate are both announced