Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17
THE DRAMA.
The Latest iutslllossos n rest
2 light favorites.
Theatrical News Of AL MAIDS From Bssh
Emope and America-Persuud
Notes and Stage a
Gossip. -
WHAT THE STARS ARE DOING.

W, ueAt SAtuIudy. -rr
Bernhard has been again troubled
with splitting of blood. :.
Lawrence Barrett will add "FraLcscO
di Riminp to his repertoire.
Lolita IL In New York. She closed
an engagement at the Academy LAT
night.
Joe jefferson plays "The Rivals" 1t
the Union Square, New York, ON the
18th inst.
Theatre programmes In New York
are not the mine Of profit they were
formerly accounted.
Brunt's Opera House, East Liverpool,
is to have new drop curtain. Ii Is the
work Of Chicago artist.
Miss Mary Anderson, 1t is announced,
will act Oh Two nights i'm London before
she returns to the United States.
a London theatre, the Novelty, will
henceforth provide free opera glasses 10
the occupants OF boxes and stalls.
Katherine RsgeFs II still confined 70
her room by illness And hoe given her
ompany permission 10 accept other en-
gagcmeuts.
The Bostsn ideals begin their rchear-
sails in that city on tine 18th. Mrs. Mary
Beebe Haskell joins the COMPANY In
two weeks New England tour.
The Marquis Of Lorne, the Prihcos
Louise and entire suite attended the
performance Of the Calender. Iavery
Consolidated Ninstrels, while IN
Chicago.
w. +. Cody has commenced the ses.
son with his new play Twenty Days.
o, Buffalo RilI's Pledge" His time Is all
klled for the season. The play II said
ts be q SUCCESS.
Salsbury's Troubadours were 10 inau-
s1rste their season on Thursday Last NJ
Patterson, n. j, but owing 10 the pre-
valence Of smallpox In that city they
wisely cancelled their date.
Connie Gilchrist, a clever, pleasing
burlesque actress, now appearing al the
Gaiety Theatre, London, " nightly
kissed, 30 says Olive Logan, because Of
o scandal which, her name In involved.
Bob Buriette,, Of the Burlington
.HaWkcyc, will lecture hsss next Satur.
day. II Robert doesnit draw . full
house Il will be. bepauss Wbrelin9
doesn't know n good thing when sasS
sees II.
The Kiralfy Brothers have now both
Of their companies on the road, one of
them doing 1.-THE Black Crook" In the
West, and the other. sAround the
Werld In Eighty Days. In Boston.
Both conpanis%hav tls,s far been very
successful.
Nr. Lawrence Barrett will make his
appearance In London, 1t the Drury-
lane Theatre, During next June. Nc.
wis drama CHARLES THIS work
will he produced by Mr.. Henry Irving
In this country.
Both the theatres ut Lyons, France,
IRE closed, and the mupkipaity Whose
property they can find no one TO take
them for the coming se&sDu. a similas
Encouraging report comes from Mansell.
les and Toulouse, and this In spite ofail
that has been said Of French fotsdnsss
fos the drama.
Actresses ARE not always cclebratcd
for their shrinking delieacy, but there
IL one that ought ~ be. She was called
as witness In 70 case before one Of the
New York courts the other day, and be-
fore taking the witness stand, she Wills
pered TO the counsel for defendant,
''place me 20 that the Jury can See my
face, for feel sure that my beauty viii
work on their feelings 20 that they will
return verdict Of aequittaL" The
lawyer survived, but with difficulty.
The success Of Fanny Davenport In
Iondon-fOr 10 II Is reported-in Diane
dc I.ys, the work Of Dumas 6is, may not
be entirely due to that lsdy's good looks
or stage ability. We are gravely In
formed by the telegraph that upon tho
opening night ofthe play she wore 500
go worth OF diamonds. NotwithAand-
ing pronounced tendency TO tho
dccOletce, Therefore, Miss davenport h
clearly not Of opinion that beauty UNI
adorned IL adOrned the most.
Miss Ada Dyas will on October .
start upon "a starring tour through New
England. She will act during n period
Of eight ~ twelve weeks. From New
England she will 90 as far West M ~.
Louis. Me-. George Holland will serve
~ her manager. Her assisting com.
pany will include Mr.. Holland, Mr..
barton Hill, Mr.. Sidney Drew, Mis-
Constance Marielle, and Miss Alice
Mansfield. Miss Dyas will perform in
strictly good plays. Her engagements
should be extremely popular, for Miss
Dyas Ia Dne Of the few sctrens'~ who ars
now worth seeing.