Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-06


Edwin Booth smokes small Havana
cigar between the acts.
What nexs7 Nov i Boaton Ideal Unc'e
Toms Cabin Company Is about to take
the road.
Hess thinks of taking the Russell Gem
panyto,M Mexico, or did have such Rthought.
Il is now doubtful that he win.
Theresa Vaughn (Mrs. Mestayer) goes
to Europenex month to study preparatory
to making he debut on the operatic stage
Alice Oates, the singer and dancer. has
become 30 rotund that her embonPoint Is
pspable the moment you place eyes upon
her.
7 Kirslfss were originally family OF
dancing children in Vienna. They were
for some time residents of Troy. N. l.,
and owned house there.
The Boston Home Journal thinks that
Lolita excels in the dual roles Of Little Nell
and the Marchioness, in Charles Dickens:
Jr.'s new versiou of '0ld Curiosity Shop.
Minnie Maddern, who has been starring
all this week at the Walnut, PhiladelPhia,
is daughter of the late Tomas W. Davey,
at one time very prominst Western
theatrical manager.
Miss Jennie Morton Miss Jennie
Moysten, q member of BARLEY Canbells
white Slave Company, died the other
day suddenly in Omaha. Neb. She was
resident of New York and was an accom-
plished actress.
New York has lot proved to be a very
pleasant little lamb for Mary Anderson.
She is not at all pleased with her exper-
fence In Gotham, aud announces that she
will 90 to England after her present tour,
never TO return professionally.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett presented Brown
ing's 1.-The Blot in the Scutcheon, at the
Grand Opera House 81. Louis, Saturday
evening last, in response to q request from
the Browning Club Of that city, which was
present in body.
M. Booth spent last Sabbath so quietly
that even the indefatigsble reporters OF the
dailies had nothing to say Monday. There
is altogether too much toadyism at the
present day, and it is stated that there are
none who despise it more than Mr.. Booth.
Philadelphia Sunday Republic: Judic's
presentations will long be remembered 6y
those who witnessed them, not only because
she is good actress, but also on account
of the gross indelicscy of the pieces in
which she played; and indelicacy is q very
modest term to apply to them.
The mental troubles that sometime mem.
bers of the profession are compelled to en-
counter had an illustration in the fact that
when few days ago Johnny Hughes, q
brother of Andy, died in Philadelphia,
Andy, who was playing in New York, came
over to attend the funeral, and returned to
New York in time TO appear at the matinee,
Genevieve Ward. the trsgedienne, sailed
from Melbourne for the United States last
week. She has made no engagements for
this country, and will probably soon go to
her home in London, One OF her last acts
in Australia was to give performance OF
"Antigone' for the benefit of the Melbourne
Hospital Boxes were sold at $500 and
seats at S. each. 1t took place on Novem-
Der 6, and netted $25,000
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett will produce
Victor Hugo's tragedy Herman" in
February, at the Star Theatre, New York.
The Eng lish version of this play was first
produced in London at the Drury Lane
Theatre. AprilS, 1881, with Wsllack, Mac
ready and Cooper in the principal parts.
he has also in preparation Charles o..
borne's tragedy Thomas Beckett" and
"Glsucns, or the Last Days of Pompeii"
adapted BY Hon. George 81. Boxer from
the elder Lytton's marvellous story. For
the latter grand scenic effects are in pre-.
paration illustrating the eruption Of
Vesuvius and the burial of Herculaneum
and Pompeii.