Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-26
Lizzie ]. BickeIton.
MINNIE PALMER.

MIMI PALMER.
London Fun thus speaks of Miss Minnie
Palmer, who is to appear at the Opera
House Monday and Tuesday evenings:
Minnie Palmer, who is appearing at the
Grand AID Gsiety just now, is an exces'
sively puzzling young person to write about
critically. She is pretty, which ~incllnes the
susceptible writer Of these lines to lenlency.
She is possessed of 50 much real talent that
the thing is doubly ~exasperating: She
plays with untIring vivacity, spirit and
earnestness, that quite carries him away.
She has a rich and melodioas voice thai
soothes his savage breast. She dances with
elegance, neatness and finish, and that
dancing makes him puff. What Is a
miserable noticer to do with a suoJec
Ike this? Miss Palmer is decidedly anus
ing; it is Just a question in my mind
whether she displays this faculty most In
humorous or pathetic passages but | am in
clined to Judge the balance as pretty equal
She is an urdoubted financial
success, and he grovels in the dust like the
free-born Briton he is"
"oXLY 4 FARMERS DACGHTER.'
This play was produced at the Opera
House last night before q large and spprecl-
ative audience. 1t is q five act melO'drama
and varied enough to suit the most diversl
led audience Miss Lillian Lewis, who
assured the leading role, is an actress OF
line presence and manner, capable OF sus
tanning q greater tax upon her powers that
Only a Farmers Daughter requires. The
dual role which she assumes is a thankless
one, namely, an adventures scheming for
y fortune which she hopes to gain by win.
ring away a husband from his devoted
wife and eventually numbering both, and
all for the love of an escaped convict. her
accomplice. The latter character was sus
;ained By Mr.. II. T. Courtney. The audi
erce testified their appreciation of the. efforts
Of the leading actors by twice calling them
before the curtain Following is the cast:
Lizzie J,@d i star, , The alyentures Lillian Lswn
Justine, the Farmer, Daughter ............ Esther Lyon
.Ey Kind pGrmi, In Oi tie Madison Square Theatre.
Mother niarkc, OF Poverty Hollow. .... Emma Frank
Mollie, Little Neily'> a'tendant;".":".ttna rank
Harold lennox. the wealthy author. Wm.A.Gilillan
Jack Hartley The adventures ; 81 r Courtney
Philip BaItraml ~accomplce.
sammy Green, a farmer ad........"..Fred Hunter
Higgins, the d hNNuOcIS
Keeper Taylor, OF sing sing" .......... ...."..J. Dalton
Nelly, mammal treasure. Little Minnie GirNin
TuE FORD OPERA COMPANY.
The sale preserved seats for the perform
auces Of this welLknown and deservedly pop.
ular musical organization will open q,
banners music store this morning. The
opera 10 be sung to morrow evening is Au
Oer's Fra Diayaio, with a cast including Miss
Zelda Seguin, Miss Telula Evans, Maud
Baker, James Y. Peakes, George Denhan,
George TRAINER and a dozen other celebri-
lies, with u grand chorus of twenty-five
There will be a grea: demand for seats.
EDWARD NURPuY'S LECTURE.
The public should not forget the lee
,ure to be delivered by Mr.. Ed
wsrd Murphy, at the First Baptist
church next Monday evening. The SUB
iect: John Bull and Brother Jonathan,
is one which Mr.. Murphy is particular
" qualified to discuss, aud his entertaining
manner and we'll known ability as an ora
tor will insure q full house.