Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-04
DRAMATIC DoINGS.

Lawrence Barrett is writing life OF
Charlotte Cushmsn.
Old women act as ushers in some Of the
best theatres in Holland and other Dutch
cities.
NINE. Judic, tits stated, will receive near
ly $500 600 for her 269 performances in
America.
Mad. Modissks returned on the Auranis
Monday morning with husband, son, nice,
and Polish tiger. q
Edward E. Rice will pay John A. Mac
kay $500 a week TO play the principal char
scter n 'EVsngeline.
The subject of "Icenis, the play written
for Mary Anderson, Is said to be an entirely
original one, not hitherto treated on the
stsge.
John Sleeper Clarke, the American com
edian, is bestirring himself. He is having
Nicholas Nickelby' dramatized, and will
play Newman Noggs.
Alice Harrison has made success of her
new comedy, Hot Water and Is In de-
msnd as an attraction. The piece Is said
10 be particularly clever.
A daughter Of Joaquin Miller has chosen
The theatrical profession as the acme OF her
ambition. She will appear in as" her IA
theirs drama in which LOudon Mccormick
plays the principal role.
II is asserted that Dion Boucicsult has
married in Australia, Louisa Thorndyke, a
young actress OF his company. The old
gentleman is getting reckless.
Joe Jefferson has extended his season so
that it now covers sixteen weeks ten OF
which will be played before the winter hoE-
days, and the other six in in the early spring
Frank Farrell is said to be writing fairy
tales in New York concerning Madam Judic.
One of these recites that she is 81 years old,
and was married in April 1867.
Mary Anderson will commence engage
ment at the Star Theatre New York, Octo-
Der 18th. She then appears as Julia in
Sheridan Knowles "Hunchback,' pertor-
nance that took London BY storm artist
cslly.
Osmund Tearle and his wife, Minnie Con-
way, have been starring in the legitimate in
England and doing extremely we'll The
press have praised Tearle very highly, and
especially his "Virginius, jim which charac-
ter he has made great hit.
1t is stated that the idea has come up in
the minds of photographers, that with all
our much lauded beauties in the theatrical
world few ladies grace it possessing AIDE
laide Nelson's charm, and her picture can
now be seen again in Broadways windows.
Nine. Modjrska brought over sixty-Gve
pieces Of baggage in the Aurania, and had
10 take oath TO $4,000 worth Of wardrobe
A large eyed Hungarian page, about three
and one-haH feet high, attended her, and
her niece q handsome blonde of l9, was in
her suite She left for Stamford in the at,
ternoon.
Herman and Jones. the authors of The
Silver King have qusrreled over their re.
spective shares in the authorship of the play.
Hermann asserts that the story is his, that
the working out of the details is his AMI the
is all his own. Jones, on the
other hand, declares that the whole play,
save some unimportant lines, was written by
him aud that every character in it was
drawn by him, although he comedies that
Hermann assisted in evolving the plot.
A correspondent of Freunds Music and
Drama, writing from Hull England, Sep
TENDER |, says according to reliable reports
Mary Anderson is not doing well financially.
She opened to q very poor house in Leeds,
August 81. She insisted on having the re-
gular prices raised and the public would not |
submit They do say she has lost STj 900, |
30 far this season, but she hopes to recover |
al her Losses in America this fall and next |
spring, All the English papers speak very |
highly of her "Rosalind.' and say it is by |
all Odds the best thing she has done so for.
Henry Abbey will be seen soon in the
, uited Ststss, and this time az the manager
If two stars OF the first magnitude-Mary
Anderson and Madame Gerster. Miss An
ierson and Madame Gerster, Miss Ander-
ons company includes Forbes. Robinson,
: Il. Mscklin, J. G. Taylor, Arthur Lewis,
Henry Vernon, Sydney Hayes, I. Bindloss,
4. Stsnsbury, Joseph Anderson, Mrs. Bill
ngton, Mrs. Mscklin, Miss Zstie Tilbury, a
laughter of Lydia Thompson, aud Mrs.
'hsrles Calvert. Madame Gerster's COM
any includes Antony Galsssi baritone;
irlando Harvey, q young American tenor,
He Lsblache, eontralto; Signorits Sac
oui, harpist, and Signor Ssppio, PIANIST
his lady tour begins in Boston on Novem-
CT 18th Hiss Andersous begins in New
'ork.
When the twenty-six pieces Of baggage
hieh Mr. Frederick Gebherd brought home
ON England on the steamer Celtic were
yamined by the customs officers q costly
il painting was found. TWAS large pOr. {
ait of lady, said to be Mrs. Lille Lang ,
y. The picture was held to be dutia5le, (
ut Mr. Gebhsrd disputed this ruling. Fl I
ally Colonel Kibfie, the deputy surveyor,
as called upon to decide the point at issue {
be owner declared that the prortrsit had I
zen long time in his possession-in fact, !
ring the SIX cen months he had been AZ q
Mt from his native county. he expressed q
S willingness to pay duty on set Of an 6
que china without dissent. After an argu- 8
ent Of the case on the dock Mr.. Gsbhard f
Ok an oath that Mrs. Langtrys portrait I
IS part Of his household goods. This
Of the case was apparently sat Il
actory to the custom officials. The pic Il
re was passed free Of duty. il
Know FHYsRTF n, raadipy tha HSo;arca a,