Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-06-28
FooTLIeHT FLASHES.

Doinss of Theatrical People ut Homo and
Pauline Markham viii have two new plays
next season
Osmond Tesrle and wife sailed for Eng
land on Tuesday.
Edwin Booth is visiting Lawrence Barrett
at Cohasset, Mass.
Maggie Mitchell and family are at Long
Branch for the simmer.
Agnes Booth-Sehefel win 60 to the Msdi-
son Square next season.
Stella Boniface sad HsrryA. Weaver, JE:,
are to be married on June II.
Myron Whitney Is to go with the Boston
Ideals next season after all.
At last accounts Gus Williams and Nate
Salisbury were resting in Detroit.
G. d. Hess has engaged the Mexican
Band for his Chicago summer season.
Summer opera troups at cheap prices are
being organized in great number.
Manager John F. Poole. Of Niblo's Gar
den, has recovered from his recentillness.
Miss Maud Harrison has accepted IN en-
sagemeAt with A. NJ. Palmer, her frner
manager.
At Whites theater, Detroit, Robert Nc
Wade gave rip Van Wrinkle" from June
Sth to 18th.
Belle Boyd, the elocutionist, formerly of
baltimore, Is in Little Rock, Ark, entirely
destitute.
W.. Florence started on the 9Th Of June
fer a two noaths fishing trip to the Resti.
touche region.
Miss Mary Anderson is to occupy the
Princess Theaser, London, while Wilson
Barrett is on his American tour.
Kate Clsxtoa is giving that great novelty,
The Two Orphans" at the ITALIA Theater,
New York, this week.
Horace McWieker and w. I. Elliott have
signed to manage Minnie Madden for
three years, beginning with the next au-
tumn.
Lissie Mccall was recently married to
Nestor P. Lennon. Mr.. Lennon has signed
for next season with Daniel Froham's at
tractisns.
Mrs. Gerald Eyre threatens a law suit
against Manager McCaull for Damages in
Cured by her recent fall, while playing in
The Plack Husssr," at Wsllack's.
1t is practically settled that Rose Coghlan
will star next season, and that she will have
another play to alternate with "Our Joan"
Simon Nahm will act IS her manager, and
Der company WILDE engaged at once. Miss
Coghlan went 10 Ionkers, New York, last
week 10 rest for the summer
Mr.. John Stetsen has engaged Rosina
Vokes and a London company for an Amer
lean tour. The company includes Sir Charles
Young, Mr.. Arthur Boncher, Capt. Gooch,
Mr. Claude Ponsonby, Mrs. Coplestone and
o,her. The repertory arranged BY this COM
a,ua'ion for the American tour is said to be
a brilliant one.
AT Chrg's Cave Garden, st. Louis, Ford's
npe.s Company No commenced their sum.
u er season, June s, presenting Madame
AfgoIs Daughter The members are
Harry Allen, Alonzo Hatch, Louis Ray
u,ord, Alice May, Ethel Lynton, Helen
>,ardish, Blanch Chapman, Henry Carlberg
and Others. They travel as far West as San
Francisco.
Next season Henry Chantrau will play
few one night stands outside OF the New
England circuit, as he has had plenty of
time offered in the large cities. He believes
that "Kit" has entered upon a new lease OF
life. Last Wednesday night he appeared at
the Boston, presenting Kit" supported BY
his own company.
Miss Ieonora Bradley is not engaged for
next season as has been announced, al
though che has had a number of excellent
offers. Miss Bradley is a young actress who
has become we'll and favorably known in all
of the large cities, by reason of her good
work as the leading lady of the Robson and
Crane Company during the last three years.
She is possessed of youth and beauty and
beauty and all the accomplishments that go
to make a successful actress.
New York Clipper: The editors Of four
dramatic weeklies in this city have figured
in unenviable scenes within the past month.
Editor C. A. Byrne took part in a street
brawl on the Upper Rialto; Editor Fl. G.
Fiske was arrested for criminal libel; the
Editors Freund have also been sued for libel
and Editor J. w. Keller, on June ., under
took to assault John r. Rogers, but was in
turn set upon and beaten. The last men
toned affair occurredina Union Square beer
saloon, and before its conclusion Editor
Keller was fourishing a cheese knife. He
did not dull it or stain it, however.
New York Mirror. A well known mana
ger said yesterday: II have trodden the
Square for many seasons and know it well,
ard although the past has been the worstin
my experience, | notice that actors are
much better dressed and far more dignifed
in their demeanor than formerly. There is
lone Of the old rough play and more thrift.
Still, l find that actors are yet holding out
for high salaries, and managers, per contra,
fora reduction. Again, how few local mana
gers from out.oftown are around. The book
ing seems to be transferred almost entirely
to The new class of agents that has sprung
up"