Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-11
DRAMATIC poINes.

Oscar Wilde's brother William has made
q play out Of Frederick Austsy's new novel
Tinted Venus" for the Voke's family.
Kathryn Kidder stands 90 well as an ar.
list IN Frank Mayos estimation, that he will
feature her this season as "Wands" in Nor
deck.
Miss Mary Lawman, Q beautiful young
girl of ST. Louis, is the latest and final ad-
ditioB to Mr.. Apgustin Days company this
season.
Annie Pixley will play her new piece,
"Eily" by Fred Marsden, at the Walnut du-
ring her forthcoming engagement at that
house, Philadelphia.
Fred Harriott, Clara Morris husband, has
come in for q large fortune by the death OF
his father, the IL millionaire -four merchant,
Warren Harriatt.
Miss Kitty Chesihan, a niece of the Con
Tolerate General Ches'hsm, has made her
appearance upon the dramatic stage She
70 graceful, handsome, with An abundance
Of talent and ambition
Alice Harrison, one of the brightest aud
most clever comediennes on the siege, .s
= new piece called Hot Water" in which
she is going to star this season. Msnager
Holmes has secured her Tor the Arch.
Mics Louis Jordon, Of the Museum Com,
papy, Boston, is a daughter OF DIR. Jordan
Of Chicago, physician Of means and stand
ing, and the young lady devotes herself 10
| the stage purely con amore. Miss Jordon
resides at the fremont House.
One hudred and fifty photographs of au-
thentic Dickens localities have just been re,
| ceived BY John l.. Stoddsrd, the result OF
he work OF artists employed by him during
the past summer. They form, probably, the
largest collection ever made.
All Lordontis now amused at the exhi,
bilion in shop windows Of photographs OF
Mr. and Mrs. Lsngtry taken shortly after
| their marriage, and amazed that then Mr.
| Lapgtry was the handsomer OF the two; but
he must have fallen off drssdfully if he ISM
the better looking now.
The new Temple Theatre, Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, ignors gas, and uses 700 Ed
sons candescent lights; these illuminate
brig htly the stage and auditorium. Its pro
prie,or, George C. Brotherton, afirms that
| II is The handsomest one on this planet. II
is owned by W. N. Singerly, ESQ., of the
Philadelphia Record.
The Jersey Lilly alias Mrs. LaDgtry, is
said 10 be losing cast socially, but rapidly
gsining professionally Freddie Gebhard
sailed few days since on the Erurls, de-
clsring that he could not content himself on
his eide of the Atlantic while she was on
the other. He openly comedies that he loves
he woman to iDfatustion, and is the mosl
miserable of men without Rer. This vii
be pleasant tidiDgs for Mr.. Langtry, the
husband of the Lilly.
Minnie Palmer il said TO have made a
great success upon her temperance III Hull
England. 1t came off at Wilson Blcretts
fl, aues, and the EUglish NORTH countrymer
yes IS hule able TO withstand The pretty
siles and ways Of handsome Minnie as h.
had leen when the first came before his Wis
ton. There seems TO be a charm about
Minnie that SUITS English taste.
Ore Of Hayelly's ads in San Francisco
| par.r reads gs follows: Bush Street Taea
ire, commencing Monday, September 7th
he colossal, co8mcgraphic, cyclopsa1 con
!ederatiop HsvtrIy's muliversantll, neri
rorious minstrel pnDsrchi Fred f Wright
manager. Antediuviau antiquities explr
gated! Fossilized funnyisms ostracised!
Whew
Edwin Booth tells the following auecdote
of his father: Playing in Boston long ago
he elder Booth was seized with sudden
fancy for taking long night walks, on which
be made his son accompany him. One night
they started out after midnight, and fol
ibree hours walked about the docks and
uusys Not q soul did they meet until theil
return to the hotel they saw dark figure
.ollowing them, skulking in the shadows o.
he warehouses Edwin was somewhat
scared cut his father stepped forward, snc
IN a loud voice said, "Goeod evening, my
friend" The man did not answer bu
came forward into the light and showed
himself, in looks at least, thorough ruttian
With a curse he came toward them. Th'
old man drew himself up and asked: 'Whc
are you, my friend? Who are your In
a tibet, that's what l am, said the fellow
And l. said Booth, in q voice OF wonderful
sweetness. and ] am pirate, and he SHOOT
the astonished rufisn warmly BY the hand
The effect was electrical, Edwin Booth said
and the man troubled them no further"