Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-01
DRAMATIC NEWS.

Roland Reed ia conceded to be the best
"KoK," in Mikado, living
Hughey Dougherty fell by the wsyside
in Chicago but is on deck again.
Sslvins viii play "Ingomsr" for the first
time 10 America this fall season.
Mary Anderson commences her Boston
engagement November % at the Globe.
Billy Birch and Chsles Reed intended to
organize minstrel company on the Pacific
coast.
Michigan m snsgers have brought suit
against Fred Warde for non.fulfllmsf oil
contracts.
? To "Julia Dean Dennis" Mad. Judic il
guaranteed $4,000, for 2e9 performances
in the United States.
Gilmore's Devils Auction recently drew
enormous audapces in New Orleans as a,
does eve Jwhere else.
Mary Anderson has horrible idea Of
smallpox, and her Montreal and Toronto
dates have cancelled.
Mrs. Edmund Tearle (Kate Clinton) J,
presented Mr.. Tearle with a baby girl,
September l9 at Greenwich, Scotland.
Miss Julia Wheeler, of the Rhes Com
pspy, is Washington girl of much beauty
and the highest social position.
James Kelly, of Kelly & Ryan, has sban-
doned the variety stage for comic opera
HeiS now singing "Ko-ko" at the Tivoi in
San Francisco.
Madame Eliza Dockrill will be with
Adam Forepsugh next season. She sails
for Venezuela soon, but will return early
in the spring ensuing.
Miss Marion Terry, ELLEN Terry's sister)
will play the leading part in Dark Days
with the company organizing in London to
make an American tour.
One man has been found in New York
who does not think Mary Anderson pretty,
but even he says you forget all about her
face when you. hear her voice.
Viola Allen who is to support Sslvini
doring his coming American season, is the
youngest leading lado on the stage. She
is Only nineteen, but very talented and
very beautiful.
1t is stated that Mrs. Boucicult-stsge
name Miss Agnes Robertson-will certainly
prosecute the sged Dion for bigamy, if 1t
be Really sure, as is alleged. that he has
married Louise Thorndyks in Australia
Many express sympathy for the aged
groom.
Among the debu;sntes who will tread
the boards next season and Go and dare
for fame and shekels. are Stella Rees, q
beautiful western girl of 10, who will work
the Romeo and Juliet racket; and Alberta
'Gallstin, q granddaughter of the once
famous Albert Gallstin, who was the Sec
rotary of War in the Cabinet Of Andrew
jackson.
A fomer member of John McCulIough's
company has been telling correspondent
what he AYERS is the true cause OF tn
actors insanity, which he says was in
somnis, brought about in curious way.
Mccullough unlike other trsgedisns, would
not wear wig in his make up for the
character of the crAzed, but would have his
hair dresser curl his locks so ss to represent
his ferocity ofthe lunstic. The hair dress.
er curled the hair by means Of hot iron,
and used frequently to burn McCullougbs
scalp, when the tagedian would curse and
strike at his servant Three or four years
ago his scalp had been burned in so many
places that it was covered with little irrits
ting sores. When he went to bed he couldn'
rest his head and couldn't sleep. So, being
of rowing disposition, he went out and
spent the night with the hoys. That IVES
the real reason why he would get out Of
bis bed and 60 out and spend the nights
He could not sleep with such irritating
pain, and the loss Of sleep drove him in
sane. A very improbable and altogether
tough story.