Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-25
DRAMATIC.

A. E. Graham, the comedian, ana MS
wife Mamie Cerbi, are spending the sum-
mer ut Echo Farm, n. ID.
Mr.. Frank Mayo is revising the Three
Guardsmen, /" and will alternate IL Win
Nordeck the coming season. The spec,
tacular effects in the present version Will
be maintained but no new ones sought
after. and Mr.. Mayo is selecting his COM
pany with special view to the require
ments of the piece.
Evans and Hoey have engaged for their
company the coming season Miss Minnie
French. May Hamilton, Annie johnson,
David Hart, VIM. Guiberson, and Morri-
son Waite.
great minstrel company is being or
ganized by Mr.. Dockstader, late OF the
Carncross mlnstrels, in Philadelphia, to
permanently occupy the Comedy Theatre,
Y now re-christened "Dockstader's.
There have already been engaged Mr.. John
F McWade, the Baritone; Signor Jose,
nbenomenal singer from California, W. 5.
Mullaly. As musical director; Messrs.
Dickson, Noble, Garland, Smith, and nu-
merous other bright lights Of minstrelsy:
Mr.. Marcus Mayer has returned from
London and is arranging preliminaries ior
the Patti concerts. The Diva, besides her
solos. will be heard and seen in conunc-
ton with Nine. Scolchi, in scenes from
Semiramide. Martha and Faust.
Nine. Janish's new play is from the
French of Sardou. The adapter's name Is
not given.
Osmond Tearle's play, Kenneth Cor
dom by VIM. Bourne, Esq, has Just been
read to cotorie of newspaper men. II Is
described as a good old fashioned full
vored drama, full of incident, and teaching
wholesome lesson.
Tom Blossom in MAY Blossom will be
PLAYED the coming season by Otis Turner,
who rejoiceth in the sobriquet Ben Magin-
ley, Jr.
Roland Reed will be his own manager
the coming season. Mr.. Henry Hine will
be his representative.
J. b. Folks company the coming season
will include amongst Others Alexander
Vincent, Milton Rainiorth, Julia Polk,
Fannie ID. Rouse, Fannie Bert and Mamie
Cotter.
Genevicve Ward will spend the month
of August at Newport, the guest OF Mrs
SandiOrd
Nancy & Co., the greatest success of
Augustin Days last season, will he well
produced on the road by Arthur Rehau's
company. They will transport the scenery
entire and all the bric-a-brac and furni-
ture for the second act, which is supposed
to take place in the Windsor Hotel, New
York.
Soldiers and Swecthearts" has been
put in rehearsal ut the Bijou Opera House
Y. Y.
Miss Virginia Payne and Mrs, Curtaine
Hambln will play leading female roles
with Charles Pope next season.
The McCaull Opera Company on the
road next season playing the BLACK Illus
sar" will also play Falka.
Miss Eta Hawkins, for several seasons
with the Madison Square Theatre, will
create the leading role in DeMillcr's new
play, "The Main Line"
The company to support Louis James
and Maria wainwright will include among
others +. +. MOslcy, +. l.. Tilton, Fred.
Husbner, &. ID. FawSett, Fritz Williams,
Miss Kate Meek. Kitty Wilson, May
Wheeler and L. Y. Backus.
Marcus Mayer, VINO has just returned
from Europe, denies the rumor that Mrs.
Fortune will have an entire English COM
pany during her American tour. Mr..
Charles Sugdcn and Mr.. Sidney Hayes,
will be the only English members of the
company.
Mr. T.. c. Stone says the scenery and
mechanical effects of Theodore" will be
the most wcirdly grand ever seen in this
country. Miss Lillian Alcott has already
commenced rehcarsing the title role.